The Party Boys

The Party Guys were originally formed by bassist Paul Christie being a one-off cover band for the two-week tour, beginning an odyssey that eventually ended a decade afterwards, after several successful albums that comprised a few of Australia’s most successful performers. After departing Mondo Rock and roll in 1982, Christie known as up several close friends to create a band to execute cover songs in the pub circuit. They demonstrated so successful a live record premiered of their 4th gig, entitled Live at Many 21st’s, and it reached quantity nine within the Australian nationwide graphs in March 1983. Wayne Reyne returned to his music group, Australian Crawl, and Richard Clapton required his place as business lead vocalist. This lineup released another recording, Greatest Hits (of OTHER FOLKS), which reached quantity 25 nationally. Robin “the Beast” Riley (ex-Rose Tattoo) changed Harvey Wayne on acoustic guitar and Shirley Strachan (ex-Skyhooks) changed Richard Clapton as business lead singer. A fresh live recording, No Song As well Sacred, was after that released. In 1985, the Party Kids toured with a fresh lineup including American guitarist Joe Walsh (ex-James Gang, Eagles), vocalist Marc Hunter (from Dragon), and Richard Harvey (ex-Divinyls) on drums. A 4th live recording, You Need SPECIALIST, was released from your sold-out tour. In 1986, Angry Anderson (from Rose Tattoo) required over business lead vocals under another modified lineup: Christie (right now playing second drums), Kevin Borich, Richard Harvey, John Brewster (ex-Angels), and Alan Lancaster (ex-Status Quo). With John Swan (from Swanee) changing Angry Anderson, this is the lineup that ushered in the Party Kids’ most effective stage. The Party Kids premiered in Dec 1987 and included six unique songs. The solitary “He’s Gonna Stage on You Once again” reached number 1 in June 1987. In the elevation of their achievement, vocalist John Swan remaining to focus on a film, Run after the Moon, that was by no means finished, and was briefly changed by Graham Bonnett. Swan came back for the Party Kids’ support to AC/DC’s Feb 1988 Australian tour. Joe Walsh came back in past due 1988 and made an appearance over the band’s following studio one, “Follow Your Center,” released in March 1989. Afterwards that calendar year, U.K. bluesman Eric Burdon became the Party Children’ seventh business lead singer. In past due 1989, Christie come up with a new saving lineup: Ross Wilson on vocals, Stuart Fraser on electric guitar (from Noiseworks), Rick Mellick on keyboards, Dorian Western world on bass, Adrian Cannon on drums, and Kevin Bennett and Alex Smith offering support vocals. Wilson’s primary vocals on the following one, a cover of Manfred Mann’s “Doo Wah Diddy Diddy,” couldn’t be utilized because of contractual factors, and vocalist Vince Contarino, from Adelaide cover music group the Zep Children, re-recorded the vocals. Released in early 1990, it peaked at amount 24. Your final Party Children one, Billy Preston’s “That is the Method God Planned It,” premiered in Sept 1992. The Party Children were at a finish and Christie composed a reserve about the music sector, The Rock and roll Music Self Administration Manual, and became a music group manager himself.