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    Artists - B Music - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Black Sorrows, The

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    Joe Camilleri formed The Black Sorrows in 1983 after dissolving Aussie New Wave/R&B band, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons.

    Taking a year off to clear his head, Camilleri formed the new group (with Falcons’ guitarists Jeff Burstin and Wayne Burt) to play a mix of Zydeco, Cajun and soul gumbo which proved unexpectedly popular with his Australian audience.

    The group built a dedicated Melbourne audience and released three albums – Sonola, Rocking Zydeco and A Place In The World.

    For the 1987 album, Dear Children, Joe and the band took a different direction, leaving behind the Zydeco and Cajun-style material in favour of more straight-ahead rock.

    Gone was the violin of Steve McTaggart and the accordion of George Butrumlis, and in their place was Mick O’Connors Hammond organ and the unique combination of two tubas, contributed by two young Melbourne musicians, Karl Fritzlaff and Tim Jones.

    Joe Camilleri
    Vocals, saxophone
    Jeff Burstin
    Guitars, mandolin
    Wayne Burt 

    Guitars
    Wayne Duncan 

    Bass
    Mick Girasole 

    Bass
    Paul Williamson 

    Saxophone, clarinet
    George Butrumlis 

    Accordion, piano
    Gary Young 

    Drums
    Peter Luscombe 

    Drums
    Steve McTaggart 

    Violin
    Michael ‘The Reverend’ O’Connor
    Hammond organ
    Karl Fritzlaff
    Tuba
    Tim Jones
    Tuba
    Johnny Charles
    Bass
    Venetta Fields 

    Backing vocals
    Shirlee Matthews 

    Backing vocals
    Nick Smith
    Backing vocals
    Linda Bull 
    Backing vocals
    Vika Bull 

    Backing vocals

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