Wendy Saddington Musical artist

Wendy June Saddington also known as Gandharvika Dasi (26 September 1949 – 21 June 2013) was an Australian blues, soul and jazz singer, and was in the bands Chain, Copperwine and the Wendy Saddington Band. She wrote for teen pop newspaper Go-Set from September 1969 to September 1970 as an agony aunt in her weekly "Takes Care of Business" column, and as a feature writer. Saddington had Top 30 chart success with her 1972 solo single "Looking Through a Window", which was written and produced by Billy Thorpe and Warren Morgan of the Aztecs. After adopting Krishna Consciousness in the 1970s she took the name, Gandharvika Dasi. In March 2013 she was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, Wendy Saddington died on 21 June 2013, aged 63.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Gandharvika Dasi
Saddington Wendy June Gandharvika Dasi
Birth dateSeptember 26, 1949
Birth place
Victoria (Australia) , Melbourne
Date of deathJune 21, 2013
Place of death
Victoria (Australia) , Melbourne

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Musical artist

Career started1967
Career ended2013
associated musical artist
Peter Head
Jeff St John
Chain (band)
James Taylor Move
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
Jazz
Soul music
instrument
Human voice
record label
Festival Records

Wendy Saddington on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=96351&PICTAUS=TRUE
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn5740475
  3. http://wendysaddington.com