BRUNOS DOUBLE 1962-63

Bruno Pizzata – Drums

VOIGTS VULTURES 1963-64

Michael Voigt – Vocals, Bruno Pizzata – Drums, John Walker – Guitar
Arthur Santoro – Guitar

THE BROKEN THINGS February 1965 – December 1966

Vic Tallis – Drums / Vocals, Peter Fussell – Guitar
Con Keratzis – Guitar/Vocals
Peter Petkov – Bass (Late February 1965- 66)
Vic Goudas – Organ / Vocals, Vic Georgio – Bass (Feb 65 -two weeks)

MY GRANDFATHERS BLUES January 1967 – 27/9/68

Vic Tallis – Drums, Con Keratzis – Guitar (January 1967 – 19/7/68)
Peter Petkov – Bass (January 1967-26/7/68)
Peter Fussell – Guitar (January 1967 – 19/7/68)
John Hood – Guitar / Harp (19/7/68 – 8/8/68)
Alan Ross – Guitar (20/9/68)
Owen Hughes – Bass /Vocals (26/7/68 – 27/9/68)

THE JELLYROLL BAKERS 28/9/68 – 23/9/69

Vic Tallis – Drums (28/9/68 -18/1/69 then 23/2/69 – 23/9/69)
Peter Walker – Guitar / Backing Vocals (6/12/68 – 23/9/69)
John Hood – Harp/Guitar, Owen Hughes – Bass/ Vocals
Joe Tattersall – Drums (18/1/69-22/2/69)
Alan Ross – Guitar (28/9/68-30/11/68), Cliff Gillam – Manager

JUKE 10/1/70 – 15/5/70

Steve Hogg – Bass, Vic Tallis – Drums, John Hood – Guitar / Harp

NB: Up till this point I was singing, playing mouth organ, tambourine and maracas. After King Biscuit Company, I also played guitar.

KING BISCUIT COMPANY 19/5/70 – 26/9/70

Reg Zar – Drums, Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion
John Hood – Guitar (19/5/70 – 20/9/70), Steve Hogg – Bass

UNCLE MEAT 9/11/70 – 30/1/71

Ken Harwood – Bass, Reg Zar – Drums
Bill Taylor – Guitar (9/11/70 – 5/12/70)
Terry Malone – Guitar (6/12/70 – 30/1/71)

TAMPA RED (Kask Wine Bar Bondi Junction NSW – 19/3/71)

Tim Partridge – Bass, Al Kash – Drums, Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion

MR. PIG 17/5/71-20/7/71

Reg Zar – Drums, Bill Taylor – Guitar (17/5/71-11/7/71)
John Hood – Guitar (20/7/71), John Hendricks – Bass
Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion (23/6/71 – 20/7/71)

G TROOP 14/7/71 – 20/11/71

Ron Parker – Drums / Vocals (14/7/71 – 9/10/71), Dennis James – Guitar
Terry Atterton – Vocals, Darryl Upson – Bass / Vocals, Reg Zar – Drums (10/10 – 20/11/71)

BUCKSHOT 21/11/71 – 23/12/71

Les Hinton – Vocals (21/11/71-14/12/71)
Mick Glendinning – Bass, Dennis James – Guitar, Dave Little – Drums

DOWN HOME GROUP 23/11/71 – 22/12/71

Mick Glendinning – Bass, Dennis James – Guitar, Dave Little – Drums

LUCY CROWN 23/12/71 – 21/4/72

Bob Fortescue – Bass, John Meyer – Guitar, Reg Zar – Drums
Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion

UNITY IN STRENGTH 1/1/1972

Same as Lucy Crown

REGGIE AND THE ROCKETS 15/1/72

Same as Lucy Crown

BREATHING CASTLE 2/4/72

One gig – Ravenswood Rock Festival – Lucy Crown PLUS:
Ross Partington – Vocals, Lindsay Wells – Guitar

THE ALLSTARS 9/6/73 (Court Hotel)

Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion, Mick Glendinning – Bass
Kent Hughes – Guitar / Vocals, Tom Watts – Drums, Reg Zar – Drums

BITCH 14/6/73 – 21/7/74

Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion, Reg Zar – Drums
Kent Hughes – Guitar / Vocals (14/6/73 – 17/3/74)
John Hood – Guitar (12/3/74 – 21/7/74)
Shane Bradshaw – Bass (14/6/73 – 11/10/73)
Bob Fortescue – Bass (12/10/73 – 28/10/73)
Mark Verschuer – Bass (23/10/73 -21/7/74)
Tom Watts – Drums (14/6/73-4/8/73)
Ray Godfrey – Sound Engineer (8/3/74 – 21/7/74)
Kim Towers – Road Manager (20/3/74- 21/7/74)
Ron Parker – Road Manager (31/10/73 – 17/3/74)
Richard Holden – Road Manager (7/12/73 – 6/3/74)
George Daly – Manager (27/7/73 – 24/2/74))

I rejoined 4/9/74 and left again 2/11/74 (I also did one gig – 9/11/74)

Ron Smeeton – Guitar / Vocals, Reg Zar – Drums
Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion
Mark Verschuer – Bass

STEVE TALLIS AND FRIENDS 26/2/75 – 1/7/75

Al Kash – Drums, Tony Osborne – Backing Vocals, John Hood – Guitar
Tony Borthwick – Sax / Flute, Ray Godfrey – Sound

THE UNITS 10/6/1975 (One gig – University Of WA)
(Same lineup as above)

THE GUYS IN THE BAND 16/9/75 (One gig – WAIT)
Lineup – Fried Egg

FRIED EGG and UNIT STRUCTURES 3/6/75 – 2/1/79
(Also used STEVE TALLIS BAND for several shows)

Al Kash – Drums, Bruce Devenish – Drums, Ric Whittle – Drums
John Meyer – Guitar, Noel Herridge – Drums, Reg Zar – Drums
Tony Felix Borthwick – Tenor & Soprano Sax / Flute / Percussion
John Hood – Guitar, Phil Pruitti – Guitar (4/9/76 – Stoned Crow)
Phil Bailey – Bass, Ken Harwood – Bass, Roy Daniel – Bass
Bob Fortescue – Bass, Mick Glendinning – Bass, Paul Pooley – Bass
Greg Schultz – Piano / Keyboards / Moog, Ron Parker – Percussion
Brendon Darby – Trumpet /Flugelhorn, Clive Hodson – Alto Sax / Oboe
Andy Ross – Trombone, Terry Malone – Violin / Slide Guitar
Tony Osborne – Backing Vocals / Tape loops
Andrew ScrotterWarburton – Backing Vocals / Congas (21/10/75)
Ray Godfrey – Sound Engineer, Dipaunka Macrides – Percussion
Piers Partridge – Guitar / Vocals (Duo – The Stoned Crow 21/8/75)
John McGregor – Manager (25/3/76 – July 1976)

STEVE TALLIS AND THE DECALS
20/12/78 (Hernandos Hideaway) & 23/12/78 (The Stoned Crow)

Tony Borthwick – Sax / Flute, Greg Schultz – Keyboards
John Hood – Guitar, Ric Whittle – Drums, Gary Ridge – Percussion
Mick Glendinning – Bass
Jason Gardosi – Tablas / Moroccan / Balinese Drums (20 & 23/12/1978)

STEVE TALLIS AND THE OPPOSITION 3/1/79 – 20/10/79

Bob Patient – Keyboards (Piano / Hammond Organ / Synthesizer)
Ron Parker – Drums / Vocals, Colin Atkins – Bass, Reg Zar – Drums
John Hood – Guitar, Brendon Darby -Trumpet, Paul Millard -Alto Sax
Nigel Crocker – Trombone, Tony Borthwick – Tenor / Soprano Sax
Tony Osborne – BackingVocals, Gary Ridge – Percussion
Mick Glendinning – Bass, Noel Herridge – Drums
Keith Parkes – Bass / Lagerphone (25/5, 15/6, 22/8/79)

