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October 1967 but it had no chart success. during 1968 he modified his image to display long hair, moustache and a fringed jacket; he formed a new backing band with Dick, Mick Lieber (guitar) and Dave McTaggert (bass guitar) who was quickly replaced by Paul Wheeler. By August, Dick and
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Australian music". In December 2020, Thorpe was listed at number 31 in
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2278:List of ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
1840:(as Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs)
1823:(as Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs)
970:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
566:In August 1968 Thorpe had moved to
13:
3689:"2011 ARIA Awards Winners By Year"
3379:. 22 November 2002. Archived from
3019:""Blue Day" at APRA search engine"
2717:
2335:
2206:Billy Thorpe Commemorative Edition
1982:Rock Performer (Posthumous Award)
1767:
1467:(as Thump'n Pig and Puff'n Billy)
1337:Label: Liberation Blue (BLUE147.2)
785:for television series, including:
735:, which reached the top 40 of the
407:in 1961, and national venues with
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4241:
4185:Members of the Order of Australia
3950:
3455:Shedden, Iain (27 October 2010).
3171:"Billy Thorpe: A Brief Biography"
2995:. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from
250:in 1979. He worked with ex-Aztec
4045:
3659:"Winners by Award: Hall of Fame"
3621:– via World Radio History.
3253:"Shakin' the Cage > Overview"
2942:Tait, John (28 September 2020).
2851:"Winners by Award: Hall of Fame"
2660:1001 Australians you should know
2262:
2248:
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1070:Member of the Order of Australia
974:Episode 3: Billy Killed the Fish
891:, which peaked at No. 15 on the
326:Member of the Order of Australia
4003:National Film and Sound Archive
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3879:. National Library of Australia
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3553:Australian Chart Book 1970โ1992
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3090:"Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs"
2935:
2605:"Billy Thorpe (and the Aztecs)"
2526:Australian Chart Book 1970โ1992
1991:
1307:Children of the Sun...Revisited
924:Sex and Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll
303:Sex and Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll
4170:English emigrants to Australia
3613:. 14 February 1981. p. 38
2192:. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan.
2173:. Sydney, NSW: Pan Macmillan.
1933:Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
1862:Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
1529:"Dream-Maker"/"The Beginning"
1400:Label: Parlophone (GEPO-70039)
1176:The Billy Thorpe Rock Classics
1083:
1059:in Sydney around 2:00 am
1050:
926:, on his early experiences in
917:1996โ2006: Return to Australia
794:Star Trek: The Next Generation
664:(as Tommy), Wendy Saddington,
642:. The two Aztecs combined for
277:Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:
2744:National Library of Australia
2654:; Samantha Trenoweth (2006).
2300:
1893:were voted by the readers of
1709:Best Adult Contemporary Album
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705:Pick Me Up & Play Me Loud
205:Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
1945:
1809:Australian Acts: Male Vocal
840:Marco and the book of wisdom
696:(as Uncle Ernie in Sydney).
423:1963โ1967: Success in Sydney
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4145:ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
4104:Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
3633:"Billy Thorpe > Credits"
2213:
1542:"In My Room"/"She's Alive"
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1233:Label: Interfusion (C36980)
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478:, but Thorpe preferred the
262:Tales from the Lost Forests
21:Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
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4175:Australian lead guitarists
4160:Australian rock guitarists
3720:. Ron Jeff. Archived from
3577:"Discography Billy Thorpe"
3311:"Discography Billy Thorpe"
3147:. Milesago. Archived from
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1328:Solo โ The Last Recordings
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3602:"International Dateline"
2992:Australian Rock Database
1608:"Hold On to Your Dream"
723:1976โ1995: United States
355:playing inside multiple
268:for TV series including
4205:Australian male writers
4165:Australian rock singers
4135:20th-century guitarists
3533:Rolling Stone Australia
3313:. australian-charts.com
3096:. ICE Productions. 1999
2945:Astonishing Rock Trivia
2793:Internet Movie Database
2290:Rock music in Australia
2188:Thorpe, Billy (2007) .
2001:; Billy Thorpe (1989).
1317:Label: Pasha (ZK 40682)
1295:Label: Pasha (FZ 38179)
1250:Released: February 1981
1204:Released: November 1975
1075:Rolling Stone Australia
771:The Walt Disney Company
628:Aztecs Live! At Sunbury
4155:Australian republicans
3920:Thorpe, Billy (2002).
3177:. 2004. Archived from
3043:Duncan Kimball (ed.).
2824:(ARIA). Archived from
2295:Pop music in Australia
2169:Thorpe, Billy (1998).
2142:Thorpe, Billy (1996).
1891:The King of Pop Awards
1838:Aztecs Live at Sunbury
1641:Awards and nominations
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1356:Released: October 2010
1057:St. Vincent's Hospital
867:on 25 March alongside
750:(1980) peaking on the
620:Sidney Myer Music Bowl
611:
543:debuted a music show,
215:", "Sick and Tired", "
198:William Richard Thorpe
72:William Richard Thorpe
62:Background information
4200:Musicians from Sydney
3581:australian-charts.com
2888:Australian Government
1230:Released: August 1979
898:Hey Hey It's Saturday
709:Adult-orientated Rock
601:
395:and then settling in
383:1946โ1962: Early life
221:Sunbury Pop Festivals
2664:North Melbourne, Vic
2125:No news is good news
2068:South Melbourne, Vic
2007:South Melbourne, Vic
1757:Engineer of the Year
1741:Producer of the Year
1361:Sony Music Australia
1185:Label: M7. (MLX-064)
1156:More Arse Than Class
889:Lock Up Your Mothers
615:Sunbury Pop Festival
562:1968โ1975: Melbourne
490:and released on the
431:venue in the city's
4180:Logie Award winners
4078:East of Eden's Gate
4070:Children of the Sun
4062:Million Dollar Bill
4007:Sounds of Australia
3991:Long Way to the Top
2923:(ABC). 11 June 2007
2284:Long Way to the Top
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1138:Released: July 1973
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546:It's All Happening!
349:Children of the Sun
240:Children of the Sun
217:Baby, Hold Me Close
4140:ARIA Award winners
3744:"MO Award Winners"
3695:on 14 October 2013
3669:on 2 February 2009
3510:. 28 February 2007
3383:on 7 February 2009
3332:Holmgren, Magnus.
2789:"Billy Thorpe (I)"
2549:created their own
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484:The Rolling Stones
464:Leiber and Stoller
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3344:on 22 August 2003
3051:. ICE Productions
2673:978-1-86403-361-8
2470:Allen & Unwin
2256:Rock music portal
2199:978-0-7329-1158-4
1999:Barber, Anthony A
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