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"Billy Baxter" is the third single by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots which was released on 20 October 1980, ahead of the related album, ''Talk'' (March 1981). It was written by band members Paul Kelly and Chris Langman. It peaked at No. 38 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song was produced by Joe Camilleri (from Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons) for Mushroom Records. In early November the group performed the track on national pop music TV show, ''Countdown'' – it was Kelly's first TV appearance. The song's subject, Billy Baxter, is an Australian musician and was a long term member of ''Coodabeens Footy Show'' on ABC Radio National. ==Background== Paul Kelly and the Dots had formed in August 1978 in Melbourne from the remains of High Rise Bombers, the Dots underwent line-up changes prior to the release of "Billy Baxter". Their debut single "Recognition" was issued in 1979, under the name The Dots, on an independent label, but had no chart success.〔 "Recognition" line-up were Kelly (vocals), Chris Langman (guitars), Chris Worrall (guitars), Paul Gadsby (bass guitar) and John Lloyd (drums). More changes occurred, they signed to Mushroom Records and released "Billy Baxter" on 20 October 1980, which peaked at No. 38 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.〔 Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.〕 In early November that year, Paul Kelly & the Dots performed "Billy Baxter" on national pop music TV show, ''Countdown'' – it was Kelly's first appearance on television.〔 Quoted in from (original ).〕 Their debut album, ''Talk'' followed in March 1981 and peaked at No. 44 on the related albums chart.〔〔 Kelly was later dissatisfied with his earliest albums: "I wish I could grab the other two and put 'em in a big hole". The subject of the song, Billy Baxter, is an Australian vocalist (ex-Ghetto Blasters, Big Fans of Jesus, The Hollow Men and solo). He was a Disc Jockey on Melbourne community radio station 3RRR and is a long term member of ''Coodabeens Footy Show'' on ABC Radio National. Kelly said, "Billy is a very entertaining person. I used quite a bit of him in the song, but it was never meant to be accurately biographical of Billy." The B-side to the single, "Hard Knocks", was featured in the soundtrack of the 1980 AFI Award nominated film of the same name. On the Australia Day (26 January) long week-end in 1982, Kelly performed the song at the Mushroom Evolution Concert backed by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The concert celebrated Mushroom Records' 10th anniversary and was held at the Myer Music Bowl. The song appeared on both the triple LP and the video release of the concert of the same name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy Baxter (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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