Greg Anderson (Australian musician)

Greg Anderson is an Australian musician and horserider. His single "No Roses For Michael" from the TV film of the same name reached #21 on the Australian charts in 1970.[1]

Anderson's career began in the sixties and he released two early singles through Kommotion. In 1970 he recorded the theme song for a TV movie titled No Roses For Michael and it was released as a single by Festival and charted in October 1970. Through Festival he went on to release an album and four more singles.[1] Anderson started performing a long running show as the Electric Horseman (the name was taken from the Robert Redford film) with his horse Butch Cassidy.[2][3]

Anderson married actress Lynda Keane from Bellbird[4] and joined the cast of that show for a period of six weeks.[5] They had three children together.[6]

  1. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Greg Anderson'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ Arblaster, Jo (4 October 1990), "Butch takes the bright lights at full gallop", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Tubb, Rochelle (20 February 1994), "Greg's bridled passion", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Bang, Maureen (5 November 1969), "Enchanting "Bellbird" bride", The Australian Women's Weekly
  5. ^ "no title", Queanbeyan Age, 16 July 1971 {{citation}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. ^ Allison, Karen (13 February 1983), "Butch Cassidy lives here", The Sydney Morning Herald