Twinn Connexion was the singing duo of identical twin brothers Jerry and Jay Hopkins. They were signed with Decca Records and released a self-titled album in 1968 with songs by Jerry Keller and David Blume. Their musical style consisted of pop harmonies influenced by the soft rock and folk rock styles that were popular during the late 1960s. Jay Hopkins died on September 6, 2001. The duo's songs have featured on multiple sunshine pop compilations. A digitally remastered and expanded edition of the 1968 Twinn Connexion album was reissued by the Now Sounds record label on May 18, 2010. Biography Early years Born on January 15, 1941, identical twin brothers Jerry and Jay Hopkins grew up in Helena, Montana. They began singing together in grade school and performed in several plays at the Old Brewery Theatre, a summer stock playhouse in Helena. They reprised their roles from the play The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker in a national television commercial as the Imperial Margarine twins. While in high school, the brothers starred in a local half-hour weekly television show, "Teen Time Varieties". In January 1963, after attending the University of Montana, the twins moved to New York City. They appeared in Off-Broadway theatre productions, worked in costume and set design, and maintained day jobs. They secured regular singing gigs at coffeehouses and clubs in Greenwich Village, where they were discovered by Decca Records executive Bill Downer. Recording history After signing with Decca Records, Twinn Connexion began work on an album with producer Jerry Keller, his frequent collaborator Dave Blume, and session musicians from the Carolyn Hester Coalition. The duo's first single with Decca, "Sixth Avenue Stroll", was released in July 1968. Record World called it a "bright song" and remarked that the brothers "should make a connexion with kids". Twinn Connexion's self-titled debut album was released in October. The cover features the brothers standing next to each other wearing identical yellow and white Nehru suits with green ascots and pins with "2x" written on them. In the July 20, 1968 issue of Billboard magazine, "Oh What Lovely Day" was recognized in the "Special Merit Spotlight" column, where the publication reports designated singles "deserving [of] special attention". The critic wrote that the song's happy beat and duo's sound "could easily hit with much play and sales impact." Twinn Connexion's final Decca single was "I Think I Know Him", released late in 1968. A