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Duo country
d'origine Australienne installé au Etats Unis en 1957. Les Le Garde Twins, Ted et Tom Legarde (tous
deux né le 15 Mars 1931 à MacKay, Australie).
This popular duo, also on occasions referred to as Australia, comprises
identical twins Tom (the eldest by 30 minutes) and Ted Legarde (b. 15 March
1931, Mackay, Queensland, Australia), the youngest members of a family of nine.
They were raised on the family farm, both becoming expert horsemen. At the age
of 15, clutching an old guitar and influenced by cowboy films and the recordings
of Wilf Carter, they left home. They worked on Queensland’s largest cattle
ranch, took part in cattle drives and rode in rodeos, and they began singing at
a Victoria rodeo, when they failed to win any prize money but needed to eat.
They joined Buddy Williams’ touring rodeo and circus and, at the age of 17,
became Australia’s youngest professional rodeo riders. They soon found singing
to be less painful than rodeo work and concentrated on it. In 1950, they made
their first recordings for Rodeo, but between 1952 and 1957, they had several
single releases on Regal Zonophone Records. In 1954, they toured Australia with
their boyhood idol Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), but in 1957, they decided to
seek success in America. They first played shows in Canada but later hosted
their own television series in Los Angeles. Between 1958 and 1963, they
relocated to Nashville, where they recorded singles for Dot Records and Liberty
Records and made appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, debuting with their own song,
‘Cooee Call’. They returned to Australia, where they briefly ran a country show
from a Paddington, Sydney theatre, recorded albums for Columbia Records and
compèred two local country shows. In 1965, they returned to the USA where, under
‘ Colonel’ Tom Parker’s management, they worked in Las Vegas and even appeared
in television’s Star Trek. They recorded for numerous labels and in 1978, as the
Le Gardes, they achieved a minor hit with ‘True Love’ (a cover of the 1956 Bing
Crosby /Grace Kelly pop hit) on Raindrop. A further minor hit came in 1978, with
‘I Can Almost Touch The Feeling’ on 4 Star. In 1980, as the Legarde Twins, they
achieved a minor hit, ‘Daddy’s Making Records In Nashville’, for Invitation 101.
In 1987, they were awarded Hall Of Fame status at Australia’s prestigious
Tamworth Country Festival and during the 80s, they launched their own Boomerang
label and made several appearances in the UK, including at the Wembley Festival.
Their last US country chart entry reached number 92, ‘Crocodile Man From Walk-About-Creek’,
in 1988. During the 90s, they have operated their own theatre near Nashville’s
Music Row.
Talents : Ted : Vocals, Guitar - Tom : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Traditional Country, Rock 'n' Roll
Roll, Rock 'n' Roll That Hula Hoop
(1958)
Baby Sitter
(1960)
Where Can The Lovelight Be
(1960)
Coo-Ee
Call (1967)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 07/1957 | SP DOT 45-15608 (US) | . | Poison Darts / Freight Train Yodel |
| 10/1958 | SP BEL CANTO 45-BC-725 (US) | . | LE GARDE TWINS with Earl PALMER & The HOOPERS
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Roll, Rock 'n' Roll That Hula Hoop
/ Hi Di
(instr.) |
| 11/1960 | SP LIBERTY F-55266 (US) | . |
Baby Sitter
/
Where Can The Lovelight Be
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| 1960 | SP LONDON HL-1736 (AUS) | . |
Baby Sitter
/
Where Can The Lovelight Be
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| 1962 | SP RCA 101292 (AUS) | . |
Coo-Ee Call
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Happy Valley |
| 1967 | SP ENTITY E-1001 (US) | . |
Coo-Ee Call
/ I Could Have Been Lonely (At Home) |
| 04/1972 | SP American Heritage Music AH-401-39 (US) | . | LeGARDE TWINS - Striped Circles / Donut And A Dream |
| 1973 | SP 3T Productions LE-20001 (US) |
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Le Garde Twins - Tom & Ted - Pledge Of Allegiance / Volunteer Firemans Tribute |
| 1976 | SP EDGE IRDA 2038 (US) (promo) | LeGARDE TWINS - I, The American Dollar / I, The American Dollar | |
| 1979 | SP 4 Star 77-090 (US) (promo) | . | The Legardes - (Tom & Ted) - I Can Almost Touch The Feelin' / I Can Almost Touch The Feelin' |
| 1979 | SP 4 Star 1037 (US) | . | The Legardes - (Tom & Ted) - I Can Almost Touch The Feelin' / True Love |
| 1980 | SP INVITATION 101 (US) | . | Daddy's Makin' Records In Nashville / Grady Family Band |
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Albums
| 1981 | LP 12" Hall Of Music Hmi 1015 (US) |
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Down Under Country - Coo-Ee Call / Waltzing Matilda / Tie Me Kangeroo Down Sport / Does Your Chewing Gum Loose It's Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight / From N.S.W. To Nashville / My Boomerang Won't Come Back / Down Under Country / The Pub With No Beer / I've Been Everywhere / Wanted / Blue Canadian Rockies / Let's Think About Livin' / True Love / Daddy's Makin' Records In Nashville / Bird Dog / I Have A Love Song For You / Grady Family Band / Devoted To You / The Tips Of My Fingers / Highway Traveler |
© Rocky Productions 15/05/2015
