Eddie Eckstein (born 29 November 1939) is a South African-born musician, comedian, film, television and theatre actor and is best known for his performances in the band The Bats. His career, starting in the 1960s, spans five decades.
Eddie Eckstein was born in Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg on 29 November 1939. He was schooled at Marist Brothers College in the suburb of Observatory and after completing his matric he sought employment in Barclays Bank.
Music career
In addition to day work in the bank, his nights were taken up as a band drummer and vocalist. He would be a member of a number of South African bands in the early sixties such as the Al Willox Quartet, Flippie van Vuuren Band and the Jimmie Rayson Combo.[1] After hearing The Beatles in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, he realised that this new music style was the future of music and on returning to Johannesburg, he met with Paul Ditchfield and formed the band The Bats in 1964.[2] The group's first single, "All I Got", went to number 1 on both Springbok Radio and LM Radio.[2] Eckstein would also perform a Paul Ditchfield composition at the 1972 Tokyo Song Competition with the song, "Oh God It’s Beautiful", reaching the finals.[2] The Bats would break up in 1981 and the members pursue their own careers, but they reformed in 2000.[3] In the late seventies, he would briefly manage a Johannesburg based all-girl group, Pantha, whose lead singer was PJ Powers.[4] In 2014, Eckstein took part in a musical performance with other well-known performers such as Bobby Angel and Billy Forrest called The Two Cowboys, covering South African music over four decades and featuring country, rock, pop, duets and comedy.[5]
Television career
When television first started in South Africa in 1976, a comedy show ran on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) called Biltong & Potroast which pitched South African- and British-born comedians against each other for points given for the best jokes. The show would run for five years on television. Eckstein starred in a revived version as a theatre show in 2010 which would feature four of the original stars.[6] He would also star opposite Clive Scott and Annabel Linder in the South African family comedy Oh George in 1981.[7] He was a celebrity host on the television Telly Fun Quiz in 1990s with quiz master Martin Bailie on the SABC.[8]
Theatre career
He has appeared in a number of South African theatre productions during his long career including I Love My Wife, Little Shop of Horrors, Pyjama Tops, Not Now Darling, Grin and Bear It and What about Love.[1] In July 2012, Eckstein was nominated for an Audience Choice award at the second annual Comics' Choice awards held at Montecasino resort, in Johannesburg but lost out to Sifiso Nene.[9]
eddie, eckstein, born, november, 1939, south, african, born, musician, comedian, film, television, theatre, actor, best, known, performances, band, bats, career, starting, 1960s, spans, five, decades, bornedwin, richard, eckstein, 1939, november, 1939, johanne. Eddie Eckstein born 29 November 1939 is a South African born musician comedian film television and theatre actor and is best known for his performances in the band The Bats His career starting in the 1960s spans five decades Eddie EcksteinBornEdwin Richard Eckstein 1939 11 29 November 29 1939 age 83 Johannesburg South AfricaNationalitySouth AfricanOther namesEddie EcksteinOccupation s Musician Comedian and ActorYears active1962 presentKnown forThe BatsSpouseMarie EcksteinChildrenJohn Simone ChristopherRelativesTheodore Eugene Contents 1 Background 1 1 Music career 1 2 Television career 1 3 Theatre career 2 Filmography 2 1 Films 2 2 Television 3 References 4 External linksBackground EditEddie Eckstein was born in Bezuidenhout Valley Johannesburg on 29 November 1939 He was schooled at Marist Brothers College in the suburb of Observatory and after completing his matric he sought employment in Barclays Bank Music career Edit In addition to day work in the bank his nights were taken up as a band drummer and vocalist He would be a member of a number of South African bands in the early sixties such as the Al Willox Quartet Flippie van Vuuren Band and the Jimmie Rayson Combo 1 After hearing The Beatles in Bulawayo Rhodesia he realised that this new music style was the future of music and on returning to Johannesburg he met with Paul Ditchfield and formed the band The Bats in 1964 2 The group s first single All I Got went to number 1 on both Springbok Radio and LM Radio 2 Eckstein would also perform a Paul Ditchfield composition at the 1972 Tokyo Song Competition with the song Oh God It s Beautiful reaching the finals 2 The Bats would break up in 1981 and the members pursue their own careers but they reformed in 2000 3 In the late seventies he would briefly manage a Johannesburg based all girl group Pantha whose lead singer was PJ Powers 4 In 2014 Eckstein took part in a musical performance with other well known performers such as Bobby Angel and Billy Forrest called The Two Cowboys covering South African music over four decades and featuring country rock pop duets and comedy 5 Television career Edit When television first started in South Africa in 1976 a comedy show ran on the South African Broadcasting Corporation SABC called Biltong amp Potroast which pitched South African and British born comedians against each other for points given for the best jokes The show would run for five years on television Eckstein starred in a revived version as a theatre show in 2010 which would feature four of the original stars 6 He would also star opposite Clive Scott and Annabel Linder in the South African family comedy Oh George in 1981 7 He was a celebrity host on the television Telly Fun Quiz in 1990s with quiz master Martin Bailie on the SABC 8 Theatre career Edit He has appeared in a number of South African theatre productions during his long career including I Love My Wife Little Shop of Horrors Pyjama Tops Not Now Darling Grin and Bear It and What about Love 1 In July 2012 Eckstein was nominated for an Audience Choice award at the second annual Comics Choice awards held at Montecasino resort in Johannesburg but lost out to Sifiso Nene 9 Filmography EditFilms Edit The Seven of Daran Battle of Pareo Rock 2008 Oh Schucks It s Schuster 1989 You Must Be Joking Too 1987 Magic Is Alive My Friends 1985 Verkeerde Nommer 1982 Follow That Rainbow 1979 10 Television Edit Telly Fun Quiz 1990s Oh George 1981 Biltong amp Potroast 1976 References Edit a b Eddie Eckstein Entertainment Online Retrieved 27 August 2016 a b c Eddie Eckstein The Bats Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 Retrieved 27 August 2016 Gary Oberholzer 20 August 2015 What in the world happened to Eddie Ecksteen Radio 702 Retrieved 27 August 2016 Platt Jennifer 11 August 2014 Powers of Survival Jennifer Platt Reviews Here I Am PJ Powers Memoir Times Live Retrieved 25 August 2016 Carr Claire 14 April 2014 Two Cowboys at The Lyric Atmosphere Communications Artslink co za Retrieved 25 August 2016 Biltong amp Potroast back after 35 years BIZcommunity 26 January 2010 Retrieved 25 August 2016 Oh George Vintagemedia co za Archived from the original on 30 July 2016 Retrieved 25 August 2016 telly fun quiz SABC Retrieved 25 August 2016 Ndlouv Andile 11 July 2012 Noah voted king of comedy Times Live Retrieved 25 August 2016 Eddie Eckstein IMDb Retrieved 25 August 2016 External links EditEddie Eckstein at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Eckstein amp oldid 1119291401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
