10 Facts About Beeb Birtles

Beeb Birtles has been a member of various Australian groups including Zoot, Mississippi, Little River Band and Birtles Shorrock Goble.

Beeb Birtles has worked as a solo artist, including releasing an album, Driven by Dreams.

Beeb Birtles was born on 28 November 1948 as Gerard Bertelkamp in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Gerard Bertelkamp, Sr, a carpenter and building contractor, and Elisabeth Hendrika.

Beeb Birtles discovered a passion for music while attending Plympton High School.

In July 1972, Beeb Birtles was asked to join a folk rock band, Mississippi, which like Zoot had moved from Adelaide to Melbourne.

In 2001, Beeb Birtles rejoined with Shorrock and Goble to form Beeb Birtles Shorrock Goble.

In 2006, Beeb Birtles was inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In 2011 Beeb Birtles joined other key members of Zoot for a short performance cruise out from Miami.

Beeb Birtles was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall Of Fame on 24 November 2017, alongside Zoot bandmate Darryl Cotton and Barry Smith of the Town Criers.

Beeb Birtles was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia.