Tell me your story..I'll tell you mine..
2007-02-27 23:09:06 · 7 answers · asked by kit walker 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Born William Richard Thorpe in Manchester, England, Billy Thorpe and his parents emigrated to Australia in 1955, arriving in Melbourne, Victoria and settling in Brisbane, Queensland. Overheard singing and playing guitar by a television producer, Thorpe made regular musical appearances on Queensland television, and by the time he was 17 was an experienced singer and musician.
In 1963, Thorpe moved to Sydney and auditioned for a regular gig at Surf City, a popular beat music venue in the city's Kings Cross area. His backing band were called The Aztecs and the band's various incarnations would be Thorpe's musical collaborators for several decades.
Billy Thorpe suffered an unheralded heart attack at home on 28 February, 2007. Thorpe was taken by ambulance to St. Vincent's Hospital located in Sydney, Australia around 2am AEDT after suffering severe chest pains. He remained in the emergency ward in a serious condition and went into cardiac arrest around half an hour later. Hospital staff attempted to resuscitate him, but he did not recover. His family was by his side when he died. Thorpe was 60 years old. He is survived by his wife Lynne, and daughters Rusty and Lauren. "His family were with him when he passed away," the spokesman has said on Channel 9. Thorpe's manager Michael Chugg has said the death is a "terrible tragedy", as Thorpe had just finished recording a new album and was very happy after a recent acoustic tour.
Singles 4/64 Blue Day / You Don't Love Me [Linda Lee LL 006]
6/64 Poison Ivy / Broken Things Linda Lee [LL 007]
6/64 Blue Day / You Don't Love Me [Festival FK 650]
8/64 Mashed Potato / Don't Cha Know [Parlophone A 8119]
10/64 Sick & Tired / About Love [Parlophone A 8131]
11/64 Smoke & Stack / Board Boogie [Linda Lee HK 765]
12/64 Over The Rainbow / That I Love [Parlophone A 8136]
5/65 I Told The Brook / Funny Face [Parlophone A 8158]
7/65 Twilight Time / My Girl Josephine [Parlophone A 8165]
9/65 Hallelujah I Love Her So / Baby Hold Me Close [Parlophone A 8170]
10/65 Poison Ivy / Blue Day [Linda Lee HK 1116]
11/65 Love Letters / Dancing In The Street [Parlophone A 8180]
6/66 Word For Today / The New Breed [Parlophone A 8208]
10/66 I've Been Wrong Before / Wee Bit More Of Your Lovin' [Parlophone A 8220]
9/67 Dream Baby / You Don't Live Twice [Festival FK 2015]
3/70 Good Morning Little School Girl / Rock Me Baby [Festival FK 3638]
?/71 The Dawn Song / Time to Live [Havoc H 1003]
2/72 Most People I Know / Regulation Three Pufff [Havoc H 1012]
10/72 Believe It Just Like Me / Get To Hell Out of Here [Havoc H 1014]
?/73 Captain Straightman / Bow My Head [Havoc H 1019]
8/73 Movie Queen / Mame [Atlantic 10020]
8/73 Don't You Know You're Changing? / Yes I'm Tired [Atlantic 10029]
4/74 Over The Rainbow / Let's Have A Party [Atlantic 10035]
?/74 Cigarettes and Whiskey / Back Home in Australia [Atlantic 10043]
11/75 It's Almost Summer / Drive My Car [Infinity K 6202]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Thorpe
Love & Blessings
Milly
2007-02-27 23:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Billy Thorpe, Children Of The Sun...
2007-02-28 07:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by packerz rule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is Billy Thorpe?
He hasn't had a hit in the UK.
2007-02-28 07:12:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i remember children of the sun
not much of a story
2007-02-28 07:12:19 · answer #4 · answered by Hooligan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of the bloke. Was he famous?
2007-02-28 07:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure do..... Children of the sun...... That was probly his best hit there were not many more.
2007-02-28 07:12:57 · answer #6 · answered by slider1566 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-02-28 07:11:34 · answer #7 · answered by booge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