19 Facts About Darryl Sambell

Darryl Lloyd Sambell was an Australian accountant, talent manager and music promoter from the mid-1960s.

Darryl Sambell's longest lasting management relationship was with teen pop idol, Johnny Farnham, for the early part of Farnham's career from 1967 until 1976,.

Darryl Sambell died of the disease later that year, aged 55.

Darryl Sambell was born on 26 November 1945 to Ivy Irene and Donald George Darryl Sambell.

Darryl Sambell grew up in Gawler, South Australia with an older brother and two younger sisters.

Darryl Sambell attended Gawler Primary School where, in 1954, he was awarded a prize for 'Outstanding Citizenship'.

Farnham's early solo performances were in Adelaide, but soon Darryl Sambell relocated to Melbourne.

Late in 1967 Darryl Sambell established the Australian Musicians Booking Organisation, with fellow talent managers, Gary Spry and Jeff Joseph, to act as music promoters for their artists.

In mid-1968 Darryl Sambell had taken over the management of pop, rock band, the Masters Apprentices, which had formed in Adelaide but was based in Melbourne.

Darryl Sambell was a master networker and great at getting publicity.

Darryl Sambell was a partner in the newly-formed AMBO booking agency.

Darryl Sambell had already worked with Zoot in Adelaide in 1965 when they were known as Down the Line and had used them as a backing band for Harrell's early performances.

Darryl Sambell used them in mid-1967 to back Farnham on his demo recordings prior to signing with EMI.

Darryl Sambell worked with Farnham into the 1970s where the artist branched out into TV series and stage musicals.

Darryl Sambell was Farnham's best man at his wedding to Jillian Billman, a former musical theatre dancer, in April 1973.

Darryl Sambell managed a pop singer, Richard Wilde, leader of the band Wilde and Reckless before they relocated to Australia in late 1970s.

Darryl Sambell later managed cricketer, Martin Crowe, and continued the involvement in the horse racing industry which dated back to his time with Farnham - the two owned a horse named Seascape - including an interest in Bonecrusher.

Darryl Sambell remained in New Zealand for 12 years and returned to live in Australia in the Gold Coast region.

Darryl Sambell was diagnosed with lung cancer early in 2001, and died of the disease in September of that year, aged 55.