Sherbet (band)

From 1970 until 1984 Sherbet scored 20 hit singles in Australia (including two number ones) and released ten platinum status albums. Before they knew what was happening, the trend took hold and everybody in the band was having them made up to their own requirements. Their management went so far as using it as a marketing tool for the band. Hoping to achieve further international success, from 1977, Sherbet spent several years trying to make an impact in the US. Their 1977 album Photoplay was retitled Magazine for US release, and featured an elaborate gate-fold packaging. Though Photoplay and its lead single, "Magazine Madonna", were successful in Australia – both reached No. 3 on their respective charts – the retitled Magazine LP failed to chart in the US as did the associated single. In June 2003 Sherbet performed at another benefit show for Wane Jarvis (a former roadie). ==Band members==

Arranged chronologically: • Denis Loughlin – lead vocals • Doug Rea – bass • Sam See – keyboards, organ, guitar, backing vocals • Clive Shakespeare – guitar, backing vocals • Danny Taylor – drums • Alan Sandow – drums, percussion, bongos, chimes, occasional backing vocals • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine, tabla • Bruce Worrall – bass • Garth Porter – keyboards, clavinet, piano, backing and occasional lead vocals, Hammond organ, electric piano, synthesiser, saxophones • Tony Mitchell – bass, backing and occasional lead vocals, ukulele • Gunther Gorman – guitar • Harvey James – guitar, backing vocals, slide guitar • Tony Leigh – guitar • John Watson – drums • Gabe James – guitar • Josh James – guitar • Johnny Sans – guitar Timeline ==Discography==

• Time Change... A Natural Progression (1972) • On with the Show (1973) • Slipstream (1974) • Life... Is for Living (1975) • Howzat! (1976) • Photoplay (1977) • Sherbet (released internationally as Highway 1 by Highway, 1978) • The Skill (as the Sherbs, 1980) • Defying Gravity (as the Sherbs, 1981) • Shaping Up (mini-LP as the Sherbs, 1982) ==Awards and nominations==

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Sherbet were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990. Go-Set Pop Poll The Go-Set Pop Poll was coordinated by teen-oriented pop music newspaper, Go-Set and was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll during 1966 to 1972 of its readers to determine the most popular personalities. King of Pop Awards The King of Pop Awards were voted by the readers of TV Week. The King of Pop award started in 1967 and ran through to 1978. • NB: wins only TV Week / Countdown Awards Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. ==References==