Judith Durham

Fans of Australian music legends The Seekers will gather in Melbourne for vocalist Judith Durham's state memorial service. Ms Durham died in August, ...

Durham embarked on a solo career in 1968, recording with The Seekers again in the 1990s. The band, also including Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley, climbed the charts in the 1960s with hits including The Carnival is Over, A World of Our Own and Georgy Girl. Durham made her first recording at 19, and achieved worldwide fame after joining The Seekers in 1963.

The lead singer of folk group The Seekers died in August aged 79, following complications arising from a long-standing lung disease. Crowds filed into ...

She took with humility the inevitable and well deserved praise for her incredible talent. "But behind that sweetness and gentleness there was a hidden steel and a strong independence of mind, she quietly and firmly went her own way, danced to her own drum." "Judith was a taker and a giver. Paul Kelly related working on a song with Judith Durham, and when he mentioned that Morning Town was his daughters' favourite song, she sang it to the children for their bedtime. He recalled how she had fought the effects of a lung disease for most of her singing career, but had forced herself to go onstage night after night to give knockout performances. She gave love unstintingly and honestly, and this included her singing buddies, Athol, Bruce and me," he said.

The unreleased song, Carry Me, is written by band member Bruce Woodley and features Judith Durham's vocals.

"In her teens, Judith was kind of naive," he said. He said Durham was always destined to be a musician, having told her sister during childhood "that one day, she'd sing on all the stages of the world". "She got her wish," he said, to laughter from the audience. "That's probably the space that a lot of us are in as we're here tonight," he said. "May it carry her safely on the rest of her journey." The Seekers played a recording of an unreleased song by the band to honour lead singer Judith Durham in a state memorial in Melbourne.

The recently departed lead singer of The Seekers has been honoured at Melbourne's Hamer Hall with a night filled with musical performances, video tributes ...

The remaining members of the group, Keith Potger, Woodley and Athol Guy, decided to play it as a special tribute to their departed friend. Morningtown, we thought we were on the train to Mornington.” Guiding the memorial were masters of ceremony, Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro – hosts of SBS music quiz show RocKwiz. Fifty-six years later, the lyrics resonated through Melbourne’s Hamer Hall as the state farewelled one of the nation’s most prolific performers. “Like so many other young Australians, I used my savings from pocket money ... It was evident in all that she did,” he said.

Judith Durham, the lead singer of The Seekers, was honoured with a state funeral on Tuesday, following her death at the age of 79.

'Ron was a tremendous optimist and thought his body would heal itself. She had been in palliative care at the Alfred Hospital before her death from complications with the disease. A young Judith is pictured juicing carrots in a promotional photo from 1971 All pictured together in 2016 Durham embarked on a solo career in 1968, recording with The Seekers again in the 1990s. Outside of The Seekers, Judith pursued a solo career with albums including Climb Ev'ry Mountain and Let Me Find Love. Outside of The Seekers, Judith pursued a solo career with albums including Climb Ev'ry Mountain and Let Me Find Love Durham passed away in August following a long battle with chronic lung disease. The band, also including Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley, climbed the charts in the 1960s with hits including The Carnival is Over and A World of Our Own. Judith Durham, the lead singer of The Seekers, was honoured with a state funeral on Tuesday, following her death at the age of 79. Durham, born in 1943 in Melbourne, gained international fame with upbeat hits like Georgy Girl and a series of covers and collaborations with the likes of Paul Simon. Judith Durham's nephew Tony Sheehan gave a eulogy including stories from her childhood, growing up with a father who played the piano and a mother who hoped her children would be musical.