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Angry Anderson, rock star who soundtracked Kylie's wedding in Neighbours, dies aged 79

He fronted the rock band Rose Tattoo, but became best known for his solo hit Suddenly. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.

3 reports3 sourcesSep 23, 2026, 1:20 PM
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BBC NewsSep 23, 2026, 1:20 PM

Angry Anderson, rock star who soundtracked Kylie's wedding in Neighbours, dies aged 79

He fronted the rock band Rose Tattoo, but became best known for his solo hit Suddenly.

ABC AustraliaSep 23, 2026, 6:32 AM

Australian rock legend Angry Anderson dies, aged 79

The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee spent 50 years in the music industry and also became a television presenter and youth advocate.

The GuardianSep 23, 2026, 6:32 AM

Angry Anderson dies aged 79: Rose Tattoo frontman was a ferocious rock ’n’ roll singer and youth advocate

The singer, songwriter, actor and advocate, who has died following a cardiac arrest while touring in Europe, kept his band’s flame burning until the end Gary “Angry” Anderson – who has died aged 79 after he was hospitalised following a cardiac arrest while on tour in Germany with the band Rose Tattoo, the balls-out band he fronted for 50 years – was not a nice boy growing up. As one of the founding members of Melbourne motorcycle club the Vigilanties, Gary Anderson initially earned the sobriquet Mouse, on account of his diminutive stature. Determined to prove himself a man, he developed a penchant for taking on blokes twice his size. It earned him a new nickname: the Angry Ant. “Angry” – shortened for impact – suited him better. An accomplished rabble-rouser and ferocious rock’n’roll singer, Angry Anderson ended up channelling his energy into a variety of causes. Continue reading...

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