Peter Brideoake
Peter Brideoake | |
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Brideoake as a member of the Twilights circa 1968. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Arthur Brideoake |
| Born | 23 April 1945 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 4 February 2022 (aged 76) Adelaide, Australia |
| Genres | Pop, classical, orchestral |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar, harmonica, Chinese zither, vocals |
| Years active | 1964–2022 |
| Labels | Columbia Records, EMI, Festival Records |
| Formerly of | The Twilights, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney String Quartet, The Seymour Group, Victorian String Quartet, Ryszard Pusz |
| Website | www |
Peter Arthur Brideoake (23 April 1945 - 4 February 2022) was an Australian musician, composer, singer, songwriter and lecturer. He gained national success in the 1960s as a member of the Twilights, for which he played guitar and wrote songs. The Twilights had eight consecutive national hit singles including "Needle in a Haystack" and "What's Wrong with the Way I Live". After the Twilights, Brideoake formally studied music and established himself as a multi-talented musician, composer and university lecturer.
Brideoake, as a member of the Twilights, was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame on 10 April 2015.