Tony Mitchell (musician)
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Tony Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Formerly of | Sherbet |
Tony Mitchell is an Australian songwriter and bass guitarist who rose to fame in the 1970s with rock band Sherbet. Mitchell co-wrote (with Garth Porter) some of Sherbet's biggest hits, including "Howzat" and "Magazine Madonna".
Sherbet
Mitchell joined the band Sherbet in 1972. During his time in the band in the 1970s, they would go on to have hits such as Summer Love (1975) and Howzat (1976), both reaching number one in Australia. Tony co-wrote (with Garth Porter) some of Sherbet's biggest hits, including Howzat and Magazine Madonna.[3]
Howzat
In 1976, someone suggested to Tony Mitchell and keyboardist Garth Porter that Howzat might make a good title for a song because some of the members of Sherbet loved cricket. Despite Mitchell not being a good cricketer, he sat down with Porter at his Watsons Bay home to work on the idea. Mitchell soon came up with the "doo-doo, doo-doo" bass riff, after which the first thing that came into Porter's mind was the phrase "I caught you out."[4]
The song became Sherbet's biggest hit, rising to #1 on the Australian charts, and #4 in the United Kingdom.
