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Harry Brus

The Main Man? James Jamerson !

About Me

Hello world,
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Just a few words about the music which features various recordings I played bass on:Track 1 features Vika Bull singing 'Maybe This Time' recorded for the Seven Deadly Sins Album. Track 2 is Paul Kelly singing 'Ugly Woman' from the same album. Track 3 is 'Lumania' featuring John Robinson on guitar and Graham Jessie on sax from an album by German recording artist Guido Negraszus. Track 4 is 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' from a live album by Leo Sayer. Track 5 features Billy Thorpe and Jimmy Barnes singing 'Shout' and also features The Deltones. Track 6 is Joe Walsh recorded on my mini disc "Life's Been Good'.

About me: I arrived in Australia at the age of seven from Graz Austria. My music career basically started around '64 when I was inspired by the great Hank B Marvin to play the guitar and after seeing the Beatles perform live I decided that playing music was going to be my life. In '65 my band The Amazons scored a record deal with festival records and since then I have never stopped working as a professional musician. In '67 I jumped at the chance to play lead guitar for pop idol Johnny Young, and later joined Tony Gaha And The In People, featuring Ron Barry and Janice Slater. I soon was fortunate enough to team up with Geoff Oakes & that started my lifelong love affair with soul music, at the same time discovering my musical guru James Jamerson. From there it was straight into the stage musical Hair & next I formed the band Birth with jazz legend Roger Frampton and english drummer Tony Hicks from Backdoor. In 1970 I joined Jeff St John And The Copperwine and we scored a top five hit with Teach Me How To Fly. Around the same time I recorded a live album by Australia's greatest female blues artist Wendy Saddington, 'Live At Walacia' & this was followed by a stint with heavy band Blackfeather. I then started my long stint as Renee Geyer's bassplayer beginning with the great soul band Mother Earth & around that time I also started my long association with Kevin Borich. In the late seventies I was fortunate enough to be part of the great Barry Leef Band featuring guitar maestro Stevie Housden, enjoying a residency at the Musicians Club for two years - one of my most cherished gigs. From then on I have had some great gigs with Jimmy Barnes, Marcia Hines, Joe Walsh, Australian Crawl, Billy Thorpe and being part of the Long Way To The Top House Band, Leo Sayer, Phil Emmanuel, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Brian Cadd, Matt Finish....the list goes on... Some highlights have been jamming with Leon Russell ,Billy Preston & Ronnie Wood. A fairly long and colourful career which continues to this day.


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Member Since: 3/27/2007
Influences: James Jamerson, Jerry Jemott, Chuck Rainey, Louis Johnson, Larry Graham, Jaco, Marvin Gaye, David Ruffin, Luther, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Bootsy Collins, James Brown,The Temptations,The Four tops,Junior Walker,Jimmy Ruffin,Johnny Taylor,Bill Withers,Hank B Marvin,Earth Wind and Fire,Gordon Edwards,The Beatles,Frank Zappa,The Dells,B B King,Charlie Rich,Quincy Jones,Bob Marley,Toots Thielmans,Sly and The Family Stone,Johnny Guitar Watson,Sugercane Harris,Aretha,George Jones,Byonce,Tammy Wynette,Sam Cook,Wilson Pickett,Richard Tee,Soloman Burke,The Everly Brothers,Jimi Hendrix,Les M'cann,The Carpenters,Brother Jack Mac Duff,The Shadows,Herbie Hancock,Stevie Wonder ,O C Smith,George Benson,Mariah Carey,Tony Braxton,Stanley Turrentine,Freddy Hubbard,Roy Orbison.Laura Lee.Procol Harum.Lovin Spoonful,Jimmy Smith,Dusty.Allison Krause,Johnny Winter,Marey J Blige,R Kelly,Erykah Badu,Joe Walsh,Wes Montgomery,Freddy King,Bobby Darin,The Staple Singers,The Voices Of East Harlem,Simon And Garfunkle,Diana Ross,The Supremes,Doyle Bramhall Jr,James Taylor,Al Green,Jeff Beck,Smokey Robinson,The Miracles,Albert King,Billy Preston,Bill Connors,Jimmy M'Griff,Astrid Gilberto, Connie Francis,Lou Rawls,Prince.Ramsey Lewis,The Rolling Stones,The Young Rascals
Sounds Like: Harry Brus & Lucius Borich

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What The Heart Wants

James Southwell Band Live @ Blues On Broadbeach 2008 Blues Festival

Renee Geyer Live - Australia Day 2007

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Harry Brus - Bass Solo

Mother Earth feat. Renee Geyer - Country Road - Live on GTK 1973

Blackfeather - Seasons Of Change 1971

Marcia Hines - Live at Concert of the Decade 1979

Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart - Live on the Today Show
Record Label: unsigned
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Found Bass :)

  My Ken Smith has been found along with John Swan's Maton! Bob Greaves'  Black Music Man Stingray Bass - BOO 2036, is still out there somewhere - most likely in West Aust. Please key a...
Posted by Harry Brus on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:41:00 PST