Seekers biography
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The Seekers
Australian folk group
This article is about the Australian music group. For other uses, see Seekers (disambiguation).
The Seekers | |
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The Seekers in 1965. From left to right: Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Judith Durham, Bruce 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, Columbia, Astor, Decca Records, World Record 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 were an Australian folk-influenced pop group originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were especially popular during the 1960s, with their best-known configuration of Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.
The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with "I'll Never Fin
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Judith Durham/Seekers Biography
Judith Mavis Durham (Cock) was born in Essendon 2 minutes past midnight on 3 July 1943. From an early age, she took an interest in music. She began to use her musical talent by playing the piano. She suffered from asthma and later bronchiectasis.
In 1949, the Cock family moved to Hobart. Although she remembers her time in Tasmania as filled with happiness, Judith's health problems continued. She was admitted to hospital once to have her tonsils and adenoids removed. An hour later, she was sent home because of a polio epidemic. Perhaps luckily for her singing career, she never had the operation.
She continued to play the piano religiously. She often played for hours on end. In 1956, the Cock family moved back to Melbourne. She became interested in the traditional jazz scene in Melbourne. After leaving school she took a secretarial job at a hospital. Finally she plucked enough courage to sing in front of an audience. After taking the audience by storm, she was asked back and promised 4 pounds every time she sang there.
In 1962, Judith began to become aware about the sexual connotations of her surname. She wisely took up her Mother's maiden name, Durham.
By now, her name was becoming well known in the Melbourne jazz scene. It was