Bang The Drum came together in 1989 from the ashes of Tasmanian group The Shifters. That band put out two singles, "Holdin' Out / Public Man" and "Sunday Night Blues / Desperate Life", in the early 80s. The Shifters members Steve Driver on vocals, Jim Reece on guitar and Geoff Robson on bass added drummer J. J. Harris (ex-Divinyls) and keyboardist Jeremy Cole. They released one album, a self titled effort in early 1990, from which two singles ''Only You'' and ''Passion'' were lifted. Around the time the first single ''Only You'' was sliding down the charts Bang The Drum found themselves as the support act for rock legends Fleetwood Mac. The track ''Stay Forever'' also featured on the soundtrack to the brilliant Australian film The Big Steal but Bang The Drum didn't release another record. According to a review published in Consumable Online, ''their sound was overall much more rock oriented''.
Members
Jim Reece (guitar vocals), Jeremy Cole (keyboards, sax), Geoff Robson (bass), Steve Driver (vocals, keyboards), JJ Harris (drums)
''Only You / Back Tomorrow'' 1990 WEA
''Passion (#43) / Only You'' (#31) 1990 WEA
''Stay Forever / Lonely'' 1990 WEA
'Bang the Drum' (#51) 1990 WEA
References
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/