On 20 June 1984, The Hard-Ons played their first official show at the Vulcan Hotel in Ultimo. Initially being too young to play in pubs, the band featured at birthday parties and school dances. In 1982 Creighton left to form Thrust and Raymond Dongwan Ahn joined on bass guitar with de Silva taking over on drums, the group began playing as The Plebs before being renamed as The Hard-Ons by the end of the year. In 1981 the first version of the band, then-known as Dead Rats, included Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar, Brendan Creighton on drums and Shane Keish de Silva on guitar and vocals. The Hard-Ons' origins are traced to Western Sydney's Punchbowl Boys High School, where three founding members were students. fused punk tempos, hardcore attitude, heavy metal riffs and surf-pop melodies into a seamless ball of energy". Yet never has so much been owed by so many to so few chords. Australian music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their music as "cheap and potent, their appeal selective. During that time they became Australia's most commercially successful independent band, with over 250,000 total record sales. During their first 12 years, the group issued 17 consecutive number-one hits on the Australian alternative charts. De Silva returned as a guest vocalist in 2014 and permanently rejoined the band in 2016. In 2002 de Silva was replaced on drums by Peter Kostic, who was replaced in turn by Murray Ruse in 2011. They reformed in 1997 to release further material.
The group issued eight studio albums before disbanding in 1994. Founding members included Keish de Silva on guitar, vocals and Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar, Ray Ahn soon joined on bass guitar with de Silva switching to drums. The Hard-Ons are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1981.
Sick Of Being Sick/Graham/Fuck Off Cunt Features/ Fuck Off Cunt Features (Live)/Fuck Off Cunt Features (Paul Tonkin Session) As managers they helped form the careers of Little Pattie and Judy Stone, discovered the Bee Gees, and encouraged Barry Gibb’s songwriting. In 1966 Col Joye and his brother Kevin built up a strong business in artist management and publishing – the record label ATA.
The rise of the Beatles from 1963 meant that Joye waited until 1973 before another number one hit, his ballad ‘Heaven is my woman’s love’.
The song is remembered for its unusual backing, the beat provided by the sound of a typewriter.īy 1963 Col Joye had released 20 singles, 24 EPs and 19 LPs and his popularity was such that two full time staff were required to cope with all the fan mail. They signed a contract with Festival Records and produced their first hit single ‘Bye Bye Baby’ which hit the charts in March 1959.Col Joye and the Joy Boys’ third great success, ‘Oh Yeah Uh Huh’, released in October 1959, was the first rock song recorded and produced in Australia to become a national number one pop hit. Entrepreneur Bill McColl soon offered them a spot playing on his ‘Jazzorama’ concert in October 1957, and the band changed their name to Col Joye and the Joy Boys. They formed a band and named it KJ Quintet, they secured a regular gig at a hotel in Maroubra. In 1957 together with his brothers Kevin and Keith and others they started playing rock and roll at dances and cinemas in Sydney. He was the first Australian rock and roll singer to have a number one record Australia-wide and experienced a string of chart successes in the early Australian rock and roll scene.Īt the age of 14 he left school and began working as a jewellery salesman. There Goes My Everything/You Know How I Feel/ I Couldn't Care Less/Long Long TimeĬol Joye (Colin Frederick Jacobsen) is an Australian rock musician born on 13th April 1937 in Australia.