Brian Cadd Musical artist

Brian George Cadd (born 29 November 1946, 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. Although he was briefly called Brian Caine in late 1966, when first joining The Groop, he is generally known as Brian Cadd.Cadd produced fellow Australian acts, Robin Jolley, Ronnie Burns, Broderick Smith, Tina Arena and Glenn Shorrock; and established his own record label called Bootleg Records. He also composed or performed music for films, Alvin Purple, Alvin Purple Rides Again, Fatal Vision, The Return of the Living Dead, Vampires on Bikini Beach, Morning of the Earth and The Heartbreak Kid and for television Class of 74, The Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. His songwriting for other acts includes The Masters Apprentices, Bootleg Family Band, Ronnie Burns, The Pointer Sisters and Little River Band.Cadd's iconic status was acknowledged when he was inducted into the 2007 Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 29, 1946
Hometown
Perth

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Musical artist

Career started1965
associated musical artist
The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Groop
Axiom (Australian band)
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Pop music
Rock and roll
record label
Festival Records
Warner Bros. Records
Mushroom Records

Brian Cadd on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A628802;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10
  2. http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/caddbrian.html
  3. http://www.briancadd.com