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The Seekers
The Seekers in the 1960s
The Seekers in the 1960s
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s) Pop
Folk
Years active 1962–1968
1975–?
1992–2003
Label(s) Columbia (EMI)
Capitol
W&G Records
Associated acts The New Seekers
Website Official website
Members
Judith Durham
Athol Guy
Keith Potger
Bruce Woodley
Former members
Ken Ray
Louisa Wisseling
Julie Anthony
Karen Knowles
Buddy England

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Their most famous configuration was:

They had nine hits in Britain and Australia in the 1960s: "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own", "The Carnival Is Over" (which The Seekers have sung at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including Expo '88 and the Paralympics), "Someday One Day", "Walk With Me", "Morningtown Ride", "Georgy Girl" (the title song of the film of the same name), "When Will the Good Apples Fall" and "Emerald City". Athol Guy (born January 5 1940, in Colac Victoria, Australia) is one of the members of the Australian Pop music - Folk music The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Keith Potger (born March 21 1941 at Colombo in Sri Lanka, is one of the founder members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers, in which The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Bruce Woodley (born 25 July 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Singer, Guitarist, and The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments I'll Never Find Another You is a UK #1 single by The Seekers. " The Carnival Is Over " was written by Tom Springfield for the Australian group The Seekers, and The Seekers close their concerts with the song Expo '88, officially known as 'World Expo 88' was a World's Fair held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia during a six month period between 136 Countries participated on the 2000 Paralympics Many of the same venues of the Sydney Olympics were used including the Olympic Stadium Stadium Australia. Morningtown Ride is a song by written by Malvina Reynolds in 1957 and performed by The Seekers. Georgy Girl, the title song to the film Georgy Girl, performed by The Seekers, was a #2 U Georgy Girl is a 1966 British film based on a novel by Margaret Forster.

Bruce Woodley's and Dobe Newton's song "I Am Australian", which has been recorded by The Seekers, and by singer Judith Durham with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu, has become an unofficial Australian anthem. " I Am/We are Australian " is a popular Australian song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of The Seekers and Dobe Newton of The Bushwackers Russell Charles Hitchcock (born June 15, 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian musician and one half of the group Mandawuy Yunupingu (b Bakamana Yunupingu, September 17, 1956) is an Australian musician educator and community leader

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History

An Australian band

The Seekers were formed by Athol Guy, double bass, and guitarists Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley, who all attended Melbourne High School. Athol Guy (born January 5 1940, in Colac Victoria, Australia) is one of the members of the Australian Pop music - Folk music Keith Potger (born March 21 1941 at Colombo in Sri Lanka, is one of the founder members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers, in which Bruce Woodley (born 25 July 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Singer, Guitarist, and Their lead singer was Ken Ray, who later left the group to get married. His place was taken by Judith Durham who was an established trad jazz singer, having recorded an EP with the Melbourne group Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers (she was replaced by Margret RoadKnight). Margret RoadKnight (born in Melbourne in July 1943 is an Australian singer The Seekers soon gathered a strong following in Melbourne and Durham's connections with W&G Records led to the group being offered a contract. W&G Records was an Australian recording company that operated from the early 1950s to the 1970s

Discovery in the UK

After the release of their first album in Australia, Introducing The Seekers, in 1963, The Seekers were offered the chance to travel to the UK on the Sitmar cruise liner Fairsky in 1964, in exchange for providing on-board entertainment. Prior service See also HMS Attacker (D02 Fairsky was laid down in 1941 as a C3 cargo ship named Steel Artisan, but with They had intended to return to Australia ten weeks later on the same ship, but on arrival in the UK they were offered work by the prestigious Grade Organisation.

The group decided to remain in the UK and after filling on a bill headlined by Dusty Springfield, they met up with her brother, songwriter-producer Tom Springfield, who had experience with folk-pop material with his earlier group The Springfields. Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield Tom Springfield (born Dion O'Brien 2 July 1934, Hampstead, London) was the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important The Springfields were a British pop-folk vocal trio in the early 1960s who had success in the UK USA and Ireland but are now best remembered as the launch pad for singer Dusty He penned a song for them called "I'll Never Find Another You", which they recorded in November 1964. I'll Never Find Another You is a UK #1 single by The Seekers. It was released by EMI Records (on the Columbia label) in December 1964 and was championed by the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. Despite the fact that the group had not signed a contract with EMI, the single reached the UK Top 40 and quickly began selling. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in In February 1965, it reached #1 in the UK and Australia, and #4 in the U. S. where it was released on EMI's Capitol label. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as

The distinctive and soaring soprano voice of lead singer Judith Durham, the group's sweet harmonies, memorable songs, and non-threatening image encouraged the BBC to give them exposure, making them appealing to a broad cross-section of the pop audience.

