The Happening Thang's first gig was at a party in a house overlooking Sydney Harbour in the early to mid 80s. The set list was a mash up of classic country rock and selected covers along with a few originals. They were entertaining and added a new flavour to the Sydney scene and as a result were never short of a gig. The line up had consolidated into Cathy Wearne on vocals, Andy Travers on guitar & vocals, Jeff Mercer on guitar & lap steel, Robbie Souter on drums (ex-Dynamic Hepnotics) and David Patterson on bass & vocals. The band signed to WEA and released two albums 'The Happening Thang' in 1989 and 'Saddlepop' in 1990. The band also had a lot of people who would guest with them including Reg Mombassa, Graham Lee, Mark Dawson, Murray Cook and Ian Simmo Simpson. They were playing lots of shows, getting plenty of media and generating some interest but disbanded in the early 90s. Robbie Souter died in 2017.
Members
Cathy Wearne (vocals), Andy Travers (vocals guitar), Jeff Mercer (guitar lap steel), David Patterson (bass) Robbie Souter (drums)
''I Don't Wanna Go To Work / Let's Pretend'' 1989 WEA
''Drive Away / Saddle Up And Say Goodbye'' 1989 WEA
''(When You're On) The Losing End / Empty Pages'' 1990 WEA
'The Happening Thang' 1989 WEA
'Saddlepop' 1990 WEA
References
https://lovemanytrustfew.wordpress.com/tag/the-happening-thang/
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