Ronnie Peel | |
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Also known as | Rockwell T. James |
Born | 9 August 1946 |
Origin | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 1 November 2020 Wakefield, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 74)
Genres | Pop, R&B |
Occupation | Musician |
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Years active | 1964–2020 |
Labels | Laneway |
Ronald Robert Peel (1946 – 2020), who also performed as Rockwell T. James, was an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of numerous bands starting with the Missing Links and the Pleazers in the mid-1960s; then the La De Da's from 1972 to 1975 and in various backing bands for John Paul Young (1975–1979, 1983, 1986–2003). He released a solo album Shot of Rhythm and Blues in 1977 under the James pseudonym, which provided his only top 40 single, "Roxanne". He co-wrote "Rock Me Gently" (October 1976) for Sherbet with its band members, which is a top 10 hit for that group. Peel died in 2020 due to an unspecified cancer.