Drummer Keith Barber (April 17, 1947 – May 2005) was born in Kilburn, Middlesex, England, moved to Melbourne when he was 10 years old and later joined a local band, the Wild Cherries in early 1966. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The Wild Cherries was an Australian rock group started in late 1964 as a blues group playing at the “Fat Black Pussycat” jazz venue in Melbourne’s South Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Together with founding member Les Gilbert, he put together a second incarnation of the group that recorded four singles for the Festival label between 1967 and 1968. Keyboard player Les Gilbert (born January 10 1946 in Melbourne Australia was a founding member of the '60s band the Wild Cherries and appeared on the band's early recordings Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In late 1968, he left to join a New Zealand band, The La De Das and travelled to England where the band recorded a cover of The Beatles "Come Together". New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The La De Das were a leading New Zealand rock band of the 1960s and early 1970s The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 He remained with the band throughout most of the Seventies but died in May 2005.