# The Dingoes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Dingoes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Dingoes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dingoes > Source revision: 1351516767 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian country rock band}} {{Other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist | | name = The Dingoes | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), Australia | genre = [Country rock](/source/Country_rock), [R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues) | years_active = 1973–1979, 2009–present | label = [Mushroom Records](/source/Mushroom_Records), [A&M Records](/source/A%26M_Records) | website = | current_members = *Chris Stockley *John Bois *Ashley Davies *[Kerryn Tolhurst](/source/Kerryn_Tolhurst) | past_members = see Members list }} '''The Dingoes''' are an Australian [country rock](/source/country_rock) band. They were initially active from 1973 to 1979, and reformed in 2009. Initially based in Melbourne, the band relocated to the United States from 1976.{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Australian_Rock_and_Pop) |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'The Dingoes' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=281 |accessdate=27 July 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=[Allen & Unwin](/source/Allen_%26_Unwin) |location=[St Leonards, NSW](/source/St_Leonards%2C_New_South_Wales) |isbn=978-1-86508-072-7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803172000/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=281 |archivedate=3 August 2004 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/Artists/dingoes.htm|title=THE DINGOES|work=MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975|last=Kimball|first=Duncan|publisher=ICE Productions|accessdate=27 July 2009}}{{cite web|archiveurl=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en2/dingoes/dingoes.htm|url=http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/dingoes/dingoes.htm|title=The Dingoes|work=Howlspace|last=Nimmervoll|first=Ed|authorlink=Ed Nimmervoll|publisher=White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd|archivedate=26 July 2012|accessdate=22 January 2014}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The most stable line-up comprised John Bois on bass guitar, John Lee on drums, [Broderick Smith](/source/Broderick_Smith) on vocals and harmonica, Chris Stockley on guitar, and [Kerryn Tolhurst](/source/Kerryn_Tolhurst) on guitar.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929074902/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/d/dingoes.html|url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/d/dingoes.html|title=The Dingoes|publisher=[Australian Rock Database](/source/Australian_Rock_Database). Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren)|archivedate=29 September 2012|url-status=usurped|accessdate=12 February 2014}} [Mal Logan](/source/Mal_Logan) (who provided keyboards on the first LP) on keyboards joined after Stockley was hospitalised when shot in the stomach by Melbourne drug-dealer, [Dennis Allen](/source/Dennis_Allen_(criminal)), who was attempting to [gate crash](/source/gate_crash) a party. The Dingoes' debut single, "[Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(The_Dingoes_song))", was released in November 1973, and peaked in the top 40 of the Australian [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report) singles chart.{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[St Ives, NSW](/source/St_Ives%2C_New_South_Wales)|year=1993|isbn=978-0-646-11917-5|title-link=Kent Music Report}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) created their own [charts](/source/ARIA_Charts) in mid-1988. Subsequent singles were "Boy on the Run", "Smooth Sailing", and "Into the Night", which did not reach the top 50. They had three top 40 albums, ''The Dingoes'' in 1974, ''Five Times the Sun'' in 1977, and ''Orphans of the Storm'' in 1979. On 27 August 2009, The Dingoes were inducted into the [Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) (ARIA) [Hall of Fame](/source/ARIA_Hall_of_Fame) alongside [Kev Carmody](/source/Kev_Carmody), [Little Pattie](/source/Little_Pattie), [Mental As Anything](/source/Mental_As_Anything), and [John Paul Young](/source/John_Paul_Young).