Gimme Ted, or more fully Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts, is an Australian 2×DVD video and tribute album by Various Artists, which was released on 19 May 2003. It was recorded at two eponymous benefit concerts on 9 and 10 March 2001, with "some of Australia's finest musicians from the past and present" as well as "One-off reunions of classic bands."[1] The artists were honouring rock musician Ted Mulry, who had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in the previous year. The shows were compèred by Glenn A. Baker, Donnie Sutherland and Ray Burgess.
| Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts | |
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| Video by Various Artists | |
| Released | 19 May 2003 |
| Recorded | 9–10 March 2001 |
| Venue | City Live, Fox Studios, Sydney |
| Genre | Pop, rock |
| Length | 382:00 |
| Label | RBC/Warner |
| Director | Bernie Zelvis |
| Producer | Philip Deamer |
Mulry's backing band, the Ted Mulry Gang (TMG) performed on both nights with his brother Steve Mulry substituting on lead vocals. Australian groups reuniting for the concerts included Sherbet, Sebastian Hardie (with Jon English), the Masters Apprentices and INXS (with both Richard Clapton and Jon Stevens on vocals). The performances raised $170,000 for his medical costs; Mulry subsequently died on 1 September 2001.
Background
editTed Mulry (1947 – 2001), was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, bass player and guitarist. From September 1972 he led his own band, Ted Mulry Gang or TMG. They had a number-one hit single on the Kent Music Report with "Jump in My Car" (1975) and top ten appearances with a cover version of "Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1976), "Jamaica Rum" (1977) and "My Little Girl" (1977). The group disbanded in 1986. Mulry announced in February 2001 that he had been diagnosed in the previous year with a terminal brain tumour.[1][2] On 9 and 10 March 2001 various music artists responded with Gimme Ted, two benefit concerts. They were compèred by music critic Glenn A. Baker and television presenters Donnie Sutherland and Ray Burgess.[3] Ted Mulry Gang (TMG) performed on both nights with his younger brother Steve Mulry substituting on lead vocals.[4]
Australian groups had reformed for the concerts: Sherbet, Sebastian Hardie (with Jon English), the Masters Apprentices and INXS (with both Richard Clapton and Jon Stevens on vocals).[5] The gigs raised $170,000 for his medical costs; Mulry subsequently died on 1 September 2001.[2] Performances were recorded for a 2×DVD video tribute album, Gimme Ted|Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts (May 2003).[6] Penne Dennison interviewed people backstage for Foxtel's Music Country, which was broadcast on 14 April 2001.[7] Network 10 aired a one-hour special on 15 April showing live footage of performers.[7] The video albums were produced by Philip Deamer and directed by Bernie Zelvis for RBC Entertainment.[8] Aside from concert footage, the DVDs include TMG music videos, interviews with performers and a documentary.[9] Royalties from the video album funded Support Act, an Australian charity for musicians.[9]
Track listing
edit- Various Artists – Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts (19 May 2003) RBC Entertainment/Warner Music Australasia (2564600802, DAVID1888)[10] Performed at City Live, Fox Studios, Sydney on 9 and 10 March 2001.[6][11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where the Action Is" | Vanda & Young | John Paul Young | |
| 2. | "I Hate the Music" | Vanda & Young | John Paul Young | |
| 3. | "Yesterday's Hero" | Vanda & Young | John Paul Young | |
| 4. | "Turn Up Your Radio" | Jim Keays, Doug Ford | The Masters Apprentices | |
| 5. | "Because I Love You" | Keays, Ford | The Masters Apprentices | |
| 6. | "Deep Water" | Richard Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 7. | "Glory Road" | Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 8. | "Ace of Hearts" | Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 9. | "I Am an Island" | Clapton | Richard Clapton and INXS | |
| 10. | "Wings of an Eagle" | Russell Morris | Russell Morris | |
| 11. | "The Real Thing" | Johnny Young | Russell Morris | |
| 12. | "Take a Long Line" | Doc Neeson, John Brewster, Rick Brewster | members of the Angels | |
| 13. | "No Secrets" | Neeson, Graham Bidstrup | members of the Angels | |
| 14. | "I Ain't the One" | Neeson, J Brewster, R Brewster | members of the Angels | |
| 15. | "Marseilles" | Neeson, J Brewster, R Brewster | members of the Angels | |
| 16. | "I Come in Peace" | Ross Wilson, R Brewster | Ross Wilson | |
| 17. | "Cool World" | Wilson | Ross Wilson | |
| 18. | "Come Back Again" | Wilson | Ross Wilson | |
| 19. | "Eagle Rock" | Wilson | Ross Wilson | |
| 20. | "Darktown Strutters Ball" | Shelton Brooks | TMG with Steve Mulry | |
| 21. | "Denim and Lace" | Laurence Lister, Francis Lyons | Marty Rhone | |
