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Thread #91287 Message #1734926
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
07-May-06 - 08:52 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Aussie-Grant McLennan-(Go-Betweens) May 06
Subject: Obit: Aussie - Grant McLennan - (Go-Betweens)
I'd call his music "Aussie Rock Folk". Heard of "Through the Streets of Your Town" from the 80's? His recent song 'Cattle & Cane' had some fuss made over it. He was young.
from http://seven.com.au/news/entertainment/169080
McLennan, 48, died in his sleep at his Brisbane home.
The Go-Betweens was one of Australia's most influential indie bands with dedicated fans worldwide.
McLennan was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, on February 12, 1958 and raised by his mother on a cattle station.
He formed The Go-Betweens in 1977 with Robert Forster while attending university during the Bjelke-Petersen era.
McLennan, who was arrested during student protests, later likened the period to the cultural dark ages and often used Brisbane and Queensland as a point of reference in his songwriting.
During the 80s, The Go-Betweens became the much admired part of the Queensland and Australian music scene with songs like Bachelor Kisses and Through the Streets of Your Town.
The Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) recently voted McLennan's autobiographical song Cattle and Cane, released in 1983, as one of the 10 greatest Australian songs of all time.