DOM MARIANI

Domenic Desio "Dom" Mariani was born in 1958 and grew up in Fremantle, Western Australia. Mariani is the son of Italian migrants from Abruzzo, his father, Giovanni Mariani (born 29 March 1927 in Fresagrandinaria) was a farm and factory hand who arrived in Fremantle in September 1951; his grandfather Domenico Mariani (24 August 1901 – 9 March 1971) arrived in 1955. His mother, Giovanna Mariani (born 1 June 1937 in Scerni), arrived in May 1957. Mariani has a brother Lorenzo (known as Laurie) and a sister Maria. He received his first guitar at age nine. He took lessons with Wally Harland at the Fremantle Guitar Studio in his early teens. Mariani's earliest bands during his high school years were The Nit Wits and Impact. .

Harland also ran a cabaret, where Mariani performed with "a couple of the other guys ... We linked up with Robbie Scorer and we were playing everything from 'Pride Of Erran' to 'Good Golly Miss Molly'". Impact performed instrumental cover versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles and Bee Gees material. In November 2003 Mariani remembered "CCR's 'Down on the Corner' at my very first gig. I knew it note for note but then when I went to play it, nerves kicked in... And I didn't play 'Down on the Corner' that's for sure!!" His other early influences were The Raspberries, Badfinger and Big Star. After high school, Mariani attended college.

In 1981 Mariani formed The Go-Starts with Ray Bacich on drums, Guido Berini on guitar and vocals, and Velo Zupanovich on bass guitar. During 1982 Greg Hitchcock replaced Berini on guitar while Robbie Scorer took over from Bacich on drums. Mariani recalled "I wrote instrumentals back then like 'Guitar Radiation', 'Cementhead' and 'Boobalooba Beach'" "Boobalooba Beach" was co-written by Mariani with Hitchcock and Zupanovich. As well as its original material the group covered "Pipeline" and "Walk Don't Run". Mariani recounted "we recorded a few live cassettes and did some studio recordings at the early days of Planet and Revolver". Late in 1983 The Go-Starts broke up. Hitchcock went on to play in The Bamboos (1986–87), The Neptunes (1987–89), The Kryptonics (1987–88), You Am I (1996–97) and the Monarchs. Zupanovich played in Orange and Scorer went on to the cabaret scene.

The Stems formed in late 1983 with Dom Mariani on guitar and vocals, Gary Chambers on drums, Richard Lane on keyboards, guitar and vocals, and John Shuttleworth on bass guitar. The power pop band's repertoire was mostly original material predominately written by Mariani in the style of "1960s pop/R&B/garage bands", with a few cover versions included. In March 1984 they played their debut gig supporting The Saints and The Triffids in Perth. The Stems built up a substantial local following. In June 1983 Shuttleworth was replaced with Julian Matthews on bass guitar.

In early 1985 the group travelled to Sydney, home of their label Citadel Records, and promoted their first single, "Make You Mine" (May). The track, written by Mariani, reached the top of the independent charts and sold 5000 copies in Australia. "Make You Mine" was the second highest selling independent single in Australia for the year. During this period they recorded their second single, "Tears Me in Two", and an extended play, 'Love Will Grow' (February 1986), both produced by Rob Younger and Alan Thorne. The EP reached #72 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described The Stems' early work as "classic slices of exuberant, simplistic garage-fuzz pop".

In 2002 Off the Hip Records issued 'The Great Stems Hoax – A Tribute to The Stems', which had 19 cover versions of Stems songs performed by various artists. The Age‍ '​s Patrick Donovan noted the album "highlighted the band's continuing influence" as the contributors were from Australia, Europe and the U.S.A. During his time in The Stems, Dom Mariani undertook a number of side-projects. One of these, The Stonefish, was an instrumental surf rock group formed in February 1986, which reunited him with Hitchcock (now on guitar and dobro) and Zupanovich, alongside his Stems' cohort Dave Shaw. In March the following year they issued a four-track 12" EP, 'From 20,000 Fathoms', on Citadel Records. The EP included material written and performed by Mariani's earlier instrumental group, The Go-Starts. However, The Stonefish had disbanded by the time the record was released.

Early in 1986 Dom Mariani formed another alternative rock/power pop band, The Someloves, with Darryl Mather of Lime Spiders on guitar. The Stems' former drummer Gary Chambers soon joined and together with Christian Houllemare (ex-Happy Hate Me Nots) on bass guitar and vocals , The Someloves recorded their debut single, "It's My Time", which was released in June. Late in 1987 he resumed The Someloves with Mather and in September 1988 they issued a second single, "Know You Now". By 1989 the pair were joined by Zupanovich, Martin Moon (ex-Marigolds) on drums and Tony Italiano on bass guitar.

In May 1990 The Someloves issued their debut album, 'Something or Other', which was produced by Mariani and Mather with Mitch Easter and John Villani. The album appeared on the ARIA Albums Chart Top 100 and provided a single, "Melt" (April 1990), and an EP, 'Sunshine's Glove' (August). McFarlane felt 'Something or Other' was "full of shimmering power pop melodies and glittering guitar sounds". The album and the band won West Australian Music Industry Awards that year. Various personal issues and problems with the idea of touring led to the group disbanding by the end of the year.

In mid-1986 Mariani briefly joined The Summer Suns, which played a blend of 1960s folk rock and 1970s power pop with an emphasis on melody. The band was formed by Kim Williams (ex-Louie Louie, Holy Rollers) on lead vocals, guitar and bass guitar, and had a variable line-up that included Mariani, Chambers and Zapunovich as well as other Perth musicians. In October they issued a debut single, "Rachel Anne", on Williams's own label, Easter Records. Mariani left for other commitments but returned in 1989 for a new line-up of The Summer Suns with Williams now joined by Moon and Steve Kind on bass guitar. They issued a second single, "All Away", in September before Mariani moved on again.

In late 1992 Dom Mariani formed DM3 with Toni Italiano on bass and Pascal Bartolone (ex-The Summer Suns) on drums. Initially, Ian Campbell was an auxiliary member on lead guitar. In May they issued their first single, "Foolish", and followed in September with they eponymous debut album, 'One Times, Two Times, Three Red Light', on Citadel Records. The album was produced by the band's members. In 1993 Mariani was inducted into the WAMIA ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll of Renown’. In mid-1994 DM3 undertook a European tour in support of these releases, one of their appearances was on 1 July in Denmark at the Roskilde Festival. That performance was recorded and released in May 2013 as Live (Roskilde Festival 1994). In June 1996 DM3's second album, 'Road to Rome', appeared. It was produced by the band with Mich Easter.

US writer, John M. Borack, rated the album at #11 in his list of The 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums, as it demonstrated "a sublime concoction of equal parts '90s pop power and '60s melodicism" with tracks full of "meaty, beaty, big and ballsy guitar riffs living in a state of sheer bliss with non-cliched lyrics". An EP, '5 Greasy Pieces', was released that same year, while a compilation of b-sides and out takes, 'Garage Sale', was issued the following year. US label Bomp! Records also issued a compilation, 'Dig It the Most', in support of the band's 1997 tour. That year Italiano left and was replaced by ex-The Stems, bass guitarist, Matthews. DM3's third album, 'Rippled Soul', appeared in September 1998. In 1999 Jeff Baker joined on guitar but the group disbanded later that year. Price declared that DM3 could "arguably be called the best power pop band ever to come out of Australia".

In 2002 Dom Mariani replaced Danny McDonald in power pop group, The Stoneage Hearts. The group began with McDonald on lead vocals and guitar , Mickster Baty on drums (ex-Finkers, Crusaders, Pyramidiacs), and Ian Wettenhall on bass guitar and vocals (ex-The Philisteins, Seminal Rats, Hands of Time, Freeloaders). They had released a debut album, 'Turn On', and McDonald left to pursue a solo career. With Mariani aboard, the new line-up recorded their next album, 'Guilty as Sin' (2004), for Off the Hip Records. It was also released in the US on the Bomp! Records subsidiary, Alive Records, on green vinyl LP and CD. Mariani left soon after.

Dom Mariani & the Majestic Kelp were formed as an instrumental group in 2003. Mariani reunited with former Go-Starts drummer Robbie Scorer, and new associates Killian Albrecht on guitar and Stu Loasby on bass guitar. Price described their sound as "cool surf guitar/postmodern lounge instrumental". They released their debut album, 'Underwater Casino' in July. In 2005 Mariani was inducted into the WAMIA Hall of Fame. In August that year he curated a 2× CD compilation album, 'Popsided Guitar: Anthology 1984–2004', which featured material from The Stems, The Someloves, DM3, The Stoneage Hearts and The Majestic Kelp.

In 2007 Mariani formed The DomNicks with Nick Sheppard (ex-The Cortinas, The Clash), together with bass guitarist, Howard Shawcross (ex-The Elks) and drummer Marz Frisina (ex-The Chevelles). They played a mix of Mariani and Sheppard originals with a spread of 1960s and 1970s garage rock and soul material. Also that year Borack rated Mariani as "one of the top five pop titans of the past couple of decades". In September 2008 Mariani appeared on celebrity music trivia TV show, RocKwiz, including performing a duet, "Sinister Purpose", with Abbe May. In 2009 The DomNicks released an EP, 'Hey Rock 'n' Roller', which was produced by Wayne Connolly (The Vines, You Am I). The DomNicks toured supporting Hoodoo Gurus and in September 2010 they performed in Sydney and Melbourne at the Joe Strummer tribute concerts, 'Revolution Rock'.

