After leaving Tasmanian band The Viceroys in 1968, vocalist and guitarist Paul Musson formed Sons of Bacchus with Mark Pierce on bass, Neville Sice on drums and John Chester on lead guitar which shot to Top Ten success on the local charts with its first single, ''Universal''. Pierce and Chester left the band and were replaced by John Heron and Lyn Thomas. In 1971 the band, then just known as Bacchus, entered the national Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds. They won the state round and found themselves in the Melbourne finals up against the likes of Sherbet and Adelaide band Fraternity, which was led by a young Bon Scott, before his AC/DC days. "Fraternity won the battle of the sounds but we came fourth out of the whole country, which was terrific," Paul said. The band recorded the single ''Hey Mista'' which did OK. Musson left the band and moved west to Perth where he formed another version of Bacchus, but his stay was short-lived. During that time the band soldiered on with a few lineup changes adding Allen Reeves on vocals, Donny Gad on guitar and later Brian Stevens on guitar.
Members
Paul Musson (guitar, vocals), John Heron (bass), Lyn Thomas (guitar), Neville Sice (drums), Ray McCall (vocals), Gary Rosen (bass), Mark Pearce (bass), John Chester (guitar), Allen Reeves (vocals), Donny Gad (guitar), Brian Stevens (guitar)
SINGLES (as Sons Of Bacchus) ''Universal / I Don't Know Why'' 1970 Van Diemen
SINGLES (as Bacchus) ''Hey Mista (#84) / E. J. Hamilton [with Jim Cox] 1971 Van Diemen
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