Chris Bailey Biography – Chris Bailey Wiki
Chris Bailey born Christopher James Mannix Bailey was an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He was the co-founder and singer of the rock band the Saints. Bailey, Kuepper, and drummer Ivor Hay initially began playing music together when they were in high school. They originally named their band Kid Galahad and the Eternals before switching over to the Saints in 1974. Drawing on early rock and roll and proto-punk outfits like the Stooges and MC5, the Saints developed a rowdy, snarling, up-tempo sound that they finally put to wax in 1976. Their self-released debut single, “(I’m) Stranded” became a surprise hit in the U.K., and the group was swiftly signed to EMI, which released their debut album — also titled (I’m) Stranded — the following year. Their first significant success was in the UK with the classic punk anthem “(I’m) Stranded”. The band slowly evolved toward a more sophisticated sound on their next few albums. Bailey continued to lead the band into the 1980s. A cover of the Easybeats’ “The Music Goes Round My Head” was issued as a single in December 1988 and featured on the soundtrack to the film Young Einstein.
In 1991, he formed the Chris Bailey Combo which included Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, and Dror Erez as well as a revolving cast of guest players. Demons was his second solo album, recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had been sent by TVT Records. Savage Entertainment was released in October 1992. In 1993, he wrote and recorded with Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano, including a reworking of the song “All Fools’ Day”. His fourth solo album, 54 Days … at Sea, was recorded in Malmö, Sweden, and was released in 1994. It featured Bolivian folk musicians Mundo Folk, whom Bailey had seen busking when visiting friends in Sweden the previous year. Swedish musicians Eddie Nyström (guitar), Magnus Börjeson (bass), and Stellan Colt (drums) provided the rock base for the album. For the Earth Music compilation, issued in June 1994, Bailey contributed a cover of Tim Finn’s “Not Even Close”.
After several years of solo adventure, he revived the Saints to record Howling in 1996. This album was followed by Everybody Knows the Monkey (1998), Spit the Blues Out (2002), Nothing is Straight in My House (2005), Imperious Delirium (2006), and King of the Sun (2012-Australia, 2013-Europe) which were all recorded under the name of the Saints. When Mushroom Music celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1998, Bailey was one of the invited artists to perform on a stage at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of an audience of about 100,000 people. He performed solo on two of his most famous songs, “Ghost Ships” and “Just Like Fire Would”, and also a duet with Paul Kelly on “Wide Open Road”, a tribute to the late David McComb of the Triffids.
In 2003, the departed musician made a guest appearance singing the chorus vocals on “Bring It On” on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Nocturama. Bailey then toured America with the group and performed with them on the Late Show with David Letterman. At the 2005 Queensland Poetry festival in Brisbane, held at the Judith Wright Arts Centre, Bailey headlined the event. Chris Bailey and the General Dog was another of his constellations, their last record being Bone Box in 2005. During 2007, he undertook a solo tour of France, on occasion as a double act with French rock artist Mickaël Furnon (alias Mickey) from the rock group Mickey 3D.
He and his sister Margaret went to study at Inala State High School, Oxley State High School, and Corinda State High School where Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay were also students.
Chris Bailey Age
He was born in Nanyuki, Kenya in 1957 but was brought up briefly in Northern Ireland before his family moved to Brisbane. He died on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the age of 65.
Chris Bailey Wife
He was married to his wife Elisabet Bailey. He lived a private life and did not share his family’s information.
Chris Bailey Family
He was born in Nanyuki, Colony of Kenya to Irish parents. He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, until the age of seven when his family migrated to Australia. His family settled in Inala in Brisbane, Queensland. His sisters are Margaret, Carol, and Maureen.
Chris Bailey Death
Bailey died on April 9, 2022. He was 65. The Saints confirmed his death on Facebook. No cause of death was stated. They wrote on their Facebook page, “It is with great pain in our hearts that we have to inform you about the passing of Chris Bailey, singer and songwriter of The Saints, on April the 9th 2022,” the band said. “Chris lived a life of poetry and music and stranded on a Saturday night.”
“In the late seventies, the Saints came down from Brisbane and tore their way through Sydney and Melbourne with their famously anarchic shows,” Nick Cave wrote. “It is impossible to exaggerate the resulting radical galvanizing effect on the Melbourne scene – these legendary performances changed the lives of so many people, myself included.”
The Saints’ co-founding guitarist, Ed Kuepper, added on Twitter, “Chris and I met when we were about 14 during detention at Oxley High School and became close friends which later developed into what I always thought was an extremely strong artistic partnership. I couldn’t have hoped for a better singer. My deepest condolences to his wife Elisabet, his sisters Margaret, Carol, and Maureen, and the rest of his family and loved ones.”
Chris Bailey Cause of Death
Bailey died on April 9, 2022, at the age of 65. No cause of death has been given.
