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ONE EYED CATS - 50s Rock n Roll

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50s Rock n Roll

BAND MEMBERS

Rick Lum

Bass & Vocal

Paula McMahon

Guitar & Vocal

Lyndon De Valle

Keyboard & Vocal

Fred Mangion

Drums & Vocal

Junio Karokaro

Saxophone


Rick Lum - Bass & Vocal

** PLEASE DESCRIBE THIS IMAGE **Rick played bass in the hugely successful Australian band Hush which achieved gold record status in the 70s.

Hush recorded several albums and singles and toured extensively around Australia. Their No.1 national hit single was Bony Moronie.

Hush appeared regularly on ABC's TV series Countdown and recently reformed for the Countdown Spectacular Arena shows all around Australia.

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Paula McMahon - Guitar & Vocal

** PLEASE DESCRIBE THIS IMAGE **Paula spent a long apprenticeship in England playing alongside such dignitaries as Paul Simon, Al Stewart, Tom Paxton, Sandy Denny, Joanne Kelly, Rocking Rebels as well as cameo appearances with Major Matchbox and Freddie Fingers Lee.

She moved to Australia in 1997 and supported Eric Burdon & The Animals earning the affectionate tag "Chick Berry", a reference to her Berry influenced guitar style as much as the cherry red Gibson 335 guitar she plays.

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Lyndon De Valle - Keyboard

** PLEASE DESCRIBE THIS IMAGE **Lyndon has performed in a variety of bands including rock groups, symphony orchestras, big bands, choirs, barbershop quartets, even Indonesian gamelan.

He has a Bachelor of Education in music and he has composed, created or collaborated on recordings for dance dramas, plays and radio broadcasts, some of which were featured on radio 2SER.

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Fred Mangion - Drums

** PLEASE DESCRIBE THIS IMAGE **Fred was a member of the Glen A. Baker managed band Punkz, which later became Cheek, in the 60s as well as Sydney band Jasper in the mid 70s. Both bands released singles which were on the charts.
Fred appeared on Countdown and many other TV pop shows. He toured with bands in the 70s including AC/DC, Sherbet, TMG, Hush and many more.
He joined the Christ Turner band in the late 70s/early 80s and played with meditation composer Ken Davis in a band called IQ.
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Junio Karokaro - Saxophone

** PLEASE DESCRIBE THIS IMAGE **Junio studied jazz improvisation from the age of 18 and has completed his Advanced Certificate and Diploma in Jazz Composure and Improvisation at Edith Cowan Conservatorium and Sydney Conservatorium.

He has been playing saxaphone and singing professionally since he was 16.

He's worked with some of the most respected and talented musicians in Perth, Sydney and the Gold Coast. Junio has the ability to take on any genre of music with ease.

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