Mississippi At Sunbury
Mississippi At Sunbury
Charlie Tumahai, Harvey James and Derek Pellicci at Sunbury.
Photo courtesy of Philip Morris.
26/1/1974
Tuning Up Backstage At Festival Hall, Melbourne
Opening For Little Richard, Melbourne Festival Hall – 10/1/1974
Photo Courtesy of Nathan Brenner
Mississippi – Will I
A Will I Written-By – Beeb Birtles, Darryl Cotton 5:10
B Where In The World Written-By – Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble 4:59
Alternative – BL 206
A Will I (Long Version)
B Will I (Edited Version)
Mississippi’s third, and final single – Beeb Birtles & Darryl Cotton’s “Will I”, which was recorded during the same sessions as “Early Morning”. The song’s questioning, self-seeking mood is indicative of the way Beeb would often relate to songwriting in the future.
Charlie Tumahai Joins Mississippi
L To R: Derek Pellicci, Charlie Tumahai, Beeb Birtles, Harvey James and Graeham Goble.
Photo courtesy of Philip Morris.
André Santos Joins Mississippi
To take care of their drifting fortunes towards the end of 1973, Mississippi took in a manager that immediately moved towards taking the group out of the Bootleg record label, despite the fact that the Mississippi album had been released by Fantasy in America and was gaining good reviews. Their manager also thought the group’s image was lacking, and he encouraged them to replace both Colin Deluca and John Mower with one new man – Maori singer/bass player Andre Santos. He proved impossible to work with, and was immediately replaced by another, more experience Maori performer, Charlie Tumahai.
The brief period in Mississippi when André Santos was the bass player before Charlie Tumahai joined the band. L To R: Derek Pellicci, Harvey James, Graeham Goble, André Santos and Beeb Birtles.
Photo courtesy of Philip Morris.
Beethoven’s Perth Gigs
Mississippi – Early Morning
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A Early Morning Written-By – B. Birtles, G. Goble, Russ Johnson 3:58
B Sweet World Written-By – G. Goble 4:37
Mississippi – Kings Of The World Channel 7
12th May 1973 – Melbourne Comedy Theatre, Channel 7
Mississippi Poster
Mississippi lineup with Harvey James. Colin Deluca, Harvey James, Beeb Birtles, Graeham Goble, John Mower, and Derek Pellicci in front.