The Strangers - Happy Without You (1968)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1968:

The Strangers [ performing on Uptight (19th of October 1968) ] the song 'Happy Without You' (May, 1968).

Band Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Track: Happy Without You
Album: non album track
Composed By:
Produced By:
Label: Philips
Chart Position: #39 (Australia)
Release Date:
Footage Information: Uptight (channel 10)
Links:
- http://www.milesago.com/Artists/strangers.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangers_%28band%29

Line-up:

John Farrar -- Guitar, Vocals
[The Strangers (1964-1970) -- Marvin, Welch & Farrar (UK - 1970-mid '70's) -- The Shadows (UK - 1975) -- solo artist -- commercial songwriter (Olivia Newton John)]

Terry Walker -- Lead Vocals
[ Glen Ingram & The Hi_five -- Strangers (1967-1970) -- Pastoral Symphony ]

Peter Robinson - Bass, Vocals
[ Ray Hoff & The Offbeats -- The Thunderbirds -- Strangers (1961-1970) -- The New Strangers (1971-1973) ]

Graeme (Garth) Thompson -- Drums
[ The Earls -- The Strangers (1961-1973) ]

Fred Weiland - guitar, vocals
[The Lincolns -- The Strangers (1961-1970) -- The Mixtures]

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NZOZ NZOZ1968 1968 Australia Late Sixties 1960's 1960s 60's 60s

Musical Terms: Beat, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band

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[latefor]

@clivej52 Don't remember that was that a regular venue?I remember seeing the Shadows there about 1968

[latefor]

@naschiism thanks for your personal touch, yes they were good memories indeed

[zachness34]

great song

[naschiism]

@latefor singing here on the right is Terry Walker, the drummer was called Fred?, in the back Peter Robinson and left John Farrar. How I know all this? I used to be engaged to a guy called Quentin Irving, also a singer at that time and they all performed at the St.Kilda Town Hall most weekends....Goooood memories

[clivej52]

Use to watch this amazing band at the Menzies Hotel in Melbourne (I was 14)

[latefor]

I believe the lead singer was not their original can anyone help?

[latefor]

@clivej52 Must have been at optus uptown? StKilda townhall??

[latefor]

@martindemo Thanks your knowledge is excellent,used to play a maton myself but this one passed me by.I new Sam from the Town Criers before when he was in a garage band the rhythm guitarist sold me his maton

[martindemo]

@latefor .Yep, that bass looks like a Burns Bison, it is actually a Maton"El Toro".

this was a range of Aussie guitars that was heavily promoted at the time. I remember seeing a concert in sydney in 1969 in which most bands played these guitars. This featured such bands as Town Criers and I think Flying Circus

[clivej52]

This is the line up I saw in Melbourne as a teenager...outstanding group of musicians