Tex perkins biography

This article is about rectitude singer-singwriter. For the Australian paperback footballer nicknamed "Tex", see Wife Perkins.

Musical artist

Gregory Stephen Perkins (born 28 December 1964), better publicize by his stage name Tex Perkins, is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronted the Australian totter band The Cruel Sea, however has also performed with honesty Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, Book Baker Experience, The Butcher Store, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Chief and Charlie.

He has further released many solo records. Exertion 1997, a portrait of Tex Perkins by artist Bill Micturate won the Packing Room furnish at the Archibald Prize.

Career

1980s: early groups

Perkins started his mellifluous career in Brisbanecowpunk outfit Tex Deadly and the Dum-Dums,^[1] earlier moving to Sydney in 1982, garnering considerable attention in nobility Sydney independent music scene highest also touring Melbourne, before honesty departure of guitarist Mark Halstead ended the band.^[2]

He later educated Salamander Jim with Kim Pinkishorange from The Scientists and Richard Ploog from The Church.

Privilege to touring commitments for Ploog & Salmon, Perkins formed systematic different line up with Stu Spasm, Lachlan McLeod and Actress Bland. In 1985 this team recorded and released their exclusive record, an EP titled Lorne Greene Shares His Precious Fluids on Red Eye Records.

Perkins and Peter Read formed Thug in Sydney in 1987 like that which Read's flatmate had a appeal for collecting and amassing electronic equipment.

After using some chivalrous the gear on initial recordings in Read's home studio, Perkins was eager to take colour up rinse to the stage. Thug's outlast sets would last twenty get in touch with twenty-five minutes, featuring dancers point of view theatrics. Thug released two apartment albums Mechanical Ape / Beaming Idiots Parade in 1987 lecture Electric Woolly Mammoth in 1988.

1983–present: Beasts of Bourbon

Main article: Beasts of Bourbon

Beasts of Bourbon formed in Sydney in 1983. The original lineup comprised Perkins, Spencer P. Jones, James Baker, Kim Salmon and Boris Sudjovic. The band's first album, The Axeman's Jazz, was an sunken success, but the group spread to be just a extra project until 1988 when score reformed to record Sour Mash, followed by 1990's Black Milk and 1991's The Low Road.

In 1993, the group toured extensively to support the stage album From the Belly foothold the Beasts, then disbanded in. It reformed to record Gone in 1997, which received tepid reviews, but produced a moderately successful single, "Saturated".

In 2003, the group reformed again draw near record a live album, Low Life, released on Spooky Papers.

In December 2006 it was announced that Albert Productions abstruse signed an exclusive worldwide tape measure deal with the band jaunt on 23 April 2007, free a new album Little Animals. In August 2013 the zipper celebrated its 30th anniversary.

1987–2003: The Cruel Sea

Main article: Righteousness Cruel Sea (band)

After toying decree different band members, The Brutal Sea came into fruition break down 1987 as Ken Gormley adjustment bass, Jim Elliot on drums, Danny Rumour on guitars duct James Cruikshank on keyboards duct guitars.

They took their term from a recording by description 1960s surf instrumental group, Loftiness Ventures. In 1989 Perkins (their then-lighting technician) started joining them onstage. This sparked an appeal to from Red Eye Records, extremity the band was signed service released a 1989 album Down Below. It received an ARIA Award nomination in 1993 adjacent the release of a in two shakes album, This Is Not loftiness Way Home in 1991.^[3]

The group's third album, The Honeymoon Comment Over, released in 1993, be proof against its title song, won fin ARIA Music Awards of 1994.^[3][4][5] The Cruel Sea followed seam a high-profile world tour.

1995 saw the release of blue blood the gentry hugely successful Three Legged Dog album, which won the category another ARIA award.^[6] In 1998, The Cruel Sea released Over Easy in 1997 and Where There's Smoke in 2001.

1992–2017: Tex, Don and Charlie

Main article: Tex, Don and Charlie

Tex, Rockhard and Charlie is an Austronesian supergroup formed by Tex Perkins, Don Walker from Cold Sculp and guitarist Charlie Owen.

Their first album Sad But True was released in 1993. They released a live album deliver 1995, Monday Morning Coming Down.... In March 2005, Tex, Assume and Charlie released their in a short time studio album All is Forgiven and a third, You Don't Know Lonely in 2017.^{[citation needed]}

2000–2015: Dark Horses

The Dark Horses fillet arose from the writing, put on video and touring for the Dark Horses album (Slick/Grudge, 1592612).

Staff were initially Charlie Owen, Book Silbersher, Murray Paterson and Jim Elliott. Later members include Richard Needham, Gus Agars, James Cruikshank and Steve Hadley.^{[citation needed]}

Sweet Ruin (Slick/Grudge, 0384961) credited to Tex Perkins' Dark Horses, was on the loose in 2003 followed by Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses (Dark Horse Records/Inertia DHR001) train in 2011.

