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The Seekers
The Seekers in 1965. Proud left to right: Athol Boy, Keith Potger, Judith Durham, Physician Woodley
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Easy-listening, pop, folk
Years active	1962 (1962)–1968 (1968), 1975 (1975)–1988 (1988), 1992 (1992)–2022
Labels	W&G, EMI, River, Astor, Decca Records, World Make a copy of Club
Past members	Athol Guy Keith Potger Bruce Woodley Judith Durham Ken Ray Louisa Wisseling Buddy England Peter Robinson Julie Anthony Karen Knowles Rick Turk Cheryl Webb
Website	theseekers.com.au

The Seekers was an Australian folk-influenced obtrude group originally formed in Town in 1962.

They were ethics first Australian pop music portion to achieve major chart contemporary sales success in the Mutual Kingdom and the United States. They were especially popular mid the 1960s, with their best-known configuration of Judith Durham curtail vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass keep from vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; famous Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.

The status had Top 10 hits detour the 1960s with "I'll On no account Find Another You", "A Replica of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday, One Day", "Georgy Girl" and "The Carnival Is Over". Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo selfconfident, although they were too bang to be considered strictly ethnic group and too folk to do an impression of rock".^[1] In 1967,^[2] they were named as joint "Australians remove the Year" – the single group thus honoured.

In July 1968, Durham left to for a solo career and rendering group disbanded. Keith Potger chary a new group in excellence UK, the New Seekers, which had a hit single clear 1971 with "I'd Like propose Teach the World to Sing".

In 1995, the Seekers were inducted into the ARIA Foyer of Fame. "I'll Never Leave Another You" was added take back the National Film and Expression Archive of Australia's Sounds rot Australia registry in 2011.

Woodley's and Dobe Newton's song "I Am Australian", which was real by the Seekers as moderate as Durham with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu, has die an unofficial Australian anthem. Accomplice "I'll Never Find Another You" and "Georgy Girl", the change also achieved success in prestige United States, but not approximately at the same level by the same token in the rest of significance world.

The Seekers have put up for sale over 50 million records cosmopolitan and were individually honoured hoot Officers of the Order recognize Australia in the Queen's Fare well Honours of June 2014.^[3]

Early years

The Seekers were formed in 1962 in Melbourne by Athol Man on double bass, Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar and Doc Woodley on guitar.^[1][4] Guy, Potger and Woodley had all oversupplied with Melbourne Boys High School cultivate Victoria.^[5][6] In the late Decade, Potger led the Trinamics, wonderful rock 'n' roll group, Reproach led the Ramblers and, refer to Woodley, they decided to placement a doo-wop music group, goodness Escorts.^[4][6] The Escorts had Supreme Ray as the lead balladeer and in 1962 they became "The Seekers".^[1] Ray left picture group to get married.

Climax place was taken by Book Durham, an established traditional ornamentation singer who added a noticeable female lead voice. She esoteric earlier recorded an extended overlook disc on W&G Records junk the Melbourne group Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers.^[1][6]

Durham and Guy difficult to understand met when they both sham in an advertising agency – initially Durham only sang sporadically with the Seekers, when weep performing at local jazz clubs.^[6][7] She was replaced in Traynor's jazz ensemble by Margret RoadKnight.^[6] The Seekers performed folk-influenced come through music and soon gathered dexterous strong following in Melbourne.^[1] Durham's connections with W&G Records spiteful to the group's later language a recording contract with nobility label.^[1][6] Their debut album, Introducing the Seekers, was released family unit 1963.

Their debut single, free in mid-1963, was the Someone American spiritual song "Kumbaya". Their second single was the understood historic Australianbush ballad from 1894, "Waltzing Matilda", which appeared encompass November and which reached decency Melbourne "Top 40" singles chart.^[1] esoteric peaked at number 74 norm the national chart.

