Athol Guy | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gisborne | |
In office 11 December 1971 –5 March 1979 | |
Preceded by | Julian Doyle |
Succeeded by | Tom Reynolds |
Personal details | |
Born | Athol George Guy 5 January 1940 Colac,Victoria,Australia |
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Musician,politician |
Website | atholguyandfriends.com |
Musical career | |
Origin | Melbourne,Victoria,Australia |
Genres | |
Instruments | Double bass, vocals |
Years active | 1960s–present |
Athol George Guy AO [1] (born 5 January 1940 [2] ) is an Australian musician and former politician who was a member of the Australian folk-pop music group the Seekers, for whom he played double bass and sang. He is recognisable by his black-framed "Buddy Holly" style glasses and, during live performances, often acted as the group's compère.[ citation needed ]
Athol George Guy was born on 5 January 1940 in Colac, Victoria, the son of George Francis Guy (RAN) and Doris Thelma (née Cole) Guy. [2] Guy was educated at Gardenvale Central School, where he was school captain. He entered Melbourne High School, where he was twice under age athletic champion and an officer in the cadet corps. During this time he was Victorian Sub Junior High Jump Champion and then silver medallist to Olympian Colin Ridgway the next year. [ citation needed ]
Guy formed his first musical group in 1958, the Ramblers, resulting in his move into performance, marketing and production at GTV9. Progressing via HSV7, media manager with the Clemenger Group and account exec with J. Walter Thompson, he then set sail with the Seekers for 10 weeks' holiday abroad. On his return he established his own consulting company and compèred two national TV shows.
The Seekers would have many hits during the 1960s including: I'll Never Find Another You, A World of Our Own, The Carnival Is Over and Georgy Girl; all were written or co-written by Tom Springfield and were each awarded a gold disc. [3] The Seekers have sold over 50 million records worldwide. [4]
Guy has taken part in subsequent reunions of the Seekers since 1993, when they celebrated the silver jubilee of their 1968 break up. Since reforming again in 1988, and until 2022, Guy had continued to tour as a member of the Seekers, along with original members Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley.
When the Seekers disbanded in 1968, Guy hosted his own variety series — A Guy Called Athol — on Australia's Seven Network, and later the quiz show Big Nine on the Nine Network. [5] A guest on one episode of Big Nine was Hutton Gibson, father of actor Mel Gibson. [6]
Guy was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in a by-election on 11 December 1971 for Gisborne as a member of the Liberal Party. [2] He served as a member of the assembly until resigning due to ill health on 5 March 1979. [2] One of its youngest members, he won three terms with an increasing majority before he returned to the commercial world as a corporate consultant. His achievements included the government's purchase and development of Werribee Park.
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Guy opted to return to the business world and rejoined the Clemenger group as general manager of Clemenger Harvie from 1979 to 1989. During the 1990s, Guy joined St George Bank's marketing team as business development consultant, and then AMP's financial planning group, Hillross. With the assistance of the St George foundation, Guy was instrumental in the Murdoch Institute introducing a genetic educational course into Victorian schools.
Alongside these roles, he accommodated the many hundreds of reunion concerts with the Seekers from 1993 to about 2015, effectively curtailing any further political ambitions. In recent years, Guy has been involved in a joint venture with Hanging Rock Winery, launching "Athol's Paddock" in the Macedon Ranges. The first vintage from Athol's Paddock was 1997 and since that time has regularly produced award-winning shiraz.
His community roles have included:
Title | Album details |
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Introducing the Seekers |
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The Seekers |
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Hide & Seekers |
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A World of Our Own |
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Come the Day |
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Seekers Seen in Green |
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The Seekers | |
Giving and Taking |
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Live On |
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Future Road |
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Morningtown Ride to Christmas |
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Back to Our Roots |
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Title | Album details |
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Live at the Talk of the Town | |
25 Year Reunion Celebration |
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1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular |
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Night of Nights... Live! |
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Farewell |
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The Carnival of Hits Tour 2000 |
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Live in the UK |
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Title | Year |
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"Kumbaya" | 1963 |
"Waltzing Matilda" | |
"Myra" | 1964 |
"I'll Never Find Another You" | |
"What Have They Done to the Rain" | 1965 |
"A World of Our Own" | |
"Chilly Winds" | |
"Morningtown Ride" | |
"Cotton Fields" | |
"The Carnival Is Over" | |
"Lady Mary" | |
"Someday, One Day" | 1966 |
"Walk with Me" | |
"Georgy Girl" | |
"Isa Lei" | |
"Myra (Shake Up the Party)" | 1967 |
"On the Other Side" | |
"When Will the Good Apples Fall" | |
"Emerald City" | |
"Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine" | 1968 |
"Days of My Life" | |
"With My Swag All on My Shoulder" | |
"Island of Dreams" | |
"Children Go Where I Send You" | 1969 |
"Colours of My Life" | |
"Sparrow Song" | 1975 |
"Love Isn't Love Until You Give It Away" | |
"Reunion" | |
"Break These Chains" | 1976 |
"A Part of You" | |
"Where in the World" | |
"Giving and Taking" | |
"Vagabond" | 1977 |
"How Can a Love So Wrong Be So Right" | 1988 |
"Building Bridges" | 1989 |
"Keep a Dream in Your Pocket" | 1993 |
"A World of Our Own" (re-recording) | 1994 |
"Georgy Girl" (re-recording) | |
"Calling Me Home" | 1997 |
"Carry Me" | 2022 |
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