Fargone Beauties
Fargone Beauties is an Australian Country music band. Their single "Wild Thing" had national airplay and was on high rotation on many regional radio stations.[1] The 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.[2] They were nominated for a Golden guitar in 1994 for their song "Single Drop".[3]
Fargone Beauties | |
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| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1989 - 1996, 2006 - 2007 |
| Members | John Spence James Gillard Mark Marriot Terry Murray Tommy Emmanuel Mark Collins Dave Druery Ian Simpson Mark Meyer Doug Bligh Daryl (Jack) Melbourne |
Band members
- John Spence - Guitar, Vocals
- James Gillard - Bass, Vocals
- Terry Murray - Guitar, Vocals
- Mark Marriott - Drums
- Tommy Emmanuel - Drums
- Doug Bligh - Drums
- Mark Meyer - Drums
- Dave Druery - Drums
- Mark Collins - Banjo
- Ian Simpson - Banjo
- Daryl Melbourne - Banjo/dobro
Discography
- The Fargone Beauties (1991) - True Blue
- It's hard when you're ugly (1992) - Phonogram
- Dark Side of the Moo (1995) - Dino[4]
- A Load of Old Bullocks (2006) - One Stop Entertainment[5]
- "Wild Thing (Theme from Bonanza)" (1991)
- "Highway To Hell" (1992)
- "Play That Country Music" (1993)
References
- Jarvis, Susan (9 June 1991), "Fargone Beauties on a high roll thanks to some lucky accidents", Sydney Morning Herald
- "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- Jarvis, Susan (14 May 1995), "Fargone, lots of fun and a cow", Sydney Morning Herald
- Foster, Michael (13 November 1995), "Angelic voices lift to divine heights", Canberra Times
- Elder, Bruce (6 January 2007), "Honky Tonk", Sydney Morning Herald
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