| Description: | "It all started with a band called Boss" (Tony Groenewald talking to Chris Prior on radio, 1984.)
1980
Boss was born (in South Africa) in February 1980 when a group of kids who were tired of what was being played at the time decided to try and create some of their own music instead.
The initial line-up consisted of:
Garth Potterton (Guitars and voice), Tony 'O Dwyer (Guitars), Wayne Edgerton (Drums), Michael Potterton (Bass)
A series of line-up changes took place and they were to plague the band from the outset, right up to the end.
The first to leave was Tony 'O Dwyer. He never gave a reason for leaving but later he was seen to be playing with the "Band
of Gypsies".
I arrived in Johannesburg in March 1980, having been transferred from Cape Town. I had started work on 2nd April 1980. I was quite excited about coming to Johannesburg because I'd always heard that this was the place to play music. I'd left a band in Cape Town called "Wildeside" but was looking forward to meeting new musicians.
The first three months were spent working in Johannesburg and playing with the odd "garage band". There were many of these bands at the time. I was eventually invited to audition with a rock band that had just lost their guitarist. I can't recall
the details but I remember being quite excited. |