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Friday, 13 September 2013

SID RUMPO


Sid Rumpo was an Australian R&B group which formed in Perth in November 1971.  The band was formed by John Hood on lead guitar and harmonica (ex-Jelly Roll Bakers, Juke); Noel Herridge on drums (ex-Adderley Smith Blues Band); Owen Hughes on bass guitar (ex-Jelly Roll Bakers); Robert Searls on lead guitar and vocals; and Ken Wallace on piano. In September 1972 they won the state final of the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds and then relocated to Melbourne a month later. In January 1973 Sid Rumpo performed at the second Sunbury Pop Festival. Soon after they signed with Mushroom Records. In May they appeared on ABC-TV music series, GTK, to showcase their track, "Don't Bug Me Boogie". In August 1973 Hood left to return to Perth and was replaced by Michael John "Mick" Elliott (ex-Moppa Blues, Sunshine, Tank, Sayla) on lead guitar.

The band performed at the third Sunbury Pop Festival in January the following year, two of their tracks were cover versions of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle" and Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago". Both tracks appeared on the Various Artists live album, 'Highlights of Sunbury '74 Part 2', late that year on Mushroom Records. In February 1974 the group recorded their debut album, 'First Offense', at T.C.S. Studios in Melbourne. It was released in April by Mushroom and distributed by Festival Records. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, noted that it was "a strong album, mixing hard blues tracks like ''Spotlight'' and ''Breaking My Back'' with lengthy, progressive rock outings like ''Sailing'' and ''Song with no Trees''. They also issued their debut single, "The Riddle", in that month. They disbanded at the end of 1974. Ken Wallace died in 2021.

Members

Mick Elliot (guitar, vocals), Robert "Rob" Searls [aka Bob Seals] (guitar, vocals), Ken Wallace (piano, percussion), Noel Herridge (drums, percussion), Owen Hughes (bass), John Hood (guitar)




SINGLES 
''The Riddle / Jump Down, Step Aside'' 1974 Mushroom 

ALBUMS 
'First Offense' 1974 Mushroom 





References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Rumpo


3 comments:

  1. Where did they get their name from?

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    1. Rambling Sid Rumpo was a character of English comedian Kenneth Williams. He sang these rustic mock folk songs. Very funny.

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  2. https://youtu.be/GWTs9SP3AIc

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