About: Jim Keays

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James Keays (9 September 1946 – 13 June 2014) was a Scottish-born Australian musician who fronted the rock band The Masters Apprentices as singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica-player from 1965 to 1972 and subsequently had a solo career. He also wrote for a music newspaper, Go-Set, as its Adelaide correspondent in 1970 and its London correspondent in 1973.

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  • James Keays (9 September 1946 – 13 June 2014) was a Scottish-born Australian musician who fronted the rock band The Masters Apprentices as singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica-player from 1965 to 1972 and subsequently had a solo career. He also wrote for a music newspaper, Go-Set, as its Adelaide correspondent in 1970 and its London correspondent in 1973. The Masters Apprentices had Top 20 hits on the Go-Set National Singles Charts with "Undecided", "Living in a Child's Dream", "5:10 Man", "Think about Tomorrow Today", "Turn Up Your Radio" and "Because I Love You". The band reformed periodically, including in 1987 to 1988 and again subsequently. Keays, as a member of the Masters Apprentices, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998. As a solo artist he issued the albums The Boy from the Stars (December 1974), Red on the Meter (October 1983), Pressure Makes Diamonds (1993), Resonator (2006) and Dirty, Dirty (2012). He published his memoirs, His Master's Voice: The Masters Apprentices: The Bad Boys of Sixties Rock 'n' Roll, in 1999. From 2000, he performed in Cotton Keays & Morris alongside other former 1960s artists Darryl Cotton and Russell Morris. In July 2007, Keays was diagnosed with myeloma, which caused his kidneys to fail. By 2009 the cancer was in remission after chemotherapy and stem-cell transplants. However, he died in 2014 from pneumonia due to complications resulting from his cancer at age 67. (en)
  • James "Jim" Keays (9 de septiembre de 1946 - 13 de junio de 2014) fue un músico australiano que lideró la banda de rock The Masters Apprentices como cantante y compositor, guitarrista y armonicista-presentándose durante 1965-1972, y, posteriormente, tuvo una carrera como solista.​​​ The Masters Apprentices tenían 20 mejores accesos a los Go-Set Nacionales Singles Charts con "Undecided", "Living in a Child's Dream", "5:10 Man", "Think about Tomorrow Today", "Turn Up Your Radio" y "Because I Love You".​ también escribió para el diario adolescente, Go-Set, como su corresponsal en Adelaide en 1970 y su corresponsal en Londres en 1973.​​ La banda se reunió periódicamente, incluso en 1987-1988 y de nuevo posteriormente.​​ Keays, como miembro de The Masters Apprentices, fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de ARIA en 1998.​​ Publicó sus memorias, His Master's Voice: The Masters Apprentices: The bad boys of sixties rock 'n' roll en 1999.​ A partir de 2000, se había presentado en Cotton Keays & Morris junto a otros artistas de las anteriores décadas de 1960, Darryl Cotton y . (es)
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  • James Keays (9 September 1946 – 13 June 2014) was a Scottish-born Australian musician who fronted the rock band The Masters Apprentices as singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica-player from 1965 to 1972 and subsequently had a solo career. He also wrote for a music newspaper, Go-Set, as its Adelaide correspondent in 1970 and its London correspondent in 1973. (en)
  • James "Jim" Keays (9 de septiembre de 1946 - 13 de junio de 2014) fue un músico australiano que lideró la banda de rock The Masters Apprentices como cantante y compositor, guitarrista y armonicista-presentándose durante 1965-1972, y, posteriormente, tuvo una carrera como solista.​​​ Publicó sus memorias, His Master's Voice: The Masters Apprentices: The bad boys of sixties rock 'n' roll en 1999.​ A partir de 2000, se había presentado en Cotton Keays & Morris junto a otros artistas de las anteriores décadas de 1960, Darryl Cotton y . (es)
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