Louis Tillett | |
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Birth name | Louis Rohan Tillett |
Born | 13 March 1959 |
Origin | Sydney, Australia |
Died | 6 August 2023 Sydney, Australia | (aged 64)
Genres | Acoustic, psychedelic rock, garage rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | Keyboard, vocals, saxophone |
Years active | 1977–2023 |
Labels | Hot, Citadel, Blue Mosque/Festival, Return to Sender/Normal, Red Eye/Polydor, Timberyard |
Website | louistillett |
Louis Rohan Tillett (13 March 1959 – 6 August 2023) was an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, keyboardist and saxophonist. Tillett was the front man in Australian bands The Wet Taxis, Paris Green and The Aspersion Caste. He also worked as a backing musician with Catfish, Laughing Clowns, New Christs and Tex Perkins. As a solo artist, he issued seven albums, Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (1987), A Cast of Aspersions (1990), Letters to a Dream (1992), Cry Against the Faith (1998), Learning to Die (2001), The Hanged Man (2005) and Soliloquy (2006). He often worked with Charlie Owen, releasing two albums, The Ugly Truth (1994) and Midnight Rain (October 1995). The latter album won the Rolling Stone Critics Award for Best Album of 1996.