Bang Shang a Lang (BSL) are an
Australian pub rock band. Four members were in other bands in the local music scene from the late 1970s through to the 1990s.
Murray Cook on guitar and vocals and Mark Mulligan on guitar and lead vocals were previously members of Finger Guns in 1986, which issued a single, "Heartman Is Breathing", in that year. Bruce Carter, on drums, and Cook were both members of the Transistors. Keyboard player, Richard Stevens, hails from
Leeds, England. Clyde Bramley, their bass guitarist, was a member of
the Hitmen (1978),
the New Christs (1980–81),
the Angie Pepper Band (ca. 1982) and
Hoodoo Gurus (1982–88).
Cook co-founded a children's music group,
the Wiggles
The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. As of 2022, the group members are Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Tsehay Hawkins, Evie Ferris, John Pearce (entertainer), John Pearce, Caterina Mete ...
, in 1991.
After the Wiggles formed, Cook would periodically play with Bang Shang a Lang when available.
In mid-2000 Mark Alchin joined the group on bass guitar (ex-the Clones, the Reasons Why).
BSL released a CD, ''Unreal, Orange Peel!'', in 2006. Of its eleven tracks, four are originals written by Mulligan and seven are cover versions.
[ Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'] By 2012 the line-up of Bang Shang a Lang was Bramley, Carter, Cook and Mulligan.
Personnel
* Clyde Bramley – bass guitar, vocals
* Bruce Carter – drums, vocals
*
Murray Cook – guitar, vocals
* Mark Mulligan – guitar, lead vocals
* Richard Stevens – keyboards, vocals
* Mark Alchin – bass guitar
References
External links
* {{Official website, bangshangalang.com/index.html
Australian rock music groups
Musical groups from Sydney