Mark Gable
Mark Gable | |
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.jpg) Gable at the APRA Awards in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Mark Dixon Kitchen 8 September 1950 Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia |
| Origin | Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pub rock, hard rock, new wave |
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| Instruments | vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, bass |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | choirboys |
Mark Dixon Kitchen (born 8 September 1950), known professionally as Mark Gable, is an Australian musician who serves as the frontman and a founding member of the rock band The Choirboys. The band was formed in Sydney in 1979.[1]
Early life
[edit source]Gable was born in Captains Flat, New South Wales.
Radio
[edit source]Starting in 2012, Gable hosted The Awesome Eighties on 107.7 2GO in The New South Wales Central Coast, with assistance from Mike Duncan. From 2008 to 2009, he hosted and co-produced a weekly series for smoothfm, The Sunday Session where he interviewed many international and local artists. The show was aired on a Sunday afternoon in Sydney and Melbourne.[2]
Personal life
[edit source]In 2008, Gable become an ambassador for Beyond Blue.[3]
Gable is married to country singer-songwriter Melinda Schneider, they were married on 10 September 2022 on Killcare Beach, NSW after 14 years together.[4] They had their first child Sullivan James Gable in August 2012. Gable has five children from a previous relationship.
Discography
[edit source]The Choirboys Studio albums
[edit source]- Choirboys (1983)
- Big Bad Noise (1988)
- Midnight Sun (1991)
- Dancing on the Grave of Rock n' Roll (1994)
- Yo-Yo (1996)
- Evolver (2004)
- Big Bad and Acoustic (2006)
- So Easy (2007)
Quartets
[edit source]"Handle with Care" (with Damien Leith, Bobby Flynn, and Ilan Kidron)
Television
[edit source]Mark Gable appeared as one of "The 100" judges on All Together Now, an Australian reality television music competition on the Seven network.[5]
References
[edit source]- ↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Choirboys'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Archived from the original on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Vega 95.3fm puts on live Sunday Session for listeners". 26 April 2008.
- ↑ "Ambassador profile - Mark Gable". Beyond Blue. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Rock great and his country queen tie the knot". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Seven Network (Operations) Limited (October 2018). "Meet the Judges of All Together Now - The 100". 7plus.com.au.
External links
[edit source]- The Choirboys Official Website
- Mark Gable Official Website
- https://www.2gofm.com.au/
- https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
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