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R.I.P. Greg Bonham At Age 69

by Paul Cashmere on July 10, 2018

in News

Australian entertainer Greg Bonham has died at the age of 69 in California.

Bonham was relatively unknown in Australia but hugely successful in other parts of the world including the USA and Europe. In Russia, for example, he has sold over 14 million records. He was a regular performer in Las Vegas. He was recently performing his ‘G’day Las Vegas’ show at the Smith Center.

Greg Bonham grew up in the West Wyalong, NSW. He got his start in Australia performing on The Graham Kennedy Show and The Ernie Sigley Show before moving to the UK and appearing on The Petula Clark Show.

In the USA Greg has appeared on The Merv Griffith Show three times, and has opened for Jay Leno, Don Rickles and Joan Rivers.

Greg died from a heart attack.

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