Biography Broderick_Smith

1 biography

1.1 years
1.2 1971–1973: carson
1.3 1973: tommy
1.4 1973–1978: dingoes
1.5 1979–1988: big combo , others
1.6 1990s: television actor
1.7 1990s–2000s: workshops , duos

biography
early years

smith , family migrated australia in 1959 , settled, initially, in st albans western suburb of melbourne. in 1962 or 1963 smith member of maltese band on percussion. other blues bands joined included smokey hollows in 1965, time smith sales clerk allans records store. joined adderley smith blues band (1966–1968) on vocals , harmonica alongside kerryn tolhurst (guitar, mandolin). smith conscripted army part of national service during vietnam war @ holsworthy, new south wales 2 years 1968 1970. upon discharge, briefly joined sundown tolhurst left join carson.

1971–1973: carson

carson had formed in january 1970 , blues-boogie band influenced group canned heat, during 1971 smith replaced founder john capek, providing vocals , harmonica. other members included greg lawrie (guitar, slide guitar), ian ferguson (bass, vocals), tony lunt (drums) , ian winter (guitar). after released single travelling south / moonshine in august 1971, ferguson left replaced successively barry sullivan , garry clarke; mal logan (keyboards) joined later year. carson performed @ first sunbury rock festival in january 1972. following easter, played legendary set @ mulwala pop festival, alongside canned heat. smith spent part of 1972 recording 2 solo singles: goin on down end of world released in may 1972 , yesterday rained released in february 1973. kept carson record boogie, part 1 / boogie, part 2 reached no. 30 on national charts in september 1972. followed debut album, blown on harvest records produced rod coe, reached no. 14 in december.

australian psychedelic , progressive rock band tamam shud recording tracks albie falzon s 1972 surf film morning of earth including song first things first . main lead singer, lindsay bjerre having voice problems recorded song using lead guitarist tim gaze; producer g. wayne thomas unhappy gaze s vocals , asked smith fill in; according bjerre, tamam shud not informed , found out switch @ film s premiere; according smith, had tamam shud s knowledge , permission.

carson performed @ 1973 sunbury rock festival, on australia day long weekend. band members winter , ferguson left after , february, carson had disbanded. live recording of sunbury set, on air released in april 1973.

1973: tommy

the s rock opera tommy performed orchestral version in 1973 in australia smith in role of father (mr walker). other australian artists daryl braithwaite (as tommy), billy thorpe, doug parkinson, wendy saddington, jim keays, colleen hewett, linda george, ross wilson, bobby bright, , ian meldrum (as uncle ernie in sydney).

1973–1978: dingoes

the dingoes formed in melbourne in april 1973 smith s old bandmate kerryn tolhurst. original line-up included tolhurst (ex-adderley smith blues band, sundown, country radio) (singer, songwriter, guitars), chris stockley (ex-campact, axiom) (guitars), john strangio (bass), john lee (ex-blackfeather (drums)) , smith (vocals, harmonica). band formed fuse rhythm , blues australian bush music described country rock. best performed singles way out west , boy on run , 1974 debut self-titled album dingoes peaked @ no. 18. performed @ sunbury rock festivals in 1974 , 1975, making smith 1 of few artists had performed @ 4 festivals. dingoes rellocated usa 1976 next 2 albums, 5 times sun in 1977 , orphans of storm in 1979. while recording latter album management team, headed peter rudge, had been devastated when members of fellow signing lynyrd skynyrd killed in plane crash in october 1977; dingoes split in february 1979. smith had returned australia in late 1978.

1979–1988: big combo , others

after 1978 return australia, smith fronted various bands name featured: broderick smith s hired hands (1978–1979), broderick smith s big combo (1979–1982), broderick smith band (1982–1985) , broderick smith , noveltones (1988). of these big combo provided best known latter releases singles faded roses , father s hands , album broderick smith s big combo in 1981.

1990s: television actor

smith has appeared in brief tv roles including episodes of police drama blue heelers in 1994 s adverse possession , 1997 s bloodstained angels ; 1998 s historical drama snowy river: mcgregor saga episode prince of hearts , crime drama state coroner episode on thin ice .

1990s–2000s: workshops , duos

smith has delivered numerous workshops on songwriting, harmonica , vocals schools within victoria. considers himself lyricist, songwriting technique typically involves writing lyrics in prose form, music written (usually else), lyrics changed suit music. smith believes lyrics should , not sing along to.
smith performed duo mick ahearn (keyboards) in late 1990s , produced other recording artists @ harcourt valley recorders. performed mick o connor on piano in 2000s, added pip avent on tuba , tim o connor on drums, line-up smith recorded easy in 2002.
he playing harmonica backsliders, alternating ian collard (of collard, greens , gravy) replacement founding member jim conway.
broderick smith performed live on rockwiz episode 74 in january 2009 singing god may not , duet of mgmt song time pretend patience hodgson grates.
broderick smith performed tabasco tom , doc white, american blues vocalist, singer songwriter , victorian blues , country musician. participating in several tours around australia , 1 in new zealand in late 2000s. part-took in creation of album named; tabasco tom & doc white .




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