Gillespie, Mark

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Gillespie commanded a strong cult following on the Melbourne scene. His heartfelt roots rock style mixed R&B, soul, funk and a touch of reggae. His tracks I'm a Kite (Won't You be My Hurricane) and The Joke's on You appeared on the Oz label's Various Artists album The Debutantes (1977). Gillespie also issued Make Up, a collection of prose and poetry published by Outback Press. In 1978 Gillespie recorded a single, Savanarola, which was unreleased; it was finally…