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Bernard Patrick "Doc" Neeson OAM was an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. He was the front man for the hard rock band The Angels from its formation in February 1976 through to 1999. The band then split up and reformed in 2008 after a lengthy legal battle where Doc resumed his place as front man. For the group, Neeson was the main singer-songwriter and was the driving force behind the band being propelled into stardom for a period spanning over three decades. Their top 20 studio albums on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart are Face to Face, No Exit, Dark Room, Night Attack, Watch the Red, Two Minute Warning and Howling. Their number-one album, Beyond Salvation, on the ARIA Albums Chart appeared in February 1990 and was followed by another top 20 album, Red Back Fever. The group's top 20 singles on the related Australian charts are "No Secrets" (1980), "Into the Heat" (1981), "Never so Live" (1981), "We Gotta Get out of This Place" (1987), "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", "Let the Night Roll On" (1990) and "Dogs Are Talking" (1990). On 20 October 1998, at the ARIA Awards the group were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Early life
Bernard Patrick Neeson was born on 4 January 1947 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. As a teenager he had promoted dances and in mid-1967 he advised an Adelaide group, Down the Line: "Y'know, you should change the name to something short and punchy like Zoot". After completing secondary education, Neeson entered an Adelaide teachers college, "my first career option was to become a teacher, certainly never thought of having a career as a musician". Before completing his course Neeson was conscripted for national service into the Australian army during the Vietnam War. He served as an education corps sergeant in New Guinea for eighteen months in the late 1960s. He subsequently attended Flinders University, completed degrees in film and drama, and intended to become a film director. ==Career==
Career
Doc Talbot to The Keystone Angels While a student at Flinders University, Neeson as 'Doc Talbot' became a member of an acoustic blues group, Moonshine Jug and String Band, on vocals and guitar. == Personal life ==
Personal life
Neeson's first marriage was to Dzintra in 1974. They had two sons, but the relationship ended after 15 years. ==Awards and nominations==
Awards and nominations
Australian Songwriter's Hall of Fame The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters. Doc was also awarded the Australian Service Medal by General Cosgrove for services to the troops in East Timor and the Australian Defence Medal for his service in the Royal Australian Regiment and the Royal Australian Army Education Corps.(ArmyNewspaper) Angels lead singer Doc Neeson was presented with his Order of Australia OAM medal at Government House in Sydney, 26 January 2013. ==References==
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