Gimme Ted, or more fully Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts, is an Australian 2×DVD video and tribute album by Various Artists, which was released on 19 May 2003. It was recorded at two eponymous benefit concerts on 9 and 10 March 2001,[1] with "some of Australia's finest musicians from the past and present" as well as "One-off reunions of classic bands."[2] The artists were honouring rock musician Ted Mulry, who had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in the previous year.[2][3] The shows were compèred by Glenn A. Baker, Donnie Sutherland and Ray Burgess.[4]
| Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts | |
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| Video by Various Artists | |
| Released | 19 May 2003 |
| Recorded | 9–10 March 2001 |
| Venue | City Live, Fox Studios, Sydney |
| Genre | Pop, rock |
| Length | 382:00 |
| Label | RBC/Warner |
| Director | Bernie Zelvis |
| Producer | Philip Deamer |
Mulry's backing band, the Ted Mulry Gang (TMG) performed on both nights with his brother Steve Mulry substituting on lead vocals.[5] Australian groups reuniting for the concerts included Sherbet, Sebastian Hardie (with Jon English), the Masters Apprentices and INXS (with both Richard Clapton and Jon Stevens on vocals).[6] The performances raised $170,000 for his medical costs; Mulry subsequently died on 1 September 2001.[3]
Penne Dennison interviewed people backstage for Foxtel's Music Country, which was broadcast on 14 April 2001.[7] Network 10 aired a one-hour special on 15 April showing live footage of performers.[7] The video albums were produced by Philip Deamer and directed by Bernie Zelvis for RBC Entertainment.[8] Aside from concert footage, the DVDs include TMG music videos, interviews with performers and a documentary.[9] Royalties from the video album funded Support Act, an Australian charity for musicians.[9]
Track listing edit
- Various Artists – Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts (19 May 2003) RBC Entertainment/Warner Music Australasia (2564600802, DAVID1888)[10] Performed at City Live, Fox Studios, Sydney on 9 and 10 March 2001.[1][11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where the Action Is" | Vanda & Young | John Paul Young | |
| 2. | "I Hate the Music" | Vanda & Young | John Paul Young | |
| 3. | "Yesterday's Hero" | Vanda & Young | John Paul Young | |
| 4. | "Turn Up Your Radio" | Jim Keays, Doug Ford | The Masters Apprentices | |
| 5. | "Because I Love You" | Keays, Ford | The Masters Apprentices | |
| 6. | "Deep Water" | Richard Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 7. | "Glory Road" | Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 8. | "Ace of Hearts" | Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 9. | "I Am an Island" | Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 10. | "Wings of an Eagle" | Russell Morris | Russell Morris | |
| 11. | "The Real Thing" | Johnny Young | Russell Morris | |
| 12. | "Take a Long Line" | Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Rick Brewster | members of the Angels | |
| 13. | "No Secrets" | Neeson, Graham Bidstrup | members of the Angels | |
| 14. | "I Ain't the One" | Neeson, J Brewster, R Brewster | members of the Angels | |
| 15. | "Marseilles" | Neeson, J Brewster, R Brewster | members of the Angels | |
| 16. | "I Come in Peace" | Ross Wilson, R Brewster | Ross Wilson | |
| 17. | "Cool World" | Wilson | Ross Wilson | |
| 18. | "Come Back Again" | Wilson | Ross Wilson | |
| 19. | "Eagle Rock" | Wilson | Ross Wilson | |
| 20. | "Darktown Strutters Ball" | Shelton Brooks | TMG with Steve Mulry | |
| 21. | "Denim and Lace" | Laurence Lister, Francis Lyons | Marty Rhone | |
| 22. | "Rock Me Baby" | Joe Bihari; B.B. King | Billy Thorpe | |
| 23. | "Poison Ivy" | Leiber and Stoller | Billy Thorpe | |
| 24. | "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy" | Thorpe | Billy Thorpe | |
| 25. | "Got My Mojo Working" | Preston Foster | Billy Thorpe | |
| 26. | "Good Times" | Vanda & Young | Billy Thorpe and INXS |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw" | Gary "Angry" Anderson, Michael Cocks, Gordon Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royall, Peter Wells | Rose Tattoo | |
| 2. | "Nice Boys Don't" | Leach, Anderson, Royall, Wells, Cocks | Rose Tattoo | |
