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JIM HERMEL - BIOGRAPHY

Like most genuinely talented recording artists, Jim Hermel's rise to success was no overnight occurrence. Considered one of the finest guitarists around, he was soon backing lead guitarist to Australia's top recording stars, John Farnham, Billy Thorpe, Ronnie Burns, Denise Drysdale, on concert tours early in their careers and later graduated to a session musician on records and television commercials. In the late 1970's and early 1980's, Jim emerged as a recording and concert star in his own right, as vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. Three albums recorded at that time were all widely acclaimed, receiving national and international air-play.


International tours:

In 1980 Jim toured the United States, performing at most of the top clubs in Nashville, Tennessee, including an appearance on the same show as legendary rocker, Jerry Lee Lewis at the "Jerry Lee Lewis Showroom" in famous Printer's Alley, Nashville. in 1986 Jim again toured America, being based for three months in Austin, Texas, performing at the top venues in Austin, including appearances in Austin's Sixth Street, the home of Texas blues and former 'haunt' of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan. whilst in Austin Jim recorded his fourth album, "Texas Jam", which was featured in a "live-cross" to the studio during the six o'clock news. Jim also appeared on the main stage of the San Antonio Big River festival, an annual event which attracts 100,000 people, appeared on the top Saturday Night cable television variety show, "Citizen's Live" and performed concerts throughout the state of Texas. In 1991 Jim again toured the United States, this time as male lead vocalist/guitarist with the band "Red Buck". On this tour he again performed at the Big River festival, performed for the Desert Storm troops at the U.S. army base at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, appeared on NBC television, performed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, many venues in Arizona and featured in a 30 minute documentary for U.S. television.
In 1993 Jim was again with "Red Buck" when the band became the first western rock band in the world to perform in communist Laos and the first western rock band to perform in Vietnam since the war. All eleven concerts of South East Asia were 'sellouts' with the Hanoi daily paper reporting that "Australian band Red Buck's two concerts at the Red Army Stadium (the biggest stadium in Hanoi) were sold out within two hours, leaving many thousands of fans disappointed. The band could have filled the stadium for weeks." this tour of S.E. Asia also saw Red Buck become the first Australian band to perform at the famous Hard Rock Cafe in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1994 the band was invited back to perform at the Hard Rock cafe due to the success of the 1993 appearance. On this trip Red Buck also performed a two week season at the prestigious Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bangkok.

NEW ALBUMS, AND CURRENT NEWS

In 1999 Jim released the album, "Highway To Ride." with all songs written by South Australian songwriter Craig Roberts. With the success of this album, more cd's followed.., a 5 track EP, and in 2001, a 15 track cd, both of which contained all Craig Roberts compositions.

In 2000, one of Jim's most popular bands, the classic rock, rhythm & blues band, BLACK CAT BONE, re-formed with all three original mermbers, (Jim, vocals/guitar, Bruce Benham, Bass, & Dave Brogden, drums.) BCB began in 1988, with the members often making up the 5 piece band, "Red Buck," for touring and special projects, but then went into recess in 1994. BLACK CAT BONE recorded a live album in 2003, and a studio album in 2007. The band still performs regularly in Adelaide and South Australia.

*****  STYLE OF MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCK/RHYTHM & BLUES/COUNTRY ROCK