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Clive Shakespeare has passed away

by Mark Gibson February 16, 2012

Sherbet founding member Clive Shakespeare has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Shakespeare was born Clive Richard Shakespeare in Southampton, England and emigrated with his family in the 1960′s. He formed Sherbet around 1969 and was guitarist with the band through to 1975 when he was replaced by Harvey James who also passed [...]

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William Shakespeare (John Cave) passes away

by Mark Gibson October 8, 2010

John Cave, better known under his stage name of William Shakespeare, passed away this week (5th Oct 2010) aged 61. He shot to prominence in the early 70’s under the guidance and songwriting skills of Vanda & Young. His high pitched voice was quite distinctive and he soon gained a measure of fame but unfortunatly [...]

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Rick Springfield

by Mark Gibson August 18, 2010

Rick Springfield could be described as the epitome of a successful rock star. Aged only 20 he was a member of Zoot, a very popular band of its time. He’s had long-term success as a solo performer as well as an acting career in both movies and TV with his role in the soap General [...]

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George Sich has a new EP – “True Story, I Swear”

by Mark Gibson March 5, 2010

George Sich, an old friend of mine, has just released a brilliant new E.P. entitled “True Story, I Swear”. I’ll admit to being biased ’cause I know George and did his website, but this is a great recording. He is a very talented songwriter/musician and had the help of some other great Australian musicians such [...]

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John “Swanee” Swan

by Mark Gibson December 15, 2008

About John Swan John Swan, more commonly known as Swanee, was born John Archibold Dixon Swan in 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland. He came to Australia with his family in 1961 and is the only one of his siblings to keep his natural fathers surname. He is the older brother of Jimmy Barnes and the uncle [...]

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