Drummer Keith Barber (17 April 1947 – 1 May 2005) was born in
Kilburn,
North West London
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,
England
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, moved to
Melbourne
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when he was 10 years old and later joined a local band, the
Wild Cherries in early 1966. Together with founding member
Les Gilbert, he put together a second incarnation of the group that recorded four singles for the Festival label between 1967 and 1968. In late 1968, he left to join a
New Zealand
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band, The
La De Das and travelled to England where the band recorded a cover of
The Beatles
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"Come Together". He remained with the band throughout most of the Seventies but died on 1 May 2005.
People from Kilburn, London
1947 births
2005 deaths
English rock drummers
Wild Cherries members
British emigrants to Australia
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