{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/documents/2009ARIAHALLOFFAMEINDUCTEES17JULY2009.pdf|title=ARIA 2009 Hall of Fame announcement of inductees |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|date=17 July 2009|accessdate=23 July 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8784|title=Mental As Anything, John Paul Young head to the Hall of Fame|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|work=Undercover.com.au|publisher=Cashmere Media Pty Ltd|date=18 July 2009|accessdate=19 July 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719100214/http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8784|archivedate=19 July 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=5&ContentID=156255|title=Love is in the Air at the ARIA Hall of Fame|last=Collins|first=Simon|work=The West Australian|publisher=West Australian Newspapers Limited|date=19 July 2009|accessdate=19 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421170949/http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=5|archive-date=21 April 2009|url-status=dead}} The Dingoes reformed in late 2009 and released a new album, ''Tracks'' in 2010 which was followed by a tour of Australia. A live album ''Live at Last'' came out after the tour, which prompted another tour – this time without Bois who could not get away from his day job. ==Previous bands== [Kerryn Tolhurst](/source/Kerryn_Tolhurst), lead guitarist, [mandolin](/source/mandolin)-player, and singer-songwriter founded [Adderley Smith Blues Band](/source/Adderley_Smith_Blues_Band) in 1964 in Melbourne,{{cite web|url=http://www.brodericksmith.com/archives.htm#The%20Adderley%20Smith%20Blues%20Band|title=The Adderley Smith Blues Band |publisher=Broderick Smith website|accessdate=28 July 2009}} which was one of Australia's first authentic [blues](/source/blues_music) bands.{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Adderley Smith Blues Band' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=13 |accessdate=27 July 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=978-1-86508-072-7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803074823/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=13 |archivedate=3 August 2004 }} Lead vocalist and harmonica-player [Broderick Smith](/source/Broderick_Smith) joined in 1966, both Smith and Tolhurst were conscripted into the Army as part of [National Service](/source/Conscription_in_Australia) during the [Vietnam War](/source/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_Vietnam_War) for two years from 1968 to 1970. Smith was unable to continue with the band but Tolhurst was able to keep a line-up performing, including [Joe Camilleri](/source/Joe_Camilleri) on saxophone in 1970. After National Service, Tolhurst formed Sundown, with singer-songwriter [Keith Glass](/source/Keith_Glass), as a country rock group, Smith briefly joined Sundown before going on to blues boogie band, [Carson](/source/Carson_(band)) in 1971. After Sundown, Tolhurst joined singer-songwriter [Greg Quill](/source/Greg_Quill) in his [country rock](/source/country_rock) group [Country Radio](/source/Country_Radio) during 1972–1973. Quill and Tolhurst co-wrote their hit singles "Gypsy Queen" and "Wintersong".{{cite web|publisher=[Australasian Performing Right Association](/source/Australasian_Performing_Right_Association) (APRA)|title="Gypsy Queen" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Gypsy%20Queen|accessdate=27 July 2009}}{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title="Wintersong" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Wintersong|accessdate=27 July 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403005326/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Wintersong|archivedate=3 April 2012}}{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Country Radio' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=227 |accessdate=27 July 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=978-1-86508-072-7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829234902/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=227 |archivedate=29 August 2004 }} Both Carson (with Smith) and Country Radio (before Tolhurst joined) had performed at the inaugural [Sunbury Pop Festival](/source/Sunbury_Pop_Festival) in January 1972. At the second festival in January 1973, Carson (with Smith) performed and recorded their set, including a track called "Dingo", which was released on their live album, ''On the Air'' in April.{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Carson' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=172 |accessdate=1 August 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=978-1-86508-072-7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823035332/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=172 |archivedate=23 August 2004 }} Country Radio (with Tolhurst) had also performed, and live tracks from both bands were included on the first ever [Mushroom Records](/source/Mushroom_Records) album, as a triple-[LP](/source/LP_Album), ''The Great Australian Rock Festival Sunbury 1973''.