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Monday, 9 September 2013

TERRY DEAN



Terry Dean enjoyed a hugely successful solo career in the 60s, scoring a hit with ''It’s You'', which reached the top 20 in his hometown of Melbourne in 1965. He performed regularly both locally and interstate, making national TV appearances on shows like The Go Show, Bandstand, and Happening 70. In 1972, he formed the country rock band Bluestone, drawing inspiration from west coast American acts like The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, and Emmylou Harris, while also writing and recording much of their own material. Known for their rich vocal harmonies, Bluestone was among the first Australian country rock bands to feature pedal steel guitar both live and in the studio.

TThe band’s debut album, the self-titled 'Bluestone', came out in 1974 to rave reviews, establishing them as a major presence in Australian country music. Its single, ''Wind and Rain'', became a hit across the country. They were frequent performers on Australian television shows like Hey, Hey It’s Saturday, The Daryl Somers Show, Shirl’s Neighbourhood, and Countdown, and even scored spots supporting international stars such as Cat Stevens, Dolly Parton, and America during their Australian tours.

In the mid-80s, Terry Dean teamed up with Garry Carruthers to form the successful duo Dean & Carruthers, performing together right up until the end of 2023. During this time, Terry also launched Terry Dean's Guitars, offering some of the world’s finest acoustic instruments. Their pub residencies in the 80s and 90s became legendary across Melbourne, especially the packed Saturday nights at the New Boundary Hotel from 1985 to 1994. Their musical talent kept them in high demand for recording sessions and as live instrumental and vocal backing for many touring artists at some of Australia’s biggest music festivals, including Port Fairy, Byron Bay, Tamworth, and Gympie.




SINGLES
It's You (#46) / Stagger Lee'' 1965 Go!!
''The Answer To Everything / Git It'' 1966 Go!!
''Devil In The Bottle / Time And Tide'' [as Dean Stewart] 1975 Fable 
''Runaround Sue / Time And Tide'' 1978 Fable





References

 http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/


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  1. Micko23 June 2018 at 13:33

    Terry continued his career in the 70's after forming one of Australia's pioneering country rock bands Bluestone, best known for their excellent debut Single, the Brian Cadd produced Wind and Rain, on the Bootleg label, The band went on to record a best selling album for Bootleg & a string of singles, with another flurry of activity in the early 80's including a 2nd album and singles for Avenue records. Terry later became half of the very popular duo Dean and Carruthers (with Dean Carruthers) who played around Melbourne and interstate for many years & until a recent health scare, was still performing until earlier this year. Not sure of Terry's current state of health

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  2. Micko26 June 2018 at 14:36

    You're welcome Kim..hopefully you'll use it as his 50+ year career in the music industry, especially one as successful as Terry's, deserves more than just a few lines :-)

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  3. Micko25 April 2022 at 01:19

    Kym this particular page on Terry Dean seems to have a virus & has been sending me emails with updated comments but each one is spam. I've now blocked comments as even if I only one post every few weeks, it's bloody annoying

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  4. Anonymous16 September 2023 at 10:53

    I saw them play last night at the Arcobar in Moorabbin. Brilliant as always. The duo retires at the end of the year. Last shows doing the rounds now

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