THE ELKS

What kicked it all off, was an invitation extended to Ivan Zar (harmonica) and John Hood (guitar) to get a group of musicians together to perform at a birthday party in Cottesloe, Western Australia. Their Chicago Blues style performances were much sort after and the other musos asked to join. They performed to rave reports under a parachute decorated main room in a house. The rest indeed is history. The name they used was the King Bee.

 
Vocalist Terry Serio was responsible for coming up with a new name and it was then changed to the Elks. With a new line-up, they quickly gathered a vast popular cult following and played regularly to capacity rooms pleasing their many fans at the Shenton Park Hotel, Charles Hotel, Alberto's Tavern, Rivervale Hotel, Herdsman Hotel, White Sands plus the South West and other country venues.

The word got around and even the eastern states of Australia demanded their performances in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. A live cassette recording was released, laid down at the Melbourne University called 'FM Live!'. An album soon followed called 'Refer To Drawer' in 1978, released on Missing Link Records and produced by former Chain member Matt Taylor. In 1981 they released a single ''Party Girl / Fast Buck'' on the Parole label. Terry Serio became an actor playing recurring roles in several television series, including Blue Heelers, Halifax f.p. Ocean Girl, All Saints, Young Lions, Home and Away and Janet King. He played the lead in the film Running on Empty. He won a Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance in Keating!

Members

Terry Serio (vocals), Dave Brewer (vocals, guitar), Howard Shawcross (bass, vocals), Ivan Zar (harmonica, guitar, vocals), Reg Zar (drums, percussion), Keith Jacob (bass), John Hood (guitar, harmonica, mandolin), Bob Patient (keyboards)

SINGLES
''Party Girl / Fast Buck'' 1981 Parole 

ALBUMS
'Refer To Drawer' 1978 Missing Link