{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/festivals/sunbury73.htm|title=SUNBURY FESTIVAL 1973|work=MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975|last=Kimball|first=Duncan|publisher=ICE Productions|accessdate=1 August 2009}} After the 1973 festival, both Smith and Tolhurst left their respective bands. Tolhurst briefly joined [Mississippi](/source/Mississippi_(band)) which later became [Little River Band](/source/Little_River_Band). Smith, in March, played the role of "The Father" in the Australian production of the [rock opera](/source/rock_opera) ''[Tommy](/source/Tommy_(rock_opera))'', which was staged in Sydney and Melbourne.{{cite web |url=http://www.milesago.com/stage/tommy.htm|title=Tommy Australian concert production 1973|work=MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975|last=Kimball|first=Duncan|publisher=ICE Productions|accessdate=27 July 2009}} Guitarist, Chris Stockley (ex-Roadrunners, Delta Set), formed [psychedelic rock](/source/psychedelic_rock) group [Cam-Pact](/source/Cam-Pact) with Keith Glass in 1967, both had left by late 1969.{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Cam-Pact' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=162 |accessdate=29 July 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=978-1-86508-072-7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020706021501/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=162 |archivedate=6 July 2002 }} Stockley joined rock group [Axiom](/source/Axiom_(Australian_band)), which had top ten hits with "Arkansas Grass" and "A Little Ray Of Sunshine", before they disbanded in 1971.{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Axiom' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=56 |accessdate=29 July 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=978-1-86508-072-7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803083229/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=56 |archivedate=3 August 2004 }} John Lee (ex-Sayla) had been drummer for [Blackfeather](/source/Blackfeather) from February to April 1973. John Strangio was bass guitarist for St James Infirmary and Middle Earth. ==Formation and early years== The Dingoes with John Lee on drums, Broderick Smith on lead vocals and harmonica, Chris Stockley on lead guitar, John Strangio on bass guitar, and Kerryn Tolhurst on guitar and [mandolin](/source/mandolin), were formed in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) in April 1973. Strangio left in August and was replaced on bass guitar by John Bois, who had been a member of Melbourne '60s pop band [New Dream](/source/New_Dream_(band)) and was later a member (with Tolhurst) of Country Radio. The Dingoes combined [R&B](/source/Rhythm_and_blues), [country](/source/country_music) and [rock 'n' roll](/source/rock_'n'_roll) with songs that used Australian themes and imagery. The Dingoes were an early signing to the fledgling [Mushroom Records](/source/Mushroom_Records) label, it issued their debut single "[Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(The_Dingoes_song))" which was jointly credited to Lee, Bois, Smith, Stockley, and Tolhurst{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title="Way Out West" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Way%20Out%20West|accessdate=27 July 2009}} although Bois' book confirms that the song was written by Tolhurst alone.Bois, John, The Dingoes Lament, Melbourne Books, Melbourne, 2012 A week before the single was released Stockley received a serious gunshot wound during an incident at a party in Melbourne that resulted in a two-month stay in hospital, initially described as an 'accidental shooting', according to [music historian](/source/music_history), [Ian McFarlane](/source/Ian_McFarlane)'s ''[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Australian_Rock_and_Pop)'', Stockley was shot by notorious [drug dealer](/source/drug_dealer) [Dennis Allen](/source/Dennis_Allen_(criminal)), who was trying to [gate crash](/source/gate_crash) the party. An eight-hour benefit concert was held for Stockley on 4 November 1973 at Leggett's Ballroom, Greville Street, Prahran. While recuperating, Stockley was replaced by keyboard player [Mal Logan](/source/Mal_Logan) (ex Healing Force, Carson), who stayed on, after Stockley returned, until the end of 1974. Released in October 1973, "[Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(The_Dingoes_song))" peaked into the top 40 on the [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report) Singles Chart, and reached No. 26 in Melbourne,{{cite book|last=Guest|first=Thomas J|title=Thirty Years of Hits 1960–1990 – Melbourne Top 40 research|publisher=M J Maloney |year=1991 |location=[Collingwood, Vic](/source/Collingwood%2C_Victoria)|isbn=978-0-646-04633-4}} it became their signature tune. The Dingoes appeared at the third Sunbury Pop Festival in 1974, held on the Australia Day long weekend, and their performance featured on Mushroom's ''Highlights of Sunbury '74'', released later that year. The same month, they recorded their self-titled debut LP, ''The Dingoes'', which was produced by John French. Logan contributed keyboards on several