Remarkable string of hits

The Carnival Is Over
The Carnival Is Over

"I'll Never Find Another You" sold 1. " The Carnival Is Over " was written by Tom Springfield for the Australian group The Seekers, and The Seekers close their concerts with the song 75 million copies worldwide, and made The Seekers the first Australian pop group to have a Top 5 hit in all three countries (Australia, UK, and United States) simultaneously. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They were also the first Australian recording artists to sell more than a million copies of a single. The Seekers followed "I'll Never Find Another You" with two more Tom Springfield compositions, "A World of Our Own" (which reached #1 in May 1965 in the UK) and "The Carnival Is Over", which reached #1 in November. I'll Never Find Another You is a UK #1 single by The Seekers. " The Carnival Is Over " was written by Tom Springfield for the Australian group The Seekers, and The Seekers close their concerts with the song At its peak, "The Carnival Is Over" was selling 90,000 copies a day in the UK alone.

In 1966, they recorded Paul Simon’s "Someday One Day", which reached #4 in Australia and #11 in the UK. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During this time, Garfunkel had returned to school and Simon was pursuing a solo career in the UK following the flop of the duo's first released LP, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter Wednesday Morning 3 AM is the debut album by folk duo Simon and Garfunkel, released October 19 1964 This was Simon's first UK success as a writer, and his first major hit as a composer outside of his work with Garfunkel. Bruce Woodley co-wrote several songs with Simon at this time, including "Red Rubber Ball" which became a US #1 single for The Cyrkle. Bruce Woodley (born 25 July 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Singer, Guitarist, and " Red Rubber Ball " is a pop Song which became a hit (going to #2 in the Billboard Hot 100) in the 1966 version recorded by The The Cyrkle was a 1960s American Rock and roll band. Career The band was formed by Guitarists and lead singers Don Dannemann and Also co-written with Simon were "I Wish You Could Be Here", and "Cloudy", which was included on the Simon & Garfunkel release, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, but without a Woodley writing credit. A cloud is a visible mass of droplets or frozen crystals floating in the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another Planetary body Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is an album by Simon and Garfunkel, released in the United States on October

After returning to Australia in early 1966, The Seekers filmed their first television special, At Home With The Seekers. The band performed at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl before a crowd of 150,000. The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Seekers were named Best New Artists at the 1966 New Musical Express Poll Winners Awards and they appeared at the celebratory Wembley Arena concert, on a bill that included The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield and The Animals. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Wembley Arena is a famous Entertainment venue located in Wembley, London, UK. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion.

The same year, the group appeared at a Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium, before the Queen Mother. The Royal Variety Performance is a gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom, which is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family, normally The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. Queen mother is a title or position reserved for a widowed Queen consort (a Queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch

Malvina Reynolds' "Morningtown Ride" was the Seekers' sixth major hit, reaching #1 on the British Charts in December 1966. Malvina Reynolds (born as Malvina Milder on August 23, 1900, died March 17, 1978) was an American folk / Blues The single had been recorded earlier on the 1964 album "Hide and Seekers" and the 1965 American debute, The New Seekers but, for copyright reasons, the song was re-recorded for The Seekers' Christmas 1966 single. The New Seekers were a British / German / Australian pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the

Their biggest US hit is "Georgy Girl" (#1 in Feb 67, #3 in the UK), for which The Seekers were awarded a Gold Record for 1 million copies sold in the United States. Georgy Girl, the title song to the film Georgy Girl, performed by The Seekers, was a #2 U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1] Jim Dale and Tom Springfield were nominated by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for best song of 1967. Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith on 15 August 1935 is an English Actor and Singer - Songwriter, best known for his roles Tom Springfield (born Dion O'Brien 2 July 1934, Hampstead, London) was the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion They lost out to Leslie Bricusse. Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist and composer The recording sold 3. 5 million copies. They returned to their homeland and appeared again at the Myer Music Bowl before an audience of 200,000.

Triumphant return to Australia

In March 1967, The Seekers returned to Australia for a triumphant homecoming tour, which included a record-breaking concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, attended by more than 200,000 people. The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This concert was listed in the 1993 Guinness Book Of World Records as the largest concert crowd ever gathered in the southern hemisphere. Vision of the appearance was incorporated into their 1967 Australian television spectacular The Seekers At Home and Down Under, which was screened on the Seven Network and drew a record rating of 67, and it still remains in the Top 10 Most Watched Television Specials in Australian history. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group.

