1. Wendy Saddington wrote for teen pop newspaper Go-Set from September 1969 to September 1970 as an agony aunt in her weekly "Takes Care of Business" column, and as a feature writer.
23 Facts About Wendy Saddington
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Wendy Saddington's father was Henry Saddington and Connie Evans was her mother.
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Wendy Saddington was the couple's only child and she grew up in Melbourne.
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Wendy Saddington attended a club venue in Carlton, the Love In, which had two singers and she thought: "Oh my god, I can sing better than that".
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Wendy Saddington's inspirations were Nina Simone, Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan.
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Wendy Saddington started her professional musical career in 1967 when she joined as a singer for Melbourne-based soul band Revolution and then Adelaide-based psychedelic rock band James Taylor Move, with Kevin Peek on guitar, Trevor Spencer on drums and Alan Tarney on bass guitar.
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The teen pop newspaper, Go-Set started publishing in 1966, and in 1968, as a guest writer, Wendy Saddington provided an interview of soul and blues singer, Max Merritt.
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From September 1969 to September the following year, Wendy Saddington provided the weekly "Takes Care of Business" column in its stead, and was a feature writer.
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Wendy Saddington approved the idea of a "working class girl from the suburbs, giving advice to the kids".
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Wendy Saddington defended her writing with "Obviously some people can't face reality".
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Wendy Saddington expressed dissatisfaction with the superficiality of the pop scene which made success difficult.
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From March 1970 to February 1971, Wendy Saddington was co-lead vocalist with St John in Copperwine.
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Wendy Saddington had previously interviewed St John for Go-Set after the singer, born with spina bifida, had performed on a TV show without his requested stool.
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Wendy Saddington had taken the TV station to task over St John being "forced to perform, propped precariously, on a slippery studio floor on [his] crutches".
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Wendy Saddington was not pleased with the quality of the live album.
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From October 1972 to the end of 1974 Wendy Saddington regularly supported Sydney drag performance troupe, Sylvia and the Synthetics, which had various members including Danny Abood, Doris Fish and Jacqueline Hyde.
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Wendy Saddington had been introduced to the movement in 1972 when visiting New York.
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Wendy Saddington's performing career declined in the late 1970s as her involvement with Krishna Consciousness became a major focus.
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In 1983 Wendy Saddington returned to her music career by forming the Wendy Saddington Band with Bobby Gebert on keyboards, Harvey James on guitar, Billy Rylands on bass guitar, and Chris Sweeney on drums.
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On 5 September 1998 Wendy Saddington provided guest vocals on One Night Jamm by Kevin Borich Express, which has guest vocals and harmonica by Ross Wilson.
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Around 1985 Wendy Saddington had formed a duo with pianist Peter Head, performing mainly at the Civic Hotel and at various Kings Cross and Darlinghurst venues.
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In 2003, Wendy Saddington provided three tracks for the album, Women 'n Blues, with other tracks by Kate Dunbar, Sally King, Jeannie Lewis and Margret RoadKnight.
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In March 2013 she was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, Wendy Saddington died on 21 June 2013, aged 63.