Jeremy Oxley
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Jeremy Oxley was the song-writer, singer and guitarist for 1980s Australian pop-rock band The Sunnyboys
.
town of Kingscliff
after his parents, Eric and Jan, moved from Sydney
. Jeremy was the second oldest of five children, the others being older brother Peter, sister Melanie
and younger brothers Tim and Damien. Jeremy was a natural surfer, and at the age of 14 was Queensland's schoolboy surfing champion, he was also a talented soccer player and a gifted musician. Jeremy played the guitar and formed a high-school rock band with his older brother, Peter, and a primary school friend, Bill Bilson, called Wooden Horse.
The band dissolved in 1984 following internal dissent, industry disappointments and Jeremy Oxley's health issues. It was later revealed that Oxley suffers from schizophrenia
. He went on to form the Chinless Elite with Luke Bendt (drums), Mark Fuccilli (saxophone) (Big 5, Allniters
), Sean McEleogue (trumpet, saxophone) (Big 5), Marcus Phelan (Allniters, Hoi Polloi
), John Schofield (bass)(Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls), Andrew Robertson (drums). The band exploring cover songs of soul legends; like Jimi Hendrix
, Marvin Gaye
, Otis Redding
and Jimmy Cox
/Eric Clapton
. The Chinless Elite released a self titled 12" EP
and a 7" single, "I Got To Get to California"/"I Heard it on the Grapevine", on the Big Time label, in 1985.
Oxley then formed The Fishermen in 1986, with Tony Gibson (guitar), Ian Patterson (drums), Melvin Stewart (vocals, bass). The band produced a 7" single, "Can't You Stop"/"City Opera" in November 1986 on the Waterfront Records
label.
In 1987 Oxley attempted to revive the Sunnyboys name with a new line-up, as older brother Peter, Bilson and Burgman were all playing in other bands. The new line-up of the Sunny boys released an album Wildcat together with three singles. The band retired early due to an accident damaging Oxley's hand. Recovering in early 1990s, Oxley re-formed the original Sunnyboys line-up for a re-union in 1991 and subsequent reformation tour. The Sunnyboys released a further two albums, Plays the Best in July 1991 and Shakin: Live August 1991 in 1992.
After the 1991 reunion, a couple of Sydney promoters arranged for Jeremy Oxley to play solo gigs, and introduced him to a group of musicians which they attempted to tour as "The Sunnyboys", with Jeremy Oxley as the sole original member. This group played only a handful of gigs as The Sunnyboys, following audience discontent and a dispute over the right to use the name. The group then played a handful of gigs as the "Jeremy Oxley Band", performing the songs that later appeared on the Jeremy "Ponytail" Oxley EP titled "A Little Bit Of You In Me". The musicians who were in the "live" Jeremy Oxley Band were replaced for the recording of the EP.
In 1993 Oxley returned again to writing, releasing a solo acoustic EP, A Little Bit of You in Me in October, 1992. On the 24 November 1998 the band reformed for the Mushroom 25 Concert
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mushroom Records
, organised by Michael Gudinski
. For the concert Burgman was replaced by Jeremy's younger brother, Tim Oxley on guitar.
After the Sunnyboys appearance at the Mushroom Concert in 1998, Jeremy returned to the country to concentrate on his art. During that time he composed two unreleased albums, Sanctuary 9, and Monastery.
In 2008, Jeremy found love and moved to Queensland. The couple are planning to be married.
The Sunnyboys
Sunnyboys was an Australian post-punk, power pop band formed in Sydney in 1980. Fronted by singer-songwriter, guitarist Jeremy Oxley, the band "breathed some freshness and vitality into the divergent Sydney scene"...
.
Biography
Jeremy Oxley grew up in the northern New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
town of Kingscliff
Kingscliff, New South Wales
Kingscliff is a coastal town just south of Tweed Heads in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Tweed Shire. At the 2006 census, Kingscliff had a population of 6,016 people....
after his parents, Eric and Jan, moved from Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Jeremy was the second oldest of five children, the others being older brother Peter, sister Melanie
Melanie Oxley
-Biography:Melanie Oxley is the sister of Jeremy Oxley and Peter Oxley, who were founder members of popular Australian pop-rock band The Sunnyboys and younger brother Tim Oxley a musician in his own right....
and younger brothers Tim and Damien. Jeremy was a natural surfer, and at the age of 14 was Queensland's schoolboy surfing champion, he was also a talented soccer player and a gifted musician. Jeremy played the guitar and formed a high-school rock band with his older brother, Peter, and a primary school friend, Bill Bilson, called Wooden Horse.
The band dissolved in 1984 following internal dissent, industry disappointments and Jeremy Oxley's health issues. It was later revealed that Oxley suffers from schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
. He went on to form the Chinless Elite with Luke Bendt (drums), Mark Fuccilli (saxophone) (Big 5, Allniters
Allniters
The Allniters were an Australian ska pop band based in Sydney during 1980–1987. Original line-up was Ted Ayers on sax, Dave Bebb on drums, Stuart Crysell on guitar, Martin Fabok on guitar, Peter Hill-Travis on vocals, Graham Hood on bass guitar, Brett Pattinson on vocals and Mark Taylor on...
