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Ol' 55 Free Music

Ol' 55

Real name: Frankie J Holden, Rockpile Jones, Jimmy Manzie, Pat Drummond, Wilbur Wilde, Geoff Plummer, Geoff Peterkin, Mike Raffone, Bruce Allen, Rob Drummond, Bob Tawney, Terry Bellew

Effective period / Period of releases: 1975 - 1986

Members: Wilbur Wilde, Frankie J Holden, Jim Manzie, Rockpile Jones, Terry Bellew, Doug Martin (2), Bob Drummond, Geoff Plummer, Bob Taylor (16), Geoff Peterkin, Paul Stevens (30)

Ol' 55 is a retro-fifties band from in Sydney, Australia, formed in 1975. OL'55 enjoyed enormous popularity with a style that bordered on parody. The band took its name from the Tom Waits song (as covered by The Eagles).

Under the direction of manager Glenn A Baker, 'the Fives' managed to combine novelty retro kitsch and clever theatrics with a keen sense of pop dynamics and an acute understanding of rock 'n' roll. Former chartered accountant Peter Bryan became larger-than-life motor mouth front man Frankie J Holden. Ol' 55 members included: Frankie J Holden (Vocals), Rockpile Jones (Guitar & vocals), Jimmy Manzie (Bass & vocals), Pat Drummond (Guitar & vocals), Wilbur Wilde (Sax), Geoff Plummer (Drums), Geoff "Spud" Peterkin (Drums), Mike Raffone (Vocals), Bruce Allen (Sax)
Rob Drummond (Bass), Bob Tawney (Guitar), Terry Bellew (Bass).

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External Pages

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%E2%80%99_55