Brian Cadd

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Brian Cadd
Birth name Brian George Cadd
Also known as Brian Caine
Born 29 November 1946 (1946-11-29) (age 61)
Origin Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genre(s) Rock n Roll, pop
Occupation(s) Rock singer, keyboards, producer
Years active 1965-2006
Label(s) Bootleg
Festival
Warner
Mushroom
Stallion Records
Associated acts The Groop
Axiom
Bootleg Family Band
Flying Burrito Brothers
Website Official website

Brian George Cadd[1] (born 29 November 1946 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian singer-songwriter, keyboardist and producer who has performed as a member of The Groop, Axiom, Flying Burrito Brothers and solo.[2] Although he was briefly called Brian Caine in late 1966, when first joining The Groop, he is generally known as Brian Cadd.[3]

Cadd produced fellow Australian acts, Robin Jolley, Ronnie Burns, Broderick Smith, Tina Arena and Glenn Shorrock;[2] and established his own record label called Bootleg Records.[3] He also composed or performed music for flims, Alvin Purple, Alvin Purple Rides Again, Fatal Vision, The Return of the Living Dead and The Heartbreak Kid and for television Class of 74, The Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.[3][4] His songwriting for other acts includes The Masters Apprentices, Bootleg Family Band, Ronnie Burns, The Pointer Sisters and Little River Band.[5]

Cadd's iconic status was acknowledged when he was inducted into the 2007 Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.[6][7]

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[edit] Early years

Cadd was raised in Perth, Western Australia and was a child prodigy: winning a TV talent quest when 12 and offered his first professional job as a pianist for a children's TV program.[5] His family relocated to Tasmania and then Melbourne, where Cadd became involved in jazz music of the early 1960s, playing with the Beale Street Jazz Band and The Castaways.[2][3][5] By 1965 The Castaways became The Jackson Kings playing R&B, with Cadd on piano and Ronnie Charles on vocals they recorded two singles "Watch Your Step" and "Watermelon Man" by April 1966.[3][5]

[edit] 1966-1969: The Groop

Main article: The Groop

The Groop formed in Melbourne in 1964/1965 and had recorded singles, an EP and an LP, before Cadd and Charles were asked to join in October 1966 along with guitarist Don Mudie.[3][5][8] On advice from pop magazine Go-Set writer Ian "Molly" Meldrum Cadd changed his surname to Caine, before changing it back after his family protested.[3][5] The new line-up was: Cadd, Charles, Mudie and Max Ross on bass and Richard Wright on drums.[2][5]

The first single for this line-up was "Woman You're Breaking Me" (written by Cadd and Wright)[9] which reached #6 in Melbourne[10] and #12 in Sydney in July 1967. Melbourne singer Ronnie Burns had a local hit with "When I Was Six Years Old"[10] written by Cadd (who also produced)[2] and Ross.[9] The band won a trip to UK from the 1967 Hoadley's National Battle of the Sounds;[8] publishers sent "When I Was Six Years Old" to England where it was recorded by Manfred Mann's lead vocalist Paul Jones.[5]

The Groop arrived in UK as the single was released and managed to get a deal with CBS, then they toured there and in Germany.[8] Band members had written most of their hits in Australia, but CBS decided they would cover an Italian ballad, "What's The Good Of Goodbye", which failed to chart. The Groop returned to Australia by October 1968 and Ross left,[8] they released two more singles, including "Such A Lovely Way" before disbanding in May, 1969.[8] Their last recorded work was an uncredited appearance as instrumental support on Russell Morris' #1 single "The Real Thing".[2][5][8][11]

[edit] 1969-1971: Axiom

Main article: Axiom (Australian band)

Following the break-up of The Groop, Cadd and Mudie formed Axiom in May 1969 with Glenn Shorrock (ex-The Twilights) on vocals, Doug Lavery (ex-The Valentines) on drums and Chris Stockley (ex-Cam-Pact) on guitar.[2][3][5] Cadd and Mudie were the primary songwriters for Axiom including their three hit singles.[5][9] They signed with EMI and released their debut single "Arkansas Grass" which reached #7 in December 1969, followed by "A Little Ray of Sunshine" at #5 in April 1970.[11] Axiom travelled to England and attempted to enter the UK market but had no chart success.[3] Then, relocating to the US, they released their single "My Baby's Gone" in January 1971, this was followed by their second album If Only... in September.[3] However, Axiom had already disbanded by March and Cadd returned to Australia.[3] Shorrock later became the lead singer for Little River Band and Stockley joined The Dingoes.[2]

