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Ballyhoo (South African band)

Ballyhoo is a South African musical group, who had a charts-topping hit in South Africa in 1981 with "Man on the Moon", which spent 19 weeks in the charts.

The band was formed in Johannesburg in 1974. The original lineup consisted of:

  • Derrick Dryan - vocals
  • Attie van Wyk - keyboards
  • Mick Matthews - guitar and vocals
  • Fergie Ferguson - bass and vocals
  • Cedric Samson - drums

The current line-up is a three-piece:

  • Ashley Brokensha
  • Derrick Dryan
  • Fergie Ferguson

Discography

  • Ballyhoo (1976)
  • Standing Room Only (1977)
  • Man On The Moon (1981)
  • Ballyhoo Too (1982)
  • Alive (1989)

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