In 2008 Mariani decided it was time to get back to the music that fired him up as a youngster and form the heavy boogie blues combo Datura. Datura consisted of Greg Hitchcock on guitar and vocals, Stu Loasby on bass and Warren Hall on drums. Musically indebted to '70's hard rock, Datura often performed improvised sets with a loose rock'n'roll feel. 

In 2011 Mariani reactivated DM3. They toured extensively overseas as well as dates throughout Australia. On 21 September 2012 The DomNicks issued their debut album, 'Super Real', which Mess+Noise described as "power-pop with soul" and "comprises predominantly Sheppard's originals, punctuated with a couple of Mariani's tracks and the odd cover". The Barman finds the two leaders are "great foils; Mariani with his classic '60s pop stylings and Sheppard with his gritty blues and old style rocker-cum-roller touches. Toss in a shared love for soul, probably a dash of competitive tension, and you have a recipe for a classic". The following month the group played at the 30th anniversary of Citadel Records; also at the celebration were Penny Ikinger (ex-Sacred Cowboys) and Deniz Tek (ex-Radio Birdman) both on guitars. In March 2013 The DomNicks appeared at the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival. In June 2013 DM3 toured Italy, France and Spain, including a performance at 6th Annual Andoaingo Rock Festival. In August 2013 the Majestic Kelp released their third album, 'Turn Up the Sun'. The album received positive reviews prompting the April 2014 release of 'Turn Up The Sun' on vinyl through Head Records.

ALBUMS
'Homespun Blues & Greens' 2004 Citadel Records 
'Rewind And Play' 2010 Liberation Blue

References

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Mariani

SAVANNA SILVER BAND

The Silver Savannah Band were a Latin jazz funk band out of Melbourne. They were led by Michael Savanna Silver [Miguel Sergides]. Sergides had been a member of British prog band Arcadium in the late 60s. He emigrated to Australia sometime in the 70s. The group was apparently an amazing live act to watch with their tripped out west coast rock sound and latin style grooves. Their live shows displayed an enormous amount of talent. They released one album 'Pure Silver' in 1978 on the Champagne label. Lyrically deep and sound wise the album is a must for those that love Santana style grooves. A single was released from the album ''Ruby Running Faker / Foolish People'' but failed to chart. The album was reissued in 2021 on the UK label Seelie Court Digital.

Members

Michael Savanna Silver [Miguel Sergides] (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, gong, percussion), Paul Wheeler (bass), Alejandro Pertout Navarro [Alex Pertout] (congas, timbales, percussion), Anthony Doyle (drums, percussion), Graham Jenks, (guitar)

SINGLES
''Ruby Running Faker / Foolish People'' 1978 Champagne

ALBUMS
'Pure Silver' 1978 Champagne

  

RAY KERNAGHAN

Ray Kernaghan is an Australian country music artist. He is the father of country music artists Lee Kernaghan and Tania Kernaghan and married to Pam Kernaghan. In the early days Ray travelled and played throughout Australia with one of the most successful road entertaining road convoys ''The Rick and Thel Carey Show'' and for a number of years worked as a singer-compere at pubs and clubs in every state. He also supported Conway Twitty's tour.

Kernaghan made his recording debut in 1976 with the single ''No Truckin' Worries Sue / Cold Cold Hands''. His album 'Me and Louie On The Road' was released in 1977 followed by 'Jet Set Country' (1978) which made the album charts and 'Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)' (1979). All three albums were released on the Bullet label. Kernaghan continued to release albums on other labels. He was inducted into the Australian Country Music Hands of Fame in 1995. In 2015, Kernaghan was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown. At one time Kernaghan owned the world's fastest truck Waltzing Matilda.

SINGLES
''No Truckin' Worries Sue / Cold Cold Hands'' 1976 Ray Kernaghan 
''Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You) / Country Music Man'' 1979 Bullet

ALBUMS
'Me & Louie On The Road 1977 Bullet
'Jet Set Country 1978 Bullet
'Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)' 1979 Bullet
'Ray Kernaghan Country' 1981 Telmak
'Family Tradition' [with Lee Kernaghan] 1985 KCR
'Lost Highway'

TONY ANSELL

Keyboard player, composer and teacher Tony Ansell was born in Sydney on February 21, 1945. Tony Ansell attended school at Sydney Tech High and gained his Bachelor of Commerce at the University of NSW but after a couple of safe years in business he jumped ship and became a musician. In late 1961 at 16 he began the then busy club rounds. He had a brief fling with a rock band Bobby Rich and the Starliners. He started playing at the Stage Club in the city in 1964. It was here that Tony met a few people on the fringe of the jazz world. In 1968 he began playing at the Musicians Club, City Tattersalls in 1970 and a little later at the Texas Tavern in Kings Cross, with singer/guitarist Ron Barry and drummer Doug Gallacher. Around this time Tony left his day job, finished his degree and married Joanne Bell.

His talent and reputation soon took him into the studio scene and before long he was running around town playing on jingles and album tracks for a wide range of people, among them Mike Perjanik, Pat Aulton, Bob Young, Frank Marcy, G Wayne Thomas, Terry Hannigan, Terry Walker and Greg Butler. Tony worked for all the record producers working in Sydney in the 70's and 80's. He worked with, and often musically directed, the cream of session musicians at the time. He joined the Don Burrows Quintet in 1977 and simultaneously formed The Trio with George Golla (guitar) and Stuart Livingston (drums). He worked in the Daly-Wilson Big Band for about a year and began a long association with Galapagos Duck in 1988.

He was co-writer of many memorable television and radio themes, including the nightly news theme, the 7.30 Report, A Big Country, AM, PM and Lateline on the ABC, and the nightly news theme for Channel 10. His great versatility kept him in demand as a session player for many years and he worked on literally thousands of jingles and advertisements, and played on many jazz, rock and pop recordings including Richard Clapton’s 1975 hit "Girls On The Avenue" and the Zodiac-inspired concept album 'Star Suite' (1974) created by Peter Dawkins under the pseudonym Patch, with an all-star session band that included Tim Gaze, Mike Rudd and Bill Putt. He died in Sydney in November 2000 after a long battle with cancer, aged 55.

SINGLES
''Victory / Stonewall Samba'' 1982 ABC
''A Big Country (The Theme To The ABC TV Series "A Big Country")'' 1984 ABC
''Uplink / Adrift'' 1986 ABC
''Challenge / Victory'' [with Peter Wall] 1986 ABC

ALBUMS

'Just Arranging' 1978 Batjazz

References

Peter Wall

CANDY HARLOTS

Candy Harlots was formed in 1987 in Sydney by guitarist Ron Barrett (aka Ron B. Gypsy, ex-Glam Savages), drummer Tony Cardinal (ex-What??!!, Soggy Porridge), vocalist Mark Easton (ex-Suicide Squad, Kelpies, Soggy Porridge, Glam Savages) and bass guitarist Nick Szentkuti (ex-Glam Savages). Shortly after the band was formed Easton met guitarist Marc De Hugar in Melbourne and invited him to join the group. Szentkuti spent six months as bass guitarist; he was followed by Scott Millard (ex-The Faith) and then Leeno Dee (ex-Roxx). The band developed an underground following around Sydney and were offered a recording deal with Virgin Records after three shows, but their manager turned down the offer. The contract was not signed until the band's management deal expired four years later. They played frequently in suburban Sydney pubs, including the Kardomah Cafe in Kings Cross and the St James Tavern in the city, and secured support slots with The Cult, Cheap Trick, Divinyls, The Angels, The Sunnyboys, Danish rock band D-A-D and Kings of the Sun.

Although the band's popularity steadily increased, their infamous reputation made the securing of a major label contract difficult. Melbourne label Au Go Go Records issued their debut single, ''Red Hot Rocket'', in April 1989 with the initial 500 copies pressed on red vinyl and wrapped in a pair of women's lace knickers. The single was produced by Mick Cocks of hard-rockers Rose Tattoo. The band followed this up with some live dates in Melbourne in mid-1989.

Numerous live shows led the band to prominence in the Sydney rock scene, and a follow-up single entitled ''Danger'' backed with ''Wrap 2 Arms'' was released in May 1990 on the Sydney label Timberyard. A friendship between New Jersey's Skid Row and the Candy Harlots was struck after a Hordern Pavilion show in 1990. Both bands jammed on The Troggs' ''Wild Thing'' at an after-show party at the Kardomah Cafe, with members of Mötley Crüe (touring at the time) also in attendance.

Lead guitarist Marc De Hugar was replaced in 1990 by Phil Bowley (ex-Rags 'n' Riches, Shy Thunder). In October 1990, Ron Barrett died after an asthma attack, at the age of 26. Guitarist Peter Masi (ex-Flying Tigers) was recruited in his stead. Mark Easton left after a final performance with Candy Harlots at Kardomah Cafe on 22 March 1991. New vocalist Tony 'Aiz' Lynch (ex-Backstreet Shuffle), a sometime support band to Candy Harlots joined the band soon afterwards, and his songwriting skills helped the band to secure major label interest. Virgin Records signed the band after the track ''What Are We Fighting For?'' co-written with Peter Stanton (ex BB Steal/ Back Street Shuffle) was played to Virgin representatives including future manager Andrew McManus. The Lynch-led line-up received greater media attention than the Easton-fronted group, and they remained popular with the Australian hard rock and metal fraternity, gaining many new fans through Virgin-backed promotional activities.

The 'Foreplay' EP was released in March 1992 and reached #17 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. The debut album 'Five Wicked Ways' followed in May and reached a Top 40 ranking in the ARIA Albums Chart. The album was produced by Peter Blyton (The Radiators, Machinations) and spawned the successful single ''Sister's Crazy''.

