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Infobox musical artist| name = The Zorros| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = Melbourne, Victoria , Australia | genre = Alternative rock Punk rock | years_active = 1979–1994| label = Au Go Go Records Dreamtime Software| website =| current_members =| Former_members = Nic Chancellor, Darren Smith, Craig Russell, Greg Pedley The Zorros were an Australia n rock band, formed in 1979.cite book|title=The Who's Who of Australian Rock|last=Spencer|first=Chris|coauthors=Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll|origyear=1987|year=2002|publisher=Five Mile Press|location= Noble Park, Victoria|Noble Park , Vic.|page=|isbn=1-86503-891-1|accessdate=19 December 2009cite web|url= http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055|title=Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry|work=catalogue|publisher=National Library of Australia|accessdate=7 April 2010
Biography
The Zorros played their first gig at the Champion Hotel, Fitzroy in January 1980.
Nic Chancellor was previously a roadie for 1970s punk band, The News and a doorman at 'Bernhardt's Nite Club'. Darren Smith played in The Proles.Spencer et al, (2007) http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPReleaseTracks.php? band=248220& userasks=38592 Zorros entry. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
The Zorros were popular in the Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne music scene of the early 1980s, playing at venues such as the Crystal Ballroom (Melbourne)|Crystal Ballroom , Exford Hotel Russell St Melbourne CBD, Sydenham Hotel Richmond, Pier Hotel Frankston, Sorrento Hotel, Piccadilly Hotel Kings Cross, Le Tote Fitzroy, Derby Hotel Nth Fitzroy, Katunga RSL Numurkah, Macy's South Yarra, Prince of Wales St Kilda, Duke of Edinburgh St Kilda, Roxy Sth Melb, 465 Club Spencer St, Tiger Lounge St Kilda, Bombay Rock Brunswick, The Champion Hotel Fitzroy, Barleycorn Hotel Collingwood, The Club Collingwood, Hearts Carlton, The Stockade Carlton, The Central Club Richmond, Bananas St Kilda, the Market Hotel Prahran, Geelong Hotel Geelong, The Rehearsal Redfern, Esplanade Hotel|The Esplanade St Kilda , Floyd's Canberra, ANU Canberra, The Stockade Canberra, Port Melbourne Park, Princess Hill High, Hunt Club Hotel Merrijig , Brunswick High School.
They released one 7" single on Au Go Go Records , "Too Young",cite web|url= http://www.nkvdrecords.com/augodisc.htm|title=AuGoGo Records Discography|publisher=NKVD Records|accessdate= 7 April 2010 written by Chancellor,.cite web | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | title = "Too Young" at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd? q=Too%20Young | accessdate = 7 April 2010 It was mixed and produced by Tony Cohen ( The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party ).cite web | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/cohentony.html | title = Tony Cohen | publisher = Australian Rock Database | editor = Magnus Holmgren | accessdate = 2 April 2010 "Too Young" was released in October 1981cite web|url= http://members.ol.com.au/rgriffin/postpunk/Z.html|title=Australian Post-Punk 1976 to 1981 Discography - Zorros|publisher=Inner City Sound|year=1981|accessdate=7 April 2010 and went to number 3 on the Melbourne 3RRR charts.cite book|title= Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Ltd|location= St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|accessdate=7 April 2010 NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA created their own ARIA Charts|charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. In 1988 a Zorros' album was released on Dreamtime Software. The Zorros played original independent music for 16 years with over 500 performances and over 500 songs written by Darren Smith and Nic Chancellor.
Evolving from Melbourne's Australian indie rock|indie rock scene , The Zorros played with other bands such as INXS , Rose Tattoo , 21 Faces, Z Cars, Marching Girls and La Femme.
They played their final gig on the 31 October 1987 at the Crystal Ballroom in St Kilda.
Darren Smith died 13 February 2009.
In 2008 Chancellor created Zorros 27 Light Years , a music DVD compilation of 16 remastered and remixed songs from the Zorros. Nic's animations have been broadcast to over 300,000 people on the SBS TV Documentary Shaman of the Amazon .
Members
Nic Chancellor - vocals, bass (1980–1994)
Greg Pedley - drums (January, 1980 - September 1981)
Craig Russell - bass (1981–1982)
Philip - drums (1981–1982)
Daniel Smith - drums (1983–1984)
Darren Smith - guitar (1980–1994)
Gary Williamson - drums (1983 -
Alex Zammit - bass (1980–1981, 1987–1994)
Discography
"Too Young"/"Let Me Love You" - Au Go Go Records (ANDA 016) (October 1981)
References
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External links
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp? songs=334877& t=8574 The Zorros at acidplanet.com
http://www.touchesclouds.com/nixico27Z.htm Pictorial History of the Zorros
http://www.innercitysound.com.au/Zorros.html the Zorros, Inner City Sound
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