Vince Melouney

Australian guitarist Vince Melouney was a member of The Bee Gees during the band's initial wave of worldwide popularity from 1967 to 1969. In 1964, Vince had his first Australian number one hit with Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs and their version of "Poison Ivy.” In 1966, Vince released several classic Garage Rock singles, now available on "This Is The Vince Maloney Sect." Between 1967 and 1969, the five-piece Bee Gees (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Vince Melouney and Colin Petersen) were immensely successful, releasing nine international Top 5 singles and five Top 10 albums, performing concerts throughout the UK, Europe and the USA and appearing on numerous TV shows, including "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the US, "Top Of The Pops" in the UK and "Beat Club" in Germany. The band broke up in 1969 with the Gibb brothers reforming as a trio in 1970. Vince appears in the 2020 documentary “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” in newly filmed interview segments and archival footage. Vince's latest release is "Let It Ride" by Tall Poppy Syndrome, his band with Clem Burke of Blondie, Jonathan Lea of The Jigsaw Seen and Paul Kopf and Alec Palao of Strangers In A Strange Land and The Seeds. Vince's psych-folk classic "See The Sun In My Eyes" (originally recorded for Apple Records) was recently remastered and released.