Athol Guy
Athol Guy | |
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![]() The Seekers in 1965 – Guy at left | |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gisborne | |
In office 11 December 1971 – 5 March 1979 | |
Preceded by | Julian Doyle |
Succeeded by | Tom Reynolds |
Personal details | |
Born | Athol George Guy (1940-01-05) 5 January 1940 (age 84) Colac, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Musician, politician |
Website | atholguyandfriends.com |
Athol George Guy AO[1] (born 5 January 1940[2]) is an Australian musician and former politician who was a member of the Australian folk-pop music group the Seekers, for whom he played double bass and sang.
Athol George Guy was born to George Francis Guy (RAN) and Doris Thelma (née Cole) Guy.[2] He was born in Colac, Victoria and went to Melbourne High School with Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley.
Guy formed The Seekers in 1962 with Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley.[3] With later addition Judith Durham, The Seekers would have many hits during the 1960s including: I'll Never Find Another You, A World of Our Own, The Carnival Is Over and Georgy Girl; all were written or co-written by Tom Springfield and were each awarded a gold disc.[4] The Seekers have sold over 50 million records worldwide.[5]
When the Seekers disbanded in 1968, Guy hosted his own variety series — A Guy Called Athol — on Australia's Seven Network, and later the quiz show Big Nine on the Nine Network.[6] A guest on one episode of Big Nine was Hutton Gibson, father of actor Mel Gibson.[7] Guy performed on every Seekers album apart from 1980 A Little Bit of Country, as he had left in 1978 (Guy returned to the Seekers in 1988). Athol now fronts his band "Athol and friends".
Guy was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in a by-election on 11 December 1971 for Gisborne as a member of the Liberal Party.[2] He served as a member of the assembly until resigning due to ill health on 5 March 1979.[2]
Discography
References
- ^ "Hey there, it's the Seekers, AO | the Australian". Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Athol George Guy". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Whammo Homepage". web.archive.org. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The book of golden discs. Internet Archive. London : Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 978-0-214-20512-5.
- ^ Clancy, Laurie (2004). Culture and Customs of Australia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-32169-6.
- ^ A Guy Called Athol (TV Series 1968– ) - IMDb, retrieved 3 April 2023
- ^ The Big 9 - Athol Guy, 16 June 2017, retrieved 3 April 2023
External links
- Official website of the Seekers (archived)
- Athol Guy at IMDb
- The Seekers – groups and solo arts at the MILESAGO website
- Australian TV History
- Hanging Rock Winery
- West Rock Farm review
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- Athol Guy
- Keith Potger
- Bruce Woodley
- Judith Durham
- Buddy England
- Julie Anthony
- Karen Knowles
- Introducing the Seekers (1963)
- The Seekers (aka Roving with the Seekers) (1964)
- Hide & Seekers (aka The Four and Only Seekers) (1964)
- A World of Our Own (aka The Seekers) (1965)
- Come the Day (aka Georgy Girl) (1966)
- Seekers Seen in Green (1967)
- The Seekers (1975)
- Giving and Taking (1976)
- A Little Bit of Country (1980)
- Live On (1989)
- Future Road (1997)
- Morningtown Ride to Christmas (2001)
- Live at the Talk of the Town (1968)
- 25 Year Reunion Celebration (1993)
- 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1999)
- Night of Nights... Live! (2002)
- Farewell (2019)
- The Carnival of Hits Tour 2000 (2019)
- The Seekers Complete (1995)
- Treasure Chest (1997)
- All Bound for Morningtown (2009)
- The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits (1965)
- Introducing the Seekers Big Hits (1967)
- The Seekers' Greatest Hits (1968)
- The Best of The Seekers (1968)
- Capitol Collectors Series (1992)
- The Silver Jubilee Album (1993)
- A Carnival of Hits (1994)
- The Very Best of The Seekers (1998)
- Greatest Hits (2009)
- The Golden Jubilee Album (2012)
- Hidden Treasures – Volume 1 (2020)
- Hidden Treasures – Volume 2 (2020)
- "Waltzing Matilda"
- "I'll Never Find Another You"
- "What Have They Done to the Rain"
- "A World of Our Own"
- "The Carnival Is Over"
- "Someday, One Day"
- "Morningtown Ride"
- "Georgy Girl"
- "When Will the Good Apples Fall"
- "Emerald City"
- "Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine"
- "Sparrow Song"
- The Seekers discography
- List of songs recorded by the Seekers
- The New Seekers
- Georgy Girl (musical)