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Bobby & Laurie were an Australian beat pop duo of the 1960s, with Laurie Allen (1942–2002) on vocals, guitar and keyboards and Bobby Bright (born in England, 3 February 1945) on vocals and guitar. Their regular backing band were the Rondells.
Robert Laurie (also known as Bobby Laurie) is a journalist, television travel expert, the co-host of The Jet Set as well as a traffic anchor and reporter at iHeartMedia and ABC7.
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Melbourne’s Bobby Bright and Laurie Allen had a number of pop hits in the mid-60s, from the danceable Laurie Allen composition I Belong With You (1965) to the country style Hitch Hiker. They were regulars on the Go!!
Aug 17, 2018 · It was the very first Australian song to use a fuzz box. With intent. Bobby Bright from Bobby & Laurie tells the story of their version Roger Miller's 'Hitch Hiker', a #1 hit from 1966.
Topping the charts for five weeks in May 1966 in Australia was popular duo Bobby and Laurie with their single ‘Hitch Hiker’. Featuring Laurie Allen (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Bobby...
Although perhaps not as well-remembered today as some of their contemporaries, vocal duo Bobby & Laurie (accompanied by their regular backing band, The Rondells) cut a series of hit singles that helped usher in the Australian beat movement.
Bobby & Laurie was one of the first Melbourne acts to adopt the new 'longhaired' image pioneered by The Beatles and the Stones, and they rapidly became a popular drawcard. Like several other important artists of the time, they became regulars The Go!!
