Welcome to my musical journey from 1965
Please enjoy these memories from these amazing musicians who joined me over the years and the joy and happiness we all brought to the South Australian music scene.
I would like to thank T-Junction duo
for asking me to join them to sing some tunes at the
Woodbridge Happy Hour
Friday 25th February 2022
Good music, fun and audience banter
was the order of the night
The 90 patrons sang, danced and laughed to
a fabulous night of entertainment
Fahrenheit 451
was founded in Adelaide, South Australia
on the 21st October 1967.
L to R
Graham (Buzz) Bidstrup ~ Drums
Bill Semple ~ Rhythm Guitar
Bob Barford ~ Lead Guitar
Graham Bettany ~ Bass Guitar
Roger Ball~ Lead Vocalist
Vocalists and Others
L-R
Roger Ball, Midel, Jo McArthur, Faye Saliba, Ralph Franke, Ray O'Connor
Nobby Clarke, Jason Chalmers, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, John Bywaters, Ingo
Carol Sturtzel
Lead Guitarists
L-R
Bob Barford, Al Godfriedson, Frank Portolesi, Peter Grimmwood, Graham Smith, Trever Rachwell
Russ Johnson, Peter Tilbrook, Tony Faeshe, John Boath, Mike Brady, Steve Simon
William Orr, Dean Ryan, John Thornton
Rhythm Guitarists and Keyboard Players
L-R
Bill Semple, Richard Phillips, David Manser, Gavin Ring, Graham Smith, John Morton
Robert Parker, Robin Christopherson, Roger Nicks, Rob Darling, Ross Savvos, John Paley
Ray Bourne, John Tilbrook
Bass Guitarists
L-R
Graham Bettany, Gavin Ring, Brian Davidge, John Bywaters, John Chamings, John Summerton
Sandy Mathewson, Tim Mathew, Rick Dunford, Wayne Cheary, John Caire
Drummers
L-R
Graham Bidstrup, Greg Plimmer, Jim Jones, Iain Neilson, Joff Bateman, Rowland Crichton
Robert Dragoni, Steve Christopoulos, Bruce Heaft, Steve Hopgood, Trevor Saunders, Greg Mundy
Graham Cox, Barry Kliche
First ever band 1965...Roger Ball & The Bouncers
Roger Ball Peter Tilbrook John Tilbrook John Caire Graham Cox
First ever band Fahrenheit 451...1967
Roger Ball Bob Barford Graham Bettany Bill Semple Graham Bidstrup
2nd band Fahrenheit 451...1969
Roger Ball Mike Brady Graham Bettany Bill Semple Graham Bidstrup
First ever band Fahrenheit 451...1967
Roger Ball Bob Barford Graham Bettany Bill Semple Graham Bidstrup
3rd band Fahrenheit 451...1969
Roger Ball Mike Brady Sandy Mathewson Bill Semple Graham Bidstrup
4th band Fahrenheit 451...1969
Roger Ball Mike Brady Sandy Mathewson Bill Semple Greg Plimmer
5th band Fahrenheit 451...1971
Roger Ball Mike Brady John Summerton Bill Semple Greg Plimmer
6th band Fahrenheit 451...1972
Roger Ball Mike Brady Brian Davidge Bill Semple Greg Plimmer
7th band Fahrenheit 451...1972
Roger Ball Mike Brady John Bywaters John Morton Barry Kliche
8th band Fahrenheit 451...1973
Roger Ball Mike Brady John Summerton Bill Semple Greg Plimmer
9th band Fahrenheit 451...1974
Roger Ball Tony Faeshe Ric Dunford Gavin Ring Steve Hopgood
10th band Fahrenheit 451...1975
Roger Ball Mike Brady Ric Dunford Gavin Ring Steve Hopgood
11th band Fahrenheit 451...1978
Roger Ball Dean Ryan Robert Parker Gavin Ring Rowland Creighton
Update...11th band Fahrenheit 451...1978
Roger Ball Dean Ryan Robert Parker Gavin Ring Rowland Creighton
12th band Fahrenheit 451...1978
Roger Ball Alex Lewis Robert Parker Gavin Ring Barry Kliche
13th band Fahrenheit 451...circa 1988
Roger Ball John Boath Roger Nicks Brian Davidge Roland TR-707
14th band Fahrenheit 451...circa 1992
Roger Ball John Boath Roger Nicks Brian Davidge Trevor Saunders
15th band Fahrenheit 451/Who Cares...1993
Roger Ball Mike Brady John Chamings Dave Manser Wayne Mitchell
16th band Fahrenheit 451... 1994
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson Brian Davidge Peter Grimmwood Robert Dragoni
17th band Fahrenheit 451... 1995
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson Brian Davidge Al Godfriedson Robert Dragoni
Update....18th band Fahrenheit 451/Who Cares
Roger Ball Mike Brady John Chamings Dave Manser Iain Neilson
Thanks David ...
