
Roo Friend was an ex-sideman for many of the 1960s Aussie popstars including Col Joye, Little Pattie, Judy Stone, Normie Rowe and so on.
Roo Friend studied at the Uni Of New England and NSW Conservatorium of Music. He fell into sideman work because he could read music, and had a long career playing guitar, banjo, bass and drums onstage, and singing harmony.