Stevie Plunder

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Stevie Plunder
Stevie Plunder c. 1994
Background information
Birth name	Anthony Hayes
Born	1963 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Died	26 January 1996(1996-01-26) Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Pop, Rock
Occupations	Musician Songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1982–1995
Labels	Phantom Black Yak
Associated acts	The Plunderers, The Whitlams
Website	The Whitlams official website

Stevie Plunder (born Anthony Hayes) (1963 – 26 January 1996) was an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as founding member and guitarist for Australian piano-based rock band The Whitlams.

Biography

Early years

Born in Canberra, ACT in 1963, Stevie played in bands from his late teens, most notably forming The Plunderers with Nic Dalton, as well as playing with other acts such as The Shouties, No Concept and Hippy Dribble.

The Whitlams

In 1992, while outside the Hordern Pavilion where Nirvana were playing the first Big Day Out, Stevie and Tim Freedman decided to form a band to go against the current local music scene, which neither were happy with.

Adding Andy Lewis on double bass, The Whitlams began developing their songs acoustically on Saturday afternoons at The Sandringham Hotel in Newtown. In 1993, The Whitlams released their debut album, Introducing the Whitlams.

With Stuart Eadie on drums, The Whitlams toured extensively up and down the east coast of Australia, before returning to the studio in 1994 to record their follow up album, Undeniably the Whitlams.

Death

On 26 January (Australia Day), 1996, exactly four years since The Whitlams were formed, and as their single I Make Hamburgers was breaking into the Triple J Hottest 100 chart, Stevie Plunder was found dead at the bottom of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, apparently a suicide.^[1]

Plunder's memorial service, held at St Stephen's Church, Newtown in February 1996, was attended by hundreds of friends and fans. The Whitlams first album after Plunder's death, Eternal Nightcap, was dedicated to his memory.

References

↑ Buchanan, Matt (26 November 1999). "It's Time:The Whitlams Chart New Waters". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2009.

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Tim Freedman Jak Housden Warwick Hornby Terepai Richmond Stevie Plunder Andy Lewis Ben Fink Stuart Eadie Michael Vidale Louis Burdett Hanuman Daas Michael Richards Tim Hall Oscar Briz Bill Heckenburg Chris Abrahams Cottco Lovett Alex Hewitson Mike Gubb

Studio albums	Introducing the Whitlams Undeniably the Whitlams Eternal Nightcap Love This City Torch the Moon Little Cloud

Compilations and EPs	Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You

Live and other albums	Stupor Ego Live in Concert

Video and theatrical releases	The Whitlams Years 1993-2004

Persondata
Name	Plunder, Stevie
Alternative names
Short description	Australian musician
Date of birth	1963
Place of birth	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Date of death	1996-01-26
Place of death	Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia

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