website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
http://www.hushmusic.com.au/ 1971 & ndash ; 1977 2004 2006 vertigo , escape , pvk , wizard hush -lrb- band -rrb-
 keith nolan les gock chris pailthorpe jacques de jongh lamb rick lum robin jackson john koutts chris group_or_band glam rock australia hush
hush -lrb- band -rrb-

hush was a 1970s australian glam rock pop group and became famous during frequent appearances on the abc show countdown for live concerts and teenagers .
hush were formed , with keith lamb on vocals , in the sydney suburb of seven hills in 1971 as a five piece band including a keyboardist .
keyboardist chris nolan had previously been with a band called `` grandmars observers '' .
hush first came to attention when they made the nsw finals of australia 's national rock band competition hoadley 's battle of the sounds in 1972 .
they first made the australian charts in october 1973 with their own composition , '' `` get the feeling '' . ''
by this time they were down to the `` classic '' four-piece line-up of keith lamb -lrb- vocals -rrb- , les gock -lrb- guitar -rrb- , rick lum -lrb- bass -rrb- and chris `` smiley '' pailthorpe -lrb- drums -rrb- .
by the time they made no. 1 on the charts in september 1975 with a rocked up , driving version of larry williams 's bony moronie , they were riding the wave of the glam-rock craze in australia .
they were well placed to make an unforgettable performance on pop tv show countdown 's early colour episodes with their colourful outfits .
in 1976 they added a second guitarist , jacques de jongh .
rick lum left soon after .
after the band broke up in 1977 , keith lamb was temporarily heartbroken .
he formed other bands including hush 2 , larry , and airport .
he is now a partner in the international embroidery company , rajmahal , and is co-author of the successful card game series taoc the art of conversation .
keith co-wrote songs for status quo following the breakup of hush , including top 10 hits such as ol' rag blues .
les became a jingle writer and won a major campaign in the early 80s .
smiley became an architect .
jacques de jongh plays and records still , and is also a chef .
rick lum works in graphic design .
in august 2004 , hush reformed for nordoff-robbins charity event .
the line-up was keith lamb , rick lum , smiley pailthorpe and les gock performing together for the first time over 25 years .
les gock 's son adam joined them on stage .
in september 2006 , hush played australia wide with many other artists who appeared on countdown during the seventies in the `` countdown spectacular tour '' .
another original member , guitarist robin jackson , currently playing with chris turner & the wolftones , re-joined them for the `` countdown spectacular tour ''
