Career Vince Melouney

the bee gees in 1967. vince melouney in center.

melouney born in sydney. founder member of billy thorpe & aztecs, playing band lead guitarist 1963 1965, followed short-lived duo fellow aztec tony barber, called vince & tony s two. in 1966, released need lovin tonight , b-side, mystery train ; barry gibb, robin gibb, , maurice gibb sing backup vocals on both songs.

in 1967, after moving uk, invited join bee gees. lead guitarist on first 4 albums; bee gees 1st, horizontal, idea , odessa. in june 1968, while bee gee wrote , performed such shame (the track not written 1 of gibb brothers). song released on uk version of album idea, on version, replaced ve gotta message . melouney prefers gibson es-355 guitar , can seen in several bee gees videos , live performances 1967 1968. in november 1968, reported uk music magazine, nme, melouney s final concert bee gees on 1 december, following end of current german tour.

in 1969, formed short-lived group, fanny adams, doug parkinson on lead vocals, teddy toi on bass, , johnny dick on drums recorded 1 eponymous album fanny adams. in summer of 1976, met bee gee barry gibb , wrote let ride , morning rain , both songs not recorded. rejoined bee gees 1 night concert held in sydney, australia, in 1999, , rejoined billy thorpe , aztecs tour in 2002/3. @ completion of tour, completed first solo album, released title covers had ten cover versions of songs, including love madly , come , , lay down sally .

melouney s influence band, through album music big pink, explained: influenced extent can see doing , respect that. i’ve let ideas augment ideas .

vince plays lead guitar on 2015 paul jones album , forthcoming as-yet-untitled new carla olson album.