Real name: Denis James Dalziel

Effective period / Period of releases: 1967 - 1976

Denis D'Ell was born 'Dennis James Dalziel', in Stepney, East London, England, on the 14th October 1943. He trained as a signalman for British Railways, where workmates who heard him sing encouraged him to enter a talent contest which he won. According to an item in the NME he was also a plumber before joining the Honeycombs in April 1966 The Honeycombs broke up although Honey and John Lantree continued with a new line up calling themselves The New Honeycombs, but having little success.
Denis then pursued a solo career and in March 1967 released It Breaks My Heart In Two / Better Use Your Head CBS 202605, the B side later became a Northern Soul classic although very few copies were sold. Denis died in 2005