THE BLACK SORROWS Biography 2002

Joe Camilleri is an Australian legend who has given his life to music. In the mid 80s following the success of his first band, Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons, Joe Camilleri gathered together a group of musician friends and dubbed them The Black Sorrows. The band began playing for the fun of it, recording independent albums and selling them out of the boot of his car. When radio picked up the classic track, 'Mystified',The Black Sorrows really took flight. They signed to CBS and proceeded to release some of Australia's most successful albums including the multi-platinum sellers Hold On To Me, Harley & Rose and The Chosen Ones. Over the past fifteen years, The Black Sorrows have toured Australia more times than anyone can remember, played sell out shows across Europe, won the ARIA for 'Best Band' and sold more than a million albums world-wide. Joe Camilleri's songs have become part of our lives. The Sorrows' string of hits is seemingly endless: Dear Children, Country Girls, Snake Skin Shoes, Harley & Rose, The Chosen Ones, Mystified, Ain't Love The Strangest Thing, Better Times, Never Let Me Go, Chained To The Wheel, Daughters of Glory, Stir It Up, New Craze... and he's certainly not done yet. Look around the world and you have to put Joe in the same company as people like Eric Clapton and Van Morrison - legends, performers whose careers span decades, transcending all styles and fads, performers who are loved for the fact that they're obviously in it for the music. The Black Sorrows has always had a very elastic line-up and has been home to 36 talented Australian musicians at different times. The band has acted as a launch pad for the careers of some of our most successful musicians including Vika & Linda Bull and Jen Anderson. Today The Black Sorrows is James Black on guitar and keys, Simon Starr on bass, Tony Floyd on drums, Rob Bourke on tenor saxophone and Wayne Burt on guitar. 'The Black Sorrows has always been a family, and I hear that from record to record. You can tell me any track and I'll remember the conversations and the food', says Joe. 'It's a joyous thing making music with your friends'.

THE BLACK SORROWS - DISCOGRAPHY

1982 SONOLA 1983 A PLACE IN THE WORLD 1984 ROCKIN' ZYDECO 1987 DEAR CHILDREN 1988 HOLD ON TO ME 1990 HARLEY & ROSE 1992 BETTER TIMES 1993 THE CHOSEN ONES 1994 LUCKY CHARM 1996 RADIO WAVES - LIVE 1997 JOHNNY GUMBO'S NUDE LOUNGE 1998 BEAT CLUB

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