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Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs

Band, 1963-1967 AU, Sydney
Rock and Pop

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian pop and rock group dating from the mid-1960s. The origins of the band name began with The Aztecs (4) which were renamed Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs when Billy Thorpe joined as lead singer. The original band members quit in 1965 over a financial dispute and Billy Thorpe reformed the group with a new line-up. The group enjoyed success, but split in 1967. They re-emerged in the early 1970s to become one of the most popular Australian hard-rock bands of the period. The band ended in 1975.

     
Members
PortraitGil Matthews
dr AU
PortraitBilly Thorpe
voc, g 1946-2007 GB
PortraitWarren Morgan
p
PortraitLobby Loyde
g, voc 1941-2007 AU
PortraitVince Melouney
g, voc *1945 AU
Bruce Howard
org, key
PortraitJohnny Dick
dr, perc 1943-2017 AU
PortraitTony Barber
voc, g *1942 AU
Paul Wheeler
b
PortraitTeddy Toi
b, voc, eb
Kevin Murphy
dr AU
PortraitJohn Watson
b
PortraitColin Baigent
dr
Band Membership
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Lock Up Your Mothers LIVEBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs2017Album
Extended Play : Billy Thorpe & The AztecsBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs2014Album
Live - Boggo Road Jail Australia 1993Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs2009Album
Long Live Rock And Roll (Long May It Move Me So)Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs2008Album
Billy Thorpe And The AztecsBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs2008Single
Jailhouse RockBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs2007Album
The Classic Rock CollectionBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1996Compil.
It's All Happening - 23 Original HitsBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1995Compil.
Lock Up Your MothersBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1994Compil.
The Best & The Rest Of Lock Up Your MothersBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1994Compil.
The Four Faces Of Australian RockNormie Rowe, Ray Brown & The Whispers, Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs, Stevie Wright1990Compil.
Time TravellerBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1980Compil.
Pick Me Up And Play Me LoudBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1976Album
GoldBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1975Compil.
Over The RainbowBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1974Single
More Arse Than ClassBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1974Album
Cigarettes And Whiskey (Live) / Back Home In Australia (Live)Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs1974Single
Steaming At The Opera HouseBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1974Album
Movie QueenBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1973Single
Don't You Know You're ChangingBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1973Single
The Stars of SunburyBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs, Country Radio, Chain, Lobby Loyde, Pilgrimage1972Compil.
Believe It Just Like MeBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1972Single
Aztecs Live! At SunburyBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1972Album
Most People I Know Think That I'm CrazyBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1972Single
Great HitsBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1972Compil.
The Hoax Is OverBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1971Album
The Dawn Song / Time To LiveBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1971Single
LiveBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1971Album
Good Mornin' Little School GirlBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1970Single
The Word For TodayBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1966Single
Wee Bit More Of Your Lovin'Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs1966Single
Don't You Dig This Kind Of BeatBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1966Album
Twilight TimeBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
Love LettersBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
Baby, Hold Me CloseBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
Twilight TimeBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
I Told The BrookBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
Sick & TiredBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
On StageBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
The Best Of Billy ThorpeBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Compil.
I Told The BrookBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
Stand By MeBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Single
Billy Thorpe And The AztecsBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1965Album
Poison Ivy / Broken ThingsBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1964Single
Mashed PotatoBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1964Single
Blue Day / You Don't Love MeBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1964Single
Sick And TiredBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1964Single
Poison IvyBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs Introducing... Johnny Noble1964Album
Poison IvyBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1964Single
Over The RainbowBilly Thorpe And The Aztecs1964Single
It's All Happening - 20 Greatest Hits 64 - 68Billy Thorpe And The AztecsCompil.
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