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, The Peddlers, Quantum Jump and the

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backing band. He is also a session musician who has played on recordings by

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, Howard Jones and

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Early career

Born in

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, Morais was the drummer in the groups Faron's Flamingos and

, replacing

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after he left to join

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. According to ''Finding The Fourth Beatle'' by David Bedford and Garry Popper, Morais had been considered as a possible drummer for the Beatles, but Morais was an attraction and they did not want him with all of his showmanship. Some time later, Morais was a member of Ian Crawford & the Boomerangs. He also tried to form his own group but gave up on the idea when he was invited to join a group called The Song Peddlers which would later be known as The Peddlers. In April 1964, The Peddlers line-up consisted of Morais on drums, keyboard playing singer Roy Phillips and bassist Tab Martin. They were a hip looking jazz and blues group. In the "Drummer" category, Morais came no. 7 in the 1967 ''Beat Instrumental'' Gold Star Awards. He stayed with the group until he left in 1972. He was replaced by New Zealander, Paul Johnston.

Later career

Morais played drums on

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1984 hit "

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". Morais' drumming on the song was noted by

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in his book, ''The Tina Turner Experience'' where he said that Morais' stomping drums seemed to develop as much excitement as the Revue days. During the 1990s, Morais was the drummer in Björk's touring band. In 1996 after an extensive tour, accepting an offer from Morais, Björk went to his studio in

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and ended up recording her ''

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'' album there.''Björk's Homogenic'', By Emily Mackay
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