The Graduates were an Australian doo-wop vocal harmony group that came together in the late 1950s. The lineup featured Sydney University students Peter Paige and Bill Venables, Nancy Eichhorn, and Scottish-born Pat McCluskey, who left his accountancy studies to chase a career in entertainment. They performed backing vocals for artists recording with EMI, Festival, and Leedon labels, including Roy Melton, Candy Williams, and Col Joye, while also releasing their own tracks. In 1959, they scored a minor hit with ''Little Donkey'' and made TV appearances on shows like Six O’Clock Rock with Johnny O’Keefe. That same year, Tony Brady joined for a short stint on a tour with the Fabian Show. Before their debut album, 'The Glory of Love', was recorded, Bill Venables departed. Nancy Eichhorn died in 2023.
Members
Peter Paige (vocals), Bill Venables (vocals), Nancy Eichhorn (vocals), Pat McCluskey (vocals), Tony Brady (vocals)
Just booked tickets at the Jetty Memorial Theatre Coffs Harbour for Dec. 23 to see restored Lee Gordon Rock'n'Roll 1959 film. The Graduates are one of the bands in that 80 minute film
Just booked tickets at the Jetty Memorial Theatre Coffs Harbour for Dec. 23 to see restored Lee Gordon Rock'n'Roll 1959 film. The Graduates are one of the bands in that 80 minute film
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