Fargone Beauties

Fargone Beauties is an Australian Country music band. Their single "Wild Thing" had national airplay and was on high rotation on many regional radio stations.[1] The played a cover of "Stairway to Heaven" on The Money or the Gun and appeared on the Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music compilation which was nominated for a 1991 ARIA Award for Best Country Album.[2] They were nominated for a Golden guitar in 1994 for their song "Single Drop".[3]

Fargone Beauties
MembersJohn Spence
James Gillard
Mark Marriot
Terry Murray
Tommy Emmanuel
Mark Collins
Dave Druery
Ian Simpson
Mark Meyer
Doug Bligh Daryl (Jack) Melbourne

Band members

  • John Spence - Guitar, Vocals
  • James Gillard - Bass, Vocals
  • Terry Murray - Guitar, Vocals
  • Mark Marriott - Drums
  • Tommy Emmanuel - Drums
  • Doug Bligh - Drums
  • Mark Meyer - Drums
  • Dave Druery - Drums
  • Mark Collins - Banjo
  • Ian Simpson - Banjo
  • Daryl Melbourne - Banjo/dobro

Discography

  • The Fargone Beauties (1991) - True Blue
  • It's hard when you're ugly (1992) - Phonogram
  • Dark Side of the Moo (1995) - Dino[4]
  • A Load of Old Bullocks (2006) - One Stop Entertainment[5]
  • "Wild Thing (Theme from Bonanza)" (1991)
  • "Highway To Hell" (1992)
  • "Play That Country Music" (1993)

References

  1. Jarvis, Susan (9 June 1991), "Fargone Beauties on a high roll thanks to some lucky accidents", Sydney Morning Herald
  2. "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. Jarvis, Susan (14 May 1995), "Fargone, lots of fun and a cow", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. Foster, Michael (13 November 1995), "Angelic voices lift to divine heights", Canberra Times
  5. Elder, Bruce (6 January 2007), "Honky Tonk", Sydney Morning Herald
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