THE GROUP

BERNIE HUTTON Lead, rhythm guitar & vocal harmonies. Started in Sydney as a long haired teenager, strongly influenced by the British 60's sound... in particular "the Beatles" After a number of years on the Sydney dance and club circuit, stopped playing music to spend time with a young family. Making the move to Queensland in 1988 helped to lure him back to the entertainment scene and the resurgence of Rock'n'Roll became a huge draw card and so was born the award winning band.....
RICKY WILSON Drummer & vocals. Rick started playing drums (a biscuit tin) at the age of five with his three sisters who play button accordions in his hometown of Narracoorte in South Australia. He joined an old time band when he was fifteen, brought his first set of drums with the help of his parents and formed rock band "INSTIGATION" at sixteen. Rick was soon asked to join one of the most popular bands in the S.E. of South Australia called "ROMAN EMPIRE" and in 1972 won the Battle of the Sounds. In the early 1980's Rick toured Australia, backing country music legend Wild Bill Williams. In 1995 he moved to Queensland's Sunshine Coast where he played in several bands including "THE BLACKALL RANGERS" and backed the late, great Barry Thorton. Rick moved to the Gold Coast in 1997 when he joined "THE CADILLACS" and after they disbanded he enjoyed filling in with many of the Coast's top Rock & Roll, and Country bands. In 2003 Rick jumped at the chance to join "THE CHEVROLETS" where he could play his favourite 60's music, write and act in the many comedy skits that are all part of The Chevrolets FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY SHOW.
ALLAN KERSHAW Bass guitar, lead and backing vocals. Allan began playing at the ripe old age of 17 in various garage bands, until he joined the very popular Melbourne rock band AJAX (nothing to do with the white powder) who progressed to the final of the very prestigious "HOADLEYS BATTLE OF THE BANDS" competition. After moving to Queensland in 1991he joined local band "Impac"and for the next 5 years worked just about every local club in South East Queensland. Allan's natural progression saw him join a new outfit called "Yakaty Yak" and he constantly found himself touring Queensland. THE CHEVROLETS held auditions in January 08 and numerous bass players turned out. Bernie said "THIS BLOKE IS A RATBAG--------LET'S GET HIM IN THE ACT" Allan's vocal ability and personality stood out from the rest and was offered the opportunity to be a member of this multi-award winning showband.
MARTIN HOPE Guitar Martin played with NZ band the 'FOURMYULA' in the 60s They had a lot of chart success there and spent several years in the UK and California playing He then played with the Human Instinct and Country Flyers (NZ) in the 70s before moving to Australia and playing in Johnny Chester's band Hotspur. Martin has also played with many Australia and international acts including; Goanna band-Max Merrit -Brian Cadd- Tom T Hall-Charley Pride and many more .

 Management address. Bernie Hutton P.O. Box 355, Labrador, Qld 4215 Phone: 07 5528 8177 Fax: 07 5528 8187 Email: berniehutton@powerup.com.au

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