James William Manzie,
known as Jimmy Manzie or Jim Manzie, is an Australian musician (
bass guitar
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,
vocals
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,
lead guitar
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) and
songwriter
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for a variety of bands including
rock
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revival band
Ol' 55 (1975–1979),
pop groups The Breakers (1979–1982) and The Fives (1982) before turning to solo work,
production
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and
composing for film/television scores and soundtracks.
[Spencer et al, (2007]
Manzie, Jimmy
entry. Retrieved 22 February 2010.[McFarlan]
'Ol' 55'
entry. Retrieved 22 February 2010. As a member of Ol' 55, Manzie wrote "On the Prowl" their top 20 hit single on the Australian
Kent Music Report
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in late 1975, which was followed by their debut album, ''
Take It Greasy'' which reached No. 3 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart in 1976.
[ NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ]ARIA
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created their own charts
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in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
Manzie has composed for soundtracks or scores including original music for the films ''
The FJ Holden'' (1977), ''
From a Whisper to a Scream'' (1987), ''
Stepfather II
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'' (1989), ''
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' (1990, with Pat Regan), ''
Eddie Presley'' (1992), ''
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings'' (1994), ''
Night of the Demons 2'' (1994) ''
Fear of a Black Hat
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'' (1994, with Larry Robinson) and ''
Sleepstalker
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Plot
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'' (1995). Additionally he has composed songs for soundtracks including "The Way of All Flesh"
for ''
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie'' (1990).
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Australian male singers
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Ol' 55 (band) members
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