The Denvermen | |
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Origin | Sydney, Australia |
Genres | Rock 'n' roll, instrumental surf |
Years active | 1961 | –1965
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The Denvermen were an Australian rock 'n' roll and instrumental surf band, which formed in 1961. They are also referred to as Digger Revell and the Denvermen with their lead singer Digger Revell (né Gary Hildred). The group disbanded in 1965 and Revell had a solo career.
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Digger Revell and the Denvermen were formed in Sydney in 1961 by Digger Revell (né Gary Hildred) on lead vocals, Phil Bower on drums, Peter Burbidge on saxophone, Allan Crowe on bass guitar, Les Green on lead guitar and Tex Ihasz on rhythm guitar.[1][2] The members came from two rock 'n' roll bands, Paul Dever and the Denvermen and Digger Revell and the Lonely Ones. During their first year they performed four nights a week at dances and appeared on Sydney-based TV shows.[3]
Their debut single, "Outback" (September 1962), although an instrumental was credited to Digger Revell's Denver Men.[3] Green was an Australian pioneer guitarist, he used an effects box and echo chamber per Hank Marvin and Duane Eddy.[1][3]
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- [on-line]: McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Denvermen (with Digger Revell)'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.
- [off-line]: McFarlane, Ian; Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Denvermen (with Digger Revell)'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
- ^ Kimball, Duncan (2006). "Groups & Solo Artists - The Denvermen". MilesAgo. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Baker, Ainslie (26 September 1962). "Group Has Really 'Been Everywhere'!". Teenagers' Weekly. The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 17. p. 7. Retrieved 21 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.