The Pink Finks released four singles during their brief career their first, released on their own Mojo label, was a raunchy version of The Kingsmen's " Louie Louie" and it gave them an early taste of success when it became a local hit (#16) in Melbourne in June 1965. Inspired by the onslaught of English groups like The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, and The Yardbirds, the young band's repertoire was chiefly R&B and blues covers.ĭavid Cameron replaced original rhythm guitarist Rick Dalton in early 1965, with Dalton later joining Running Jumping Standing Still, which included Andy Anderson and Doug Ford, both formerly of The Missing Links and Ian Robinson on drums.
Money was short and Hannaford played on a low cost acoustic guitar fitted with a Moody sound hole pick-up (without controls) through a Burns Tri-Sonic amplifier provided by Wilson. Hannaford, who was only 14 when the band formed, was often driven to concerts by his mother, and had to be sneaked in and out of the licensed venues they played at because he was underage. They were a part-time band, since the members were all still at school at the time. The Pink Finks formed in early 1965 when 16-year-old R&B fanatic Ross Wilson joined forces with Rick Dalton and Ross Hannaford's schoolboy outfit The Fauves, which played mainly covers of The Shadows and The Ventures.
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