Fargone Beauties

Fargone Beauties is an Australian Country music band. Their single "Wild Thing" had national airplay and was on high rotation on many regional radio stations.[1] The played a cover of "Stairway to Heaven" on The Money or the Gun and appeared on the Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music compilation which was nominated for a 1991 ARIA Award for Best Country Album.[2] They were nominated for a Golden guitar in 1994 for their song "Single Drop".[3]

Fargone Beauties
Members	John Spence James Gillard Mark Marriot Terry Murray Tommy Emmanuel Mark Collins Dave Druery Ian Simpson Mark Meyer Doug Bligh Daryl (Jack) Melbourne

Band members

• John Spence - Guitar, Vocals
• James Gillard - Bass, Vocals
• Terry Murray - Guitar, Vocals
• Mark Marriott - Drums
• Tommy Emmanuel - Drums
• Doug Bligh - Drums
• Mark Meyer - Drums
• Dave Druery - Drums
• Mark Collins - Banjo
• Ian Simpson - Banjo
• Daryl Melbourne - Banjo/dobro

Discography

• The Fargone Beauties (1991) - True Blue
• It's hard when you're ugly (1992) - Phonogram
• Dark Side of the Moo (1995) - Dino[4]
• A Load of Old Bullocks (2006) - One Stop Entertainment[5]

• "Wild Thing (Theme from Bonanza)" (1991)
• "Highway To Hell" (1992)
• "Play That Country Music" (1993)

References

1. Jarvis, Susan (9 June 1991), "Fargone Beauties on a high roll thanks to some lucky accidents", Sydney Morning Herald
2. "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. Jarvis, Susan (14 May 1995), "Fargone, lots of fun and a cow", Sydney Morning Herald
4. Foster, Michael (13 November 1995), "Angelic voices lift to divine heights", Canberra Times
5. Elder, Bruce (6 January 2007), "Honky Tonk", Sydney Morning Herald