tracks, including "Goin' Down" and "Sydney Ladies". "Way Out West" was later [covered](/source/cover_version) by [James Blundell](/source/James_Blundell_(singer)) and [James Reyne](/source/James_Reyne) (ex-[Australian Crawl](/source/Australian_Crawl)) in 1992, their version peaked at No. 2 on the [ARIA Singles Charts](/source/ARIA_Charts),{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=James+Blundell+and+James+Reyne&titel=Way+Out+West&cat=s|title=James Blundell and James Reyne – Way Out West|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=1 July 2009}} Smith supplied harmonica for this version. Lee left in May 1974 to join [Ariel](/source/Ariel_(Australian_band)) and was replaced on drums by [Ray Arnott](/source/Ray_Arnott), (ex-Cam-Pact with Stockley, [Spectrum](/source/Spectrum_(band)), [Mighty Kong](/source/Mighty_Kong_(band))). ''The Dingoes'' was released in June 1974, along with a second single "Boy on the Run", co-written by Stockley and Smith,{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title="Boy on the Run" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Boy%20on%20the20Run|accessdate=1 August 2009}} which peaked at No. 24 in Melbourne but did not break into the top 50 nationally. The LP reached No. 24 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart in July, it was the Federation of Australian Broadcasters' "Album of the Year" for 1974. A non-album single, "Smooth Sailing", written by Tolhurst,{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title="Smooth Sailing" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Smooth%20Sailing|accessdate=1 August 2009}} and backed with "Dingoes Lament" (an instrumental written by Bois), was released in October. During the year The Dingoes toured nationally with various artists including [Bad Company](/source/Bad_Company), [Leo Sayer](/source/Leo_Sayer), [Bo Diddley](/source/Bo_Diddley), and [Freddy Fender](/source/Freddy_Fender). ==North America== Early in 1975, after appearing at the fourth Sunbury Pop Festival, The Dingoes received a phone call from [expatriate](/source/expatriate) Australian [roadie](/source/roadie) [Billy McCartney](/source/Billy_McCartney_(roadie)), who had seen them when visiting from the United States, where he had established himself as a [tour manager](/source/tour_manager) for [Elvis Presley](/source/Elvis_Presley) and [Rod Stewart](/source/Rod_Stewart). Returning to the US, McCartney recommended the band to [Peter Rudge](/source/Peter_Rudge), who was then tour manager for [The Rolling Stones](/source/The_Rolling_Stones) and [Lynyrd Skynyrd](/source/Lynyrd_Skynyrd), and, after ten months negotiations, Rudge agreed to manage The Dingoes in the US. The following months frustrated the band—with an expected summons from Rudge at any time, they were unable to commit to long-term tours or to recording—they lost valuable ground in Australia when they could have consolidated on the success of the LP and singles. Meanwhile, they provided two tracks, "Marijuana Hell" and the [Percy Sledge](/source/Percy_Sledge) cover "When a Man Loves a Woman" to the Various Artists live album ''Live at the Station'' which was released on Lamington Records in 1976. An American tour was finally arranged for mid-1976, by the time they arrived Rudge's attention was focused on Lynyrd Skynyrd. Just prior to leaving, Arnott quit the group by "mutual agreement" and Lee returned to the fold, meeting up with the band in North America. Arnott pursued a solo career and was later with [Renée Geyer](/source/Ren%C3%A9e_Geyer) Band, [Cold Chisel](/source/Cold_Chisel), and [Jimmy Barnes](/source/Jimmy_Barnes). The Dingoes signed a two-album deal with US-based, [A&M records](/source/A%26M_records), on recommendations from McCartney and Rudge, and undertook three months of rehearsals in Canada, then headed for the US, where they set up base in [Mill Valley](/source/Mill_Valley), Northern California, at the start of 1977. They recorded tracks for their A&M album, ''Five Times the Sun'', in San Francisco during January and February, produced by [Elliot Mazer](/source/Elliot_Mazer) ([Janis Joplin](/source/Janis_Joplin), [Neil Young](/source/Neil_Young)) at [His Masters Wheels](/source/Pacific_High_Recording) recording studio, with session contributions from keyboardists [Nicky Hopkins](/source/Nicky_Hopkins) and [Garth Hudson](/source/Garth_Hudson); it featured [liner notes](/source/liner_notes) by author [Emmett Grogan](/source/Emmett_Grogan). ''Five Times the Sun'', which peaked at No. 25 on the Australian albums chart in August, included re-recorded versions of tracks from their first album. "Way Out West" and "Smooth Sailing", released in September, as a double A-single in Australia, did not peak into the top 50. Soon after, band members were granted their prized [green cards](/source/United_States_Permanent_Resident_Card), allowing them to base