The Seekers |
The Seekers were a much-loved folk group that formed in Melbourne in 1962 and went on to over sell over 50 million records.
The Seekers enjoyed hits including I'll Never Find Another You, A World of Our Own, The Carnival Is Over, Someday One Day, Walk With Me, Morningtown Ride*, Georgy Girl, When Will the Good Apples Fall and Emerald City.
-:- Judith Durham: lead vocals, piano, tambourine
-:- Athol Guy: double bass, vocals
-:- Keith Potger: twelve string guitar, banjo, vocals
-:- Bruce Woodley: guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals
The Seekers were formed by Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley, who all attended Melbourne High School. Judith was in Essendon and recorded an EP with the Melbourne group Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers.
They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States.
After spending 3 years in the UK, in March 1967, The Seekers returned to Australia for a homecoming tour, which included a record-breaking concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl attended by more than 200,000 people.
The Seekers were accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hector Crawford. This concert was listed in the 1993 Guinness Book Of World Records as the largest concert crowd ever gathered in the southern hemisphere.
Vision of the appearance was incorporated into their 1967 Australian television spectacular The Seekers at Home and Down Under, which was screened on the Seven Network and drew a record rating of 6,070,000 and it still remains in the Top 10 Most Watched television specials in Australian history.
* The Melbourne suburb of Mornington is not connected with Morningtown Ride. It was written by American Malvina Reynolds in 1957.
The Carnival Is Over
From their farewell concert in London July 7 1968.
The Seekers: Remembering Judith Durham | A World of Their Own
Introduced by Athol Guy of The Seekers
Shortly after Judith's passing in 2022, this wonderful video appeared on Australian Story on the ABC.
In the 1960s Australian band The Seekers took the world by storm when their first three releases went to the top of the UK charts, knocking the Beatles out of the number one spot along the way.
Lead singer Judith Durham was the heartbeat of their unique sound, a blend of harmonising voices that saw them become the first Australian band to score a number one hit in the US with the iconic "Georgy Girl".
In 2019, all four band members - Judith Durham, Athol Guy, Bruce Woodley and Keith Potger - spoke for the first time to Australian Story about fame and fallout.
Now, following Judith's death this year, her bandmates and her sister speak about her enduring musical legacy and personal resilience.
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ The Seekers
➼ www.wikipedia.org/The_Seekers
➼ www.theseekers.com.au
➼ Images of The Seekers
➼ List of The Seekers songs | wikipedia.org
➼ The Seekers: A World of Their Own - ABC
➼ www.facebook.com
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