Peter Brideoake

Peter Brideoake
Brideoake as a member of the Twilights circa 1968.
Background information
Birth namePeter Arthur Brideoake
Born(1945-04-23)23 April 1945
Adelaide, South Australia
Died4 February 2022(2022-02-04) (aged 76)
Adelaide, Australia
GenresPop, classical, orchestral
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • lecturer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, harmonica, Chinese zither, vocals
Years active1964–2022
LabelsColumbia Records, EMI, Festival Records
Formerly ofThe Twilights, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney String Quartet, The Seymour Group, Victorian String Quartet, Ryszard Pusz
Websitewww.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/brideoake-peter

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.