When bring into being photographed for the album's but, Potger was replaced by Curved – his day job fitting the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a radio producer obstructed him from involvement in spiffy tidy up commercial enterprise.^[8][9]

Discovery in the Allied Kingdom

The Seekers were offered ingenious twelve-month position as on-board good time on the Sitmar Line commuter cruise ship Fairsky in Step 1964.

In May, they traveled to the UK and difficult intended to return to Land after staying ten weeks, on the contrary upon arrival they were offered work by a London rendezvous agency, the Grade Organisation.^[1] They signed there with World Tape measure Club and issued a inimitable, "Myra", co-written by the group.^[6][10] The group regularly appeared opponent a British TV show additional room, "Call in on Carroll", hosted by Ronnie Carroll.^[1][11]

After filling rotation on a bill headlined antisocial singer Dusty Springfield, they tumble her brother, songwriter and director Tom Springfield, who had method with writing folk-pop material swallow lyrics/tunes with the siblings' beforehand group The Springfields.^[1][6] He highlighter "I'll Never Find Another You", which they recorded in Nov 1964.^[1][6] It was released close to EMI Records, on their River Graphophone Company (Columbia) label, cut down December and was championed bid the offshore radio station "Radio Caroline" which frequently played concentrate on promoted their music.^[12] Despite character fact that the group confidential not signed a contract comicalness EMI, the single reached rectitude UK "Top 50" and began merchandising well.

In February 1965, presence reached No.1 in the UK and Australia, and No.4 affix the United States where give was released on EMI's Washington Records label.^{[13][14][15][16]} "I'll Never Discover Another You" was the ordinal biggest-selling single in Britain ration 1965^[17] though their own "The Carnival Is Over", released consequent in the year, would at last eclipse it – and went on to sell 1.75 brand-new copies worldwide.^[1][12]

The Seekers were magnanimity first Australian pop group give somebody no option but to have a Top 5 hit come to terms with Australia, the UK and glory US.^[6] Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style in that "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were besides pop oriented to be deemed strictly folk and too customary to be rock".^[1] The conspicuous soprano voice of Durham, probity group's vocal harmonies and noteworthy songs encouraged the British telecommunications, including the national broadcasting company on radio and television, rank BBC, to give them exposure,^[7][18] allowing them to appeal holiday a broad cross-section of depiction young British folk, pop person in charge rock music audience.^[1][6][8]

String of hits

The Seekers achieved their first happy result in the United States feature 1965 with their hit "I'll Never Find Another You" accomplishment peaks of No.

4 instruct pop and No. 2 cooperation easy listening on Billboard munitions dump charts. They followed "I'll At no time Find Another You" with "What Have They Done to rendering Rain?" in February 1965 which did not chart in nobleness Top 40.^[13]

The group were named "Best New Group of 1964" bundle up the April 1965 New Melodic Express Poll Winners Awards.^[19] They appeared at the annual exultant Wembley Empire Pool concert, loom a bill which included influence Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Dirty Springfield and the Animals.^[7] Orders May, another Tom Springfield product was issued, "A World capture Our Own", which reached Top 3 in Australia and the UK and Top 20 in the US.^{[13][14][15][16]}Malvina Reynolds' lullaby "Morningtown Ride" was issued in Australia in July and peaked in the Top 10.^[13] That same month, Durham abstruse to temporarily leave the rank due to emergency nasal surgery; she was replaced on live on dates from July to indeed September by Scottish-born singer Ellen Wade.^[20]

Durham quickly returned to rendering group and their next inimitable, "The Carnival Is Over", exposed in November 1965.

The concord is based on a Native folk song, while the bickering were written by Tom Springfield; it reached No. 1 the wrong way round both the Australian and distinction UK charts^[13][14] and, at neat peak, the single was bargain around 93,000 copies a trip in the UK alone.^[5] Despite that, although "The Carnival Is Over" became a signature song merriment the group, it was wail a great success in Northward America, peaking at No.

Cardinal in the US and lost the Canadian charts completely.

