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S2 E42 JOHN APPLEBY; Drummer/Percussionist: SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA, WOLFBAIN, BRONZE ELK/NEON WATERMELON/THE JOE HOOKER BAND, & PERFECT GAME
JOHN APPLEBY joins me in The Engine Room this week to discuss his musical journey. John is a self taught drummer who has mainly played with original bands here in Adelaide during his 54 year playing career. John joined his first band WOLFBAIN in 1968, in 1972 he joined BRONZE ELK who later became NEON WATERMELON which was the first Australian band to wear makeup. NEON WATERMELON supported SKYHOOKS at the Pooraka Hotel the first time that they came to Adelaide, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, who was the SKYHOOKS roadie at the time, was surprised to see another band wearing makeup! NEON WATERMELON became THE JOE HOOKER BAND, which was a very popular band during the 70s.
In 1979 he joined SAFARI SET, and in 1980 PERFECT GAME, both bands regularly supported touring bands such as; MEN AT WORK, MIDNIGHT OIL, COLD CHISEL, JOE JOE ZEP AND THE FALCONS, and THE CLASH. Other bands that John has played with include: FLYTE, CHRIS FINNEN OFFERING, THE HOUNDS, LIMITED EDITION (Steve Foster), AUTO DE FE (Natasha Boyer), KASHMIR CHECK, SO WHAT/40 THOUSAND HORSEMAN, THE BACKBEATS, RUBY LANE, RUSSIAN CARAVAN, MAGELLAN, ROB BARTLETT, SCAFELL PIKE, CHRIS FINNEN’S 360 DEGREES, CRUISIN’, THE LEGENDS, STEVE FOSTER (Duo), OCQ’S (Steve Foster), JBE, MY BROTHER JAKE, CHRIS FINNEN CLAN, and THE RODDY GORDON BAND. He joined SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA in 1999, and NUEMERIA ART COLLECTIVE in 2014, and is still playing with both bands.
Music: "Band It About" theme song was written and recorded by Catherine Lambert & Michael Bryant.
Outro: “Me Thing” written by Julian Barnett, is the opening track from the latest SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA album, “Third Album”.
If you would like to help to Support this free to listen to independent podcast, please make a donation here: https://paypal.me/banditabout?locale.x=en_AU
Please Follow this podcast series on your favorite podcast listening platform, and if you have enjoyed listening please share the link with your friends!
Links: SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA Facebook
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JOHN APPLEBY joins me in The Engine Room this week to discuss his musical journey. John is a self taught drummer who has mainly played with original bands here in Adelaide during his 54 year playing career. John joined his first band WOLFBAIN in 1968, in 1972 he joined BRONZE ELK who later became NEON WATERMELON which was the first Australian band to wear makeup. NEON WATERMELON supported SKYHOOKS at the Pooraka Hotel the first time that they came to Adelaide, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, who was the SKYHOOKS roadie at the time, was surprised to see another band wearing makeup! NEON WATERMELON became THE JOE HOOKER BAND, which was a very popular band during the 70s.
In 1979 he joined SAFARI SET, and in 1980 PERFECT GAME, both bands regularly supported touring bands such as; MEN AT WORK, MIDNIGHT OIL, COLD CHISEL, JOE JOE ZEP AND THE FALCONS, and THE CLASH. Other bands that John has played with include: FLYTE, CHRIS FINNEN OFFERING, THE HOUNDS, LIMITED EDITION (Steve Foster), AUTO DE FE (Natasha Boyer), KASHMIR CHECK, SO WHAT/40 THOUSAND HORSEMAN, THE BACKBEATS, RUBY LANE, RUSSIAN CARAVAN, MAGELLAN, ROB BARTLETT, SCAFELL PIKE, CHRIS FINNEN’S 360 DEGREES, CRUISIN’, THE LEGENDS, STEVE FOSTER (Duo), OCQ’S (Steve Foster), JBE, MY BROTHER JAKE, CHRIS FINNEN CLAN, and THE RODDY GORDON BAND. He joined SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA in 1999, and NUEMERIA ART COLLECTIVE in 2014, and is still playing with both bands.
Music: "Band It About" theme song was written and recorded by Catherine Lambert & Michael Bryant.
Outro: “Me Thing” written by Julian Barnett, is the opening track from the latest SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA album, “Third Album”.
If you would like to help to Support this free to listen to independent podcast, please make a donation here: https://paypal.me/banditabout?locale.x=en_AU
Please Follow this podcast series on your favorite podcast listening platform, and if you have enjoyed listening please share the link with your friends!
Links: SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA Facebook
BAND IT ABOUT: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/band-it-about-podcast-series-985443/reviews/63027 https://www.facebook.com/BAND-It-ABOUT-Podcast-Series-103410885324059/ Email:[email protected] https://www.instagram.com/banditaboutpodcastseries/ https://www.podpage.com/band-it-about-podcast-series/