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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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'''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}}</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}}</ref>


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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==Discography==
==Discography==
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[[Category:South African musical groups]]
[[Category:South African musical groups]]

Latest revision as of 12:19, 27 February 2024

For other uses, see 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", 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

[4]

Discography

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  • Ballyhoo (1976)
  • Standing Room Only (1977)
  • Man On The Moon (1981)
  • Ballyhoo Too (1982)
  • Alive (1989)

References

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  1. ^ "SA Charts 1969 - 1989". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "'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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ballyhoo". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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