In 1970 after finishing in Sydney’s rock musical Hair, Keith Glass (ex Cam-Pact) returned to Melbourne and formed country rock group, Sundown, with bassist Mark Barnes (ex Cam-Pact); Broderick Smith on lead vocals and harmonica, Kerryn Tolhurst on guitar; (both ex-Adderley Smith Blues Band) and Barry Windley on drums (ex-Chessmen, Cherokees, Quinn). The band managed to score a residency a few nights a week at the Garrison in Prahran. Unfortunately, the group was short-lived, and they only released one single, “This Country of Mine/Outback Dan” on the Image label in June 1972, before disbanding. The track was written by Glass and was later recorded by Slim Dusty. Smith would join Carson and Tolhurst would move to Greg Quill’s Country Radio. Broderick Smith died in 2023.
Members
Broderick Smith (vocals/harmonica), Keith Glass (vocals/guitar), Mark Barnes (bass),
Kerryn Tolhurst (guitar), Barry Windley (drums)