Virgin Records was eventually bought out by EMI and Candy Harlots were subsequently signed to EMI's US label. Soon afterwards Aiz Lynch was fired from the band, to be replaced by vocalist Hayden Watt (ex-Triple X). In mid-1993, founding drummer Tony Cardinal quit the group along with Peter Masi. However, Bowley, Dee and Watt formed a new outfit called Helter Skelter, with the addition of drummer Tubby Wadsworth (ex-Killing Time, Mantissa). They released one single, ''Cry for Love'' (an Iggy Pop cover) before Watt was replaced by Jordan Howe. In April 1994, they became known as The Harlots, issuing a self-titled EP in October, before dissolving the following year. The line-up of Lynch, Bowley, Masi, Dee and Cardinal reformed for a one-off concert at the Gaelic Theatre in Sydney on 31 October 2009.

Members

Mark Easton (vocals), Aiz Lynch (vocals), Hayden Watt (vocals), Nick Szentkuti (bass), Scott Millard (bass), Tony Cardinal (drums), Marc Lee De Hugar (guitar), Phil Bowley (guitar), Ron Barrett (guitar), Peter Masi (guitar), Leeno Dee (bass), Tubby Wadsworth (drums), Jordan Howe (vocals)

SINGLES
''Red Hot Rocket / When Will I Know'' 1989 Au-go-go 
''Danger / Wrap 2 Arms'' 1990 Timberyard 
''Danger / Hot Love Child'' 1991 Virgin
''What Are We Fightin' For'' 1992 Virgin 

''Sisters Crazy'' (#37) 1992 Virgin

''Cry For Love'' [as Helter Skelter] 1993

EPs

'Foreplay' (#17) 1992 Virgin
'The Harlots' [as The Harlots] 1994 Red Room Records 

ALBUMS

'Five Wicked Ways' (#32) 1992 Virgin

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Harlots

SCAPAFLOW

A tight three piece, originally influenced by The Jam, who mutated quickly into a furious (in more ways than one) post-punk-prog-metal outfit. Intricate bass and guitar lines, hooked together by terrific drumming, were played with intensity and volume and overlayed with surprising two part harmonies. If sometimes, possibly, too tricky for their own good, at least they were an antidote to the three chord thrash. They released two singles '' Somewhere / Melbourne Red'' on their own label in 1980 and ''Endless Sleep / The End'' on the Au Go Go label in 1981.

Members

John O'Brien (bass, vocals, piano), Mark Gerber (guitar, vocals), Michiel Gerber (drums)

SINGLES
''Somewhere / Melbourne Red'' 1980 Scapa Flow 
''Endless Sleep / The End'' 1981 Au-go-go 

References

http://www.nonightsweats.com/nns_others.htm

RAT SALAD

Rat Salad was a fiercely independent blues rock band that oozed with confidence and employed a never-take-no-for-an-answer and an I-did-it-my-way attitude which served them well onstage and off. The initial lineup was Steve Russell (guitar, vocals violin), Lee "Leeroy" Hammond (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Grahame "Baby Face" Perkins (bass) and Alan "Grub" Dews (drums). Hailing from the then tough steel town of Newcastle Australia, and living an almost nomadic lifestyle on the road, they toured relentlessly through 1979 - 1984 and enjoyed legendary status in many areas. Few bands of the time had the crowd-pulling power or could create the excitement that a Rat Salad gig could. They blazed rock `n` roll trails into coastal towns long forgotten or previously never visited by this standard of act and opened up these towns for so-called major touring bands from Sydney and Melbourne to follow.

Their musical style was hard edged blues, rock and boogie defined by no barriers. They played covers by people like Robert Johnson, Cream, Johnny Winter, The Stones, Dylan, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Sonny Terry and Brownie Magee etc. touching every song with a little Rat Salad magic to make it their own. They only released one self-titled EP on the Angelwood label, 'Live At The Charmhaven Hotel', a Central Coast stronghold for the band. This EP showcased the song writing talents of Hammond and Russell with four original tracks. A further live album was recorded at a far south coast NSW venue called The Tathra Hotel which was overseen by their then manager, TV personality Richard Wilkins; sadly, it was never released. Rat Salad also recorded a four song EP for Warner Brothers Music with Clive Shakespeare from Sherbet fame as producer; sadly, this also was never released.

