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four-piece with Barber, Borich and Key joined by Peter
Roberts (ex-Freshwater) on bass guitar. At Byron Bay on New Year's Eve 1970, the La De Da's unveiled their stripped-down hard rock style, which took them back to their R&B roots and drew heavily from 12-bar Chicago blues and the legacy of Jimi Hendrix. The new line-up got a rousing reception at the Wallacia Festival in January. They regularly shared bills with
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and Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs at 3XY's free concert at the Myer Music Bowl, which drew an estimated 200,000 people β one of the largest concert audiences in
Australia to that time. McFarlane considered they were one of the top three bands in the country, beside Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and Daddy
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in 1976. He continued that band into the 1990s with a succession of bass guitarists and drummers. After the split of Band of Light in 1975, Phil Key left the music business and died in 1984 from a congenital heart condition. Ronnie Peel undertook a solo career in the late 1970s as
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music and searched for another name. One promoter changed it to the Gonks for an early 1965 gig at a summer carnival. They initially decided on the Criminals, however, one of the members' mother suggested "something nice, like the la-de-das ...", which was approved. By early 1965 the group were
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as "one of Australia's finest rock albums, a fiery, cohesive work dominated by the superbly talented and carried off by the reliable gutsiness of Peel and Barber." Touring in support of the release, the La De Da's enjoyed their most successful period, including supports for
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as their major influence, at local dances and school socials. The Beatles' visit in June 1964 and the emergence of the Rolling Stones, brought a change of style to the group with Key becoming their lead singer and Borich and Wilson adding backing vocals.
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concept albums. It was "praised for its quality musicianship and production values. Despite the fine playing, it was an overly serious and flawed album, and duly sank without a trace." Music journalist
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of Consolidated Rock was hired as their talent agent and when he later set up his own agency, Sunrise, he continued to handle the La De Da's. In January 1972 they performed at the inaugural
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on lead guitar and vocals, Phil Key on lead vocals and guitar and Trevor Wilson on bass guitar. In mid-1968 they relocated to Australia. Their popular singles in New Zealand were "
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1999 - Australian Blues Music Festival - Heritage Award
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1978 - Australian Rock Music Awards - Best Guitarist
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347:Kevin Borich performing at Mountain Rock
2031:Iain McIntyre, ed. (22 November 2006).
1607:Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop
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2537:Marks, Ian D.; McIntyre, Iain (2010).
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492:I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
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2421:Cashmere, Paul (9 November 2020).
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2352:Eliezer, Christie (7 July 2005).
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922:Trevor Wilson β bass guitar
2037:. Wakefield Press. p. 138.
2020:on 2 May 2021 – via JSTOR.
1942:Grigg, Simon (27 October 2015).
1489:Schmidt, Andrew (30 July 2021).
1059:The Best of the La De Das Legend
725:Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival
2571:Encyclopedia of Australian Rock
2504:Nimmervoll, Ed (27 July 1974).
2176:Nimmervoll, Ed (17 June 1972).
1946:. Audio Culture. Archived from
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2625:New Zealand garage rock groups
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2591:Kevin Borich official website
2374:National Library of Australia
2274:(Revised ed.), Penguin,
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478:recommended Bruce Channel's "
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2578:Who's Who of Australian Rock
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1944:"Loxene Golden Disc"
1035:(by Various Artists)
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654:Sunbury Pop Festival
420:New Zealand Listener
321:Kevin Borich Express
180:Kevin Borich Express
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2364:on 21 February 2006
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2251:on 4 September 2015
2061:Gillanders, Grant.
1703:on 19 December 2002
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1053:(1975) β EMI
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