[edit] 1972-1975: Solo and Bootleg Records

Cadd and Mudie, as a duet, released "Show Me the Way" which reached #15 in early 1972.[3] Cadd turned to producing other acts and recording solo material on his own Bootleg Records label which was set up under Ron Tudor's Fable Records.[5] "Ginger Man" was the first single from Cadd's self-titled debut album, released in October 1972 on Bootleg Records.[5] Bootleg was based along similar lines to US pianist Leon Russell's Shelter Records - signed artists recorded and toured together as a 'family'.[12] Studio musicians used by Cadd became the Bootleg Family Band and had their own hit single by covering "Your Mama Don't Dance", where Cadd provided lead vocals.[12][13] Cadd also won the composer's section of Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds for 1972 with his song, "Don't You Know It's Magic", this became a top 20 hit for Johnny Farnham (later John Farnham).[11] The song also won the 'Most Outstanding Composition' award at the Tokyo World Popular Song Festival, with Cadd performing there live. Cadd released a second album, Parabrahm, in 1973, and followed with the theme song and score for the 1973 movie Alvin Purple (Australia's first R-rated comedy)[14] and its sequel Alvin Purple Rides Again in 1975.[15] After releasing his third solo album, Moonshine in 1974, Cadd left Australia for the US.[5]

[edit] 1975-1993: Working in America

Main article: The Flying Burrito Brothers

Based in Los Angeles, Cadd became a studio-bound songwriter, apart from one tour with the Bootleg Family Band.[5] Cadd recorded solo albums for Interfusion, his songs were also recorded by Gene Pitney, Glen Campbell, Dobie Gray, Cilla Black, Wayne Newton, Bonnie Tyler, Joe Cocker and Ringo Starr.[3] His biggest success occurred when The Pointer Sisters covered "Love is Like a Rolling Stone" as a B-side for their version of "Fire" which reached #2 on the US Pop single charts. Cadd travelled to Nashville in 1989, joined the Flying Burrito Brothers in 1991 and toured with them for two years,[16] returning to Australia in 1993.[3] In Australia he teamed up with fellow Axiom member, Shorrock for an album The Blazing Salads and a subsequent two year tour.[5] On tour Cadd played his hit songs, along with those of Axiom accompanied by Shorrock.[5] Veteran rocker Max Merritt had also toured Australia with Cadd.[5]

[edit] 1993-current: Return to Australia

Returning to Australia, Cadd is based on the Gold Coast, and has been active in teaching and lecturing on songwriting, in music publishing and other various aspects of the industry in Australia and the United States. In 1997, he built a recording studio Ginger Man Sound. In March 1998 he took over as CEO of The Streetwise Music Group in Brisbane, eventually becoming a co-owner. The company, which is distributed through Warner Music, now has some 20 acts spread over three labels (Streetwise, Stallion and Belly Laugh).

Cadd is the chairman of the Music Industry Advisory Council (Australia)[17], President of the Australian Music Foundation[17] and on the board of the musicians' benevolent organisation, Support Act.[18] Cadd lectures at universities as well as continuing to record and perform, he independently released an album of new material Quietly Rusting in 2005.[19]

In 2007 Cadd was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, his acceptance included:

“I've had forty incredible years in this world of music. During that time I have had the honour to write and record with many fabulous creative people and to perform in front of many wonderful audiences. I can't really imagine how it could have been much better or any more fun. Now being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame absolutely puts the icing on the cake for me. I truly appreciate this honour so very much”[20]

—Brian Cadd, 2007

2007 also saw Cadd inducted into the Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) Songwriters Hall of Fame in recognition of his lifetime of songwriting achievements.[21]

[edit] Personal life

Cadd, his then wife, and their daughter, were caught in the flash flood of the Mudgeeraba River (Gold Coast, Queensland) in February 1999, when their car was washed off a causeway.[22] All three escaped the sinking car through its windows, but Cadd and his wife were swept away before they could get ashore, they were rescued by a local resident.[22] During the 2002 Long Way to the Top Tour, Cadd developed a relationship with one of the promoters, Amanda Pelman.[23] Pelman, Cadd's domestic partner, is a judge on It Takes Two since 2005 and is a producer, director and TV personality.[24]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • The Groop (1966-1969)
Main article: The Groop
    • Woman You're Breaking Me - CBS (1967)
  • Axiom (1969-1971)
Main article: Axiom (Australian band)
  • Solo (1972-current)
    • Brian Cadd - Bootleg (BLA 023) (1972) AUS #3
    • Parabrahm - Bootleg (BLA 034) (1973) AUS #6
    • Moonshine - Bootleg (BLA 044) (1974) AUS #11
    • The Magic of Brian Cadd (Best of) - Bootleg (BLA 047) (1975) AUS #34
    • Keep On Rockin (Best of) - J&B (JB 180) (1976) AUS #54
    • White On White - Interfusion (L36074) (1978) AUS #93
    • Yesterday Dreams - Interfusion (L36733) (1978)
    • Best of Brian Cadd - Summit (SRA295201) (1979) re-issue of self titled 1972 LP
    • No Stone Unturned - Graffiti (1985)
    • Live At Crown - Stallion Records (1998)
    • Brian Cadd: The Singles - Stallion Records (1998)
    • Cleanskin - Stallion Records (2003)
    • Quietly Rusting - Stallion Records (2005)
  • Glenn Shorrock (1993)
    • The Blazing Salads - EMI (1993)
  • Flying Burrito Brothers
    • Eye of a Hurricane - Sundown Records/One Way (OW 30330) (1994)

