Band of Talabene explained

Band of Talabene
Alias:Willy & the Philtones
Origin:Melbourne, Australia
Genre:Blues rock
Years Active:–
Label:Bootleg
Past Members:
  • Tony Buettel
  • Phil Gaunt
  • Phil Manning
  • Tony Naylor
  • Gus Fenwick
  • Fran Kelly
  • Peter Curtain
  • Peter Roberts
  • Paul Wheeler
  • Dallas Royall
  • Steve Webb

Band of Talabene were a briefly existing Australian blues rock band formed in April 1972 as Willy & the Philtones by Tony Buettel (ex-Bay City Union, Levi Smith's Clefs, Fraternity) on drums, Phil Gaunt (ex-Ida May Mack) on bass guitar, Phil Manning (ex-Bay City Union, Chain, Pilgrimage, Friends) on lead guitar and lead vocals, and Tony Naylor (ex-Ida May Mack) on guitar and vocals. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, their name was both, "[a] homage to bands like Derek and the Dominoes (i.e. no-one called Willy in the band) and because it comprised two Phils and two Tonys." In July Gaunt was replaced on bass guitar by Gus Fenwick (ex-Pleazers) and they were renamed as Band of Talabene.[1] [2] Manning explained that his young daughter had dreamt of a band, Talabene, with pumpkins playing guitars.[1]

Band of Talabene issued a single, "Herbert's Boogie", in November 1972 on the Bootleg label.[1] [2] Manning left to join Mighty Mouse in December.[1] [2] Naylor continued with a new line-up: Peter Curtain (ex-the Party Machine) on drums, Fran Kelly on bass guitar, and Peter Roberts (ex-The La De Da's, Band of Light) on guitar.[1] [2] This line-up issued a single, "Oh Darling", in April 1973.[1] [2] Naylor and Roberts were joined by Paul Wheeler (ex-Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs) on bass guitar and Dallas Royall on drums. Steve Webb (ex-Blackfeather, Wolfe, Duck, Tramp) replaced Royall on drums before the group disbanded in late 1973.[1] [2]

After leaving Band of Talabene, Buettel was a founding member of Band of Light, while in the 1980s he worked as a record producer.[3] Manning used his Mighty Mouse band mates to reconvene Chain in February 1973, but left again in July 1974 to work on solo projects, while periodically returning to Chain.[4] Fenwick and Naylor were original members of Bootleg Family Band (1973–75), Naylor continued with the group, which became Avalanche, until 1978.[2] [5] Fenwick was in Ray Burton's Nightflyers in 1977.[6] Royall joined Buster Brown in 1975 before going on to Rose Tattoo (1976–83).[7] Roberts was in Kahvas Jute (renamed as Chariot) from May 1974.[8]

Members

References

    • 2nd Edn: Book: McFarlane, Ian . Ian McFarlane . Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Band of Talabene' . 2017 . . Third Stone Press . 2nd . 37 . 978-0-9953856-0-3 .
    • 1st Edn: Book: McFarlane . Ian . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Encyclopedia entry for 'Band of Talabene' . https://web.archive.org/web/20040807050505/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=70 . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=70 . 1999 . . . 7 August 2004 . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . 2 June 2020 .
  2. Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100314214800/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/35967/20100315-0848/www.milesago.com/artists/tabalene-2.html . Band of Talabene . Kimball . Duncan . Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions . 2002 . 14 March 2010 . 2 June 2020 . live .
  3. McFarlane, 'Band of Light' entry. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100314214800/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/35967/20100315-0848/www.milesago.com/artists/chain-2.html . Chain . Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975 Ice Productions . Culnane . Paul . Kimball . Duncan . 14 March 2010 . 2007 . 2 June 2020 . live .
  5. Book: McFarlane . Ian . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Encyclopedia entry for 'The Bootleg Family Band' . https://web.archive.org/web/20040419100313/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=127 . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=127 . 1999 . Allen & Unwin . St Leonards, NSW . 19 April 2004 . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . 3 June 2020 .
  6. McFarlane, 'Ray Burton' entry. Archived from the original on 28 June 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041222192527/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/busterbrown.html . Buster Brown . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . Holmgren . Magnus . dead . 22 December 2004 . 2 June 2020 .
  8. McFarlane, 'Kahvas Jute' entry. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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