Mark Dixon Kitchen (born 8 September 1950), known professionally as Mark Gable, is an Australian musician who serves as the frontman and a founding member of the rock band The Choirboys. The band was formed in

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in 1979. Mark was born in

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Radio

Starting in 2012, Mark hosted ''The Awesome Eighties'' on

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in The New South Wales Central Coast, with assistance from Mike Duncan. In 2008/09, Gable hosted and co-produced a weekly series for

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, ''The Sunday Session'' where he interviewed many international and local artists. The show was aired on a Sunday afternoon in Sydney and Melbourne.

Personal life

In 2008, Gable become an ambassador for

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. Gable is married to country singer-songwriter

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, they were married on 10 September 2022 on Killcare Beach, NSW after 14 years together. They had their first child Sullivan James Gable in August 2012. Gable has five children from a previous relationship.

Discography

The Choirboys Studio albums

*'' Choirboys'' (1983) *'' Big Bad Noise'' (1988) *''

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'' (1991) *''

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'' (1994) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Evolver'' (2004) *'' Big Bad and Acoustic'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007)

Quartets

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, and

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Television

Mark Gable appeared as one of ''"The 100"'' judges on '' All Together Now'', an Australian reality television music competition on the

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References

External links

* * * https://www.2gofm.com.au/ * https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Gable, Mark Living people Australian musicians Musicians from New South Wales 1950 births