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Artist:The Friendly Friends

Genres:
  • Rock
  • Roots
Sydney, NSW

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About

Thank you for visiting our unearthed page. We are on a rock'n'roll journey and would love you to join us. Watch Cocaine Jim here: bit.ly/2Mj5mDktson -------------------------------------- The Friendly Friends were formed when Joey J. Jetson, raised on the rolling hills of Mt Smoke in north-west Queensland, moved to Sydney and met Ginger 'Snap' Dempsey and Tom 'Baby Jesus' Clarke who had been playing together in a successful gospel band in Sydney’s hills district. The trio had a brief stint as 'The Beggars Band' which included a full winter residency at Mount Pirongia Ski Resort in New Zealand's Waikato region. On the week long island cruise home they met entertainer and comedian Angus Famous, who had been touring his one-man show 'Hairy Jazz Man' with a band which included drummer Oliver 'Twist-n-Shout' Williamson, percussionist Charlie Blue, and renowned guitar-smith 'Smokey' Lou Mosley. The chemistry between the two groups, who had knocked down the wall between their adjacent ...

Members

Angus Famous
Charlie Blue
Ginger Snap Dempsey
Smokey Lou Mosley
Joey J. Jetson
Jesus Clarke
and Oliver Twist'n'Shout.
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