Comprised of former members of some of the most notorious punk and new wave bands in Melbourne (Australia), The Sacred Cowboys began as a recreational outfit playing covers by the likes of The Stranglers and the Velvet Underground.
They developed into a tense, electric, country-inflected punk band with several singles, including the classic Nothing Grows In Texas (November 1982) and a self-titled 1983 mini-album to their credit.
Singer Garry Gray often endeared himself to audiences by leaping offstage with a switched-on chainsaw.
The band line-up changed and the group splintered and reformed several times, being active from 1982 to 1985, 1987 to 1991, 1994 to 1997 and 2006 to 2008.
Garry Gray
Vocals
Mark Ferrie
Guitar, bass
Terry Doolan
Guitar
Janis Friedenfelds (Johnny Crash)
Drums
Ian Forrest
Keyboards
Andrew Picouleau
Bass
Chris Whelan
Keyboards
Nick Rischbieth
Bass
Stephan Fidock
Drums