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ARIA is honoured to announce a further three iconic Australian music artists who will be inducted into the prestigious ARIA HALL OF FAME in five weeks time. This widely respected annual music industry event will take place on WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 at the Plaza Ballroom at Melbourne's Regent Theatre and will be broadcast exclusively on Vh1 (available on subscription television Foxtel and Austar) on SUNDAY, JULY 22 from 7.30PM.
These new inductees reflect the rich tapestry of Australian music and have helped make it the force that it is in our unique music culture. Drum roll please, for joining the already announced music legends HOODOO GURUS, MARCIA HINES and FRANK IFIELD into the ARIA HALL OF FAME in 2007 are:
"Not very long ago we couldn't have imagined being within a mile of this event, but as Lou Reed said, 'Those were different times'", said members of RADIO BIRDMAN. Arguably one of Australia's most incendiary and important rock n' roll bands, the name and iconic symbol of RADIO BIRDMAN evokes many images for those who know and love Australian rock music. Seeing their independence as essential to maintaining complete artistic freedom, RADIO BIRDMAN's unique chemistry has seen the band stay the course while others have come and gone. They cut a completely individual path through the music of the day, and exploded into fragments at the peak of the group's power before regrouping in the mid '90s. Now touring Australia this month off the back of their most recent album Zeno Beach, RADIO BIRDMAN continue to maintain the rage.
Singer, songwriter, keyboard player and producer BRIAN CADD remains a key figure in the history of Australian music. One glance at his extensive discography reinforces his prolific musical output – from co-founder of much loved outfit The Groop, to Axiom, a band that was widely considered Australia's first ever supergroup. And his career is still as active as ever with his work continuing as a producer and the release and supporting tour of his own most recent studio album, 2005's Quietly Rustling. "I've had forty incredible years in this world of music. During that time I have had the honour to write and record with many fabulous creative people and to perform in front of many wonderful audiences. I can't really imagine how it could have been much better or any more fun. Now being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame absolutely puts the icing on the cake for me. I truly appreciate this honour so very much," said BRIAN CADD of his impending induction.
JO JO ZEP AND THE FALCONS were one of the more popular Australian bands of their day. Primarily a vehicle for front man Joe Camilleri, who assembled the group in Melbourne in 1976, the band's line-up fluctuated regularly over the years; in addition to Camilleri, the nucleus consisted of guitarists Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse, bassist John Power, saxophonist Wilbur Wilde and drummer Gary Young. From the word go, the band were a gritty, sax-powered R&B outfit but they remained wildly unpredictable in the years to follow, and moved from genre to genre with ease. Retiring in 1983, the band made a considerable impact on the Australian music scene. "After all is said and done, it's a good thing to celebrate, and a nice thing to recognize, the fact that 30 years ago a band which was true to itself helped shape the distinctly Australian music culture we all love today", said Joe Camilleri of JO JO ZEP AND THE FALCONS.
With sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious speeches, don't miss the exclusive 2007 ARIA HALL OF FAME broadcast on Vh1 on Sunday, July 22 at 7.30pm as Australian music artists toast their peers and forebears in rock, followed by fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime performances that make history as much as pay tribute to it.
Biographies on each inductee available in the Media Centre in the Press Release section.
2007 ARIA HALL OF FAME
Wednesday, July 18
Plaza Ballroom in the Regent Theatre
Melbourne
Broadcast on Vh1 on Sunday, July 22 at 7.30pm.
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