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Feb 27, 2007 · One of Australia's best-known rock musicians, Billy Thorpe, has died at the age of 60. The singer suffered a massive heart attack at his home in Sydney's eastern suburbs, early this morning.
writer. Years active. 1956–2007. Labels. Atlantic, Festival, Mushroom, Liberation. William Richard Thorpe [1] AM (29 March 1946 – 28 February 2007) was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer. [2] As lead singer of his band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, he had success in the 1960s with "Blue Day", "Poison Ivy", "Over ...
Feb 28, 2007 · Billy Thorpe, the Australian rock legend and former leader of the Aztecs, passed away on Feb. 28, 2007, after a heart attack. He was 60 years old and had a long and influential career in music, business and activism.
Feb 28, 2007 · Billy Thorpe, a quintessential Australian rock and roller, died in 2007 at 60. He was known for his hard boogie style, his Sunbury performances and his books on his life in music.
Feb 27, 2007 · Transcript. Quintessential Australian rocker Billy Thorpe has died in Sydney after suffering a heart attack. The AM program looks back on the life of a man who was always a central part of ...
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Thorpe played his last gig at Westernport Hotel in San Remo, Victoria, on Sunday 25 February 2007. He died of a heart attack at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, in the early hours of 28 February 2007. Gil Matthews runs the re-issue label Aztec Music. Their first release was Live at Sunbury by Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs.
Mar 7, 2007 · Billy Thorpe, once a leading Australian rock performer, died Feb. 28 in a Sydney hospital after a heart attack. He was 60. In the early 1970s, Thorpe and his blues-rock band the Aztecs were...