Circa: Home town: Selukwe Members: Basil Niewenhuizen – Banjo
RICK LAING (RAMBLERS & THE RHODIES)
Former Rambler, Rick Laing, has been a prolific musician and songwriter over the years producing a number of recordings under the title of THE RHODIES since living in the UnitedContinue readingRICK LAING (RAMBLERS & THE RHODIES)
MURRAY HAMMOND (26 May 2017)
Born in Gatooma in 1945, Murray spent most of his youth in Bulawayo where he attended Gifford Technical High School. During these years he taught himself bass guitar and, inContinue readingMURRAY HAMMOND (26 May 2017)
TRIG TREGASKIS
Genie Driscoll, herself a songwriter, has these childhood memories of her father, Trig Tregaskis, a close friend of Nic Pickard’s, to relate: Genie’s father, Trig Tregaskis, was well known asContinue readingTRIG TREGASKIS
BLACK DIAMONDS
Circa: Home town: Wankie Members:
WANDERERS
Circa: Home town: Wankie Members: Roger Gouws Nigel Caldwell – Rhythm guitar Mike Palmer – Drums The band, made up of young apprentices working on the nearby colliery’s operations, playedContinue readingWANDERERS
THOMAS (TOMMY) ARCHIBALD
Guitarist/singer-songwriter At the age of nine, and after spending many hours listening to Gene Autry’s cowboy singing style, Tommy realised that he, too, could hold tune. In 1953 he movedContinue readingTHOMAS (TOMMY) ARCHIBALD
JEFF DIX
Guitar teacher/performer/songwriter. A veteran of the Rhodie Music scene, Jeff formed the Salisbury band, TRIBAL SUICIDE, whilst still a school lad at Prince Edward. After military service interrupted his musicContinue readingJEFF DIX
Updates – 19 January 2018
Recent updates and activities have included: Site Administration: Removing malware which had attached itself to some entries on the site, resulting in Rhodie Music being delisted from Google’s search engines. Continue readingUpdates – 19 January 2018
SHERALEENS
Circa: Home town: Bulawayo Members: Paul Wasmuth – Lead guitar Mike Fuller – Rhythm guitar Stuart McGregor – Bass guitar Graham “Slim” Taylor – Vocals Additional members: Alec Afred –Continue readingSHERALEENS