Angry Anderson dies, aged 79
Aussie rock legend Gary ‘Angry’ Anderson has died, his family said in a statement this afternoon.
Aussie rock legend Gary ‘Angry’ Anderson has died, his family said in a statement this afternoon.
The singer, actor and youth advocate was hospitalised late in August after suffering a cardiac arrest, his band Rose Tattoo had confirmed on Instagram.
“Angry was a devoted father, and much-loved member of his friends, bandmates and the wider music and entertainment community,” the posted an statement.
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In August, Rose Tattoo had been forced to cancel the European leg of their 50th anniversary tour after Anderson was admitted to a hospital in Germany. An Australian leg of the tour had originally been scheduled for September.
Anderson was born in 1947 in Melbourne, growing up in Coburg, where he earned the nickname “Angry Ant” for his angst and aggression during his troubled youth.
He relocated to Sydney in 1976 to join Rose Tattoo, whose song Bad Boy For Love peaked at in the Australian Singles chart in 1977. The band released five albums before disbanding in 1987.
That same year he released the ballad Suddenly, which achieved international success and was used in the 1987 episode of Neighbours depicting the wedding of Scott and Charlene, played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue. Kylie’s debut Locomotion prevented Suddenly from reaching number one.
Anderson made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1993 for his role as a youth advocate and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006.
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