Silver Studs

The Silver Studs started as a three-piece band in Brisbane in 1975.The original line up featuring Lance Reynolds, Gino Latorre and Keith Reed. There were many line-up changes with Lance and Gino being the one constant.

In the 70s the American sitcom Happy Days, set in Milwaukee in the 50s and starring Ron Howard and Henry Winkler was popular and the theme music titled ‘Happy Days’ was a huge hit in the U.S by Pratt and McLean. The Silver Studs, complete with leather and denim, recorded their own version, which went to number four in 1976 and for a time competed with the American original.

The Studs became Countdown regulars and had a further hit with ‘Dance with your dolly’. By 1977 disco had well and truly taken the world by storm and the Silver Studs now known as simply the Studs, released a disco song called ‘Funky feet’. This was to be their last major chart entry.

Despite international interest in the U.S and the U.K, The Studs faded off the scene.

Countdown tip - Lance Reynolds went to school with Countdown voice over host Gavin Wood.