1. Darryl Grant Cotton was an Australian pop, rock singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor.
27 Facts About Darryl Cotton
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Darryl Cotton was a founding member of Australian rock group Zoot in 1965, with Beeb Birtles, and were later joined by Rick Brewer and Rick Springfield.
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Darryl Cotton acted in the TV soap opera, The Young Doctors, and on stage as Joseph in the theatre production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
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Darryl Cotton presented TV shows, Summer Rock and The Early Bird Show.
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In May 2012, Darryl Cotton was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on 27 July 2012, aged 62.
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Darryl Grant Cotton was born on 4 September 1949 in Adelaide and grew up in the suburb of Christies Beach.
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In 1965 Darryl Cotton was the lead vocalist for The Murmen, when he formed a pop rock covers band, Down the Line, with local rivals, Times Unlimited's Gerard Bertelkamp on vocals and bass guitar, John D'Arcy on guitar and vocals, and Ted Higgins on drums.
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In July 1972 Darryl Cotton travelled to the United Kingdom while Birtles joined Mississippi which, in 1975, evolved into Little River Band.
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Early in 1973 Darryl Cotton joined United States-based group, Friends, with Michael Lloyd and Australian-raised singer-songwriter Steve Kipner.
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Darryl Cotton based himself in Los Angeles where he worked as a singer and songwriter and performed with Olivia Newton-John, The Osmonds, Shaun Cassidy and Cliff Richard.
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In early 1978 Darryl Cotton returned to Australia and signed with Oz Records.
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From January 1979 Darryl Cotton hosted a TV music series, Summer Rock, on Adelaide's Nine Network.
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At about that time Darryl Cotton acted on the Australian soap opera The Young Doctors for one season and followed with another series of Summer Rock in early 1980.
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Darryl Cotton formed a backing band, The Charts, with Joey Amenta on lead guitar, Andy Buchanan on drums, Randy Bulpin on guitar, Terry Davidson on keyboards and Simon Gyllies on bass guitar.
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In 1983 Darryl Cotton appeared in the lead role of the Australian stage production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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From 1985 to 1989 Darryl Cotton was a co-host, with Marie Van Maaren, on Network Ten's The Early Bird Show, a Saturday morning children's TV variety show, where he worked alongside Marty the Monster.
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In 1989, Darryl Cotton was awarded the Advance Australia Award for his services to the community, acknowledging his support and assistance to numerous charities and public organisations.
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Darryl Cotton sang the lyrics to the song "Surfin" from the TV program Pugwall's Summer.
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In 1994 Darryl Cotton released a children's album, Just for Kids, on DC Records.
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Since 1987 Darryl Cotton performed with the Australian Youth Choir and released numerous albums in the early 2000s.
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Darryl Cotton was the patron of the associated National Institute of Youth Performing Arts Australia.
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Darry Darryl Cotton Band performed at corporate functions with a repertoire that included music from 1960s pop to 1990s and early 2000s work.
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In 2011 Zoot reunited for a short performance cruise out from Miami with the line-up of Darryl Cotton joined by Birtles, Brewer and Springfield.
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In May 2012, Darryl Cotton was diagnosed with liver cancer, his manager Jeff Joseph announced that Darryl Cotton was receiving chemotherapy "[h]e is resting comfortably and letting the treatment take its course".
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On 16 July 1977 Darryl Cotton married Cheryl Forehead; the couple had two children.
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Darryl Cotton died on 27 July 2012, eleven days after the couple's 35th anniversary, aged 62.
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Darryl Cotton played Australian Rules Football as a youth for the Christies Beach Football Club, captaining the Senior Colts in 1965.