Lobby Loyde

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Lobby Loyde (born John Baslington Lyde, May 18, 1941) is an Australian guitarist. Born in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, he first came to prominence as Barry Lyde in Brisbane rhythm and blues outfit, The Purple Hearts in 1965. In January 1967, he left to complete the second incarnation of Melbourne band, The Wild Cherries and penned most of the songs that made up the band's four singles for the Festival label.

Loyde was a member of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and had his own band, the Coloured Balls. Lobby Loyde was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006. A fellow inductee, Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo said of Loyde: "More than anyone else, Lobby helped create the Australian guitar sound. Long before Angus (Young) or Billy Thorpe or the Angels or Rose Tattoo. Lobby inspired Australian bands to step forward and play as loud and aggressively as they could. People are still trying to copy it today."

Loyde is thought by many to have the best plectrum technique of all Australian electric guitar players.