In January 1968, in recognition of their many achievements, the group was named Australians of the Year for 1967 and accepted their award during a triumphant Australian tour. The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists During their 1968 visit, the group also filmed another television spectacular, The World of The Seekers, which was screened in cinemas, before being screened nationally on the Nine Network to phenomenal ratings. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney

Later in 1968, Judith Durham made the shock announcement that she was leaving The Seekers to pursue a solo career, and the group disbanded. Their final performance in July 1968 was screened live by the BBC as a special called Farewell The Seekers, with an audience of more than 10 million viewers.

The special had been preceded by a week-long season at London's Talk Of The Town nightclub, and a live recording of one of their shows was released as the LP record, The Seekers Say Goodbye Live From The Talk Of The Town. It reached #2 on the UK charts. Also in July 1968, the compilation album The Seekers' Greatest Hits was released and spent 17 weeks at #1 in Australia. The Seekers' Greatest Hits was released in Australia by EMI's Columbia label (Catalogue No The following lists the number one albums on the Australian Album Charts during the 1960s. It was known as "The Best of the Seekers" in the UK and spent one week at #1 in February 1969, managing to knock The Beatles (White Album) off the top of the charts. The album spent 125 weeks in the charts in the UK.

Following the split, the solo careers of the artists struggled, and lapsed into obscurity (many attribute it to their lack of success in the US). Judith Durham released a Christmas album For Christmas With Love (recorded in Hollywood, California) and later signed with A&M Records, releasing two albums, A Gift of Song and Climb Ev'ry Mountain. Keith Potger formed the successful group The New Seekers in the UK. Keith Potger (born March 21 1941 at Colombo in Sri Lanka, is one of the founder members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers, in which The New Seekers were a British / German / Australian pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the Bruce Woodley would release several solo albums and focus on songwriting, eventuating in the unofficial national anthem "I Am Australian". Bruce Woodley (born 25 July 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Singer, Guitarist, and " I Am/We are Australian " is a popular Australian song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of The Seekers and Dobe Newton of The Bushwackers Eventually Potger re-joined Woodley and Guy in reforming The Seekers in 1975 with Louisa Wisseling, then Julie Anthony in the 1980s, and then Karen Knowles, but the unique timbre of Durham's voice was missing from their sound. In Music, timbre (ˈtæm-bər' like timber, or, from Fr timbre tɛ̃bʁ is the quality of a Musical note or sound that distinguishes different Durham later rejoined the group in 1992. Woodley himself left for a time in the 1970s and was replaced with Buddy England, before rejoining in the 1980s. Buddy England (born in England) was a former member of The Seekers, replacing Bruce Woodley and stayed with them for six years

The Seekers in the 1990s and 2000s

The Seekers re-united late in 1992, with the original lineup of Guy, Potger, Woodley and Durham. A 25 Year Silver Jubilee Reunion Celebration tour in 1993 was so successful that The Seekers remained together for a further 11 years. They staged several sell-out tours of Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, released several albums, including new studio albums Future Road and Morningtown Ride to Christmas.

In 1995, they were inducted into the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Hall Of Fame, and were the subjects of a special issue of Australian postage stamps. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry [1], [2]

After much speculation (including a parody of the coming event by ABC TV's Olympics satire The Games) The Seekers reunited again for the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games on 29 October 2000, with a performance of "The Carnival Is Over". The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Games was an Australian Mockumentary television series about the Sydney Olympics in 2000. 136 Countries participated on the 2000 Paralympics Many of the same venues of the Sydney Olympics were used including the Olympic Stadium Stadium Australia. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Judith Durham had suffered a broken hip and performed at the Paralympics in a wheelchair.

On 1 September 2006, having ceased touring, The Seekers were presented with the Key to the City by Melbourne's Lord Mayor, John So. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand Dr John Chun Sai So JP ( Traditional Chinese: 蘇震西 Simplified Chinese: 苏震西 is an Australian businessman and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne

See also

References

  1. ^ The Seekers At Home and Down Under — VHS and DVD releases

External links

Preceded by
Sir Jack Brabham		 Australian of the Year
1967		 Succeeded by
Lionel Rose
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE (born April 2 1926) is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists Lionel Edward Rose, MBE (born June 21, 1948) is an Australian Bantamweight boxer, now retired who became the first
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