Named after former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, The Whitlams became one of Australia's more successful alternative acts of the late 1990s with their piano-driven pop.
Forming in Sydney in 1991, The Whitlams was originally a side project for local musicians Stevie Plunder and Tim Freedman
In 1996, Plunder died after falling over a cliff in the Blue Mountains near Sydney.
In late 1997, The Whitlams returned with Eternal Nightcap, an album dedicated to Plunder, which won them three ARIA Awards in 1998.
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