(1949-09-26)26 September 1949 Melbourne, Australia
Died
21 June 2013(2013-06-21) (aged 63) Melbourne, Australia
Genres
Blues, soul, jazz
Occupation(s)
Singer, music journalist
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1967–2013
Labels
Festival
Musical artist
Wendy June Saddington (26 September 1949 – 21 June 2013), also known as Gandharvika Dasi, was an Australian blues, soul and jazz singer, and was in the bands Chain, Copperwine and the Wendy Saddington Band. She 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. Saddington had Top 30 chart success with her 1972 solo single "Looking Through a Window", which was written and produced by Billy Thorpe and Warren Morgan of the Aztecs. After adopting Krishna Consciousness in the 1970s she took the name Gandharvika Dasi. In March 2013 she was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and died in June, aged 63.
Wendy June Saddington (26 September 1949 – 21 June 2013), also known as Gandharvika Dasi, was an Australian blues, soul and jazz singer, and was in the...
Australian soul singer WendySaddington gave accompanied by Carmen's father, Peter Head, since the 1980s. Since then, Carmen cited Saddington, a close family...
Eyes" peaked in the Go-Set National Top 40 Singles Chart. In June 1968 WendySaddington, a blues vocalist, replaced Taylor but the group disbanded by the end...
Sunbury, which peaked at No. 4 in September. Ex-Copperwine blues singer WendySaddington had top 30 chart success with her 1972 solo single, "Looking Through...
St John & Copperwine (1969–72), with Harry Brus (bass 1970–72) and WendySaddington (co-lead vocals 1970–71), Jeff St John Band (1972–73) and Red Cloud...
acts of the period, Spectrum, The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, and WendySaddington. He also directed one section of the three-part, three-director feature...
"WendySaddington, Jeff St John". Wendysaddingtonfantribute.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010. "Wendy Saddington...
involved were Daryl Braithwaite (as Tommy), Billy Thorpe, Doug Parkinson, WendySaddington, Jim Keays, Colleen Hewett, Linda George, Ross Wilson, Bobby Bright...
Most Popular Female Chrissy Amphlett (Divinyls) Renée Geyer Sharon O'Neil Wendy Stapleton Most Popular Group Split Enz Australian Crawl Icehouse INXS Men...
in Sunbury, Victoria. Performers include Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, WendySaddington, Chain and the La De Da's. January 31 – Over 40,000 mourners file past...
following month, and he was replaced by the 18-year-old blues/soul singer WendySaddington. This second line-up lasted only a few more months and made no commercial...
Reid, 93, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), heart failure. WendySaddington, 64, Australian jazz and blues singer (Chain), oesophageal cancer....
military pilot 1949 – Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager 1949 – WendySaddington, Australian singer and journalist (d. 2013) 1949 – Jane Smiley, American...
Jim Keays, Ian Meldrum (as "Uncle Ernie" in Sydney) Doug Parkinson, WendySaddington, Broderick Smith, Billy Thorpe and Ross Wilson. Hewett's other musical...
Thorpe and the Aztecs, Fanny Adams, Jeff St John's Copperwine with WendySaddington, Company Caine and Chain; South Australian artists included Steve Foster...
Bicycle Band Barrie McAskill & Levi Smith's Clefs Pilgrimage Pirana WendySaddington SCRA Spectrum Tamam Shud Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Total Fire Band...
Russell Morris, Ross Wilson, Johnny Young, John Farnham, the Mixtures, WendySaddington and Chain. 4 "Berserk Warriors 1973–1981" Walker, Barrell, Webster...
Released: 1996 Format: CD Label: Larrikin (lrf468) — Women 'n Blues (with WendySaddington, Kate Dunbar, Jeannie Lewis and Sally King) Released: 2003 Label: Full...
Meteors, the La De Da's, Madder Lake, Stevie Wright (ex-The Easybeats), WendySaddington, Ayers Rock, The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band and The Dingoes....
regarded single, "Looking Through a Window", for soul-blues singer WendySaddington. In August, Thorpe switched record labels from the independent Havoc...
"Goin' Somewhere", in October using Fiansco, and John Annas on drums (WendySaddington Band). Following in March 1977 was their debut album, Celebration!...
toured briefly playing reggae, jazz and blues with Australian singer WendySaddington with Mick Liber on guitar, Angelica Booth on bass, Javier Fredis on...
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