More inductees for ARIA Hallof Fame

Tue 11th Jul, 2006 in Local News

ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) is proud to announce a further two music artists will be honoured at the Aria Hall Of Fame.

Joining already announced music icons Icehouse, Divinyls and Daddy Cool these new inductees have been described as a ” veritable time capsule of Australian music history”

And the inductees are: (drum roll please) Helen Reddy and Rose Tattoo.

Melbourne born Helen Reddy is one of the most successful female recording artists of the seventies. Throughout her sensational career, she achieved four US Number 1 singles, sold more than 15 million albums and 10 million singles and was the first Australian singer to win a Grammy Award.

Commented Reddy: “This award is totally unexpected. I never imagined I might win an ARIA and I am extremely, pleasantly surprised.”

The second inductee, Rose Tattoo, needs no introduction to fans of Australian rock music. Formed in Sydney 30 years ago, Rose Tattoo came to prominence playing a similar style of blues-rock made popular by AC/DC and fast became an institution of Australian rock. With their raw, heavy, hard street-rock sound and a trademark bluesy slide guitar, the band  won loyal fans both internationally but especially struck a chord on local shores where they were anointed one of Australia’s premier rock bands.

The band was the vision of slide guitarist Peter Wells, and their initial goal was to create the “meanest loudest, most in your face rock band around” and true to their intentions, Rose Tattoo became notorious as a self-styled gang of rock’n’roll outlaws, bent on mayhem and destruction, and they quickly developed a reputation around Sydney clubs and pubs for their in-your-face, brutal, no-nonsense hard rock.

Says Angry Anderson: We feel that as Rose Tattoo we have represented Australian pub rock well overseas. The band has influenced other internationally famous bands but our fame has never been about 10 million sales or mega popularity.  It has always been about the music and I am glad that we are being recognised for that…and Pete would be too”  

The 2006 Aria Hall of Fame event will be broadcast exclusively on subscription television. FOXTEL and AUSTAR Digital subscribers will be able to see this special telecast on VH1 on Sunday, August 20 at 8.30pm.
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2006 ARIA HALL OF FAME
Wednesday August 16, 2006
Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre
Melbourne