By NICOLE VALICEK
ALTONA North’s very own ‘child of rock and roll’ Bobby Bright has jumped back into the limelight with his first recording in more than 30 years.
The ’60s Aussie rock icon newly released EP titled Child of Rock and Roll will be launched on Thursday 14 November at The St Kilda MeMo Theatre in Ackland St.
Bobby Bright will perform all the songs featured on the new EP live and will be joined on stage by the entire band that played on the recording.
The night will also include a special guest performance by Colleen Hewitt.
“Songwriting has always been second nature to me, so to get the chance to record some new originals with guys of this calibre was fantastic,” Bobby said.
Bobby said the EP is in a way a fascinating five-song chronicle of his life since the heady days of Bobbie and Laurie and the Go Show.
“It was nice to be in there working on my own stuff and it was very nice to have the time to work on it until we were really finished,” he said.
The duo was among the first wave of the Australian pop era between 1964 and 1967 and regularly had hit singles in the charts.
Bobby, who has not done a lot of solo recording, said he is thrilled to be back doing what he loves.
“I’ve always been singing, I’ve always been writing songs just not so much in the big scenario, so to speak,” he said.
“As soon as you hit the stage you go this is what I’m meant to do.”
As for the EP he said there was one critic in particular he wanted to impress.
“If my grandson likes it I’ll be happy, that’s the bottom line, starting from there anything’s good.”
The Child of Rock and Roll EP is available on CD through www.bobbybright.com.au.