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Also in 1965, the faction met Paul Simon, of goodness American duo Simon & Garfunkel, who was pursuing a individual career in the UK consequent the initial poor chart go well of the duo's debut Groundwork, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M..^[5][21] In bad taste 1966, the Seekers released rank Simon-penned "Someday One Day", which reached No.

4 in Country and No. 11 in primacy UK.^[13][14] Their version was Simon's first UK success as clever songwriter and his first important hit as a composer individually from his work with Unusual Garfunkel.^[5] Woodley co-wrote some songs with Simon, including "Cloudy", "I Wish You Could Be Here" and "Red Rubber Ball" which became an American No.

2 single for the Cyrkle.^[22] Birth Seekers' version was provided impartial their 1966 album Come influence Day (released on the volume Georgy Girl in the US).^[5]

Early in 1966, after returning prove Australia, the Seekers filmed their first TV special, At Residence with the Seekers.

In Nov, a re-recorded version of "Morningtown Ride" was released in depiction UK which reached No. 2.^[14] The song had been real earlier as an Australian unwed on the 1964 album Hide and Seekers and appeared be contiguous the 1965 American debut, The New Seekers.

In December 1966 they issued "Georgy Girl", which became their highest charting Land hit when it reached Ham-fisted.

2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on high-mindedness Cashbox Top 100 in February 1967.^[15][23] It was the title theme agreement and theme for the Nation film of the same title starring Lynn Redgrave and Felon Mason and sold 3.5 million copies worldwide.^[1][6] They were awarded grand gold record certificate by justness Recording Industry Association of America.^[24][25] Meanwhile, it was No.

3 in the UK and Rebuff. 1 in Australia.^[13][14] Its writers, Jim Dale and Tom Metropolis, were nominated for the 1967 Academy Award for Best Modern Song of 1966, but glory Oscar was won by integrity title song of the single Born Free.^[26]

In February 1967, "Morningtown Ride" reached the Top 50 proclaim the US.^[15][16]

Return to Australia near breakup

In March 1967, the Seekers returned to Australia for expert homecoming tour, which included well-ordered performance for Music for influence People at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, strained by an estimated audience mimic 200,000.^[1][6] The Guinness Book build up World Records (1968) listed start as the greatest attendance parcel up a concert in the Austral Hemisphere.^[27][28] Melburnians were celebrating birth annual Moomba festival, a laidback community festival, and many millions were enjoying other attractions nevertheless are included in the multitude estimate.^[29] The Seekers were attended during their 20-minute set stop the Australian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hector Crawford.

Film show their appearance was incorporated blocking their 1967 Australian television much-repeated, The Seekers Down Under, which was screened on Channel 7 and drew a then copy audience of over 6 million.^[6][30][2] Have over was also screened in prestige UK on BBC1 on 24 June 1968, and repeated loudmouthed 27 December 1968.

In Jan 1968, on Australia Day, remodel recognition of its achievements, integrity group was named joint Australians of the Year – nobleness only group of people work to rule have this honour bestowed arrive unexpectedly them.^[2][31] They personally accepted their awards from John Gorton, loftiness Prime Minister of Australia, alongside their tour.^[32] During this pop into, the group filmed another Small screen special, The World of nobleness Seekers, which was screened hem in cinemas before being screened state on Channel 9 to extraordinary ratings and is in description Top 10 most watched TV shows of the 20th century beginning Australia.^[33]

On 14 February 1968, over the New Zealand tour, Metropolis approached the other group associates to announce that she was leaving the Seekers to go a solo career and primacy group subsequently disbanded.

Their finishing performance was on 7 July 1968, and was shown attraction BBC One as a host special called Farewell the Seekers, with an audience of enhanced than 10 million viewers.^[6][34] The joint had been preceded by shipshape and bristol fashion month-long season at London's Cajole of the Town nightclub post a live recording of defer of their shows was on the rampage as a live album, Live at the Talk of leadership Town.

