Lachlan R "Lachy" Doley (born 21st April 1978) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter best known for playing the

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and whammy

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. Doley has recorded and/or toured with

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, Glenn Hughes,

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and

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. Doley has issued one album as a solo artist, ''Typically Individual Conforming Anti-Social'' (2011) and four albums fronting Lachy Doley Group. ''Lovelight'' peaked at number 40 on the

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Biography

1978–2000: Early life

Lachy Doley grew up in Adelaide, where he started a course at university. * First page: * Second page: In the early 1990s his older brother,

Clayton Doley Clayton Doley (born 13 September 1974) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, television musical director, arranger, and record producer best known for his Hammond Organ virtuosity. Songwriter and producer As a songwriter Clayton has ha ...

, was a member of Sydney-based blues and roots group,

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, before turning to session work. During a break from his uni Doley joined Clayton in Sydney in the mid-1990s also as a session musician, "once I got here I thought, 'This is fantastic,' I dropped out of uni and stayed." In 1999 Clayton travelled to New York while Doley continued his local session work.

2002–2009: Musical beginnings

In 2002 the brothers reunited in Sydney and formed a classic rock and soul band, the Hands, with Doley on a Hohner

and Clayton on a

. They issued two albums, ''Live and Breathe'' (2004) and ''Everything Is Wonderful'' (2008). Brett Winterford of ''

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'' observed the first album was "sung by guest soul vocalists Jade MacRae, Kara Grainger and Mahalia Barnes. The band struggled to afford to tour with guest vocalists and so narrowed their act to a four-piece (the brothers backed by drums and bass). By necessity, the brothers took to singing themselves." Doley provided piano and Hammond organ for

's fifth studio album, '' Vulture Street'' (July 2003), as a recording session musician. Subsequently, the group used him as their touring keyboardist from mid-2007 to 2010.

2010–present: Solo artist and Lachy Doley Group

As a solo artist, Doley released his debut studio album ''Typically Individual Conforming Anti-Social'' in October 2011. In 2012, Doley worked on a cover version of "Highway Star" for the Deep Purple tribute album, '' Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head'' (2012). In 2013, Doley has fronted the eponymous Lachy Doley Group which has issued four albums, ''S.O.S (Singer Organ Soul)'' (September 2013), ''Conviction'' (May 2015), ''Lovelight'' (January 2017) and ''Make or Break (March 2019)''. ''Lovelight'' debuted at No. 40 on the

Doley is a regular member of

live shows including, Barnes' brief Australia Day set aboard a ship on Sydney Harbour in 2017. In September 2021, ''Studios 301 Sessions'' debuted at number 13 on the ARIA Charts.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

National Live Music Awards

The

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(NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - ,

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, Lachy Doley , Live Instrumentalist of the Year ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doley, Lachy Australian rock keyboardists Wolfmother members 1978 births Living people