Athol Guy
Athol Guy | |
|---|---|
 The Seekers in 1965 – Guy at left | |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gisborne | |
| In office 11 December 1971 – 5 March 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Julian Doyle |
| Succeeded by | Tom Reynolds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Athol George Guy 5 January 1940 Colac, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Musician, politician |
| Website | atholguyandfriends.com |
Athol George Guy AO[1] (born 5 January 1940[2]) is an Australian musician who was a member of the Australian folk-pop music group the Seekers, for whom he played double bass and sang. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1979.
Early life
[edit]Athol George Guy was born to George Francis Guy (RAN) and Doris Thelma (née Cole) Guy.[2] He was born in Colac, Victoria and went to Melbourne High School with Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley.
Career
[edit]Guy formed The Seekers in 1962 with Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley.[3] With later addition Judith Durham, The Seekers had many hits during the 1960s including: I'll Never Find Another You, A World of Our Own, The Carnival Is Over and Georgy Girl; all were written or co-written by Tom Springfield and were each awarded a gold disc.[4] The Seekers have sold over 50 million records worldwide.[5]
When the Seekers disbanded in 1968, Guy hosted his own variety series — A Guy Called Athol — on Australia's Seven Network, and later the quiz show Big Nine on the Nine Network.[6] A guest on one episode of Big Nine was Hutton Gibson, father of actor Mel Gibson.[7] Guy performed on every Seekers album apart from 1980 A Little Bit of Country, as he had left in 1978 (Guy returned to the Seekers in 1988). Athol now fronts his band "Athol and friends".
Politics
[edit]Guy was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in a by-election on 11 December 1971 for Gisborne as a member of the Liberal Party.[2] He served as a member of the assembly until resigning due to ill health on 5 March 1979.[2]
Discography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hey there, it's the Seekers, AO | the Australian". Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Athol George Guy". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Whammo Homepage". 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The book of golden discs. Internet Archive. London : Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 978-0-214-20512-5.
- ^ Clancy, Laurie (2004). Culture and Customs of Australia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-32169-6.
- ^ A Guy Called Athol (TV Series 1968– ) - IMDb, retrieved 3 April 2023
- ^ The Big 9 - Athol Guy, 16 June 2017, retrieved 3 April 2023
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Seekers (archived)
- Athol Guy at IMDb
- The Seekers – groups and solo arts at the MILESAGO website
- Australian TV History
- Hanging Rock Winery
- West Rock Farm review
- The Seekers members
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Australian pop singers
- Australian male songwriters
- Australian double-bassists
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Male double-bassists
- People educated at Melbourne High School
- Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Officers of the Order of Australia
- People from Colac, Victoria
- Singers from Victoria (state)
- 21st-century double-bassists
- 20th-century Australian male singers
- 21st-century Australian male musicians
- 21st-century Australian musicians