Peter Brideoake

Peter Brideoake
Brideoake as a member of the Twilights circa 1968.
Brideoake as a member of the Twilights circa 1968.
Background information
Birth namePeter Arthur Brideoake
Born(1945-04-23)23 April 1945
Adelaide, South Australia
Died4 February 2022(2022-02-04) (aged 76)
Adelaide, Australia
GenresPop, classical, orchestral
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • lecturer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, harmonica, Chinese zither, vocals
Years active1964–2022
LabelsColumbia Records, EMI, Festival Records
Formerly ofThe Twilights, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney String Quartet, The Seymour Group, Victorian String Quartet, Ryszard Pusz
Websitewww.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/brideoake-peter

Peter Arthur Brideoake[1] (23 April 1945 - 4 February 2022) was an Australian musician, composer, singer, songwriter and lecturer. He gained national success in the 1960s as a member of the Twilights, for which he played guitar and wrote songs. The Twilights had eight consecutive national hit singles including "Needle in a Haystack" and "What's Wrong with the Way I Live".[2] After the Twilights, Brideoake formally studied music and established himself as a multi-talented musician, composer and university lecturer.

Brideoake, as a member of the Twilights, was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame on 10 April 2015.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Brideoake, Peter Arthur". The Advertiser. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Twilights, The (3) Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ "SA Music Hall Of Fame - Fowler's Live Music Awards". Fowlerslivemusicawards.com.au. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Adelaide Music Collective & SA Music Hall of Fame - Adelaide". WeekendNotes.com. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.