Stevie Plunder

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Stevie Plunder | image = Stevie_94.jpg | landscape =  | alt = | caption = Stevie Plunder c. 1994 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Anthony Dominic Hayes | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1963|8|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Canberra]], Australian Capital Territory, Australia | origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|1|25|1963|8|15|df=y}} | death_place = [[Wentworth Falls (waterfall)|Wentworth Falls]], New South Wales, Australia | genre = Pop, rock | occupation = Musician, songwriter | instrument = Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, | years_active = 1980–1996 | label = [[Citadel Records]], [[Phantom Records|Phantom]], [[Half A Cow Records]], Green Fez, Black Yak | associated_acts = No Concept, Z For Zip, Smarte Music, Get Set Go, [[The Plunderers (band)|The Plunderers]], The Shout Brothers, Hippy Dribble, Captain Denim, Folk U Mate, The New Christs, The Gadflys, [[The Whitlams]] | website =  }}

'''Stevie Plunder''', born as '''Anthony Hayes''' (15 August 1963{{spaced ndash}}25 January 1996), was an Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of music groups [[The Plunderers (band)|The Plunderers]] (1984–1995) and [[The Whitlams]] (1992–1996).

==Biography== ===Early years=== {{main|The Plunderers (band)}}

Stevie Plunder was born as Anthony Hayes in [[Canberra]] on 15 August 1963 and grew up in the suburb of [[Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory|Narrabundah]].<ref name="Freedman" /> His other musical brothers are [[Bernie Hayes|Bernie]], Pat and Justin Hayes (aka Justin Credible, Stanley Claret).<ref name="Freedman" /> Plunder left school at 15:<ref name="Freedman" /> 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 Higgie|Suzie]] and [[Jennifer Higgie|Jenny Higgie]].<ref name="Uhlmann" /> In May 1984 Plunder, on guitar and vocals, and Dalton formed [[The Plunderers (band)|The Plunderers]].<ref name="Uhlmann" /><ref name="McFarlane TP" /><ref name="Holmgren" /> The group issued one compilation album ''Banana Smoothie Honey'' (1992) and a handful of singles/mini-albums.<ref name="McFarlane TP" /><ref name="Holmgren" /> 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.<ref name="Holmgren" /> 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.<ref name="Holmgren" /><ref name="McFarlane NC" />

===The Whitlams=== {{main|The Whitlams}}

On 26 January ([[Australia Day]]) 1992 while outside [[Hordern Pavilion]] where grunge group, [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], were playing during the first [[Big Day Out]], Plunder caught up with [[Tim Freedman]] (ex-Itchy Feet, Penguins on Safari).<ref name="Freedman" /> Back in 1987 the pair had first met when Plunder was hired to support Freedman's earlier group.<ref name="Murfett" /> 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 (bassist)|Andy Lewis]] on double bass and bass guitar (ex-The Plunderers).<ref name="Holmgren" /><ref name="McFarlane TW" /> The group developed their material acoustically on Saturday afternoons at [[Sandringham Hotel, Newtown]]. In October 1993 they released their debut album, ''[[Introducing the Whitlams]]''.<ref name="McFarlane TW" />

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).<ref name="Shout" />

The Whitlams, with Stuart Eadie on drums, toured the Australian east coast before recording their follow up album, ''[[Undeniably the Whitlams]]'' (February 1995).<ref name="McFarlane TW" /> During his time with the group Plunder wrote or co-wrote 18 tracks, including the single, "[[Following My Own Tracks]]" (June 1995).<ref name="McFarlane TW" /><ref name="APRA Following" /> By 1995 Plunder was married to Tori.<ref name="Freedman" />

===Death=== On 26 January 1996 Stevie Plunder was found dead at the bottom of [[Wentworth Falls (waterfall)|Wentworth Falls]] in the [[Blue Mountains (Australia)|Blue Mountains]], apparently a suicide.<ref name="Buchanan" /><ref name="Bulletin" /> Plunder's funeral was held in his hometown suburb of [[Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory|Narrabundah]] in [[Canberra]] and a memorial service was held at St Stephen's Church, [[Newtown, New South Wales|Newtown]] in February 1996.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} The Whitlams' first album after Plunder's death, ''[[Eternal Nightcap]]'' (March 1997), was dedicated to his memory.

==References== ;Specific {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="APRA Following">{{cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = 'Following My Own Tracks' at APRA search engine | url = https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#Following%20My%20Own%20Tracks | accessdate = 17 September 2014}} Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Following My Own Tracks; or at 'Performer:' The Whitlams</ref>

<ref name="Buchanan">{{cite news | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140212203556/http://www.thewhitlams.com/PRESS/default.asp?Mode=SINGLE&PressID=31 | url = http://www.thewhitlams.com/PRESS/default.asp?Mode=SINGLE&PressID=31 | title = It's Tim(e): The Whitlams Chart New Waters | last = Buchanan | first = Matt | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | publisher = The Whitlams Official Website | archivedate = 12 February 2014 | date = 26 November 1999 | accessdate = 17 September 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Bulletin">{{cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nyQYAQAAIAAJ | title = The Bulletin | work = [[The Bulletin (Australian periodical)|The Bulletin]] | year = 1998 | issue = 6138–6146 | page = 37}}</ref>

<ref name="Freedman">{{cite news | url = http://thewhitlams.com/wonder-narrabundah-recollections-stevie-plunder/ | title = The Wonder from Narrabundah Some Recollections on Stevie Plunder | last = Freedman | first = Tim | authorlink = Tim Freedman | work = The Drum Media | publisher = The Whitlams Official Website | accessdate = 18 September 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Holmgren"> Stevie Plunder at [[Australian Rock Database]]: *The Plunderers (1984–1992): – {{Cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100921111113/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/p/plunderers.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/p/plunderers.html | work = passagen.se | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = The Plunderers | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archivedate = 21 September 2010 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 17 September 2014}} *The New Christs (1992): – {{Cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100921070558/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/n/newchrists.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/n/newchrists.html | work = passagen.se | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = The New Christs | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archivedate = 21 September 2010 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 17 September 2014}} *The Whitlams (1992–1996): – {{Cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100203221919/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/w/whitlams.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/w/whitlams.html | work = passagen.se | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = The Whitlams | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archivedate = 3 February 2010 | url-status = usurped | accessdate = 17 September 2014}} </ref>

<ref name="McFarlane NC">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.</ref>

<ref name="McFarlane TP">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.</ref>

<ref name="McFarlane TW">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.</ref> <ref name="Murfett">{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/revisiting-the-darkness/2008/09/11/1220857699141.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 | title = Revisiting the Darkness | last = Murfett | first = Andrew | work = [[The Age]] | date = 12 September 2008 | accessdate = 18 September 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Shout">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127256345 | title = Locals come home for Christmas | newspaper = The Canberra Times | date = 23 December 1993 | accessdate = 17 September 2014 | page = 23 | publisher = National Library of Australia}}</ref>

<ref name="Uhlmann">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110612569 | title = Good Times: Some Plunder and Pillage | last = Uhlmann | first = Mark | newspaper = [[The Canberra Times]] | date = 10 November 1988 | accessdate = 17 September 2014 | page = 33 | publisher = [[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref>

}} ;General {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite encyclopedia | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | authorlink = Ian McFarlane | encyclopedia = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | title = Whammo Homepage | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | archive-date = 5 April 2004 | access-date = 10 May 2013 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 | url-status = dead}} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality. {{Refend}}

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