TALLIS MOB – (One gig – Hernados Hideaway – 17th May 1979)

Ron Parker – Drums / Vocals, Colin Atkins -Bass, John Hood – Guitar
Bob Patient – Hammond Organ / Piano / String Synthesizer

LONDON: 1980 – 1981

Bob Peachey – Sax / Harp, Patrick Wright – Violin

THE GUANO CLUB / THE SEPTIC TANKS Dec 1982 – Feb 1983
(Albany / New York USA )

Steve Cohen – Bass, Al Kash – Drums, Harvey Kojan – Keyboards
Todd Nelson – Guitar, Glenn Johnson – Sound Engineer

HANGOVER TRIANGLE- Perth Jazz Society – Hyde Park (27/12/82)

Ric Whittle – Drums, Phil Bailey – Bass, Bernie Payne – Tenor Sax
Greg Schultz – Keyboards

SENSATIONAL SIXTIES Late 1982

Dave Warner and miscellaneous musicians

APACHE DROPOUT 28/12/1982 – 1983

FELLADADIO QUARTET 19/3/84

Murray Campbell – Drums, Phil Bailey – Bass / Keyboards
Wayne Emery – Tenor / Baritone Sax / Flute, John Tillett – Drums

BURNT NORTON AND THE PANIC 1983-1984

Al Kash – Drums, Wayne Emery – Tenor & Baritone Sax / Flute
Phil Bailey – Bass / Keyboards

BRIAN WESTLAKE BAND 1984 (Gobbles)

Jim Rosseter – Guitar / Vocals, Roy Daniel – Bass / Vocals
Al Kash – Drums, Tony Borthwick – Sax / Flute
Leslie Hill – Keyboards / Vocals, Alan Pithers – Keyboards / Vocals

WA CHAINSAW ORCHESTRA 2nd February 1985

John Briggs, Geoff Hudson, John McGregor, Kim Wearne
Michael Purser, Robyn Abbott
John Unkovich (Various chainsaws), Jacqueline Reid – Vocals

THE SOLDIERS SOCK FUND BIG BAND 16/12/85

Same lineup as Devils Of Swing

THE DEVILS OF SWING Late 1984 – 1985

Lucky Oceans – Pedal Steel / Guitar / Vocals, Glenn Walsh – Drums
Lee Buddle – Baritone Sax, Adam Gare – Vocals, Sam Lehman – Guitar
Kent Hughes – Guitar, Phil Bailey – Bass, Lindsay Timms – Trumpet
Norm Burrows – Drums, Paul Millard – Sax, Simon Styles – Tenor Sax
Bill McAllister – Trombone / Keyboards, Helen Matthews – Vocals
Plus – Various other guest vocalists

STEVE TALLIS AND THE BUMBLEBEES 1986

Steve Smith – Bass, Ivan Zar – Harp / Percussion, Reg Zar – Drums
Kent Hughes – Guitar / Vocals

STEVE TALLIS AND THE COOL JERKS April 1987

STEVE TALLIS UNIT / BAND / COMBO /
QUARTET / QUINTET / SEXTET 1986-1990

Phil Kakulas – Double Bass, Bill Rogers – Sax / Keyboards / Vocals
Robbie Pisano – Double Bass, Murray Campbell – Drums / Percussion
Shirley Smith – Vocals / Percussion (Van Morrison support -22/2/85)
Ralph James – Keyboards, Dave Clarke – Mouth Organ / Violin
Johnny Johnstone – Drums / Washboard, Al Kash – Drums
Kent Hughes – Guitar, Mark Cain – Alto Sax, Colin Atkins – Bass
Tony Borthwick – Tenor & Soprano Sax, Ron Fleckner – Tenor Sax
Ross Bolleter – Piano Accordian / Piano

