Guy Gillis McDonough was an Australian rock musician best known for rhythm guitar and singer-songwriter with the iconic band Australian Crawl.
11 Facts About Guy McDonough
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Guy McDonough provided rhythm guitar and lead vocals on two of their well-known songs, "Oh No Not You Again" and "Errol".
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Together with his elder brother Bill Guy McDonough, he grew up in Mount Eliza on Mornington Peninsula south east of central Melbourne.
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Guy McDonough attended The Peninsula School and formed Spiff Rouch in 1976 with Bill Guy McDonough and other locals James Reyne, Brad Robinson, Paul Williams, Robert Walker, Mark Hudson and Simon Binks.
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Guy McDonough had co-written "Downhearted", with Higgins and Bill McDonough, for the Crawl's third single from debut 1980 album The Boys Light Up.
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Guy McDonough joined Australian Crawl in October 1980, supplying rhythm guitar, vocals, and songwriting.
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Guy McDonough wrote or co-wrote five of its eleven tracks including two singles "Errol" and "Oh No Not You Again".
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Guy McDonough sang lead on "Oh No Not You Again" and on "Errol".
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Guy McDonough was briefly replaced by Graham Bidstrup on drums for the 1983 EP release Semantics.
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Guy McDonough booked into rehab with family support but then decided to not finish his program and returned home to follow a naturopathic procedure provided by a 'qualified' friend.
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Guy McDonough was in the Intensive Care Unit for many weeks, and improved enough to return home; but due to extreme physical deterioration from months in hospital and a weakened immune system, he contracted a secondary infection and was placed back into the Intensive Care Unit.