[edit] Singles

  • with the Jackson kings
    • "Watch Your Step" / "Come On Now" - CBS (BA 221263) (February 1966)
    • "Watermelon Man" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" - CBS (BA 221287) (April 1966)
  • with Don Mudie
    • "Show Me The Way" / "Rolling and Tumblin' Down" - Fable (FB 091) (1971) AUS #15
    • "Ginger Man" / "Fairweather Friend" - Bootleg (BL 138) (August 1972) AUS #6
  • with the Bootleg Family
    • "Your Mama Don't Dance" / "Honky Tonk Women" - Bootleg (BL 155) (1972)
    • "Wake Up Australia" / "Ballad Of Billy Glover" - Bootleg (BL 181) (1972)
  • Solo
    • "Little Ray Of Sunshine" / "Arkansas Grass" - Fable (FB 203) (February 1974)
    • "Every Mother's Son" / "Pappy's Got The Blues" - Bootleg (BL 170) (March 1973) AUS #44
    • "Keep on Rockin'" / "Handy Man" - Bootleg (BL 197) (October 1973) AUS #77
    • "Alvin Purple" / "Sometime Man" - Bootleg (BL 201) (November, 1973) AUS #29
    • "Class of '74" / "School Days" - Bootleg (BL 214) (April 1974) AUS #54
    • "Let Go" / "Think It Over" - Bootleg (BL 223) (August 1972) AUS #12
    • "Boogie Queen" / "All In The Way" - Bootleg (BL 230) (December 1974) AUS #87
    • "Gimme Good Lovin'" / "Fire At Shepherd's Flat" - Bootleg (BL 249) (May 1975) AUS #93
    • "White On White El Dorado" / "Longest Night" - Interfusion (K 6616) (1976) AUS #84
    • "My Baby (Loves To Hurt Me)" / "For The Love Of A Woman" - Mushroom (K 8904) (September 1982) AUS #54
    • "Yesterday Dreams" / "1000 Different Ways" - Interfusion (K 7195) (October 1978)
    • "Skating On Thin Ice" / "Ol' 55" - Interfusion (K 7390) (April 1979)
    • "Very Very Very Long Time" / "Move Me" - Interfusion (K 7708) (May 1980)
    • "Land Of The Video" / "Real To Me" - Graffiti (880283) (March 1985) (picture sleeve)
    • "Still Hurting Me" / "Writing's On The Wall" - Graffiti (884060) (June 1985)
  • with Blazing Salads
    • "When it All Comes Down" / "Blazing Salad Cream" / "Love Drives a Hard Bargain" - EMI (8740192) (1993)
    • "Little Ray of Sunshine" / "Life of Brian" - EMI (July 1993)
    • "De Emphasise" / "When the Words Come" - EMI (1993)

Does not include hit singles Cadd had as a member of The Groop or Axiom

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). ASCAP. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Brian Cadd at Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 
  4. ^ Brian Cadd at Internet Movie Database (IMDb). IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Brian Cadd. Milesago. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  6. ^ ARIA 2008 Hall of Fame inductees listing. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  7. ^ Winners by Award: Hall of Fame. ARIA. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  8. ^ a b c d e f The Groop. Nostalgia Central. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
  9. ^ a b c Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). APRA. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
  10. ^ a b Guest, Thomas J. (1991). Thirty Years of Hits. Collingwood, Melbourne: M. J. Maloney. ISBN 0-646-04633-0. 
  11. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (doc), Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W.. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. 
  12. ^ a b Bootleg Family Band. Milesago. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  13. ^ Where did they get that song?. poparchives. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  14. ^ Alvin Purple. IMBD. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  15. ^ Alvin Purple. IMBD. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  16. ^ Gib Guilbeau and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Thomas Aubrunner. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  17. ^ a b The Music Show. ABC Radio (2004-05-15). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  18. ^ Cadd Joins SAL Board. dBMagazine. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  19. ^ Australian music legend Brian Cadd. ABC Radio (2005-09-23). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  20. ^ Pope, Mark (2007-06-14). Radios appear! More musicians to enter ARIA’s Hall of Fame. ARIA. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  21. ^ The 27th Annual Songwriting Awards Night. Wests Ashfield Leagues Club. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  22. ^ a b "Seventies rocker rescued in floods", (AAP), 1999-02-02. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 
  23. ^ Ed Nimmervoll:Review of Long Way Til You Drop. Milesago. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  24. ^ Edwards, Paul. ""Amanda Pelman"", The Age, 2006-07-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.