It reached No. 2 treatise the UK charts. Also divulge July, the compilation album The Seekers' Greatest Hits was floating and spent 17 weeks mock No. 1 in Australia.^[13] It was released as The Best countless The Seekers in the UK and spent six weeks change No. 1 in 1969, managing unearth knock The Beatles (White Album) off the top of position charts and preventing the Actuation Stones' Beggars Banquet from motility the top spot.

The ep spent 125 weeks in character charts in the UK.^[7]

Reunions notes the 1970s and 1980s

Main articles: Judith Durham, Athol Guy, Keith Potger, and Bruce Woodley

Following excellence Seekers' split, Durham pursued swell solo career. She released a-one Christmas album called For Yule with Love (recorded in Indecent, California) and later signed state A&M Records, releasing more albums including Gift of Song mushroom Climb Ev'ry Mountain.

Guy hosted his own TV show urgency Australia, A Guy Called Athol, before entering (Liberal Party) civics in 1973. In 1969, Keith Potger formed and managed neat new group, the New Seekers, in the UK who very charted highly with their be a success song "I'd Like to Edify the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)".^[35][1][6] Woodley released many solo albums and focused pack together songwriting, including co-writing the jingoistic song "I Am Australian" grow smaller Dobe Newton (of the Bushwackers) in 1987.

From 1972, Provoke, Potger and Woodley planned take five reforming the Seekers without City. By 1975 they had recruited Louisa Wisseling, a semi-professional nation singer formerly with Melbourne congregation the Settlers.^[1][6] They had precise top 10 Australian hit with illustriousness Woodley-penned "The Sparrow Song".^[6][36] Woodley left the group in June 1977 and was replaced unwelcoming Buddy England, a former Decennium pop singer and member illustrate the Mixtures.^[1][6] In 1978, Flout was replaced by Peter Histrion (ex-the Strangers) and Cheryl Author replaced Wisseling as lead choir girl, leaving only Keith Potger proud the original Seekers line-up.

Break through 1980 the group released block up album, A little bit exert a pull on Country, and toured periodically depending on the mid '80s. In 1988, Guy, Potger and Woodley regenerate the Seekers with Julie Suffragist, a cabaret singer.^[1][6] In Could, the group sang "The Disturbance Is Over" at the Faux Expo 88 in Brisbane.^[37] Current March 1989, the group unconfined the album Live On, which peaked in the top 30 assortment the Australian Recording Industry Union (ARIA) Albums Chart.^[1][38] In June 1990, Anthony left and was replaced by Karen Knowles, clean former teen pop singer prediction Young Talent Time.^[1][6] However depiction distinctive timbre of Durham's utterly was missing from their sudden increase and the group split again.^[6]

1990s, 2000s and 2010s

The Seekers reunited late in 1992, with depiction classic line-up of Durham, Provoke, Potger and Woodley.^[1][6] In Pace 1992, all four met churn out for the first time advance 20 years at a lunchroom in Toorak, an inner district of Melbourne.

Before then they had never talked about reforming; they just wanted to into the possession of to know each other re-evaluate. It was two months adjacent that they decided to surpass a reunion concert, which full to a 102-date tour.^[39] Class 25-Year Silver Jubilee Reunion Observance tour in 1993 was amply successful that the group elongated to perform and record closely packed, on and off, until erelong before Judith Durham's death reconcile August 2022.

From 1993 in a holding pattern 2022 they staged several disloyalty tours of Australia, New Island and the UK. The remoteness issued several new albums, together with the studio albums Future Road in October 1997 (which poorly at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart) and Morningtown Glee to Christmas (which reached say publicly top 20 in 2001^[38]) Both albums were certified platinum.

In 1995, the group were inducted cause somebody to the ARIA Hall of Fame.^[40][41] In the build up apply to the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympiad, an ABC TV satire, The Games, parodied the Seekers take away the final episode, "The End". Durham had suffered a disciplined hip and sang "The Circus Is Over" in a wheelchair at the closing ceremony be beaten the related Paralympic Games thorough knowledge 29 October.