FAHMI GALAL TRIO 1988-1989

Fahmi Galal – Oud / Vocals, Ross Bolleter – Piano Accordion

THE ROADRUNNERS 1990-1991

John Meyer – Guitar, Bronnie Gordon – Vocals, Phil Bailey – Bass
Bruce Devenish – Drums, Ron Parker – Drums (two gigs)

STEVE TALLIS WASHBOARD UNIT / EXPERIENCE 1989-91

Johnny Johnstone – Washboard / Drums, Colin Atkins – Bass
Dave Clarke – Harp / Violin / Vocals / Mandolin, Norm Leslie – Harp,
Phil Kakulas – Double Bass, Kent Hughes – Guitar
Geoff Barham – Slide Guitar, Sean Diggins – Double Bass
Ron Fleckner – Tenor Sax
Ross Bolleter – Piano Accordion / Piano, Bill Rogers – Sax / Keyboards

SWEET BLUE MIDNIGHTS & STEVE TALLIS (two gigs 1991-Queens & Sandringham)

Sean Diggins – Double Bass, Carl Mackey – Tenor & Alto Sax
Ralph James – Keyboards, Ken Stringer – Guitar / Vocals
Bruce Devenish – Drums

STEVE TALLIS AND THE ZOMBI PARTY 1993 -1997
(Also used the spelling Zombie)

Evan Jenkins – Drums, Colin Atkins – Bass, Jamie Oehlers – Tenor Sax
Ben Vanderwal – Drums, Adam Ventoura – Bass, Rex Horan – Bass
Konrad Park – Drums, Carl Mackey – Tenor & Alto Sax
James Sandon – Tenor Sax, Chris Greive – Trombone
Graham Wood – Keyboards, Jordan Murray – Trombone
Dave Deacon – Alto Sax, Bill Gumbleton – Piano, Gary Lee – Vibes
Gary Ridge – Percussion, Sean Diggins – Double Bass, Manoli – Bass
Adam Liwzyc – Bass, Marcus Dengate – Bass,
Matthew Lees – Trombone, Don Gomes – Keyboards
Dave Solomon – Violin, Trilbey Temperley – Keyboards / Loops

MEXICALI VOODOO 1995-1996

Sean Diggins – Double Bass / Vocals, Carl Mackey – Sax

STEVE HOGG – Tribute Night – Beaconsfield Tavern – 2/3/93

Russell Smith – Guitar, Shirley Smith – Vocals, Drums / Bass – Unkown

DR ZOT and the ZS 10/4/98
(Zaamiens 21st – Morley Windmills Soccer Club Hall)

Vic Tallis – Drums, Zaalen Tallis – Keyboards, Zaaron Tallis – Vocals
Greig Johnston – Bass

SEX MACHINE / HANGOVER TRIANGLE
(Two gigs – Indi Bar Scarborough – 29/7/98 & 5/8/98)

Freddy Grigson – Guitar, Tony Gibbs – Bass, Ric Eastman – Drums
Jamie Oehlers – Tenor Sax, Carl Mackey – Alto & Tenor Sax

STEVE TALLIS AND THE SUICIDE GHOSTS 1997 – 2001

Gary Ridge – Percussion / Berimbau
Ray Pereira – Percussion
Ezra Tallis – Drums
Dave Clarke – Violin / Mandolin / Mouth Organ / Vocals
Dave Brewer – Guitar
Kent Hughes – Guitar
Roy Daniel – Bass
Howie Shawcross – Bass
Jen Anderson – Violin
Rachel Gouvignon – Keyboards
Kerri Simpson – Vocals / Percussion
Adam Ventoura – Bass
Dipaunka Macrides – Drums / Percussion
Reg Zar – Drums
Mark Doherty – Harmonica
Andy – Rubbish Bin, Soup Spoons
Jamie Oehlers – Tenor Sax
Bob Patient – Keyboards
Jean Guy Lemire – Harp
Chris Wilson – Harp
Scott Wise – Harp / Dobro / Mandolin
Stavros Ionopoulos – Guitar / Bagpipes