themselves in US, in their two-year stay they toured 40 states by road. A serious blow to the band's future came on 20 October when several members of proposed tour mates, Lynyrd Skynyrd, were killed in a [plane crash](/source/1977_Convair_240_crash), a tragedy which destroyed the morale of The Dingoes' management team. Stockley left the band and returned to Australia in early 1978, initially he joined Greg Quill's new band Southern Cross, and later founded Stockley, See & Mason. He was replaced in The Dingoes by American session guitarist Andrew Jeffers-Hardin, the group had moved east and settled near [Woodstock](/source/Woodstock%2C_New_York), in upstate New York. In mid-1978, they recorded a third album, ''Orphans of the Storm'', at New York's famed [The Hit Factory](/source/The_Hit_Factory), and continued to tour around the US until late 1978, but their efforts to enter the US record charts were unrealised. ''Orphans of the Storm'' was released in February 1979, along with a final single, "Into the Night", but by this time Smith had returned to Australia and The Dingoes had split. ==After The Dingoes== {{Main|Ray Arnott|Broderick Smith|Kerryn Tolhurst}} Smith came back to Australia in late 1978 and fronted his own bands including Broderick Smith's Big Combo.{{cite web|url=http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~brodlou/bio.html|title=Broderick Smith webpage (obsolete: archive copy) |publisher=labyrinth.net.au|year=2004|accessdate=2 August 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040609034308/http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~brodlou/bio.html |archivedate=9 June 2004}}{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tasmania/stories/s1119633.htm|title=Legendary Oz muso Broderick Smith|last=Cox |first=Tim|publisher=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)|date=31 May 2004|accessdate=2 August 2009}} He branched out into TV acting with appearances in the Australian series ''Janus'', ''Law of the Land'', ''[Snowy River: The McGregor Saga](/source/The_Man_from_Snowy_River_(TV_series))'', ''[Blue Heelers](/source/Blue_Heelers)'', and ''[State Coroner](/source/State_Coroner_(TV_series))''. He worked in an acoustic duo with musical partner Mick Ahearne and played harmonica with [Backsliders](/source/Backsliders_(band)), alternating with Ian Collard (Collard, Greens and Gravy) as a replacement for founding member Jim Conway. and has continued to record and release solo albums. In 2013, Smith collaborated with the psychedelic band [King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard](/source/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard), which his son Ambrose is a member of, on their album ''[Eyes Like the Sky](/source/Eyes_Like_the_Sky)''. The record is structured around a story that was written and narrated by Smith. Bois, Lee, and Tolhurst, all remained in the US. Bois returned to study, gained a master's degree and became a high school biology teacher, living and working in Maryland, USA, and later moving to Florida, USA.{{Cite web|url=http://dhs.desotoschools.com/?PageName=TeacherPage&Page=16&StaffID=201410&iSection=Teachers&CorrespondingID=201410|title=John Bois|website=dhs.desotoschools.com/|access-date=27 December 2017}} As an amateur expert on dinosaurs he contributed to the BBC TV series ''[Walking with Dinosaurs](/source/Walking_with_Dinosaurs)''. During his teaching years, he also wrote a creative memoir of his time in The Dingoes, entitled ''The Dingoes' Lament'' (named after his track on their debut album), which remained unpublished until 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/Features/dingoeslament.htm|title=The Dingoes' Lament: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2|work=MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975|last=Bois|first=John|publisher=ICE Productions|year=2003|accessdate=2 August 2009}} He later had an article published in the Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology in 2017.{{Cite journal|last=Bois|first=John|date=Winter 2017|title=Dinosaur nest ecology and predation during the Late Cretaceous: was there a relationship between upper Cretaceous extinction and nesting behavior?|journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology|volume=29|issue=7|pages=976–986|doi=10.1080/08912963.2016.1277423|s2cid=89980923}} After The Dingoes, Lee joined a later lineup of cult Washington group [Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band](/source/Root_Boy_Slim), and eventually settled in Washington DC, where he worked with local group Johnny Bombay & the Reactions, before moving to [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee). During his time in the USA Lee worked with a wide variety of artists (including [Steve Marriott](/source/Steve_Marriott)) until his return to Australia in the late 1990s. Unfortunately, by this time, years of alcohol abuse had taken a heavy toll on his health and John died from liver failure in July 1999. A posthumously-released CD compilation, ''Back 2 3 4'', included The Dingoes' "So Long For So Little", a track recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York in the late 1970s, which had previously been included on The Dingoes ''Way Out West'' compilation (1992). Tolhurst lived and worked in New York for many years, and continued his career as a songwriter, performer, and producer, both in Australia and in the US. A slightly reworked version of his song "All Fired Up" became a major hit for [Pat Benatar](/source/Pat_Benatar) in 1988, making the Top 20 in the US and Canada, and reaching No. 2 in Australia,{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Pat+Benatar&titel=All+Fired+Up&cat=s|title=Pat Benatar – All Fired Up|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=2 August 2009}} where it was No. 16 on the [End of Year Singles Chart](/source/List_of_Top_25_singles_for_1988_in_Australia).{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1988.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1988 |publisher=[Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) (ARIA) |accessdate=14 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204042257/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1988.htm |archivedate=4 February 2014 }} In 1995, Tolhurst collaborated with [Paul Kelly](/source/Paul_Kelly_(Australian_musician)) on his ''[Deeper Water](/source/Deeper_Water)'' album, in NYC. He was co-producer and performer in the "Spirit Returns" album and concert, which featured the reformed [Goanna](/source/Goanna_(band)), [Ross Hannaford](/source/Ross_Hannaford) (ex-[Daddy Cool](/source/Daddy_Cool_(band))), and [Liam O'Maonlai](/source/Liam_O'Maonlai) ([Hothouse Flowers](/source/Hothouse_Flowers)) at the Melbourne Festival in 1998. He produced numerous albums in NY including 'Little Pieces ' and 'The Way I See It' for R& B legend Jimmy Norman. In 2006 he moved to Tucson, Arizona, and set up a studio where he recorded Shane Howard's 'Goanna Dreaming' and The Dingoes reunion album 'Tracks'. After touring with The Dingoes and producing their live album, 'Live at Last', Tolhurst returned to live in Australia in 2010 and continues to work as a producer and live performer. ==Reformation== On 27 August 2009, The Dingoes were inducted into the [Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) (ARIA) [Hall of Fame](/source/ARIA_Hall_of_Fame) alongside [Kev Carmody](/source/Kev_Carmody), [Little Pattie](/source/Little_Pattie), [Mental As Anything](/source/Mental_As_Anything), and [John Paul Young](/source/John_Paul_Young). They were inducted into the Hall of Fame by [Richard Clapton](/source/Richard_Clapton) and performed "[Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(The_Dingoes_song))" and "Boy on the Run".{{cite magazine |url=http://www.life.com/image/90108620|title=John Boise, Richard Clapton, Kerryn Tolhurst – ARIA Hall of Fame 2009|magazine=[Life](/source/Life_(magazine)) |publisher=[Time Warner](/source/Time_Warner)|date=27 August 2009|accessdate=28 August 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/with-plenty-of-bite-still-in-him-a-wild-rock-dog-returns-to-hisold-stamping-ground-to-play-way-out-west/2009/08/21/1250362213275.html|title=A wild rock dog returns to old stamping ground|last=Donovan|first=Patrick|work=[The Age](/source/The_Age)|publisher=[Fairfax Media](/source/Fairfax_Media)|date=22 August 2009|accessdate=28 August 2009}} Melbourne drummer Ashley Davies (ex-[Wild Pumpkins at Midnight](/source/Wild_Pumpkins_at_Midnight)) joined Bois, Smith, Stockley, and Tolhurst in the reformed group which recorded ''Tracks'' in late 2009 and early 2010. The new album was released on 6 August 2010, coinciding with an Australia tour,{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/thirty-years-on-the-dingoes-make-tracks-20100806-11o4f.html | title = Dingoes Release Tracks Album | last1 = Roberts | first1 = Jo | newspaper = The Age | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 6 August 2010 | accessdate = 17 August 2010 }} it debuted at No. 14 on the ARIA Country Music Top 20 Chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_country.asp?chart=1F20 |title=Top 20 Country Chart |publisher=Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) |date=16 August 2010 |accessdate=17 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504013622/http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_country.asp?chart=1F20 |archivedate=4 May 2012 }} In October 2010, their debut album, ''The Dingoes'' (1974) was listed in the book, ''[100 Best Australian Albums](/source/100_Best_Australian_Albums)''.