associated_acts years_active alias label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
the , keith glass band , the living legends , keith rising glass honky tonk band , keith glass and the tumblers sons , hamilton glass and young , glass and hamilton , eighteenth century quartet , cam-pact 1963 -- present onie j. holy missing larrikin , massive link , au go go , virgin , keith glass
 keith glass solo_singer 17 september 1946 guitar , vocals , bass guitar country , pop , baroque rock , folk , soul , r & b brighton , victoria , australia keith robert glass musician , record label owner , producer , journalist
keith glass

keith robert glass -lrb- born 17 september 1946 -rrb- is an australian country music singer-songwriter , guitarist , musical theatre actor , record label owner , producer and journalist .
in april 1967 he formed a soul music group , cam-pact , which released four singles and an extended play , `` something easy '' .
he left by june 1969 to appear in the australian stage production of `` hair '' as berger -lrb- replaced by reg livermore in 1970 -rrb- .
as a solo artist glass released country and r&b albums , `` going over old ground '' -lrb- 1989 -rrb- , `` living down my past '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- , `` smoke and mirrors '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , `` southerly bluster '' -lrb- 3 may 1999 -rrb- , `` australian soul '' -lrb- 19 july 2001 -rrb- and `` miss ala '' -lrb- 26 october 2005 -rrb- .
in 1977 glass founded missing link records , the following year he signed and managed the boys next door , a punk band , featuring nick cave , mick harvey , phill calvert and tracy pew .
glass co-produced the group 's 1980 album , `` the birthday party '' , before they relocated to london and changed their name to match its title .
in october 1981 australian music journalist , glenn a. baker , described the missing link label in `` billboard '' which was `` recognised for the cornerstone upon which much of australia 's new wave music movement has been built ... -lsb- glass ' -rsb- understanding and appreciation of the grass roots level of rock music is considered impeccable '' .
