Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks

Ross Wilson is one of the true legends of Australian music.He is a performer, songwriter and producer par excellence. He has influenced the direction of Australian music for over 40 years. Forming Daddy Cool, producing Skyhooks, writing Touch of Paradise for John Farnham. Just some of the landmarks Ross has been involved with.

Starting in the mid 60’s, Ross eventually formed the legendary band Daddy Cool.Their number one anthem Eagle Rock smashed all previous sales records in Australia. The song was very influential, Elton John being a great admirer.

He than started Mondo Rock, delivering hits such as “Cool World”, “State of The Heart”, “Chemistry”, “No Time”, and “Come said The Boy.” This was all before Ross left to pursue a solo career. The 1989 release of “Dark Side of the Man” spawned the hit “Bed of Nails”, recently used as the theme to Bed of Roses.

Artists as diverse as Jimmy Barnes, Def FX, Custard, Jennifer Rush, Troy Cassar-Daley, You Am I, Renee Geyer, and Christine Anu have covered his songs. The Wiggles version of Eagle Rock again topped the charts in July 2008!.

Ross Wilson is an absolutely brilliant Australian musician and one that needs to be seen live in action on stage! Don’t miss it folks!

The Satellite Lounge in conjunction with Festival Records and Warner Music Australia are offering all future and existing ticket holders to the Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks show on Sat 22nd July the chance to go into the draw to win 1 of 3 copies of The Glory Days of Aussie Pub Rock Vol 2 CD. The 4 CD set is the follow up to one of the best-selling Australian compilations of 2016. It includes 90-odd tracks of classic Aussie rock from the 70s, 80s and into the 90s. Featuring Daddy Cool’s track All I Wanna Do is Rock and Mondo Rock’s Searching for My Baby. Winners will be notified on the night of the show where prizes can be collected at the door.

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