The Bam Balams were a Sydney, Australia indie rock band. They formed in 1984 and disbanded in 1992. The band was led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Brendan Kibble aka "Wig". This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Brendan Kibble aka Wig (born October 16, 1963) is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Brisbane. ...

The "Bambas", as their fans called them, got their name from a track on Supersnazz by the Flamin' Groovies. Their influences included Gene Vincent, Johnny Burnette, Tony Joe White, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Byrds and Buck Owens. Playing a mix of swampy r&b, rockabilly and jangle pop, their style was somewhat at odds with the '60s and Detroit rock styles favoured by the Sydney indie rock scene of the time. However, all their records did well in the independent charts. The Flamin Groovies were an American rock music band of the 1960s and 70s. ... Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. He started playing in various country bands in his native Norfolk, Virginia after leaving the United States Navy with a permanent leg... Johnny Burnette was a Rockabilly pioneer in Memphis, Tennessee and with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison was one of the founder members of The Rock and Roll Trio. ... Tony Joe White (born July 23, 1943 in Goodwill, Louisiana) is a singer and songwriter best known for his 1969 hit Polk Salad Annie, and for Rainy Night in Georgia which he wrote, but which was first made popular by Brook Benton. ... Creedence Clearwater Revival album cover Creedence Clearwater Revival, frequently referred to as CCR or simply Creedence, was an American rock band, fronted by John Fogerty. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964) was an American rock group. ... Buck Owens and the Buckaroos in a 1960s-era promotional postcard Alvis Edgar Buck Owens, Jr. ... Detroit rock is the name for a style of Australian indie rock, particularly popular in Sydney in the 1980s. ...

History

The first lineup was Kibble (vocals, guitar), Brad Fitzpatrick (guitar), Steve Cole (bass) and Matt Manchester (drums), and recorded the first two singles, "Deliver My Love" (1985) and "No-One Else" (1986) on Citadel Records. This article is about the year. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kibble formed a second lineup in 1987, in which he was backed by Steve Carlin (guitar), Amr Z. Abdallah (bass) and Warren Elford (drums), which recorded "Surfin' In The Swamp" (1987) for Citadel's Green Fez label. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This lineup split and a third formed, with Kibble backed by Abdallah (bass), Ian "The Reverend" Little (guitar, ex-Grooveyard) and Joe Breen (drums), and recorded the album Genuine Rock & Roll Medicine Show (1988) and its single "Wheel Of Fortune" (1988). 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Greg Marchant replaced Abdallah on bass in 1989 and this lineup recorded the single "Hellfire" (1989) and "Munster Rock'n'Roller" for the Munster Records compilation Munster Dance Hall Favourites Vol 3. Dave Castellari replaced Marchant in 1989, this final lineup recording the Extended Play 45 RPM 12"EP, featuring the track "10,000 Miles". 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Like many Australian independent acts of the 1980s, the Bam Balams gained far more popularity overseas than in their own backyard. In their case, Spain, France and Italy took to the band. Unfortunately, the band never toured outside of Australia, and as the Grunge scene took hold of the early 1990s, the band split up in 1992. Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

Kibble went on to form the Navahodads in the mid-1990s, who played a similar style of swampy r&b as the Bam Balams. The Navahodads released two albums, Mumbo Gumbo and Madame Mojo's. Unlike the Bam Balams, the Navahodads toured outside of Australia. Navahodads - Bio The Navahodads are a roots/rock band from Sydney, Australia. ... Navahodads - Bio The Navahodads are a roots/rock band from Sydney, Australia. ...

Discography

LP

• Genuine Rock & Roll Medicine Show (Green Fez) 1988

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Singles

• "Deliver My Love/Mean Thang" (Citadel) 1985 (produced by Rob Younger, engineered by Alan Thorne)
• "No-One Else/Gettin' Over You" (Citadel) 1986 (produced by Rob Younger, engineered by Alan Thorne)
• "Same Old Tune" / split single with September Gurls (Guiding Light Records) 1986
• "Surfin' In The Swamp/Fire In My Soul" (Green Fez) 1987
• "Wheel Of Fortune/Rock It To The Moon" (Green Fez) 1988
• "Hellfire/Hold On Me" (Green Fez) 1989

This article is about the year. ... Rob Younger (born in the 1950s) is an Australian rock musician, vocalist and songwriter. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

12"EP

• Extended Play 45 RPM ("10,000 Miles") (Pink Flamingo Records) 1989

1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Compilation track

• "Munster Rock n Roller" — Munster Dance Hall Favourites Vol 3 (Munster) 1989

1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• The Bam Balams (Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop by Ian McFarlane)