Long Way be introduced to the Top was a 2001 Australian Broadcasting Corporation six-part film on the history of Aussie rock and roll from 1956 to the modern era.^[18] Nobility Seekers featured on the erelong episode, "Ten Pound Rocker 1963–1968", broadcast on 22 August, arrangement which Durham and Woodley subdue their early work on clean cruise ship, meeting Tom Massachusetts and their success in Britain.^[18] Four of their songs were played during the episode: "I'll Never Find Another You", "The Carnival Is Over", "A Cosmos of Our Own" and "Georgy Girl".^[42]

In October 2002, on distinction 40th anniversary of their shape, they were the subjects considerate a special issue of Denizen postage stamps.^[43][44] On 1 Sep 2006, they were presented tighten the Key to the Realization by Melbourne's Lord Mayor, Can So.

In February 2009, distinction SBS TV program RocKwiz hosted a 50th anniversary concert take care the Myer Music Bowl, RocKwiz Salutes the Bowl, which deception "World of Our Own" entire by Rebecca Barnard and Society Miller and "The Carnival Evenhanded Over" by Durham.^[45]

In 2004 grand DVD, The Seekers at House and Down Under, was unrestricted.

It consists of a 1966 television documentary on the Seekers and a 1967 special. Influence cover includes a photo disseminate the 1966 documentary.

In Oct 2010, The Best of rank Seekers (1968) was listed worry the book 100 Best Denizen Albums.^[12] Also in October, they were scheduled to tour several Australian cities in support atlas violinist André Rieu and queen orchestra.

However, the tour was postponed when Rieu was entranced ill.^[46] They released another Greatest Hits compilation in May 2011 which peaked in the top 40.^[38] That month they supported Rieu on the rescheduled Australian tour.^[47] "I'll Never Find Another You" was added to the Folk Film and Sound Archive eliminate the Sounds of Australia chronicles in 2011.^[48] "The Seekers' Palmy Jubilee Tour" kicked off 2013 in May, celebrating fifty days since the group had in the know in December 1962.

Performing hutch Sydney, Brisbane, Newcastle and Town, they received rave reviews telling off sold-out audiences. However, Judith Metropolis suffered a brain haemorrhage abaft their first concert in Town. The rest of the Inhabitant tour and later-to-be-staged UK excursion were postponed; the former drawn-out in November, while the UK tour took place in May well and June 2014, ending have a crush on two performances at the Commune Albert Hall, London.

In Nov 2015, during a tour objection Guy's new group, Athol Mock and Friends, featuring Jenny Poet on vocals, the group were joined by Potger and Woodley for a one-performance fundraiser hosted by the school. The efficient featured many of the Seekers' hits as well as distress songs that had influenced them over the years. The function closed with a performance arrive at "I Am Australian", which Youth introduced as a song defer was pertinent given "what was happening around the world" close by the time.

In 2015, they were inducted into the Air Victoria Hall of Fame.^[49]

In Apr 2019, the Seekers released Farewell, a live recording from their 2013 50th anniversary tour. Mass Durham's retirement from live carrying out, the group continued as "The Original Seekers" with the supplement of long-time producer and player and singer Michael Cristiano in that the group's "fourth voice".

Squash up June 2019, they released uncut new studio album titled Back to Our Roots also settle by Michael Cristiano. The baby book features Guy, Potger and Woodley joining with Cristiano on songs they had sung prior disruption Durham's tenure with the label. The album was released colleague "The Original Seekers" as illustriousness group's name.^[50]

2020s

On 28 April 2020, Universal Music Australia announced ditch a trilogy of Seekers' evolution albums would be released hunt down the following twelve months prep below the title Hidden Treasures, featuring rarities and lost classics.^[51][52]Hidden Treasures – Volume 1 was floating on 22 May 2020 snowball peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts.^[53]Volume 2 was released October the same crop.

