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The Cockroaches
Album cover for Hey Let's Go - The Best of The Cockroaches
Album cover for Hey Let's Go - The Best of The Cockroaches
Background information
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genre(s) Pop music
Years active 1979–c. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure 1990
Label(s) Regular Records
Former members
Paul Field
John Field
Anthony "Tony" Field
Jeff Fatt
Phil Robinson
Tony Henry

The Cockroaches was an Australian rock / pop band which achieved reasonable success in the 1980s and 1990s. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Paul Field (born May 3, 1961) is an Australian musician and businessman John William Michael Field born 15th May 1962 Darlinghurst New South Wales, is an Australian composer/songwriter who has written a large number of songs for the internationally Anthony Field (born May 8 1963 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor Jeff Fatt (born July 21, 1953 in Casino, New South Wales, Australia) is a Chinese Australian musician and actor Tony Henry is a British singer who has performed at Buckingham Palace, the FA Cup Final, and the Royal Albert Hall. The band took its name from an obscure nom de plume favoured by The Rolling Stones during the 1960s. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity

The band is today best known for containing several members of the internationally successful children's musical group The Wiggles. The Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991

Personnel

The original line-up of the band was:


Peter Mackie replaced Phil Robinson in 1988. Paul Field (born May 3, 1961) is an Australian musician and businessman John William Michael Field born 15th May 1962 Darlinghurst New South Wales, is an Australian composer/songwriter who has written a large number of songs for the internationally Anthony Field (born May 8 1963 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor Jeff Fatt (born July 21, 1953 in Casino, New South Wales, Australia) is a Chinese Australian musician and actor

Discography

The Cockroaches released 5 albums:

History

The Field brothers (Paul, John and Anthony) started the group in 1979 while still at boarding school, St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. St Joseph's College ( SJC or Joey's) is a Roman Catholic, Secondary, day and Boarding school for boys located in The band regularly played at school dances and pubs. The Cockroaches began writing their own music and issued a string of singles on a variety of independent labels. In 1986 the band signed a deal with Regular Records.

The band's first original songs were:

The band's first single on Regular, `Wait Up'/`Henry's Lizard' (September 1986), became a national Top 40 hit and #13 in Sydney. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The band's debut album, The Cockroaches (March 1987) produced three further singles, `She's the One'/`Can in the Hand' (January), `Some Kind of Girl'/`Dr Richmond' (May) and `Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)'/`Something Good' (August). The Cockroaches reached #9 on the national chart, on its way to selling over 100,000 copies and `She's the One' became the band's biggest hit when it peaked at #7 during April 1987. `Some Kind of Girl' and `Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)' also made the Top 30.

Peter Mackie replaced Phil Robinson before the band recorded its second album, Fingertips. In early 1989, The Cockroaches undertook a national tour. The band's third album, Positive (June 1991), included a cover of Brenda Lee's `Here Comes the Feeling' (August), which also appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film The Crossing, starring Russell Crowe and Danielle Spencer. Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and By the end of the year, however, The Cockroaches as a band concept had run its course. To add to the stress, Paul Field’s seven month-old daughter died from SIDS while touring.

In the early 90s Anthony Field studied early childhood education at Macquarie University. Macquarie University is an Australian public University located in Sydney. He eventually started The Wiggles with Jeff Fatt, Murray Cook (guitar) and Greg Page (vocals), which become extraordinarily successful in Australia, the USA and parts of Asia in children's entertainment and early learning. The Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991 Murray Cook (born June 30, 1960 in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian vocalist songwriter and guitarist Gregory John Page (born January 16, 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor John Field [alongside Sean Sennett] joined The Honeymen. The pair released two singles 'Felt Like A Kiss' and 'Motorbike Of Love'. John Field went on to write the musical 'Evie And The Birdman' and fronts The John Field Band.

Adapted from: Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop / Ian McFarlane 1999 [under licence from Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd (www. whammo. com. au)

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