| 3. | "Bad Boy for Love" | Ian Rilen | Rose Tattoo | |
| 4. | "One of the Boys" | Leach, Anderson, Royall, Wells, Cocks | Rose Tattoo | |
| 5. | "We Can't Be Beaten" | Anderson, Robin Riley | Rose Tattoo | |
| 6. | "Strange Imagination" | Kevin Borich | Kevin Borich | |
| 7. | "Voodoo Chile" | Jimi Hendrix | Kevin Borich | |
| 8. | "Gonna See My Baby Tonight" | Borich | Kevin Borich | |
| 9. | "Openings" | Mario Millo, Toivo Pilt, Alex Plavsic, Peter Plavsic | Sebastian Hardie | |
| 10. | "Turn the Page" | Bob Seger | Jon English | |
| 11. | "Hollywood 7" | Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd | Jon English | |
| 12. | "Julia" | Martin "Ted" Mulry | Tim Freedman | |
| 13. | "Falling in Love Again" | Vanda & Young | Tim Freedman | |
| 14. | "Darktown Strutters Ball" | Brooks | TMG with Steve Mulry | |
| 15. | "Jump in My Car" | Ted Mulry | TMG with Steve Mulry | |
| 16. | "Fine Line" | Martin Murphy, David Barraclough | Mental As Anything | |
| 17. | "Live It Up" | Andrew "Greedy" Smith | Mental As Anything | |
| 18. | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | Murphy | Mental As Anything | |
| 19. | "Beatin' Around the Bush" | Wayne Burt | Adam Brand | |
| 20. | "Looking Through the Eyes of a Beautiful Girl" | Tommy Swarbrigg | Autumn | |
| 21. | "Yellow River" | Jeffrey Christie | Autumn | |
| 22. | "Summer Holiday" | Brian Nichol | The Radiators | |
| 23. | "No Tragedy" | Geoffrey Turner | The Radiators | |
| 24. | "Unsophisticated" | Turner | The Radiators | |
| 25. | "Gimme Head" | Turner | The Radiators | |
| 26. | "Darktown Strutters Ball" | Brooks | The Radiators | |
| 27. | "17" | Nichol | The Radiators | |
| 28. | "Comin' Home" | Turner | The Radiators | |
| 29. | "Freedom" | Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Justin Stanley, Jon Stevens | Noiseworks | |
| 30. | "No Lies" | Stevens, Brent Thomas | Noiseworks | |
| 31. | "Reach Out" | Stevens, Fraser, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 32. | "Miles & Miles" | Balbi, Fraser, Stanley, Stevens | Noiseworks | |
| 33. | "Jealousy" | Stevens, Balbi, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 34. | "Everyday People" | Fraser, Balbi, Stevens, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 35. | "Take Me Back" | Stevens, Thomas | Noiseworks | |
| 36. | "Hot Chilli Woman" | Balbi, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 37. | "Summer Love" | Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare | Sherbet | |
| 38. | "Hound Dog" | Leiber and Stoller | Sherbet |
References edit
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus. "Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 10 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Ted Mulry Benefit" (PDF). APRAP. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). July 2001. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (1 September 2001). "Ted Mulry Loses His Battle with Cancer". Undercover Music News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kimball, Duncan. "MilesAgo - Groups & Solo Artists - Ted Mulry / The Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)". MilesAgo. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Michael D. "Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts (1977)". michaeldvd.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2023. Note: incorrectly dated to 1977, incorrectly named as Edward Mulry
- ^ "$130,000 Raised at Ted Mulry Gig". Undercover Music News. 14 March 2001. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed (10 April 2001). "In-Site: Ted Watch". theMusic.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts". Australian Classification. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b Eliezser, Christie (13 May 2003). "___themusic.com.au___". theMusic.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 August 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kellaghan, Ronan (19 May 2003). "Week Commencing ~ 19th May 2003 ~ Issue #691". The ARIA Report (691). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 31.
- ^ Mulry, Ted (2003), Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concert, RBC Entertainment, retrieved 22 October 2023,
Notes: 2564600802. DAVID1888. Includes special features. Recorded at City Live, Fox Studios, Sydney March 2001.
Note: incorrectly states that Mulry died before his 50th birthday.