Ballyhoo (South African band)

Ballyhoo is a South African musical group, who had a charts-topping hit in South Africa in 1981 with "Man on the Moon", which spent 19 weeks in the charts.^[1]^[2]

The band was formed in Johannesburg in 1974.^[3] The original lineup consisted of:

Derrick Dryan - vocals
Attie van Wyk - keyboards
Mick Matthews - guitar and vocals
Fergie Ferguson - bass and vocals
Cedric Samson - drums^[3]

The current line-up is a three-piece:

Ashley Brokensha
Derrick Dryan
Fergie Ferguson

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Discography

Ballyhoo (1976)
Standing Room Only (1977)
Man On The Moon (1981)
Ballyhoo Too (1982)
Alive (1989)

References

^ "SA Charts 1969 - 1989". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
^ "'Man in die maan' kuier nou tussen die sterre". Die Burger. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Chivers, G; Jasiukowicz, T (1994). History of Contemporary Music of South Africa Part 1. Toga Publishing. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0-620-18121-4.
^ "Ballyhoo". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.

[Rock1-1] "SA Charts 1969 - 1989". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[Burger2013-2] "'Man in die maan' kuier nou tussen die sterre". Die Burger. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[History-3] Chivers, G; Jasiukowicz, T (1994). History of Contemporary Music of South Africa Part 1. Toga Publishing. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0-620-18121-4.

[4] "Ballyhoo". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.

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