TED MULRY

Ted Mulry (2 September 1947 – 1 September 2001) was a singer, songwriter, bass player and guitarist. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England but achieved his success in Australia, firstly as a solo performer, and then leading his own band Ted Mulry Gang, (for more info on this band click here) sometimes officially credited as just TMG. Ted Mulry first came to the attention of the music industry when he sent a demo of some of his own compositions to Albert Productions in Sydney.

The company persuaded him to become a recording artist and he soon rose to fame as a solo singer/songwriter with his own composition, the pop ballad "Julia", which made the Australian charts in 1970. He followed that with "Falling in Love Again", a song by The Easybeats songwriting team Harry Vanda & George Young, which was a major hit in 1971. Mulry was a prolific songwriter, and a number of bands and artists, including John Farnham and Alison MacCallum, recorded his songs. Most notably, rock band Sherbet had a hit with his song, "You're All Woman".

He travelled to England in 1972 and recorded a single there under the name Steve Ryder but returned to Australia soon after. During his time as a solo artist he released two albums, 'Falling in Love Again' and 'I Won't Look Back'. In 1998 Ted released a solo CD called 'This Time' featuring songs co-written by himself and his brother Steve Mulry. In early 2001 Ted Mulry announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Gimme Ted, a series of tribute concerts organised shortly before his death, brought together an assortment of Australian rock acts of his era to pay tribute to him. Mulry died of brain cancer on September the 1st in Sydney, one day shy of his 54th birthday.

SINGLES

Julia

30 MAR '70

#24

Falling in Love Again

4 JAN '71

#7

Marcia

6 SEP '71

#48

Memories

13 DEC '71

#25

I Won't Look Back

8 JAN '73

#83

Sunday Evenings

7 APR '75

#87

Lazy Eyes

17 APR '78

#33

References

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

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