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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 the Rainbow", "Sick and Tired", "Baby, Hold Me Close" and "Mashed Potato"; and in the ...
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. He was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital but died at 2:30am AEDT, with family members by his side.
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1963. They were active in two incarnations, the first as a beat band from 1963–1967, and as a hard rock band from 1968–1973.
March 29, 1946 in Manchester, England. Died. February 28, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Hard Rock. Also Known As. William Richard Thorpe. Billy Thorpe Biography by Ed Nimmervoll. Billy Thorpe is one of the enigmas of Australian music, a man of many careers.
William Richard Thorpe AM was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer. As lead singer of his band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, he had success ...
Jul 21, 2016 · Music Documentaries. 21.1K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.2K. 133K views 7 years ago. Recorded in 1993 in Queensland's notorious Boggo Road prison, this scorching live show - part of a triple bill with...
Feb 28, 2007 · Australian rock icon Billy Thorpe died earlier today at Sydney's Vincent Hospital, after suffering a heart attack. He was 60. In the early '70s, Thorpe and his blues/rock band The Aztecs were...