), Sean McEleogue (trumpet, saxophone) (Big 5), Marcus Phelan (Allniters, Hoi Polloi
Hoi polloi
Hoi polloi , an expression meaning "the many", or in the strictest sense, "the majority" in Greek, is used in English to denote "the masses" or "the people", usually in a derogatory sense. Synonyms for "hoi polloi" include ".....
), John Schofield (bass)(Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls), Andrew Robertson (drums). The band exploring cover songs of soul legends; like Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
, Otis Redding
Otis Redding
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
and Jimmy Cox
Jimmy Cox
Jimmy Cox was an American songwriter famous for his Depression-era hit "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"....
/Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
. The Chinless Elite released a self titled 12" EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
and a 7" single, "I Got To Get to California"/"I Heard it on the Grapevine", on the Big Time label, in 1985.
Oxley then formed The Fishermen in 1986, with Tony Gibson (guitar), Ian Patterson (drums), Melvin Stewart (vocals, bass). The band produced a 7" single, "Can't You Stop"/"City Opera" in November 1986 on the Waterfront Records
Waterfront Records
Waterfront Records was an independent record label based in Sydney, that released recordings by some of Australia's most influential bands of the 1980s and 1990s.-History:...
label.
In 1987 Oxley attempted to revive the Sunnyboys name with a new line-up, as older brother Peter, Bilson and Burgman were all playing in other bands. The new line-up of the Sunny boys released an album Wildcat together with three singles. The band retired early due to an accident damaging Oxley's hand. Recovering in early 1990s, Oxley re-formed the original Sunnyboys line-up for a re-union in 1991 and subsequent reformation tour. The Sunnyboys released a further two albums, Plays the Best in July 1991 and Shakin: Live August 1991 in 1992.
After the 1991 reunion, a couple of Sydney promoters arranged for Jeremy Oxley to play solo gigs, and introduced him to a group of musicians which they attempted to tour as "The Sunnyboys", with Jeremy Oxley as the sole original member. This group played only a handful of gigs as The Sunnyboys, following audience discontent and a dispute over the right to use the name. The group then played a handful of gigs as the "Jeremy Oxley Band", performing the songs that later appeared on the Jeremy "Ponytail" Oxley EP titled "A Little Bit Of You In Me". The musicians who were in the "live" Jeremy Oxley Band were replaced for the recording of the EP.
In 1993 Oxley returned again to writing, releasing a solo acoustic EP, A Little Bit of You in Me in October, 1992. On the 24 November 1998 the band reformed for the Mushroom 25 Concert
Mushroom 25 Live
Mushroom 25 Live is a live album, video and DVD by various Australian musicians and was recorded at the Mushroom 25 Concert held on Saturday 14 November 1998, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground...
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
, organised by Michael Gudinski
Michael Gudinski
Michael Solomon Gudinski, AM is an Australian entrepreneur and businessman currently based in Melbourne who is a leading figure in the Australian music industry...
. For the concert Burgman was replaced by Jeremy's younger brother, Tim Oxley on guitar.
After the Sunnyboys appearance at the Mushroom Concert in 1998, Jeremy returned to the country to concentrate on his art. During that time he composed two unreleased albums, Sanctuary 9, and Monastery.
In 2008, Jeremy found love and moved to Queensland. The couple are planning to be married.
Sunnyboys (1980–84)
- The Sunnyboys - MushroomMushroom RecordsMushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
(1981) - Individuals - Mushroom (May 1982)
- Get Some Fun - Mushroom (1984)
- Real Live Sunnyboys - Mushroom (1984)
- Days Are Gone - Closer (1984)
Chinless Elite (1985)
- Chinless Elite - Big Time (1985)
- "I Got To Get to California"/"I Heard it on the Grapevine" - Big Time (1985)
Fishermen (1986)
- Fishermen - WaterfrontWaterfront RecordsWaterfront Records was an independent record label based in Sydney, that released recordings by some of Australia's most influential bands of the 1980s and 1990s.-History:...
(1986) - "Can't You Stop"/"City Opera" - Waterfront (November, 1986)
Sunnyboys (1987-89, 92, 98)
- Wildcat - RCA RecordsRCARCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
(1989) - Plays The Best - Mushroom RecordsMushroom RecordsMushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
(July 1991) - Shakin: Live August 1991 - Phantom RecordsPhantom RecordsPhantom Records was an Australian independent record label established by Dare Jennings Phantom Records was an Australian independent record label established by Dare Jennings Phantom Records was an Australian independent record label established by Dare Jennings (founder of Mambo (Clothing) and...
(1992) - This Is Real: Singles/Live/Rare - Feel Presents/Shock RecordsShock RecordsShock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
(20 September 2004)
Solo
- A Little Bit of You in Me - Yellow (October, 1992)
- Sanctuary 9 (2007)
- Monastery (2007)