The Seekers

The Seekers are a group of Australian folk-influenced popular musicians which was formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1963. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve significant chart and sales success in the Un

The Seekers are a group of Australian folk-influenced popular musicians which was formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1963. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve significant chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States.

The Seekers were formed by Athol Guy, double bass, and guitarists Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley, who met at high school in Melbourne. Later, they met Judith Durham who had begun her career as a jazz singer in the trad jazz idiom. Just prior to joining The Seekers, she was lead vocalist in the Melbourne group Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers (she was replaced by Margret RoadKnight).