19th band Fahrenheit 451... 1996
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson Brian Davidge Al Godfriedson Joff Bateman
20th band Fahrenheit 451... 1997
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson Tim Mathew Mike Brady Iain Neilson
21st band Fahrenheit 451... 1998
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson Brian Davidge Trever Rachwell Robert Dragoni
22nd band Fahrenheit 451... 1998
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson John Summerton Trever Rachwell Robert Dragoni
23rd band Fahrenheit 451... 1998
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson John Summerton Trever Rachwell Iain Neilson
24th band Fahrenheit 451... 1998
Roger Ball Midel Roger Nicks Tim Mathew Trever Rachwell Robert Dragani
25th band Fahrenheit 451... 1998
Roger Ball Midel Roger Nicks Tim Mathew Trever Rachwell Jim Jones
26th band Fahrenheit 451... 1999 NYE
Roger Ball Rick Phillips John Summerton Trever Rachwell Rowland Creighton
The Millennium NYE party @ The Boathouse Restaurant on the Torrents next to Popeye's
27th band Fahrenheit 451... 2001
Roger Ball Faye Saliba Roger Nicks John Summerton Trever Rachwell Rowland Creighton
28th band Fahrenheit 451... 2002
Roger Ball Roger Nicks John Summerton Trever Rachwell Rowland Creighton
29th band Fahrenheit 451...2004
Roger Ball Rick Phillips John Summerton Russ Johnson Rowland Creighton
30th band Fahrenheit 451...2005
Roger Ball Nobby Clark Wayne Cheary Russ Johnson Barry Kliche
31st version Fahrenheit 451...2006
Roger Ball Rick Phillips John Summerton John Thornton Rowland Creighton
32nd version Fahrenheit [email protected] the Gov
Roger Ball Rick Phillips John Summerton Jason Chalmers Trever Rachwell Bruce Heaft
33rd version Fahrenheit 451...2010
Roger Ball Rob Darling Graham Bettany Jason Chalmers Frank Portolesi Iain Neilson
34st version Fahrenheit 451...2011
Roger Ball John Boath John Summerton Jason Chalmers Ross Savvos Bruce Heaft
35th version Fahrenheit 451...Reunited 2012
Roger Ball Bob Barford Graham Bettany Bill Semple Graham Bidstrup
36th version Fahrenheit 451...2012
Roger Ball John Boath John Summerton Jason Chalmers John Paley Bruce Heaft
37th version Fahrenheit 451...2012
Roger Ball John Boath John Summerton John Paley Bruce Heaft
38th version Fahrenheit 451... 2014
Roger Ball Mike Brady Timothy Davey Graham Bettany Bill Semple Bruce Heaft
39th version Fahrenheit 451... 2014
Roger Ball John Boath John Summerton Bill Semple Bruce Heaft
40th version Fahrenheit 451... 2015
Roger Ball John Boath Sandy Mathewson Ray Bourne Bruce Heaft
41st version Fahrenheit 451... 2015
Roger Ball Mike Brady John Summerton Bill Semple Bruce Heaft
42nd version Fahrenheit 451... 2015
Roger Ball Mike Brady Graham Bettany Bill Semple Bruce Heaft
43rd version Fahrenheit 451... 2015
Roger Ball Bill Orr Graham Bettany Bill Semple Bruce Heaft Ralph Franke
44th version Fahrenheit 451... 2016
Roger Ball Steve Simon Graham Bettany Ray Bourne Bruce Heaft
45th version Fahrenheit 451... 2016
Roger Ball Mike Brady John Summerton Bill Semple Iain Neilson
46th version Fahrenheit 451... 1996...update
Roger Ball Midel Robin Christopherson Brian Davidge Peter Grimmwood Iain Neilson
A Bit On The Side Trio...
Roger Ball Rick Phillips Trever Rachwell
Calling all Comets...60's & 70's Rock'n'roll
Roger Ball John Boath Sandy Mathewson Rob Darling Greg Mundy Ralph Franke
Fahrenheit 451 Country...
Roger Ball Carole Sturtzel Bruce Heaft
Fully Loaded...
Roger Ball Rick Phillips
JJR...Very popular in the disco scene
Roger Ball Jo McArthur John Boath
Limited Edition...60's & 70's Harmony Group
Roger Ball Frank Portolesi Graham Bettany Rob Darling Jason Chalmers Iain Neilson
King Arthur and the Rockets...
Roger Ball Nobby Clark Ray O'Connor John Bywaters Tony Faeshe Steve Hopgood
Rock Solid...
Roger Ball Nobby Clark Wayne Cheary Russ Johnson Barry Kliche
Runaway Duo...
Roger Ball Bruce Heaft
Who Cares...(2)..thanks to Dave Manser
Roger Ball Al Godfriedson John Chamings Dave Manser Iain Neilson
XXL & Roger and John
Roger Ball John Boath
Roadies, Sound Engineers
Graham (Butch) Winter Marty Jason Ian Wellington painted drumskin
Flyers
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Video 1
Roger Ball & Fahrenheit 451 playing the Princeton Club re-union May 2008 in the Burnside Town Hall South Australia
Video 2
Roger Ball, Mike Brady, Ray O'Connor, John Bywaters, Barry Kliche, John Morton....
The Hucklebuck
Video 3
Roger Ball, Mike Brady, Sandy Mathewson, Greg Plimmer, Bill Semple 1972....
Justine
Video 4
Jules Schiller Classic Radio ABC
adelaide South Australia Interview 22nd October 2019 with Roger Ball
Video 5
Fahrenheit 451 / Who Cares Band 1997 live at Rumours Nightclub
Roger Ball, Mike Brady, John Chammings, Dave Manser, Wayne Mitchell....
Singing the Blues....live
Video 6
Fahrenheit 451 1973
Roger Ball, Mike Brady, Ray O'Connor, John Bywaters, Barry Kliche, John Morton....
Diana
Video 7
Unchained Melody live by
Roger Ball
Video 8
JJR Band 2010
Roger Ball, Jo McArthur, John Boath
Video 9
JJR Band 2010
Vocals ~ Jo McArthur, John Boath
Video 10
Peaceful Easy Feelin'
XXL ~ Roger Ball, John Boath
29th June 2018
Requested by Rosalind Kennington from UK
Hi Rosie
Video filmed at the Woodbridge Retirement Village's happy hour
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