Roaring Jack
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Roaring Jack | |
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| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Celtic punk |
| Years active | 1985–1992 |
| Labels | Mighty Boy |
| Past members | Alistair Hulett Rod Gilchrist Dave Williams Rab Mannell Steph Miller Steve Thompson Hunter Owens |
Roaring Jack was an Australian Celtic punk/folk punk band of the 1980s and 1990s. The band was nominated for two ARIA Music Awards during their career.[1]
The band's singer Alistair Hulett died at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow of liver failure and cancer on 28 January 2010.[2][3] Rod Gilchrist died in 1998 and Steve Thompson in 2000.[4]
Roaring Jack played all over Australia from 1985 to 1992 and developed a huge cult following.[3] Their debut EP Street Celtability was recorded and produced at Studios 301 in Sydney in July 1987. First album The Cat Among the Pigeons was released in November 1988.[3]
