Darryl Cotton

Darryl Grant Cotton was an Australian pop, rock singersongwriter, television presenter and actor. He was a founding member of Australian rock group Zoot in 1965, with Beeb Birtles, and were later joined by Rick Brewer and Rick Springfield. As a solo artist Cotton released the albums, Best Seat in the House , Its Rock n Good Fun and Let the Children Sing . In April 1980 his biggest solo hit, Same Old Girl, which was cowritten by Cotton, peaked at No.1606 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. He acted in the TV soap opera, The Young Doctors , and on stage as Joseph in the theatre production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat . He presented TV shows, Summer Rock and The Early Bird Show . In 1996 he formed Burns Cotton amp Morris with fellow 1960s pop singers, Ronnie Burns and Russell Morris. In 2000 Burns retired from the trio and, with Jim Keays, they became Cotton Keays amp Morris. In May 2012, Cotton was diagnosed with liver cancer and died onJuly 2012

Darryl Grant Cotton was born onSeptember 1949 in Adelaide and grew up in the suburb of Christies Beach. His mother was Gloria. In 1965 Cotton was the lead vocalist for The Murmen, when he formed a pop rock covers band, Down the Line, with local rivals, Times Unlimiteds Gerard Bertelkamp on vocals and bass guitar, John DArcy on guitar and vocals, and Ted Higgins on drums. In mid1967 the group changed their name to Zoot and increased the original content played. They entered the South Australian heats of Hoadleys Battle of the Sounds, finishing second in a tense contest to The Masters Apprentices. In mid1968, Zoot relocated to Melbourne, where their management promoted them under the slogan Think Pink Think Zoot all band members wore pink costumes Cottons car was repainted pink his pet dog, Monty, had its fur dyed pink and the venue, Birties Disco, was pinkthemed throughout. In September Rick Brewer, Cottons band mate from The Murmen, joined on drums.

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