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67 Special

Australian rock band

Field	Value
name	67 Special
image	67 Special 2006 Australian Open.JPG
landscape	Yes
origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
genre	Rock
years_active	2001–present
label	Warner Music Australasia
website	Official website
current_members	Ash Santilla
Gavin Campbell
Bryan Dochstader
Ben Dexter
Louis Macklin

Gavin Campbell Bryan Dochstader Ben Dexter Louis Macklin

67 Special are an Australian rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2001, and went on to release two full-length albums.

History

In 1994, Ash Santilla and Gavin Campbell met at high school in their hometown of Benalla, Victoria, and became good friends, bonding over their shared passion for rock music. Their first band was named Naybious, inspired by Gavin's sister Lauren's one-eyed doll.

Lead vocalist Santilla and lead guitarist Campbell met multi-instrumentalist Louis Macklin at a school camp, and he became the band's keyboardist and percussionist. Progress of the band stalled for some time, until 2001 when Santilla and Campbell found each other again in Melbourne and began writing again. Soon, drummer Ben Dexter joined after coming to know the group through his brother, and bass guitarist Bryan Dochstader joined the group after noticing the group unloading gear in a supermarket car-park and asking them, "Do you guys need a bass player?"

The band couldn't decide on a name for several months until Dexter rang Santilla and asked him, "What's the model of your car?" "HR," Santilla replied. "What year?" "'67." "67 Special?" "Yeah."

67 Special signed with Festival Mushroom Records released the "Hey There Bomb" in 2004. The song peaked at number 100 on the ARIA Charts. Their debut album The World Can Wait was released in August 2005.

The second studio album was released by Warner Music Australia in 2007.

Personnel

Ash Santilla – lead vocals, guitar
Gavin Campbell – lead guitar
Bryan Dochstader – bass guitar, vocals
Ben Dexter – drums
Louis Macklin – keyboards, percussion

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart
positions	AUS
The World Can Wait	The Devil May Care
	83
	—

Singles

Title	Year	Chart positions	Album
"Hey There Bomb"	"Boys & Girls"	"Walking Away"	"Killer Bees"
2004	100
2005	—	The World Can Wait
54
2007	—	The Devil May Care

Footnotes

References

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