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Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band

Band, 1971-1980 AU
Rock and Jazz

The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band was an Australian band, active throughout the 1970s. It was based in Melbourne and centred on singer and multi-instrumentalist Mic Conway ("Captain Matchbox") and his brother Jim Conway, who is widely regarded as one of Australia's finest exponents of the blues harmonica.The brothers continued the group through many lineup changes until a tragic truck crash while on tour in 1979 which ruined the band financially and emotionally, and after paying off their debts they disbanded.

Members

	Geoffrey Hales dr, wb AU
	Jim Conway h AU
	Manny Paterakis dr
	David Flett b, bvoc, uke
	Fred Olbrei vn, voc
	Mick Conway voc, wb
	Jim Niven key, voc, p AU
	Mick Fleming bj, man, voc
	Chris Worral g, s-g, man, sit
	Jon Snyder g
	Tony Burkys g, bvoc, voc
	Peter Muhleisen eb, syn, bvoc
	Colin Stevens voc, man
	Gordon McLean dr, perc, bvoc, vib
	Rick Ludbrook as, voc