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Barry_T_Coles
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Rock legend Billy Thorpe dies of heart attack
« on: Feb 27th, 2007, 8:36pm » |
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Australian Rock legend Billy Thorpe passed away after suffering a major heart attack.
He was a big part of my youth & I saw him many times in concert over the years.
Truly one of the great people of Rock
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/02/28/1172338656660.html
Billy Thorpe's greatest hit singles:
- Poison Ivy (Lieber and Stoller cover) - 1964
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland cover) - 1965
- Mashed Potato - 1965
- Sick And Tired - 1965
- Twilight Time - 1966
- Hallelujah I Love Her So - 1966
- Love Letters - 1966
- Word For Today - 1966
- Gangster Of Love (Johnny Watson cover) - 1970
- Mississippi - 1970
- Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy) - 1972
- Believe It Just Like Me - 1972
- Looking Through a Window (with Aztecs and Warren Morgan) - 1973
- Movie Queen - 1973
- Don't You Know You're Changing? - 1973
- Children Of The Sun - 1979
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Re: Rock legend Billy Thorpe dies of heart attack
« Reply #1 on: Feb 27th, 2007, 8:41pm » |
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Sorry Barry. 
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Re: Rock legend Billy Thorpe dies of heart attack
« Reply #2 on: Feb 27th, 2007, 8:41pm » |
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It was a wonderful era - good music was popular and popular music was good.
R.I.P. Billy.
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Re: Rock legend Billy Thorpe dies of heart attack
« Reply #3 on: Feb 27th, 2007, 8:43pm » |
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They are getting grayer and grayer....if lucky.
Nicely said about the music too. I like it.
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Re: Rock legend Billy Thorpe dies of heart attack
« Reply #4 on: Feb 27th, 2007, 10:31pm » |
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its a sad day for Aussie Rock.
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Re: Rock legend Billy Thorpe dies of heart attack
« Reply #5 on: Feb 27th, 2007, 10:34pm » |
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Great hits !!
He was one of the greats!
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