Wendy Stapleton, Candles by the Bay, Mordialloc, 16 December 2007. Photo courtesy avlxyz.
Background information
Birth name
Wendy Anne-Marie Stapleton
Born
(1954-07-08) 8 July 1954 (age 69)
Origin
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Pop, rock
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
actress
TV presenter
Instrument(s)
voice
Years active
1966–2003
Labels
Mushroom, Festival
Website
wendystapleton.com.au]
Musical artist
Wendy Anne-Marie Stapleton[1] (born 8 July 1954) is an Australian pop/rock singer-songwriter, musical theatre performer and television actress and presenter[2][3] Stapleton has performed as a backing singer, session musician and a solo artist; she fronted various Melbourne-based groups including Wendy Stapleton Band (1976–1978)[4] and Wendy & the Rocketts [sic] (1980–1985)[5] which had a top 30 hit single with "Play the Game" in June 1983.[3][6]
^""Play the Game" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Wendy and The Rocketts'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^ ab"Australia Day Ambassadors – Wendy Stapleton". Australia Day Committee. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^Spencer et al, (2007) STAPLETON, Wendy BAND entry. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^Spencer et al, (2007) WENDY AND THE ROCKETTS entry. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
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Bomb" – Nick Barker "Stuck On You" – Paul Norton "Play the Game" – WendyStapleton "Mighty Rock" – Stars "Soul Kind of Feeling" – Dynamic Hepnotics featuring...
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