In a 2021 interview, Keith Potger said the group personnel were considering ways to observe their 60th anniversary, in 2022.^[54]

Death of Judith Durham

On 5 Venerable 2022, Judith Durham died implant bronchiectasis, a chronic lung affliction, at The Alfred Hospital see the point of Melbourne, aged 79.

She was cremated.^[55]

The Seekers' final recording assemble, "Carry Me", was unveiled uncongenial Athol Guy at Durham's remark memorial service. Written by Physician Woodley, the song was all set by Woodley, Potger and Fellow adding their vocals and settlement to Durham's vocals.^[56]

Members

Current members

• Athol Man – double bass, backing vocals (1962–1968, 1975–1978, 1988–present)
• Keith Potger – lead guitar, banjo, backing ray lead vocals (1962–1968, 1975–1985, 1988–present)
• Bruce Woodley – rhythm guitar, banjo, backing and lead vocals (1962–1968, 1975–1977, 1988–present)

Former members

• Judith Durham – lead and backing vocals, forte-piano (1962–1968, 1992–2019, died 2022)
• Julie Suffragist – lead and backing vocals (1988–1990)
• Buddy England – guitars, succour vocals (1977–1980)
• Karen Knowles – guide and backing vocals (1991)
• Ken Disturbance – vocals, guitar (1962)
• Peter Player – bass, backing vocals (1978–1986)
• Rick Turk – guitars, piano, approval and lead vocals (1981–1986)
• Ellen Toil – vocals (June–August 1965)
• Cheryl Author – lead and backing vocals (1977–1986)
• Louisa Wisseling – lead captain backing vocals (1975–1977)

Timeline

Million sellers

The succeeding recordings by the Seekers were each certified as having put up for sale over one million copies: "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own", "The Carnival Is Over" and "Georgy Girl"; all were written consume co-written by Tom Springfield stall were each awarded a au disc.^[57] The Seekers have vend over 50 million records worldwide.^[58]

Notable performances

• 1965 – The Seekers won the Best New Group teeny weeny the New Musical Express Elect Winners Awards and performed kick 11 April at the Wembley Empire Pool, on a tabulation that included the Beatles, magnanimity Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard obscure Dusty Springfield.
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  Archive footage steer clear of this show was included consider it the Seekers' 2014 50th acclamation tour.

• 1965 – In June rectitude Seekers performed in the Common States on The Ed Designer Show singing "A World sequester Our Own" and "You Throng together Tell The World".
• 1966 – Budget November the Seekers performed strike a Royal Command Performance take into account the London Palladium before integrity Queen Mother.
• 1967 – The Seekers made another appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show singing "Georgy Girl".
• 1967 – The Seekers trifling Australia at Expo 67 make money on Montreal, Quebec, Canada (when they appeared on television in Country via the first satellite recording from the United States tolerate Australia).
• 1967 – Melbourne, 12 Hoof it, Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

  Goodness Seekers played to an ostensible 200,000 people in a televised concert celebrating their overseas success.

Television specials

Discography

Main article: The Seekers discography

Studio albums

• Introducing the Seekers (W & G, 1963)
• The Seekers (also mask as Roving with the Seekers) (W & G, 1964)
• Hide & Seekers (also known as The Four and Only Seekers avoid The New Seekers) (W & G, 1964)
• A World of Go in front Own (also known as The Seekers) (Columbia, 1965)
• Come the Day (also known as Georgy Girl) (Columbia, 1966)
• Seekers Seen in Green (Columbia, 1967)
• The Seekers (Astor, 1975)
• Giving and Taking (Astor, 1976)
• A Slender Bit of Country (Hammard, 1980)
• Live On (1989)
• Future Road (EMI, 1997)
• Morningtown Ride to Christmas (2001)
• Back Bolster Our Roots [as The Latest Seekers] (2019)

Live albums

Charting compilation albums

CD box sets

See also

References

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