Dave Faulkner | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Dave_Faulkner_(February_7,_2015).jpg) Faulkner in February 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Jonathan Faulkner |
| Also known as | Dave Flick |
| Born | 2 October 1957 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | A&M, Elektra, RCA, Zoo/Volcano (Mushroom), Evageline, EMI |
David Jonathan Faulkner[1] (born 2 October 1957)[2] is an Australian rock musician who also performed as Dave Flick.[3] Faulkner is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist; he has performed with several bands,[4] but is best known as a member of Hoodoo Gurus.[5] He wrote the band's best known single, 1987 hit "What's My Scene?",[1] which reached No. 3 on the National charts.[6]
As the mainstay member of Hoodoo Gurus, Faulkner gave the acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame on 18 July 2007 at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne.[5] Faulkner was one of the new entries in the 2007 edition of Who's Who in Australia.[7][8]
- ^ a b "Australasian Performing Right Association". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Birthdays". The Daily Telegraph. 2 October 2007. p. 43.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Victims'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b Pope, Mark (18 July 2007). "Hoodoo Gurus Bio". ARIA Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original (doc) on 8 September 2002. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
- ^ Macey, Jennifer (16 November 2007). "Five hundred new entries in this year's Who's Who". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ Meade, Kevin (16 November 2007). "Who's 9, and already cast in bronze?". The Australian. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.