Success awaited the band on every stage they stood upon yet, despite Rat Salad's huge popularity and fan base, record companies continually overlooked them for unproven slipper wearing Flock of Seagulls' haircut bands from Sydney and Melbourne. This became a contentious issue within the band, and they were determined that their long hair, surf, hippie, 60's, 70's look and musical style would stay regardless. In 1981 Rat Salad's life would change forever when they were asked by Richard Wilkins to become the band for international blues Legend Bo Diddley. They would play with Bo through 1981,'82,'83 and remain close personal friends with him for 27 years until he died in 2008. Bo Diddley loved Rat Salad! Their infectious attitude to playing music would regularly reinvigorate him and Bo Diddley would often make claims in the media such as "I will not walk on stage without my band Rat Salad" and "Rat Salad is the greatest band that I have played with since a little group in the 60's called The Rolling Stones". Diddley offered to take Rat Salad to America with him as his permanent band. To set up base their and record an album with Bo on one side and Rat Salad on the other. He tried to convince them by saying "I would do that for you boys because I love you guys". Rat Salad declined the offer, something the band more than regrets all these years later.

The Rat Salad band members are extremely experienced players in all blues musical formats. After a gig in which Rat Salad played with the Legendary George Thorogood, in a post gig conversation with George, Leeroy claimed that Steve Russell was one of Australia's finest electric blues guitarists. George replied "Damn right!" and testimony to his reply was earlier in the gig how George play-acted trying to stand on Steve's fingers and mouthed the words "too damn good". Three years into a life of relentless touring and two weeks before the band was due to embark on an extensive tour of Queensland (which included a five-week stint at Ceasar`s Palace in Cairns) drummer Alan Dews announced that he would not be available. His replacement was Tasmanian Toni Fehldberg. "Chopper" would sit behind the kit for the remainder of the bands life and would be involved in the bands deepened desire to write, record and perform original material.

This has been an abbreviated and condensed look at the life of the Rat Salad Band. Obviously, the days on the road touring with the likes of Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, George Thorogood, the who's who of the Australian music industry and their own path trodden has supplied the band with a million stories to be told. Rat Salad was not a commercial band, and their my-way-or-the-highway attitude was not attractive to record companies. Their attention was focused on the live performance and having and delivering a good time, perhaps their lack of detailed attention to business was their downfall. OR, perhaps in the big scheme of things the Rat Salad Band was not meant to be anything more than they had become, one of the finest live blues rock acts ever to have toured the East Coast of Australia.

Members

Steve Russell (guitar, vocals violin), Lee "Leeroy" Hammond (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Grahame "Baby Face" Perkins (bass) Alan "Grub" Dews (drums) Toni Fehldberg (drums)

EPs

'Live At The Charmhaven Hotel' 1981 Anglewood

THE FABULOUS MARQUISES

The Fabulous Marquises were formed in 1980 by ex-JAB, Teenage Radio Stars and Models bass player Mr Pierre [Peter Sutcliffe]. The initial lineup was, Mr Pierre on vocals and guitar, Edward Clayton-Jones on guitar and synth, Katherine Denney on piano and organ and Chris Walsh on bass (ex-Reals/Negatives). The band had a sparse and electronic sound and a solitary single, ''Honeymoon / 1,2,3, Factory'' which was issued in September 1980. The single was initially included as part of the 'Unforgettable Music' Box Set of three singles, alongside Ron Rude's ''Piano Piano / The Chessmen's Excursion'' and Microfilm's ''Centrefold / Window''. Ron Rude (head of the Unforgettable Music label) produced The Marquises' single and also included the Marquises' track ''From My Heart to My Hands'' on the Various Artists album 'From Belgrave with Love' (1981) on Cleopatra. Edward Clayton-Jones was later in The Wreckery and Chris Walsh later joined The Moodists. 

Members

Mr Pierre [Peter Sutcliffe] (vocal/guitar), Edward Clayton-Jones (guitar/synth), Chris Walsh (bass), James McNabb (guitar /sax), Des Hefner (drums), Katherine Denney (piano/organ)

SINGLES
''Honeymoons / 1, 2, 3 Factory'' 1980 Unforgettable Music 

References

http://www.punkjourney.com/the-fabulous-marquises.php

TONY GOULD

Pianist and composer Tony Gould is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. His career has embraced many styles of music, not least jazz and other improvisatory music in addition to traditional and contemporary classical music. He gives many concerts each year and for 50 years he has been involved in an extraordinary number of recording projects both as pianist and composer and has been at the forefront of music education in Australia via various tertiary institutions in Melbourne and throughout Australia.

His performances cover a wide range. He has accompanied such eminent jazz musicians as Clark Terry, Mark Murphy and Ernestine Anderson and has been a supporting artist to Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan, Jean Luc Ponty, Ray Brown, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and many other distinguished groups. Yet he is equally at home playing Bach and Mozart and has been a guest soloist with both the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra.

