The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were a highly popular band during the 1960s with their best-known configuration as: Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.
The group had top 10 hits in the 1960s with "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "The Carnival Is Over" (Russian folk song which The Seekers have sung at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including World Expo 88 and the Paralympics and still stands as the 30th best selling song in the United Kingdom), "Someday One Day", and "Georgy Girl" (the title song of the film of the same name). Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock."
In 1968, they were named as joint Australians of the Year – they are the only group to do so. In July of that year, Durham left to pursue a solo career and the group disbanded. The band reformed periodically and, in 1995, they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. "I'll Never Find Another You" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. Woodley's and Dobe Newton's song "I Am Australian", which was recorded by The Seekers, and by Durham with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu, has become an unofficial Australian anthem. As from 2004, The Seekers have sold over 50 million records.
Albums
Introducing The **Seekers** (1963)
The **Seekers** (also known as Roving with The **Seekers**) (1964)
The **Seekers** Sing Their Big Hits (1965) W&G 25/2512
Hide & **Seekers** (1965)
A World of Our Own (1965)
Come the Day (1966)
Georgy Girl (1966) (U.S release)
**Seekers** Seen in Green (1967)
The **Seekers**' Greatest Hits (1968) Columbia SCXO 7830
The **Seekers** Live at the Talk of the Town (1968)
The Best of The **Seekers** (1968)
The **Seekers** [with Louisa Wisseling] (1975)
Giving and Taking [with Louisa Wisseling] (1976)
Live On [with Julie Anthony] (1989)
Future Road (1997)
Morningtown Ride to Christmas (2001)
Night of Nights... Live! (2002)
