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Kerrie Biddell
Kerrie Agnes Biddell
Born February 8, 1947 in Surrey Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died September 5, 2014 in Sydney.
Kerrie Biddell was Australia's most accomplished musician vocalists.
As far as I know there are no Kerrie web sites. This web page will be a tribute to
her talent and forms a central hub of information about her.
If you knew Kerrie or worked with her and would like to contribute to this page, I will be very pleased to hear from you.
This page is not exhaustive, so if you have any further information you would like me to add please use this link.
Read about Kerrie:
Kerrie Biddell (Wikipedia)
Kerrie Biddell: The first lady of Australian jazz by Anthony O'Grady
Discography (Additions are welcomed)
Like a number of Australian artists' most of Kerrie's recordings originally released on vinyl are not yet available in CD format. (The only original CD releases were the albums 'There Will Never Be Another You' and 'The Singer.')
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Albums (as main or featured artist)
1972 The Exciting Daly-Wilson Big Band featuring Kerrie Biddell (Kerrie sings - 'City Sounds,' 'In Necessity' and 'On My Own'
1973 Paradise - John Sangster (features Kerrie on "Surf's Up at Surfers Paradise" and "Gilltrap's Auto Museum")
1973 Kerrie Biddell (self-titled album)
1975 Only the Beginning (solo album)
1977 Just Arranging - The Tony Ansell Orchestra
1979 Compared to What Featuring Kerrie Biddell
1981 Best of Friends - Original Soundtrack Album
1985 Jazz at the Opera House (live TV soundtrack) - Don Burrows
1986 Death of a Soldier Original Soundtrack (Kerrie sings 'Boys from the USA', 'Dinah' 'Sentimental Dreams' and 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'
1992 There Will Never Be Another You Kerrie Biddell, Julian Lee Trio and Les Crosby
1996 The Singer (CD) (solo album)
Singles
1969 Money Can't Buy Me / Sing a Simple Song The Affair (Kerrie's first recording)
1971 Go Anywhere / Look (Every Day) (with Terry Kaff) ['Nickel Queen' motion picture soundtrack]
1972 Hail All Hail / My Boy's Different Kerrie Biddell and Neil Williams
1972 Hail All Hail / Kerrie Biddell and Neil Williams
1973 If I Be Your Lady / Back to California
1974 Together / May It Be Well With You
1975 Sinner Man (Don't Let Him Catch You) / Parenthesis
1975 Scobie Malone
1975 The MLC Song: Tomorrow (EMI Custom)
1979 Alfred Street Orch & Chorale : The Flying Dutchman (EP) Festival)
1981 Sons and Daughters (3/4 Version) / Sons and Daughters (4/4 Version) (TV Theme) KB, Mick Leyton as Kerri
and Mick.
1981 Here We Go Again Kerrie and Mick Leyton (Infinity) K-8597
Albums (As Contributor/Backing Vocals)
1972 Motor Club of Sydney 16-10-72 Terry Eldon Big Band
1973 The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
1973 Million Dollar Bill - Billy Thorpe
1973 Nickel Queen Soundtrack - Sven Libaek
1974 Sister Janet Mead - With You I Am
1975 Marty Rhone
1977 Nev Nicholls - You've Gotta Have a Beer Mate
1977 A Man of Style - Bernard King
1978 Save the People - Esther King
1978 Blues Licence - Renee Geyer
1979 Traces - Johnny Nicol
1980 Geoffrey M Laing - In Thru the Back Door
1980 Victim in Paradise - Malcolm McCallum
1980 Nev Nicholls - Blazing Diesels
1980 Mark Isaacs - Originals
1980 Peter J Martin - The Anteater
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1981 Tunesmith The Songs of Jimmy Webb (contains 'Parenthesis' from Only the Beginning album)
1981 John Bartholomew - Harbour Avenue
1981 Trisha Watts with Tony Ansell orchestra - A Touch of Mystery
1981 Simon Gallaher - Opening Night
1989 Uncovered - John Farnham
1991 Simon Gallaher - All in Good Time
1999 Still a Gypsy - Toni Lamond
2003 Reflections - Graham Jessie band (features Kerrie on "Silly Galloot")
2007 Careless Hands - June Carey
Leonie Smith - Sweet Jazz
As Producer
2001 DJ Bird's Red Hot and Blue - Things Are Swingin'
2003 Matt Baker - Talkin' Soul Food
YouTube Fortunately you can enjoy some of Kerrie's performances on YouTube. Here are a few of my favourites.