Goh Tee Huat, known professionally as Rex Goh, (born 5 May 1951) is a Singaporean-born Australian

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. In 1972 Goh moved to Australia. He has been a band member of various groups including

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(1977, 1981–83), QED (1983–85), and

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(1988–89, 2005). Goh has also toured and recorded as a session guitarist with

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and

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. As a producer Goh has worked on albums for Tania Bowra, The Robertson Brothers and Rene Diaz.

Biography

Rex Goh was born as Goh Tee Huat on 5 May 1951 in

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and grew up in Aljunied and

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. Before emigrating to Australia, he attended Saint Andrew's School Note: user is required to click on 'Writers' tab and enter 'Rex Goh'. Results give both Goh Rex and Goh Tee Haut Rex; they are the same person and lead to the same work. At ten he learned the

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with guidance from a neighbouring musician, Benny Chan, who was a guitarist for a local group, The Checkmates. After three or four years he started on guitar, and was inspired by early 1960s bands,

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and

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, and then by

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and

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. He joined Tani's Titans on bass guitar; the band appeared on a children's TV show, performing country music. After finishing secondary school he was a member of Group 123, initially on bass guitar, but soon switching to lead guitar. He acquired his 1969 Gibson Les Paul guitar; the group performed at British RAF bases. He relocated to Australia in 1972, initially living in Adelaide where he played in a covers band, playing

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material. Subsequently, he relocated to Melbourne, and by 1976 he had moved to Sydney. Goh, on guitar, was a member of Leon Berger Band before joining

early in 1977.McFarlane, . Archived fro
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on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2014. Other members of Air Supply were Russell Hitchcock on vocals and percussion; Nigel Macara on drums; Jeremy Paul on bass guitar; Graham Russell on vocals and guitar; and Adrian Scott on keyboards. Together this line-up recorded the band's second album, '' The Whole Thing's Started'' (July 1977). He toured with the group later that year as they supported

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both in Australia and North America. By early 1978 Goh was replaced by Ken Francis on guitar. In 1980 Goh completed a Diploma of Jazz Studies course at

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. He returned to Air Supply by early 1981 and with Russell he co-wrote three tracks, "I Want to Give It All" (B-side of "

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", July 1981), "She Never Heard Me Call" and "What Kind of Girl" (B-side of Australian single, "I'm Late Again", October 1982). Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g I Want to Give It All; or at 'Performer:' Air Supply He also provided electric and rhythm guitar for their sixth studio album ''

'' (August 1981) and its follow up '' Now and Forever'' (July 1982). By the end of the next year he had left Air Supply to form QED. QED were a New Wave group with Jenny Morris (ex- The Crocodiles) on lead vocals; Ian Belton (ex-

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, Renée Geyer) on bass guitar; and Shane Flew on drums.McFarlane, . Archived fro
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on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2014.Spencer et al, (2007) 'QED' entry. Goh and Morris co-wrote tracks for the group but their biggest hit was a cover version of The Crocodiles' "Everywhere I Go" (December 1983), which peaked in the top 20 of the Australian

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. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until

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created their own

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in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. QED issued further singles, including "This One" (August 1984) – co-written by Goh and Morris Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g This One; or at 'Performer:' QED – and a lone album, ''Animal Magic'' (November 1984), on

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. They disbanded in 1985 with Morris starting her solo career. For the next few years Goh worked in various bands or as a session musician, and wrote radio and TV jingles. During 1984 Goh and

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provided guitars for ''Zero Zero'', a musical film, by

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(

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), which featured the

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and was created for the 50th anniversary of the

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(ABC, which was founded as Australian Broadcasting Commission). According to ''

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'' it was "a surrealistic video musical for symphony orchestra, rock group, synthesiser and voice", when shown in April on ABC-TV. For the Australian stage version of

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's musical play, ''Are You Lonesome Tonight?'', Goh provided guitar in August 1986 at

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. In May 1987 Goh was a guitarist for a rock group, The Inevitables, with Armando Hurley on lead vocals; David Jones on drums; and Sam McNally on keyboards. By 1988 he had joined pop group

, alongside Crispin Akerman on guitar; Bernie Lynch on lead guitar and vocals;

Grace Knight Grace Ethel Knight (born 23 December 1955) is an English-born Australian vocalist and songwriter. During the 1980s she was a mainstay of pop group Eurogliders which formed in Perth, Western Australia. Knight later became a solo jazz singer and ...

on lead vocals; Guy Le Claire on guitar; Lindsay Jehan on bass guitar; and Steve Sowerby on drums.McFarlane, . Archived fro
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on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2014. As a member of Eurogliders, Goh provided guitar for their fourth album, ''

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'' (April 1988). Late in the following year they disbanded. Goh and Lynch co-produced the debut album, ''Heaven and Earth'' (1989), by singer-songwriter Tania Bowra. Goh also provided guitar and toured in her backing band in support of the album. In the following year he was a session musician for Ana Christensen's solo album, ''Brave New World'', which was produced by

