{{Short description|Australian pop band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Whipper Snappers | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = WhipperSnappers | origin = Sydney<ref>{{Citation | last = The Coodabeens | date = 13 November 2005 | title = Coodabeens Music 13 November | periodical = ABC | url = http://www.abc.net.au/coodabeens/stories/s1508338.htm }}</ref> | genre = Pop | years_active = 1986 - 1993 | label = | website = | current_members = Annette Crowe<br>Joy Howard<br>Tim Eaton<br>Frank Zaknich | past_members = }} '''The Whipper Snappers''' is an Australian pop band.<ref name="allmusic">{{Citation | last = Swift | first = Brendan | title = Whipper Snappers | periodical = Allmusic | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/whipper-snappers-mn0001291391 }}</ref> Based in Sydney, the band was formed in 1986 by Annette Crowe, Joy Howard, Tim Eaton and Frank Zaknich. They released their debut single in 1988 and the next year played a cover of "Stairway To Heaven" on The Money or the Gun.<ref name="McF">{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'The Whipper Snappers' |url=//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=777 |access-date=5 December 2016 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040930230047/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=777 |archive-date=30 September 2004 }}</ref> Later that year they contributed a new original song to Rockin' Bethlehem in support of Camperdown Children's Hospital.<ref>{{Citation | last = Casimir | first = Jon | date = 22 December 1989 | title = Follow the stars in search of a special crib | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19891222&id=cKBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2343,870202 }}</ref> Brad Shepherd (as "Rock Hard") replaced Eaton and the band covered Kiss for ''Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation''. Dave Steel replaced Shepard as a live guitarist and in 1990 they covered Russell Morris's "Sweet, Sweet Love" for ''Used and Recovered By... RRR''. In 1991 the lineup changed to be Crowe, Steve Waters, Christian Powers, Lara Goodridge and Tim Seckold. The band released EPs in 1992 and 1993.<ref name="McF"/> Andrew Masterton in the Age's EG writes of their first EP "The core of the is the combined sweet vocals of Joy Howard and Annette Crowe".<ref>{{citation |last = Masterton |first= Andrew |title= It's your money |periodical = The Age |url = |date= 4 September 1992 }}</ref>
==Band members== *Annette Crowe (bass, vocals) *Joy Howard (rhythm guitar, vocals) *Tim Eaton (lead guitar) *Frank Zaknich (drums) *Brad Shepherd (guitar) *Dave Steel (guitar) *Steve Waters (guitar) *Christian Powers (guitar) *Lara Goodridge (backing vocals, violin) *Tim Seckold (drums)
==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Title ! Details |- |align="left"| ''See My Finger See My Thumb'' | * Released: 1992 * Label: Temptation Records <small>(TEMPT 2)</small> * Format: CD |- |align="left"| ''Dragster'' | * Released: 1993 * Label: Cleopatra Records <small>(Dragster)</small> * Format: CD |}
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