| 22. | "Rock Me Baby" | Joe Bihari; B.B. King | Billy Thorpe | |
| 23. | "Poison Ivy" | Leiber and Stoller | Billy Thorpe | |
| 24. | "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy" | Thorpe | Billy Thorpe | |
| 25. | "Got My Mojo Working" | Preston Foster | Billy Thorpe | |
| 26. | "Good Times" | Vanda & Young | Billy Thorpe and INXS |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw" | Gary "Angry" Anderson, Michael Cocks, Gordon Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royall, Peter Wells | Rose Tattoo | |
| 2. | "Nice Boys Don't" | Leach, Anderson, Royall, Wells, Cocks | Rose Tattoo | |
| 3. | "Bad Boy for Love" | Ian Rilen | Rose Tattoo | |
| 4. | "One of the Boys" | Leach, Anderson, Royall, Wells, Cocks | Rose Tattoo | |
| 5. | "We Can't Be Beaten" | Anderson, Robin Riley | Rose Tattoo | |
| 6. | "Strange Imagination" | Kevin Borich | Kevin Borich | |
| 7. | "Voodoo Chile" | Jimi Hendrix | Kevin Borich | |
| 8. | "Gonna See My Baby Tonight" | Borich | Kevin Borich | |
| 9. | "Openings" | Mario Millo, Toivo Pilt, Alex Plavsic, Peter Plavsic | Sebastian Hardie | |
| 10. | "Turn the Page" | Bob Seger | Jon English | |
| 11. | "Hollywood 7" | Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd | Jon English | |
| 12. | "Julia" | Martin "Ted" Mulry | Tim Freedman | |
| 13. | "Falling in Love Again" | Vanda & Young | Tim Freedman | |
| 14. | "Darktown Strutters Ball" | Brooks | TMG with Steve Mulry | |
| 15. | "Jump in My Car" | Ted Mulry | TMG with Steve Mulry | |
| 16. | "Fine Line" | Martin Murphy, David Barraclough | Mental As Anything | |
| 17. | "Live It Up" | Andrew "Greedy" Smith | Mental As Anything | |
| 18. | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | Murphy | Mental As Anything | |
| 19. | "Beatin' Around the Bush" | Wayne Burt | Adam Brand | |
| 20. | "Looking Through the Eyes of a Beautiful Girl" | Tommy Swarbrigg | Autumn | |
| 21. | "Yellow River" | Jeffrey Christie | Autumn | |
| 22. | "Summer Holiday" | Brian Nichol | The Radiators | |
| 23. | "No Tragedy" | Geoffrey Turner | The Radiators | |
| 24. | "Unsophisticated" | Turner | The Radiators | |
| 25. | "Gimme Head" | Turner | The Radiators | |
| 26. | "Darktown Strutters Ball" | Brooks | The Radiators | |
| 27. | "17" | Nichol | The Radiators | |
| 28. | "Comin' Home" | Turner | The Radiators | |
| 29. | "Freedom" | Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Justin Stanley, Jon Stevens | Noiseworks | |
| 30. | "No Lies" | Stevens, Brent Thomas | Noiseworks | |
| 31. | "Reach Out" | Stevens, Fraser, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 32. | "Miles & Miles" | Balbi, Fraser, Stanley, Stevens | Noiseworks | |
| 33. | "Jealousy" | Stevens, Balbi, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 34. | "Everyday People" | Fraser, Balbi, Stevens, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 35. | "Take Me Back" | Stevens, Thomas | Noiseworks | |
| 36. | "Hot Chilli Woman" | Balbi, Stanley | Noiseworks | |
| 37. | "Summer Love" | Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare | Sherbet | |
| 38. | "Hound Dog" | Leiber and Stoller | Sherbet |
References
edit- ^ a b "Ted Mulry Benefit" (PDF). APRAP. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). July 2001. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (1 September 2001). "Ted Mulry Loses His Battle with Cancer". Undercover Music News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kimball, Duncan. "MilesAgo - Groups & Solo Artists - Ted Mulry / The Ted Mulry Gang (TMG)". MilesAgo. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Michael D. "Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts (1977)". michaeldvd.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2023. Note: incorrectly dated to 1977, incorrectly named as Edward Mulry
- ^ "$130,000 Raised at Ted Mulry Gig". Undercover Music News. 14 March 2001. Archived from the original on 16 September 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus. "Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 10 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed (10 April 2001). "In-Site: Ted Watch". theMusic.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts". Australian Classification. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b Eliezser, Christie (13 May 2003). "___themusic.com.au___". theMusic.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 August 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kellaghan, Ronan (19 May 2003). "Week Commencing ~ 19th May 2003 ~ Issue #691". The ARIA Report (691). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 31.
- ^ Mulry, Ted (2003), Gimme Ted: The Ted Mulry Benefit Concert, RBC Entertainment, retrieved 22 October 2023,
Notes: 2564600802. DAVID1888. Includes special features. Recorded at City Live, Fox Studios, Sydney March 2001.
Note: incorrectly states that Mulry died before his 50th birthday.