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Billy Thorpe

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English-born Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and musician (1946-2007)

AustraliaMusiciansLived 1946 to 2007 · aged 60
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William Richard Thorpe AM was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer.

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2007Member of the Order of Australia
1991ARIA Hall of Fame

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About this person

William Richard Thorpe AM was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer. As lead singer of his band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, he had success in the 1960s with "Blue Day", "Poison Ivy", "Over the Rainbow", "Sick and Tired", "Baby, Hold Me Close" and "Mashed Potato"; and in the 1970s with "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy". Featuring in concerts at Sunbury Pop Festivals and Myer Music Bowl in the early 1970s, the Aztecs also developed the pub rock scene and were one of the loudest groups in Australia.

Country
Australia
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2007 · aged 60
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6 languages

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