Stevie Plunder

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nameStevie Plunder
imageStevie_94.jpg
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captionStevie Plunder c. 1994
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birth_nameAnthony Dominic Hayes
birth_date
birth_placeCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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death_placeWentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
genrePop, rock
occupationMusician, songwriter
instrumentGuitar, vocals, bass guitar,
years_active1980–1996
labelCitadel Records, Phantom, Half A Cow Records, Green Fez, Black Yak
associated_actsNo Concept, Z For Zip, Smarte Music, Get Set Go, The Plunderers, The Shout Brothers, Hippy Dribble, Captain Denim, Folk U Mate, The New Christs, The Gadflys, The Whitlams
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Stevie Plunder, born as Anthony Hayes (15 August 196325 January 1996), was an Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of music groups The Plunderers (1984–1995) and The Whitlams (1992–1996).

Biography

Early years

Main article: The Plunderers (band)

Stevie Plunder was born as Anthony Hayes in Canberra on 15 August 1963 and grew up in the suburb of Narrabundah. His other musical brothers are Bernie, Pat and Justin Hayes (aka Justin Credible, Stanley Claret). Plunder left school at 15: he played in bands from his late teens, providing guitar and vocals. He was in a folk-pop group, Get Set Go, with Nic Dalton and a pair of sisters, Suzie and Jenny Higgie. In May 1984 Plunder, on guitar and vocals, and Dalton formed The Plunderers. The group issued one compilation album Banana Smoothie Honey (1992) and a handful of singles/mini-albums. Plunder also played with other acts such as The Shout Brothers (aka The Shouties), No Concept, Z For Zip, Smarte Music, Folk U Mate, Captain Denim, Hippy Dribble and The New Christs. After Dalton temporarily left The Plunderers to join The Lemonheads, Plunder joined New Christs on guitar from January 1992 to the end of that year.

The Whitlams

Main article: The Whitlams

On 26 January (Australia Day) 1992 while outside Hordern Pavilion where grunge group, Nirvana, were playing during the first Big Day Out, Plunder caught up with Tim Freedman (ex-Itchy Feet, Penguins on Safari). Back in 1987 the pair had first met when Plunder was hired to support Freedman's earlier group. They discussed forming a band and at the end of 1992 they formed The Whitlams as a pop group with Plunder on vocals and guitar; Freedman on vocals and keyboard; and Andy Lewis on double bass and bass guitar (ex-The Plunderers). The group developed their material acoustically on Saturday afternoons at Sandringham Hotel, Newtown. In October 1993 they released their debut album, Introducing the Whitlams.

In December 1993 Plunder performed a Christmas gig as a member of The Shout Brothers, with Peter Velzen on drums (ex-The Plunderers, member of Falling Joys), and Plunder's brothers Pat on guitar and vocals (also Falling Joys) and Bernie on guitar and vocals (ex-Secret Seven, The Tall Shirts, Club Hoy).

The Whitlams, with Stuart Eadie on drums, toured the Australian east coast before recording their follow up album, Undeniably the Whitlams (February 1995). During his time with the group Plunder wrote or co-wrote 18 tracks, including the single, "Following My Own Tracks" (June 1995). By 1995 Plunder was married to Tori.

Death

On 26 January 1996 Stevie Plunder was found dead at the bottom of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, apparently a suicide. Plunder's funeral was held in his hometown suburb of Narrabundah in Canberra and a memorial service was held at St Stephen's Church, Newtown in February 1996. The Whitlams' first album after Plunder's death, Eternal Nightcap (March 1997), was dedicated to his memory.

References

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References

  1. "'Clean Hands' at APRA search engine". [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).
  2. "'Following My Own Tracks' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
  3. Buchanan, Matt. (26 November 1999). "It's Tim(e): The Whitlams Chart New Waters". The Whitlams Official Website.
  4. (1998). "The Bulletin". [[The Bulletin (Australian periodical).
  5. Freedman, Tim. "The Wonder from Narrabundah Some Recollections on Stevie Plunder". The Whitlams Official Website.
  6. McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040803173138/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=525 'New Christs'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=525 the original] on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040615063945/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=639 'The Plunderers'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=639 the original] on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040726173414/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=780 'The Whitlams'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=780 the original] on 26 July 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  9. Murfett, Andrew. (12 September 2008). "Revisiting the Darkness". [[The Age]].
  10. (23 December 1993). "Locals come home for Christmas". National Library of Australia.
  11. Uhlmann, Mark. (10 November 1988). "Good Times: Some Plunder and Pillage". [[National Library of Australia]].

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