{{Cite book | title = 100 Best Australian Albums | last1 = O'Donnell | first1 = John | authorlink1 = John O'Donnell (music journalist) | last2 = Creswell | first2=Toby | authorlink2 = Toby Creswell | last3 = Mathieson | first3 = Craig | authorlink3 = Craig Mathieson | publisher = Hardie Grant Books | date = October 2010 | location = [Prahran, Vic](/source/Prahran%2C_Victoria) | isbn = 978-1-74066-955-9 | title-link = 100 Best Australian Albums }} They toured with Joe Cocker in Australia for the 2011 "Day on the Green" concerts. In 2012 John Bois' memoir ''The Dingoes' Lament'' was published by Melbourne Books and at the end of December 2012 the group reformed (for possibly the last time) for a short series of concerts in Victoria. The lineup again comprised the four surviving original members, with Ashley Davies on drums, and the mini-tour included three sold-out shows at the [Caravan Music Club](/source/Caravan_Music_Club) in Oakleigh, Melbourne, where they were supported by [Steve Hoy](/source/Steve_Hoy) and [Ross Hannaford](/source/Ross_Hannaford). In May 2023, Smith's website was updated to announce his death at age 75.{{cite web |last1=Cashmere |first1=Paul |title=Vale Broderick Smith at 75 |url=https://www.noise11.com/news/vale-broderick-smith-at-75-20230501 |website=Noise11 |date=1 May 2023 |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501031658/https://www.noise11.com/news/vale-broderick-smith-at-75-20230501 |url-status=live }} ==Members== '''Current members''' * [Kerryn Tolhurst](/source/Kerryn_Tolhurst) – rhythm and lead guitars, [mandolin](/source/mandolin), backing vocals (1973–1979, 2009–present) * John Bois – bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing and occasional lead vocals (1973–1979, 2009–present) * Chris Stockley – lead guitar, backing vocals (1973–1978, 2009–present) * Ashley Davies – drums (2009–present) '''Former members''' * [Broderick Smith](/source/Broderick_Smith) – lead vocals, harmonica (1973–1979, 2009–2023; his death) * John Lee – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1973–1974, 1976–1979) * John Strangio – bass guitar (1973) * Mal Logan – keyboards (1973–1974) * [Ray Arnott](/source/Ray_Arnott) – drums, backing vocals (1974–1976) * Andrew Jeffers-Hardin – guitar (1978–1979) ;Timeline {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:790 height:auto barincrement:20 PlotArea = left:120 bottom:60 top:0 right:15 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:04/01/1973 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}} TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom ScaleMajor = increment:3 start:1974 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1974 Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:lguitar value:teal legend:Lead_guitar id:rguitar value:brightgreen legend:Rhythm_guitar id:keys value:purple legend:Keyboards id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:studio value:black legend:Studio_album id:other value:gray(0.6) legend:Other_release id:bars value:gray(0.93) LineData = layer:back color:studio at:01/01/1974 at:07/01/1977 at:07/01/1979 at:09/01/2010 BarData = bar:Smith text:"Broderick Smith" bar:Stockley text:"Chris Stockley" bar:Hardin text:"Andrew Jeffers-Hardin" bar:Tolhurst text:"Kerryn Tolhurst" bar:Logan text:"Mal Logan bar:Strangio text:"John Strangio" bar:Bois text:"John Bois" bar:Lee text:"John Lee" bar:Arnott text:"Ray Arnott" bar:Davies text:"Ashley Davies" PlotData= width:11 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4) bar:Smith from:04/01/1973 till:01/01/1980 color:vocals bar:Smith from:04/01/2009 till:04/30/2023 color:vocals bar:Stockley from:04/01/1973 till:10/01/1973 color:lguitar bar:Stockley from:04/01/1974 till:01/01/1978 color:lguitar bar:Stockley from:04/01/2009 till:end color:lguitar bar:Hardin from:01/01/1978 till:01/01/1980 color:lguitar bar:Tolhurst from:04/01/1973 till:01/01/1980 color:rguitar bar:Tolhurst from:10/01/1973 till:04/01/1974 color:lguitar bar:Tolhurst from:04/01/2009 till:end color:rguitar bar:Logan from:10/01/1973 till:01/01/1975 color:keys bar:Strangio from:04/01/1973 till:08/01/1973 color:bass bar:Bois from:08/01/1973 till:01/01/1980 color:bass bar:Bois from:08/01/1973 till:01/01/1980 color:rguitar width:3 bar:Bois from:01/01/1975 till:01/01/1980 color:keys width:7 bar:Bois from:04/01/2009 till:end color:bass bar:Lee from:04/01/1973 till:05/01/1974 color:drums bar:Arnott from:05/01/1974 till:06/01/1976 color:drums bar:Lee from:06/01/1976 till:01/01/1980 color:drums bar:Davies from:01/01/2009 till:end color:drums }} ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of studio albums, with Australian chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart
positions |- ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | ([AUS](/source/Kent_Music_Report)) |- ! scope="row" | ''The Dingoes'' | * Released: 1974 * Label: [Mushroom](/source/Mushroom_Records) (L35110) * Format: [LP](/source/LP_album) | style="text-align:center;"| 24 |- ! scope="row" | ''Five Times the Sun'' | * Released: 1977 * Label: [A&M](/source/A%26M_Records) (L36237) * Format: LP | style="text-align:center;"| 25 |- ! scope="row" | ''Orphans of the Storm'' | * Released: 1979 * Label: A&M (L36721) * Format: LP | style="text-align:center;"| 32 |- ! scope="row" | ''Tracks'' | * Released: 6 August 2010 * Label: [Liberation Music](/source/Liberation_Music) (LMCD 0107) * Format: CD | style="text-align:center;"| 84 |- |} ===Live albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of live albums, with details ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Album details |- ! scope="row" | ''Live at Last'' | * Released: 2011 * Label: [Liberation Music](/source/Liberation_Music) (LMCD 0131) * Format: 2×CD |} ===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of compilation albums, with Australian chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart
positions |- ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=82}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Way Out West – The Best of The Dingoes'' | * Released: 1992 * Label: Mushroom (D24508) * Format: CD | style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row" | ''Five Times the Sun ... and Other Delicacies'' | * Released: 1995 * Label: A&M (540318-2) * Format: CD | style="text-align:center;"| — |- | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |} ===Singles=== {{Singles discography | all_albums=yes | charts=1 | include_footnote = yes | chartA = [AUS](/source/Kent_Music_Report)
| title1 = [Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(song)) | album1 = The Dingoes | albumspan1 = 2 | year1 = 1973 | peak1A = 40 | title2 =Boy on the Run | year2 = 1974 | peak2A = 55 | title3 =Smooth Sailing | year3 = 1978 | album3 = Five Times the Sun | peak3A = 70 | title4 = Into the Night | year4 = 1979 |album4 = Orphans of the Storm }} ===Other appearances=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:35px;"|Year ! Song contributed ! Album |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1976 |"[When a Man Loves a Woman](/source/When_a_Man_Loves_a_Woman_(song))" ([Percy Sledge](/source/Percy_Sledge) cover) |''Live at the Station''{{#tag:ref|''Live at the Station'' (Lamington Records, LAM-332, 1976) by various artists, Wild Beaver Band, Myriad, Saltbush and The Dingoes, performed in the Lounge at the Station Hotel, [Prahran](/source/Prahran%2C_Victoria) over two nights in March 1976. It was re-issued by [Missing Link Records](/source/Missing_Link_Records) (co-owned by Keith Glass) in 1981.{{cite web|url=http://www.nucountry.com.au/articles/diary/november2007/221107_bonafidetravellers.htm|title=DAVE'S DIARY – 22 NOVEMBER 2007 – BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS|last=Dawson|first=Dave|date=22 November 2007|accessdate=1 August 2009}} A multi-track recorder was used in the back of a truck parked outside the Lounge door in Greville Street Prahran, but the quality of tracks did not approach the live sound of the bands. Aztec Music label had originally listed it as a forthcoming CD release of ''The Dingoes at the Station Hotel in 1976'', but it was delisted in 2008.|group="nb"|name="Station"}} |- |"Marijuana Hell" (live version) |''Live at the Station'' |} ==Notes== ==Awards== ===ARIA Music Awards=== The [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [Australian music](/source/Australian_music). They commenced in 1987. The Dingoes were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=36 |title=Winners by Award: Hall of Fame |publisher=[Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) |accessdate=23 October 2020}} {{awards table}} |- | [2009](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2009) | The Dingoes | [ARIA Hall of Fame](/source/ARIA_Hall_of_Fame) | {{yes2|inductee}} {{end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17031|pure_url=yes}} The Dingoes] at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) * [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/762a98ea-1eb4-434b-b686-f1c4b6858b5a.html The Dingoes discography] at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz) * {{Discogs artist|The Dingoes}} * [http://www.milesago.com/Artists/dingoes.htm The Dingoes] at Milesago {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dingoes, The}} Category:ARIA Award winners Category:ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Category:Musical groups from Victoria (state) Category:Musical groups established in 1973 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1979 Category:Australian pub rock musical groups Category:Mushroom Records artists Category:A&M Records artists Category:1973 establishments in Australia Category:1979 disestablishments in Australia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Dingoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dingoes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dingoes?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.