FARGONE BEAUTIES

Fargone Beauties was a country music band. They started in 1989 finishing up in 2007. The initial lineup was John Spence (guitar, vocals), James Gillard (bass, vocals) and Terry Murray (guitar, vocals). They released their first album in 1991 on True Blue Records. Their single "Wild Thing (Theme From Bonanza)" lifted from the album had national airplay and was on high rotation on many regional radio stations. They played a cover of "Stairway to Heaven" on The Money or the Gun and appeared on the 'Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music' compilation which was nominated for a 1991 ARIA Award for Best Country Album. Their second album 'It's Hard When You're Ugly' was released in 1992. For this album they added Mark Collins on banjo and Mark Meyer on drums. John Spence and Mark Meyer left the band after the album was completed. They were nominated for a Golden guitar in 1994 for their song "Single Drop". They won the Mo' Award for best country group three years in a row (1992-94). A third album 'Dark Side Of The Moo' hit the market in 1994.

Members

John Spence (guitar, vocals), James Gillard (bass, vocals), Terry Murray (guitar, vocals),
Mark Marriot (drums), Mark Meyer (drums), Mark Collins (banjo), Daryl Melbourne (banjo, dobro)