He has recorded over twenty commercially released LPs and CDs debuting in 1974 with the album 'Tony Gould Solo'. He recorded on many labels. Over the past few years, Tony has become increasingly active as a composer. He has fulfilled commissions for the Victorian Arts Centre, the Hamilton Arts Festival, the Solitaire Tuba Ensemble, and has written works for horn and piano and tuba and piano. He has been a guest artist with the State Orchestra of Victoria for a premiere of his work Homage to Bach for symphony orchestra and piano trio. He was commissioned to write music for two award winning CSIRO documentary films. In 1997 his chamber work Under Milk Wood, based on Dylan Thomas' work, was premiered by the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra and narrated by distinguished Australian actor John Stanton.

Tony's music has wide appeal. He draws from a wide range of musical influences including Bach, Mahler, Stravinsky, Bartok, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans. His style of composition is marked by rhythmic vitality and a particular sensitivity to harmony. Tony is has recently resigned from his position as Dean of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts School of music. In 1997 he was visiting Head of Post Graduate Studies, at the Conservatorium of Music, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In recent years he has also lectured at The University of Melbourne and acted as a consultant for the National Academy of Music and Director of their inaugural program for improvisation studies.

He has been a chief adjudicator for The Sun Aria competition for the last twenty years and adjudicator of eisteddfods and scholarships throughout Australia, including the National Finals of the Yamaha Music Competition and the World Final of the Yamaha Music Competition. He was a member of the founding committee of advisors in establishing the Yamaha Music Foundation and continues to be a senior member of examining panels for exams in Keyboard. Tony is a respected music writer and critic having contributed to The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, The Oxford Companion to Australian Music and Music Forum. He was chief (classical) music critic for The Sun newspaper (Melbourne) for a number of years and has also written for The Australian.

He has a PhD from Latrobe University, a Master of Arts from Monash University and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Melbourne. In early 2005 Tony resigned his position as Head of the School of Music, Victorian College of the Arts to renew his passion for a hands-on approach to music-making in performance, composition and writing. He currently is a Professor of Music at Monash University.

Recent awards include the APRA /Australian Music Centre (AMC) Classical Music Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education (2005), an Australia Council Music Board Fellowship (2006-2007) and a Distinguished Artist residency at Arthur Boyd’s artist’s studios in Bundanon (2007). He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2007.

ALBUMS

'Tony Gould Solo' 1974

'Tony Gould' [with Brian Brown and Murray Wall] 1978 Jazznote
'Gould Plays Gould' [with John Sangster, Ray Martin] 1979 Move
'Best Of Friends' 1984 Move
'Spirit of the Rainbow' [with Brian Brown] 1990 Move
'Lirik' [with Ben Robertson and Steve Heather] 1993 Newmarket Music
'A Tin Roof For The Rain' 1998 Larrikin
'Chronicle: Orchestral Music Of Tony Gould' 1998 Move
'River Story' [with Peter Petrucci] 1998 Move
'Tomorrow, Just You Wait And See' [with Emma Gilmartin] 2002 Move
'From Within' [with Peter Petrucci] 2002 Move
'At The End of the Day' 2005 ABC
'In Memoriam' [with David Ward-Steinman] 2007 Move
'Under The Tall Trees' [with Imogen Manins and David Jones] 2008 ABC
'Here' [with Rob Burke] 2009 Jazzhead
The Lucky Ones' 2010 Move
'Home' [with Emma Gilmartin] 2010 Move
'The Cello & The Mockingbird' [Imogen Manins and David Jones] 2011 Move
'The Journey Home' [Peter Petrucci] 2012 Which Way Music
'Such A Sky' [with Imogen Manins] 2013 Move
'The Monash Sessions' [with Mike Nock] 2015 Jazzhead

References

.http://www.move.com.au/artist/tony-gould

BRIAN BROWN

Brian Ernest Austin Brown OAM (29 December 1933 – 28 January 2013) was born in Melbourne, Australia. He performed as a soloist and with his own ensembles since the mid-1950s throughout Australia and in Scandinavia, US, Japan, UK, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Brunei and Germany. He played only original music. A self-taught player who emerged in the '50s as a leading figure in Australia and remained prominent through the '80s. According to Allmusic "Brown was one of first Australian musicians to develop a reputation for highly personal, individualistic style that was intense, lyrical and not simple imitation of an American great." 

In early 1956 Brown returned to Melbourne from Europe and formed a new Hard Bop band with like-minded players - drummer Stewie Speer, trumpeter Keith Hounslow, schoolboy pianist Dave Martin and bassist Barry Buckley. The Brian Brown Quintet were regulars at Horst Liepolt's influential Jazz Centre 44 in St Kilda, which operated from 1955 to 1960. The band were enthusiastic ambassadors for bop, introducing Melburnians to a musical style which was still largely unheard in Australia.

Brown made many albums over his lifetime heading various groups. He toured Europe with his Australian Jazz Ensemble in 1978, and also led groups doing experimental and original classical pieces from '80 - '86. He founded the Improvisation Studies course at the Victorian College of the Arts where he taught from 1978 until his retirement in 1998. He appeared at the World Saxophone Congress in Tokyo in 1988, with Tony Gould, and in 1993 was awarded the Order of Australia for services to the performing arts as a Jazz performer, educator and composer. He died in 2013.

