Ray Brown & The Whispers
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Ray Brown & The Whispers were a highly successful Australia
n rock band from 1964 to 1967. Led by singer Ray Brown, they ranked alongside The Easybeats
, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
and Normie Rowe
as one of the most popular acts of the period.
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Ray Brown & The Whispers were a highly successful Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rock band from 1964 to 1967. Led by singer Ray Brown, they ranked alongside The Easybeats
The Easybeats
The Easybeats were an Australian rock and roll band. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and broke up at the end of 1969. They are regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s, and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their 1966 single...
, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian pop and rock group dating from the mid-sixties. The group enjoyed huge success in the mid-1960s, but split in 1967. They re-emerged in the early seventies to become one of the most popular Australian hard-rock bands of the period...
and Normie Rowe
Normie Rowe
Norman John "Normie" Rowe AM was a major male solo performer of Australian pop music in the 1960s. Known for his bright and edgy tenor voice and dynamic stage presence, many of Rowe's most successful recordings were produced by Pat Aulton, house producer for the Sunshine Records, Spin Records and...
as one of the most popular acts of the period.
Previous lineup of 1964
- Ray Brown [Vocals]
- Lawrie Barclay [Rhythm guitar]
- Bobbie Richardson [Lead guitar]
- John Manners [Bass]
- Pat Jeffrey [Drums]
Classic lineup of 1965-1966
- Ray Brown [Vocals]
- Lawrie Barclay [Rhythm guitar]
- Al Jackson [Lead guitar]
- John Manners [Bass]
- Pat Jeffery [Drums]
Singles
- "Twenty Miles" / "Devoted To You" - 1965
- "Pride" / "Say It Again" - 1965
- "Fool Fool Fool" / "Go To Him" - 1965
- "In The Midnight Hour" / "Now Is The Time" - 1966
- "Tennessee Waltz Song" / "I Am What I Am" - 1966
- "I Can't Get Enough" / "ABC Song" - 1966
- "Ain't It Strange" / "I Can't Get Enough" - 1966
- "Respect" / "Too Late To Come Home" - 1966
Albums
- Ray Brown & The Whispers - 1965 (self-titled)
- Hits & Brass -1965
- Heading For The Top - 1966
- Dance Dance Dance - 1966
- Miles of Hits - 1988 (Greatest Hits album)