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(ex- Sherbet).McFarlane, . Archived fro
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on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2014. Her material "ranged from Celtic ballads and country-tinged pop to laid-back rock". During the early 1990s he was a member of Duff and Rhodes led by Jeff Duff and Glenn Rhodes, both on lead vocals, with Greg Henson on drums;

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on saxophone and flute (ex- Ayers Rock); and Helen Lutz on violin.McFarlane, . Archived fro
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on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2014. In 1993 Goh joined Brian Cadd and

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(both ex-

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) in The Blazing Salads, which issued a self-titled album that year.McFarlane, . Archived fro
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on 4 July 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2014. The other band members were Kirk Lorange on guitar (ex- Richard Clapton Band) and Mark Kennedy on drums (

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, Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines Band). From 1995 Goh was a guitarist in the Phil and Tommy Emmanuel Band, which formed to support the release of the brothers' album '' Terra Firma''.McFarlane, . Archived fro
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on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2014. He toured with Tommy's band "for about three years when ommyplayed mostly electric". By June 2000 Goh had worked on two albums with Paul Kneipp: they co-produced ''Everywhere'' by vocal duo, Tanis and Mandi, while Goh also provided guitar; and Kneipp produced ''Rich Man'' by vocal trio, The Robertson Brothers, again with Goh on guitar.

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-written songs were presented in an Australian rendition of the musical, ''

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'', in June 2003 with Goh providing guitar for the stage band at Sydney's Star City Showroom. In 2005 Eurogliders reconvened with Lynch and Knight using Goh and session musicians to record new material as ''Eurogliders'' (2005) and ''Blue Kiss'' (2007) In October 2009 Goh led the house band on guitars for ''Joni: A Tribute to the Legendary Joni Mitchell''. Vocalists were Katie Noonan,

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, Kristin Berardi, Tania Bowra, Louise Perryman, Virna Sanzone and Rachel Gaudry. As a session musician for touring, recording or TV appearances Goh has also worked for

(1997's self-titled album),

and

(as part of '' The Midday Show'' house band for Crawford and Jones' duet),

(and other ''

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'' contestants as a member of the TV show's house band from 2003 to 2009) and

. He now plays in

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's band.

Discography

According to

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, Rex Goh is credited with: guitars (electric, acoustic, rhythm, nylon string, classical, slide), and arranger. ;with Air Supply * '' The Whole Thing's Started'' (July 1977) * ''

'' (August 1981) * '' Now and Forever'' (July 1982) ;with Mike Batt * ''Zero Zero'' (1984) ;with QED * ''Animal Magic'' (November 1984) ;with Eurogliders * ''

'' (April 1988) * ''Eurogliders'' (2005) ;with Marlene Cummins * ''Koori Woman Blues'' (2014) ;as session musician * ''Heaven and Earth'' (1989) by Tania Bowra * ''Brave New World'' (1990) by Ana Christensen * ''Hot Night'' (1992) by Jon Mark * ''The Blazing Salads'' (1993) by The Blazing Salads (aka Brian Cadd and

) * ''I Know Why'' (1993) by The Robertson Brothers * '' Terra Firma'' (1995) by Phil and Tommy Emmanuel * ''Night Music'' (1996) by

Mark-Almond Mark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes also called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon Mark, who sang lead and played guitar, percussion, and harmonica, and Johnny Almond, wh ...

* ''Taking the Wheel'' (1997) by David Campbell * ''

'' (1997) by

* ''Future Road'' (November 1997) by

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* ''Everwhere'' (2000) by Tanis and Mandi * ''Rich Man'' (2000) by The Robertson Brothers * '' No One Does It Better'' (22 August 2000) by soulDecision * ''Doin' Our Thing'' (2001) by The Sydney All Star Big Band * '' Live: Hot Potatoes'' (2005) by

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 ...

* ''Homestead of My Dreams'' (2005) by Smoky Dawson * ''Feel This Free'' (11 April 2005) by Beccy Cole * ''

Young Divas Young Divas was an Australian pop girl group formed in 2006 by Sony BMG Australia, initially for a one-off single and national tour to promote all members as solo artists. The original line-up consisted of former '' Australian Idol'' contest ...

'' (14 November 2006) by

* '' A New Chapter'' (26 November 2006) by

Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli' ...

* '' Who I Am'' (November 2007) by Amy Pearson * '' The Winner's Journey'' (8 December 2007) by

Natalie Gauci Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music tea ...

* ''Classic Rewinds'' (2008) by Alfio * '' The Way the World Looks'' (20 March 2009) by

Wes Carr Wesley Dean "Wes" Carr (born 14 September 1982), also recording as Buffalo Tales, is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for winning the sixth season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2008. He released his first studi ...

* '' The Stillest Hour'' (24 April 2009) by Carl Riseley * ''Sweeter Side'' (16 July 2010) by Erika Heynatz

References

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