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History

This page has a brief summary of Billy's history over the years...

 


Groups Worked with


New Zealand:

Saki and the Jive Five 1958
Max Merritt and the Meteors 1959 - 63
Ray Columbus and the Invaders 1963 - 66
Max Merritt and the Meteors 1966 - 68
Herma Keil and the Keil Isles 1968 - 69
The Jimmy Sloggett Band 1969
Renaissance 1969 - 71
Headband 1971 - 73
Kristian, Walker, Hamlet and Hill 1973 - 74
Hot Snuff 1974 - 75 Bandleader
Sonny Day Band 1983
Billboard 1983 - 84 Bandleader
Mascot Recording Studios Management, 1984 - 88
Herbs / Producer 1984 - 87 Long Ago, Gold Record
Herbs / Sensitive to a Smile, Producer, Platinum Sales
Ray Woolf Band 1989 - 98 Musical Director
Commonwealth Games. Bandleader and Composer. 1990
Midge Marsden and the Allstars
Suzanne Lynch and Friends
Tom Sharplin and the Cadillacs
Malcolm McCullums James Taylor Revue
Mike Walker Trio / Jazz
Brian Smith Quartet / Jazz
Modern Times / Jazz
Tommy Adderley /Jazz
Gotham City Express
Dave Dobbyn
Shona Laing ....3 albums
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Georgie Fame


Australia:

Billy Thorpes Million Dollar Bill 1975 - 76
Johnny O’Keefe 1967
Barry Mc Askill and the Levi Smith Clefs 2000
Max Merritt and the Meteors 1965-1968
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs 1981
John Rowles
Ricky May


England:

Pacific Eardrum 1976 - 78
Paz
Ian Carrs Nucleus 1976 - 79
Strange Fruit 1977 - 81
Filthy McNasty 1976 - 79
The Billy Kristian Band 1982 - 83
Zaine Griff

U.S.A:

Night / Doobie Brothers Tour U S A. 1979 - 81
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs / Aust. and Texas Tour