The Pelaco Brothers

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The Pelaco Brothers
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresRockabilly
Years active1974 (1974)–1975 (1975)
LabelsRalph
Missing Link Records
Past membersJoe Camilleri
Stephen Cummings
Peter Lillie
Johnny Topper
Karl Wolfe
Chris Worrall
Ed Bates
Peter Martin

The Pelaco Brothers (sometimes seen as The Pelaco Bros.) were an Australian

Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons; while Cummings and Bates formed a new wave group, the Sports
in 1976. On 13 September 2012 Peter Lillie died of liver disease, aged 61.

History

The Pelaco Brothers formed in 1974 in Melbourne with Joe Camilleri (ex-King Bees, Lipp and the Double Dekker Brothers, Sharks) on saxophone and vocals, Stephen Cummings (ex-Ewe and the Merinos) on lead vocals, Peter Lillie on guitar and vocals, Johnny Topper on bass guitar, Karl Wolfe on drums and Chris Worrall on guitar.[1][2] The group were named for the Pelaco Sign which advertised a local shirt manufacturer.[3] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, they played "rockabilly, country swing and R&B that recalled American outfits like Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen and Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks. Yet, the band's delivery presented a fiercely Australian outlook".[1] Only existing for 18 months, they later included Ed Bates on guitar and Peter Martin on slide guitar.[2]

Their posthumous releases were The Notorious Pelaco Brothers Show a

Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons;[4] Meanwhile, Cummings and Bates formed a new wave group, the Sports in 1976.[1][5]

Lillie formed Relaxed Mechanics with Iain Colquhoun on bass guitar, John Lloyd on drums, Nick Rischbieth on guitar (ex-Sharks) and Dave Steel on vocals.[1] Topper founded The Fabulous Nudes, a country and western group, with Pierre Jaquinot on guitar and vocals (ex-Spo-Dee-O-Dee); Jimmy Jessop on vocals and harmonica (Spo-Dee-O-Dee), Warwick Kennington on drums (Uncle Bob's Band); and Peter Morrison on guitar and harmonica.[1] Soon after both groups disbanded, Lillie and Topper created The Autodrifters and they were soon joined by Warren Rough on guitar and former bandmate, Wolfe on drums.[1] By May 1978 Rick Dempster on vocals and harmonica became a member of The Autodrifters.[1] According to McFarlane, Lillie "remained a cult figure on the Melbourne music scene for many years".[1]

In 1982 the Pelaco Brothers' music was used for a suburban horror film, This Woman Is Not a Car.[6][7] Lillie's solo album, Poetry & Western, was issued in early 1997.[1] On 13 September 2012, Peter Lillie died of liver disease, aged 61.[8][9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
The Notorious Pelaco Brothers Show
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Ralph RR001 E

References

General
  • ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original
    on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2013.     Note: Archived [on-line] version has limited functionality.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j McFarlane, 'The Pelaco Brothers' entry. Archived from the original Archived 3 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Stephen Cummings". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ISBN 978-1-742-24044-2
    . Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. ^ McFarlane, 'Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons' entry. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ^ McFarlane, 'The Sports' entry. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. RMIT. Archived from the original
    on 22 June 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  7. Australian Screen Online. National Film and Sound Archive
    . Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  8. News Limited
    . Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  9. ^ Dickins, Barry (21 September 2012). "Goodbye to all that quirkiness". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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