I HAVE A PROGRAMME FROM THIS BAND COMPETITION HELD AT THE SYDNEY STADIUM. IT NAMES ALL THE BANDS, THE MEMBERS AND WHAT INSTRUMENT THEY PLAYED. I WILL LIST THE BANDS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FURTHER DETAILS, LEAVE A COMMENT AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU.
IN ORDER, AS THEY APPEARED IN THE PROGRAMME.
THE COMMANCHEROS, THE BLONDELLS, JOHN KING AND THE FUTURES, THE CLASSICS, PETER AND THE WOLVES,BARRY COUSINS AND THE CITIZENS, JOHN L. COCHRAN AND THE FENDERS, THE TRADE WINDS, THE FRANTICS, THE CHAINS, SOME PEOPLE, THE ROULETTES, THE CRITICS (FROM WANGARATTA) , THE ALOES, THE SHINDIGS, THE GASS COMPANY, THE HUSTLERS, CHRIS HALL AND THE IN CROWD, THE SOUL AGENTS, THE DYNAMICS, THE PHOENIX, THE TAVERNERS,THE CHECKMATES, THE KING BEES, THE SENATES, JIMMY CROCKETT AND THE SHANES, THE STINGRAYS, THE NEW INTERNS, THE RHYTHM BEATS, THE GROUP, THE ROCKIN' ROGUES, THE KASSETTES, THE SHOWMEN, THE INITIALS, DENIS WILLIAMS AND THE DELAWARES, JANETTE FAY AND THE SHANDELLS, THE CRUSADERS, THE STARLINERS, THE RENDELLS, COBB AND CO, THE CHEYENNES (FROM LITHGOW),
THE PRESSMEN, THE ROAD RUNNERS, THE ROAD AGENTS, MIKE DAY AND THE KNIGHTS, THE RAIDERS, ALLAN JONES AND THE SHEFFIELDS, LEX LYNDON AND THE SPARTANS, THE NOMADS, THE LEGENDS, THE ROADRUNNERS, TERRY DEAN AND THE IMPACTS, THE D-FENDERS, THE TWO WAVES, GARY AND THE MONARCHS, THE TORQUAYS, THE CORVETTS, THE ROADRUNNERS (FROM WOLLONGONG).
THAT'S 59 BANDS!!!! AND IT STARTED AT 6 P.M. I NOTICE BILLY TAYLOR AND WAYNE THOMAS AMONGST THE NAMES, BILLY'S BAND, THE TORQUAYS, WERE ON 57TH.
THEY MUST HAVE HAD THE ROTATING STAGE WITH ONE BAND SETTING UP, WHILE THE OTHER PERFORMED. AT 10-12 BANDS AN HOUR, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HEAD SPIN, AS WELL AS A STAGE SPIN!
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I recognised a couple of those bands - particularly, The Rockin Rogues. 1965 was my last year of high school, and in classes at De La Salle Marrickville, I sat next to their rhythm guitarist Tony Asciak. In another class was their bassist Roy Shipway, and Wayne was their drummer, he had left school (the same school) in 1963. It was partly due to the inspiration of these guys who were already in a working band that we formed Me'n'Mine. Their lead guitarist was Wayne "Spooky" Rountree, a guitar hero in those days. These days he's a bassist. I used to do fill-ins for him in one of Waynes bands - Gopher Broke.
Rob
Hi Dave,
I see there are 2 Roadrunners. I have a site about Canberra Bands and I have a Roadrunners. Could you post the members please? I wouldn't mind all the members of all the bands when you get it listed.
Cheers
Baz
kevandthemo@hotmail.com
www.geocities.com/canberramusicians
Wasn't Chris Hall the lead singer in the Torquays - there's also a band listed there as Chris Hall and the In Crowd. He must have been busy that day
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