Greg Anderson (Australian musician)
Greg Anderson is an Australian musician and horserider. His single "No Roses For Michael" from the TV film of the same name reached #21 on the Australian charts in 1970.[1]
Anderson's career began in the sixties and he released two early singles through Kommotion. In 1970 he recorded the theme song for a TV movie titled No Roses For Michael and it was released as a single by Festival and charted in October 1970. Through Festival he went on to release an album and four more singles.[1] Anderson started performing a long running show as the Electric Horseman (the name was taken from the Robert Redford film) with his horse Butch Cassidy.[2][3]
Anderson married actress Lynda Keane from Bellbird[4] and joined the cast of that show for a period of six weeks.[5] They had three children together.[6]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Greg Anderson (Festival, 1970)
Singles
[edit]- "I Feel Good" / "When It's All Over" (Kommotion, 1966)
- "I've Been Unfaithful" / "Mickey's Monkey" (Kommotion, 1966)
- "No Roses For Michael" / "Ned Kelly" (Festival, 1970) Aus #21[7]
- "Just Come Running To Me" / "Live For Life" (Festival, 1971)
- "It's Over" / "Shame" (Festival, 1971)
- "Somewhere Somewhere" / "It's Over" (Festival, 1972)
- "Thank Your Lucky Star" / "It's Over" (Festival, 1972)
References
[edit]- ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Greg Anderson'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Arblaster, Jo (4 October 1990), "Butch takes the bright lights at full gallop", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Tubb, Rochelle (20 February 1994), "Greg's bridled passion", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Bang, Maureen (5 November 1969), "Enchanting "Bellbird" bride", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ^ "no title", Queanbeyan Age, 16 July 1971
{{citation}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Allison, Karen (13 February 1983), "Butch Cassidy lives here", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ National Top 60, Go-Set, 1970, retrieved 22 October 2024