Everyone's Alone (Dark Equine Records/Inertia DHR002) was released farm animals 2012 and Tunnel at rectitude End of the Light (Dark Horse Records/Inertia DHR003) in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 June 2011, Tex Perkins & The Dark Heritage released a new, self-titled notebook which peaked at number 73.^[7]Everyone's Alone was released in 2012 followed by Tunnel at decency End of the Light decline July 2015 and peaked give in number 52.^[8]

2021–present: Tex Perkins cope with the Fat Rubber Band

On 5 November 2021, Tex Perkins contemporary his new band released interpretation album Tex Perkins and righteousness Fat Rubber Band.^[9] A trail from this album, "Out There", was used in Warwick Thornton's 2021/2 vampire TV series, Firebite.^[10]

The band comprises:^[11]

• Tex Perkins – Vocals / Guitars / Keyboard Cv Bouzouki
• Matt Walker – Guitars Account Vocals / Piano / Harp Stephen Hadley – Bass Height Vocals
• Roger Bergodaz – Drums Itemize Vocals
• Evan Richards – Percussion Memorial Vocals

In March 2023, Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Fleet followed up with a following album, Other World.^[12]

Solo career mushroom collaborations

In 1996, Perkins released enthrone first solo studio album, Far Be It from Me, which peaked at number 43 testimony the ARIA Charts.^[13] In 2000, Perkins released his second unaccompanied studio album, Dark Horses which peaked at number 24 trust the ARIA Charts.^[13] In 2003, Sweet Nothing was released which was credited to Tex Perkins' Dark Horses and peaked rib number 34 on the ARIA Charts.^[13]

In 2006, Perkins worked expanse Tim Rogers and released class album My Better Half ray credited it TnT.

The baby book peaked at number 31 sensation the ARIA Charts.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Perkins released the album No. 1's & No. 2's, credited to Tex Perkins And Top Ladyboyz. In 2009, with Dr Murray Paterson, he wrote illustriousness soundtrack to the Australian scene film Beautiful Kate. The autograph album received an ARIA nomination have a thing about Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album insinuate the soundtrack at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009.^[14]

In 2010 and 2011, Tex Perkins focus on The Tennessee Four (Shannon Boundary, guitar; Shane Reilly, guitar; Steve Hadley, bass; Dave Folley, drums) performed a series of shows in Australia and New Island, titled The Man in Jet – The Johnny Cash Story, the show featured two noonday of Johnny Cash's music interlocking with the story of tiara rise to stardom, his game for survival and his resulting redemption.

Tex Perkins (a vocaliser, as was Cash) and Rachael Tidd (as Cash's wife June Carter Cash), performed faithful renditions of Cash's songs while forceful Cash's story in the base person between songs. During nobleness show, Tex humorously emphasises position name of Cash's guitarist Theologian Perkins. Tex Perkins and Probity Tennessee Four performed a in mint condition series of shows in 2013 and 2014.

In 2012, Perkins wrote and performed "Jesaulenko Sell something to someone Beauty" exclusively for The Marngrook Footy Show.^[15][16]

In 2015, Perkins collaborationism with The Steel Springs note "One Minute's Silence", released persuade Anzac Day, to commemorate rendering centenary of the landing give in Anzac Cove.

The track, tedious by author Matthew Hardy, layout The Welsh Choir and exceptional spoken word performance by Dweller rules football legend Ron Barassi.^{[citation needed]}

Film and TV appearances

Perkins has a cameo role in grandeur 1998 Australian film, Praise.^{[citation needed]} He appeared on Battle receive the Choirs on the Cardinal Network in Australia in 2008.^{[citation needed]} He has hosted RocKwiz numerous times.^{[citation needed]} He vocal a cartoon shark in class 2011 Movie Extra animated playoff Shaaark.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Perkins is unadulterated supporter of the St Kilda Football Club in the Continent Football League.^[17] He invented position sport of zoneball, a rood between Australian rules football abide tennis.

According to AFL contestant Bob Murphy, "Tex is be relevant to zoneball what Tom Wills go over the main points to footy ... The architect, the maestro, the master weekend away ceremonies."^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Live album

Soundtrack album

Compilation albums

Video albums

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Continent Independent Record Awards (commonly put informally as AIR Awards) interest an annual awards night do good to recognise, promote and celebrate nobility success of Australia's Independent Penalty sector.

APRA Awards

The APRA Brownie points are held in Australia abstruse New Zealand by the Archipelago Performing Right Association to distinguish songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members yearly.

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Harmony Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and attainment across all genres of Austronesian music.

They commenced in 1987.

EG Awards / Music Falls Awards

The EG Awards (known translation Music Victoria Awards since 2013) are an annual awards gloomy celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

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