Des and Dawn Lindberg | |
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Genres | Folk music |
Years active | 1967 | –2020
Members | Des Lindberg |
Past members | Dawn Lindberg |
Website | www |
Des and Dawn Lindberg were a South African husband and wife folk musical group who won a SARIE award in 1971 and 1973 for best vocal group.[1][2]
Their first album, Folk on Trek was banned by the Apartheid government.[3]
Their song, The Seagull's Name Was Nelson entered the charts at Number 8 in June 1971,[4] reaching number 4 and spending twelve weeks on the charts.
Dawn died of COVID-19 related illness in 2020.[5]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Album | Year | Label | Notes |
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Folk On Trek | 1967 | CBS | |
Unicorns, Spiders And Things | 1967 | CBS | |
Des Lindberg And Dawn Silver On Stage In Rhodesia | 1967 | CBS | |
What's The Difference | 1968 | CBS | |
The Seagull's Name Was Nelson | 1971 | IRC | |
What D'You Know? | 1973 | CBS | |
Godspell[6] | Cat | ||
Raindrops Whales & Dragon's Tails | 1977 | Music for Pleasure | |
Memories Are Made Of This | 1987 | Gold Record Music |
Singles
[edit]Singles | Year | Label | Notes |
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Dawn Silver / Des And Dawn - "Mommy I Like To Be ..." / Hey! Mr. Noah | 1966 | CBS | |
Bottle Of Wine | 1968 | CBS | |
Des and Dawn | ? | CBS |
Compilations
[edit]Singles | Year | Label | Notes |
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Folk-On-Trek On The Banned Wagon | 1968 | CBS | |
Their Best | 1977 | Embassy | |
Greatest Hits | 1978 | RCA Camden | |
The Des & Dawn Collection | 1994 | Gallo Music Productions |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Faces in SA 1970 SARIE Awards". Billboard Magazine. November 6, 1971. p. 49.
- ^ Gids op rolprente in die Nasionale Film-, Video-, en Klankargief. State Archives. 1989. ISBN 9780797019973.
- ^ Leonard, Charles. "Political Songs: This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings". New Frame. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "New Hits of the World". Billboard Magazine. June 19, 1971. p. 48.
- ^ "Theatre legend Dawn Lindberg dies of COVID-19-related illness". December 8, 2020.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/10147298
- ^ "Des And Dawn". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-13.