• Thorpe AM (29 March 1946 – 28 February 2007) was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer. As lead singer of his band Billy Thorpe...
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  • Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1963. They were active in two incarnations, the first as a beat band from...
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  • Children of the Sun is the third studio album by Australian musician Billy Thorpe, released in 1979. The album spawned the singles "Wrapped in the Chains...
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    Vince Melouney (category Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs members)
    (1964), Vince And Tony's Two (1965), and The Vince Maloney Sect (1966). Billy Thorpe later joined The Aztecs. Melouney assembled the Australian "supergroup"...
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  • Australian pub rock emerged in the early 1970s, with bands such as Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Buffalo, Coloured Balls and Blackfeather pioneering the...
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    also played the drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol. Banali was briefly a touring drummer for Faster Pussycat and Steppenwolf...
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  • co-written by then-Fleetwood Mac member Billy Burnette. The album was chiefly written by Australian star Billy Thorpe who features in the band. Fleetwood...
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    featured performances by Australian and New Zealand bands including, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Max Merritt and the Meteors, Chain and Wild Cherries. Various...
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  • in the 1970s Australian pub rock scene, particularly as a member of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs on their No. 8 album, The Hoax Is Over (1971) and Coloured...
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  • Million Dollar Bill (album), the debut album of Australian musician Billy Thorpe "Million Dollar Bill", Whitney Houston song "Million Dollar Bills", by...
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