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About
Jimmy Ho was the lead guitarist from The Avengers from Kuching, Sarawak. This group came to Singapore to record with Rose Iwanaga (Philips 1967). In the late 1960s Jimmy Ho moved to K.L. and was still active there in 2009.
A group called Jimmy Ho & The Four Fingers accompanied Lim Tek Chuan and others on some Hokkien comedy records for NVRC and also Rose Cheong on her EP for NVRC. In 1969 Liang Yeh Ling was accompanied by The Four Fingers in recordings on the Premier label. There may be some connection with Iban & The Five Fingers who recorded for Philips in 1968.
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Music — Popular
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Last Active Date (Active Till):
1967
Debut Date (Active From):
1969
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Contributor
Last Updated on:
April 16, 2026 at 1:45 am
Contributors:
Ross Laird
To Cite:
, and Laird, RossRoss Laird.
2025. “Jimmy Ho“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music — Western Classical
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
English theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Circus
Tight rope dance
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (1835–1899)
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (Up to 1899)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Circus
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Theatre — Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Dutch East Indies (Up to 1949)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Person
Music — Popular
Malaysia, without Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore's Independence and Cold War SEA
Person
Music — Popular
Popular — Pop Yeh Yeh
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
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Person
Music — Popular
Malaysia, without Singapore (1965 onwards)
1963–1965: Malaysia Formation
1965–1975: Singapore's Independence and Cold War SEA
Person
Revue or Variety
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1941-1945: Japanese Occupation
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform