Peter Oxley Explained

Peter Oxley
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Place:	Australia
Instrument:	Bass guitar
Occupation:	Musician, songwriter
Years Active:	1975–1998
Label:	Mushroom, Closer, Phantom, Shock, Mighty Boy
Associated Acts:	Wooden Horse, Jerry and the Jets, Golden Syrup, Shy Impostors, The Sunnyboys, The Sparklers, Dopplegangers, Flathead, The Aints!
Website:	Sunnyboys Official website

Peter Oxley was the bass player for 1980s Australian pop-rock band The Sunnyboys.^{[1] [2]}

He is credited with writing two songs with The Sunnyboys: "The Stooge"^[3] (from the 1984 album Get Some Fun) and "You Don't Need Me"^[4] (from the 1983 album Individuals). He also co-wrote "Let You Go", from the group's 1981 self-titled debut album with his brother Jeremy.^[5]

The older brother of Sunnyboys front man Jeremy Oxley, Peter later teamed with their sister Melanie Oxley in her band The Sparklers.^{[1] [2]} Peter lives in Newtown, Sydney, working at the gourmet pizza restaurant he owns and manages.

In 2017, Peter joined Ed Kuepper's revival of The Aints! for a series of shows playing material from Kuepper's earlier band, The Saints. Following the tour, the band recorded an album of songs originally written around the time of The Saints, and followed this with another tour in late 2018.

Discography

Albums with (The Sunnyboys : 1980–84, 92 & 98)

• The Sunnyboys - Mushroom (1981)
• Individuals - Mushroom (May 1982)
• Get Some Fun - Mushroom (1984)
• Real Live Sunnyboys - Mushroom (1984)
• Days Are Gone - Closer (1984)
• Plays The Best - Mushroom Records (July 1991)
• Shakin: Live August 1991 - Phantom Records (1992)
• This Is Real: Singles/Live/Rare - Feel Presents/Shock Records (20 September 2004)

Albums with (The Sparklers : 1985-1989)

• Persuasion - Mighty Boy (October 1988)

Albums with (The Aints! : 2017-2018)

• The Church of Simultaneous Existence - ABC Music (2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sunnyboys. Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Magnus Holmgren. 22 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220031749/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/o/oxleyjeremy.html. 20 February 2012. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Peter Oxley. Howlspace. Nimmervoll. Ed. Ed Nimmervoll. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. 22 March 2010.
3. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). "Stooge" at APRA search engine. 23 March 2010.
4. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). "You Don't Need Me" at APRA search engine. 23 March 2010.
5. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). "Let You Go" at APRA search engine. 23 March 2010.