Peter Brideoake
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Peter Arthur Brideoake[1] (23 April 1945 - 4 February 2022) was an Australian musician, composer, singer, songwriter and lecturer. He gained national success in the 1960s as a member of the Twilights, for which he played guitar and wrote songs. The Twilights had eight consecutive national hit singles including "Needle in a Haystack" and "What's Wrong with the Way I Live".[2] After the Twilights, Brideoake formally studied music and established himself as a multi-talented musician, composer and university lecturer.
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Birth name | Peter Arthur Brideoake |
Born | (1945-04-23)23 April 1945 Adelaide, South Australia |
Died | 4 February 2022(2022-02-04) (aged 76) Adelaide, Australia |
Genres | Pop, classical, orchestral |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar, harmonica, Chinese zither, vocals |
Years active | 1964–2022 |
Labels | Columbia Records, EMI, Festival Records |
Formerly of | The Twilights, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney String Quartet, The Seymour Group, Victorian String Quartet, Ryszard Pusz |
Website | www |
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Brideoake, as a member of the Twilights, was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame on 10 April 2015.[3][4]