The Seekers
| The Seekers | |
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The Seekers in 1965
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Easy-listening, pop, folk |
| Years active | 1962–1968, 1975–1988, 1992–present |
| Labels | W&G, EMI, Columbia, Astor |
| Website | theseekers |
| Members |
Judith Durham Athol Guy Keith Potger Bruce Woodley |
| Past members | Ken Ray Louisa Wisseling Buddy England Peter Robinson Julie Anthony Karen Knowles Rick Turk Cheryl Webb |
The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were popular during the 1960s with their best-known configuration as: Judith Durham on vocals, piano, and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo, and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo, and vocals.
The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday, One Day" (written by Paul Simon), "Georgy Girl" (the title song of the film of the same name), and "The Carnival Is Over" by Tom Springfield, the last being an adaptation of the Russian folk song "Stenka Razin". The Seekers have sung it at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including World Expo 88 and the Paralympics. It is still one of the top 50 best-selling singles in the UK. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock."
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