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| ⚫ | {{other uses|Ballyhoo (disambiguation)}}'''Ballyhoo''' is a South African musical group, who had a charts-topping hit in South Africa in 1981 with "[[Man on the Moon (Ballyhoo song)|Man on the Moon]]", which spent 19 weeks in the charts.<ref name="Rock1">{{cite web | url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html#Ballyhoo | title=SA Charts 1969 - 1989 | publisher=The South African Rock Encyclopedia | accessdate=February 8, 2016 | archive-date=October 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021203913/http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html#Ballyhoo | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Burger2013">{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2013/08/15/WB/1/sakeleier_HB.html | title='Man in die maan' kuier nou tussen die sterre | publisher=Die Burger | date=August 15, 2013 | accessdate=February 8, 2016 | archive-date=February 15, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215012603/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2013/08/15/WB/1/sakeleier_HB.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The band was formed in [[Johannesburg]] in 1974.<ref name="History">{{cite book | title=History of Contemporary Music of South Africa Part 1 | publisher=Toga Publishing |author1=Chivers, G |author2=Jasiukowicz, T | year=1994 | pages=6–7 | isbn=0-620-18121-4}}</ref> The original lineup consisted of: |
The band was formed in [[Johannesburg]] in 1974.<ref name="History">{{cite book | title=History of Contemporary Music of South Africa Part 1 | publisher=Toga Publishing |author1=Chivers, G |author2=Jasiukowicz, T | year=1994 | pages=6–7 | isbn=0-620-18121-4}}</ref> The original lineup consisted of: |
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*Fergie Ferguson |
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 27 February 2024
Ballyhoo is a South African musical group, who had a charts-topping hit in South Africa in 1981 with "Man on the Moon", which spent 19 weeks in the charts.[1][2]
The band was formed in Johannesburg in 1974.[3] The original lineup consisted of:
- Derrick Dryan - vocals
- Attie van Wyk - keyboards
- Mick Matthews - guitar and vocals
- Fergie Ferguson - bass and vocals
- Cedric Samson - drums[3]
The current line-up is a three-piece:
- Ashley Brokensha
- Derrick Dryan
- Fergie Ferguson
Discography
[edit]- Ballyhoo (1976)
- Standing Room Only (1977)
- Man On The Moon (1981)
- Ballyhoo Too (1982)
- Alive (1989)
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Charts 1969 - 1989". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "'Man in die maan' kuier nou tussen die sterre". Die Burger. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Chivers, G; Jasiukowicz, T (1994). History of Contemporary Music of South Africa Part 1. Toga Publishing. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0-620-18121-4.
- ^ "Ballyhoo". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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