Chaos and Co were formed in Launceston, Tasmania in the mid 60s. The group’s name came from a UK pop magazine that John Evan - Jones and his brother Trevor brought with them from England when they emigrated to Australia in 1964. Musically, Chaos and Co were influenced by the The Moody Blues. When in Melbourne, the group played five or six engagements. The Friday and Saturday nights were at the Surf Rider venue at Black Rock and other venues were the Tenth Avenue in Bourke Street, The Catcher and the Preston Town Hall.
Chaos & Co had the good fortune to be signed to EMI by their manager, Bob Browning, who guided them through two years of great success. The band competed in the Tasmanian Final of Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds at Launceston’s Albert Hall and won. The band came third in the 1966 national final behind eventual winners The Twilights. The band recorded ''Seven Golden Daffodils / It Was You'' at the Bill Armstrong Studios in South Melbourne in 1966. The record charted in Hobart but received very little airplay in Launceston. Chaos and Co came to an end with a final appearance at the Sands in Launceston. The band split up after a backstage punch-up. The Jones brothers would eventually return to the UK in 1969 where they formed the highly regarded progressive rock band Jonesy. John Evan-Jones was also a respected session musician, working with Jeff Beck, Arthur Brown, Jake Holmes, Tom Jones, and Dusty Springfield, among others. After the birth of his son Alex in 1984, John Evan-Jones left the music industry to pursue doctoral studies in psychology. He was the founder of coaching company Evan-Jones International and had authored more than twenty books on coaching and management psychology. John Evan-Jones died in 2013. David Randall has since died.
Members
John Pearce (guitar), Graham Pearce (drums), David Randall (bass, vocals), John Evan-Jones (vocals, tambourine), Trevor "Gypsy" Evan - Jones (vocals, guitar)
SINGLES
Seven Golden Daffodils (#90) / It Was You'' 1966 ColumbiaReferences
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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