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12 Facts About Louis Tillett

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Louis Rohan Tillett was an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, keyboardist and saxophonist.

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Louis Tillett worked as a backing musician with Catfish, Laughing Clowns, New Christs and Tex Perkins.

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Louis Tillett often worked with Charlie Owen, releasing two albums, The Ugly Truth and Midnight Rain.

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Louis Rohan Tillett was born on 13 March 1959, and grew up in Sydney.

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Back in late 1983, Louis Tillett worked with Damien Lovelock of The Celibate Rifles and Brett Myers of Died Pretty in a side project, No Dance.

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In mid-year Louis Tillett provided piano for Laughing Clowns' album, Ghosts of an Ideal Wife.

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Louis Tillett recorded his debut solo album, Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, with bandmates Ikinger and Spence; Burdett and Owen ; and with Lenny Bastiaans on bass guitar.

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Louis Tillett co-produced with Bruce Callaway, it was issued on Citadel Records during November 1987.

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In 1989 Louis Tillett briefly joined Catfish, Don Walker's side-project, on vocals.

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In 1989, Louis Tillett contributed piano to the debut single from Sydney band Bughouse.

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The backing group were disbanded in the next year as Louis Tillett worked on his solo album, Letters to a Dream, which he co-produced with Barry Wolfison.

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Louis Tillett died on 6 August 2023, at the age of 64.