EPs

'Australian Jazz' 1958 Score

ALBUMS

'Carlton Streets' 1975 44 Records

'Brian Brown Quintet 1958' 1977 44 Records

'Upward' 1977

'Bells Make Me Sing' 1979 AIJA
'Wildflowers' 1984 Move
'The Planets' 1985 Larrikin
'Winged Messenger' 1987
'Spirit of the Rainbow' 1990 Move
'Flight' 1997
'Last day on Earth' 1998
'Jupiter Moon' 2001
'Images' 2003
'Time will tell' 2004
'Circles' 2004
'Midnight' 2004
'Last Dance' 2005
'Inner Spirit' 2005
'Inner Light' 2005
'Mystic Sky' 2006
'Long Ago' 2006
'Another Time' 2006
'Texture of Light' 2006
'Seasons' 2007
'Magic' 2007
'Cosmic Light' 2007
'Contact' 2007
'Venus Moon' 2007
'Bells in the Night' 2007

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Brown_(musician)

IVA DAVIES

Iva Davies AM, (born Ivor Arthur Davies, 22 May 1955, Wauchope, New South Wales) first performed as a 16-year-old musician with the Lucy Fields Jug Band led by Lindsay Campbell around 1971. Three floors down in the YMCA Basement in Sydney was a regular folk and acoustic music venue which featured artists such as Bob Hudson, Mike Mclelland, Al Ward, Pat and Geoff Drummond, Al Head, Marion Henderson, Margret Roadknight and Graeme Lowndes. Davies is famous for his vocal style, which was influenced by David Bowie, Bryan Ferry and Marc Bolan.

Davies played oboe with the Sydney Youth Orchestra and was a member of the Epping Boys High School Band where he also played Euphonium. The Lucy Fields Jug Band secured a recording contract with M7 records but the company was soon to change hands and the band's album was never released. In 1975 he signed with RCA and released two singles ''Leading Lady / I'm Gonna Give You All My Love'' and ''Back To California / I Can Reach You''. Both singles went nowhere.

 In late 1977, Davies joined with bass guitar player Keith Welsh to form a band called Flowers. In 1979 Davies re-established an old acquaintance with Cameron Allan, the director of Sydney-based independent label Regular Records, to whom Flowers signed in early 1980 who morphed into Icehouse. You can read more about this iconic and successful band CLICK HERE.

 
In 1985 Davies and fellow Icehouse member Bob Kretschmer worked on the ballet Boxes with the Sydney Dance Company. In addition to scoring the ballet, they also co-wrote the script with Graeme Murphy. Boxes opened at the Sydney Opera House in December, and Davies performed in an acting/singing/dancing role to sold-out crowds for three weeks straight. 1985 also saw Davies win an APRA Music Award for "Most Performed Australasian Music For Film" for Razorback. In 1988, Davies and co-collaborator John Oates won an APRA Music Award for the Icehouse song ''Electric Blue''' (from the 'Man of Colours' album) in the Most Performed Australasian Popular Work category.

On 25 January 1988, Icehouse performed "Electric Blue" at the Royal Command, New South Wales Bicentennial Concert in front of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Davies performance was notable for his stage-fright and, due to his being greatly affected by nerves, singing off-key and out of tune. The Sydney Dance Company worked on creating a ballet which became Berlin. As well as recording the score to the ballet, Davies performed these songs live with Icehouse at each show. He was an intrinsic part of the ballet, in a role similar to the one he played in Boxes. He was successful in creating a translation from the dancers to the audience.Berlin was an instant success and ran for two seasons. Boxes and Berlin are two of the most successful shows that the Sydney Dance Company has had to date.

In 2003, Davies travelled to Los Angeles to record the soundtrack to the Peter Weir film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with Christopher Gordon and Richard Tognetti. Together, they won the 2004 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award in the "Best Soundtrack Album" category. In 2005 Davies scored the mini-series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant. On 6 November 2006, he won the 2006 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award in the "Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie" category. From 15 June 2008, Davies was a judge on Seven Network TV series Battle of the Choirs; his band Icehouse performed "Great Southern Land" on the grand final show won by University of Newcastle Chamber Choir.

SINGLES
''Leading Lady / I'm Gonna Give You All My Love'' 1975 RCA
''Back To California / I Can Reach You'' [with Afghan] 1975 RCA
''Sarah's Theme / Theme From Razorback'' 1984 EMI

ALBUMS
'Razorback (Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Film)' 1984 EMI
'Boxes' 1985 Chrysalis
'The Ghost Of Time' 1999 Roadshow Music
'Master And Commander - The Far Side Of The World (Music From The Motion Picture)' [with Christopher Gordon & Richard Tognetti] 2003 Decca

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iva_Davies