Who is Daryl Braithwaite?
Daryl Braithwaite is an Australian singer, born in Melbourne in 1949, who fronted the 1970s band Sherbet and later had a solo career. His 1990 song The Horses became a much-loved Australian anthem.
Braithwaite joined Sherbet in 1970, and the band became one of Australia's most popular pop groups of the decade, with hits such as Summer Love and Howzat, which also charted in the United Kingdom.
After Sherbet, he relaunched his solo career in the late 1980s with the album Edge, which included One Summer and As the Days Go By.
The Horses
The Horses, a cover of a song written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker, appeared on his 1990 album Rise and reached number one in Australia in 1991.
Decades later, The Horses became a sing-along favourite at festivals, pubs, weddings and sporting events, and a new generation of fans discovered it, leading to sold-out shows for Braithwaite well into his seventies.
Sherbet was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1990, and Braithwaite remains one of the best-known voices in Australian pop. He continues to tour with his band, playing both his solo hits and Sherbet classics.
Did You Know?
Braithwaite often closes his concerts with The Horses, while the crowd sings every word.