Melinda Schneider is a country music singer. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 7 October 1971, and has performed on the stage since she was a child. In 1995 she won a Mo award, in 2000 she won a Golden Guitar award from the Country Music Association of Australia, and in … [Read more...] about Melinda Schneider [music videos]
musicians and singers
Marian Henderson [folk music, videos]
[Editor: Marian Henderson was a Australian folk singer who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s.] Marian Henderson – Morton Bay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg8tD14ESUY Marian Henderson – The Streets of Forbes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJHObWawHL8 Marian … [Read more...] about Marian Henderson [folk music, videos]
Johnny O’Keefe [music videos]
Johnny O’Keefe was a rock and roll singer. He was born in Bondi Junction, New South Wales, on 19 January 1935. O’Keefe founded a rock band (with Dave Owens), the Dee Jays, in 1956. His first big hit came when the band released the song “Wild One” in 1958, which O’Keefe co-wrote … [Read more...] about Johnny O’Keefe [music videos]
The Angels [music videos]
The Angels were a rock band (formed in Adelaide) which performed from 1974 to 2000 (and then re-formed in 2008). Their lead singer was Bernard “Doc” Neeson (born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1947), who joined the band after serving in the Australian Army. The band was … [Read more...] about The Angels [music videos]
Divinyls [music videos]
The Divinyls were a rock band (formed in Sydney) which performed from 1980 to 1997 (although they later re-formed, playing from 2006 to 2009). Their lead singer was Chrissy Amphlett (born Christine Joy Amphlett, in Geelong, Victoria, in 1959). Several of their albums ranked in … [Read more...] about Divinyls [music videos]
Peter Dawson [music videos]
Peter Dawson (born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 31 January 1882) was a popular baritone singer who sang professionally from the early 1900s to the 1950s. After winning various singing contests, he was encouraged to travel to England, where he received further training in … [Read more...] about Peter Dawson [music videos]
Dame Nellie Melba [music videos]
Nellie Melba (born Helen Porter Mitchell, in Richmond, Victoria, on 19 May 1861) was a famous Australian opera singer, who performed in operas from 1887 to 1930 (although she had sung on the public stage from 1884, her operatic debut was not until 1887). She studied under Pietro … [Read more...] about Dame Nellie Melba [music videos]
Masters Apprentices [music videos]
The Masters Apprentices were a rock band (formed in Adelaide, South Australia) which performed from 1965 to 1972. They originally came together in 1964 as The Mustangs, but changed their name in 1965. Their lead singer was Jim Keays (born in Scotland in 1946, migrated to … [Read more...] about Masters Apprentices [music videos]
Brian Cadd [music videos and biography]
Brian Cadd (born in Perth, Western Australia, on 29 November 1946) was in two prominent Australian bands, The Groop (1966 to 1969) and Axiom (1969 to 1971), as well as having a successful solo career as a singer and songwriter. His main instrument of choice is piano or … [Read more...] about Brian Cadd [music videos and biography]
Spectrum [music videos]
Spectrum were a rock band (formed in Melbourne) which performed from 1969 to 1973. Mike Rudd was the lead singer (originally from New Zealand) who joined with several Melbourne musicians to form the band. They also played a different type of pop music (styled for a dancing … [Read more...] about Spectrum [music videos]
The Groop [music videos]
The Groop was a rock band which was formed in Melbourne by Peter McKeddie, Max Ross, and Richard Wright, and which performed from 1964 to 1969. The band members, who had been students at Wesley College, were originally a folk trio named “The Oxford Trio” (named after the … [Read more...] about The Groop [music videos]
The Pigs [music videos]
The Pigs are an Australian bluegrass band. The Pigs - Hey Christina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeKlDUKkxhE The Pigs - RSPCA Approved http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n35KlkibkA The Pigs - Single Ladies (from Beyonce, … [Read more...] about The Pigs [music videos]
Axiom [music videos]
Axiom were a rock band (formed in Melbourne) which performed from 1969 to 1971. The band included some members who later became prominent in the Australian music scene: Brian Cadd (singer and songwriter), Glenn Shorrock (lead singer with the Little River Band), and Chris Stockley … [Read more...] about Axiom [music videos]
Slim Dusty [music videos]
David Gordon Kirkpatrick, commonly known as “Slim Dusty”, was an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was born on 13 June 1927 in Kempsey, New South Wales, to a farming family; he died at the age of 76 at his home in St Ives, New South Wales, on 19 September 2003. … [Read more...] about Slim Dusty [music videos]
The Dingoes [music videos]
The Dingoes were a country rock band (formed in Melbourne) which performed from 1973 to 1979. Several of their albums ranked in the top 40 album charts. Their song “Way out West” went to #26 in the singles charts in Melbourne and “Boy on the Run” reached #30. The Dingoes reformed … [Read more...] about The Dingoes [music videos]
The Bushwackers [music videos]
The Bushwackers are a folk music band (formed in Melbourne in 1971). The Bushwackers – Flash Jack from Gundagai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aV9xr7GTic The Bushwackers – Lachlan Tigers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vhahHg0FNo The Bushwackers – Lime Juice … [Read more...] about The Bushwackers [music videos]
Wallis & Matilda [music videos]
Wallis and Matilda are an Australian folk music band. They released their first album in 1980 and had a top 40 hit that same year with “Clancy of the Overflow”. Wallis and Matilda have specialised in producing musical versions of Banjo Paterson’s poems. Wallis and Matilda - … [Read more...] about Wallis & Matilda [music videos]