▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Peter ▁L ill ie ▁died ▁of ▁li ver ▁disease , ▁aged ▁ 6 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Pel aco ▁Brothers ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁with ▁Joe ▁Cam iller i ▁( ex - K ing ▁Be es , ▁Li pp ▁and ▁the ▁Double ▁De k ker ▁Brothers , ▁Sh arks ) ▁on ▁sa x oph one ▁and ▁vocals , ▁Stephen ▁C umm ings ▁( ex - E we ▁and ▁the ▁Mer inos ) ▁on ▁lead ▁vocals , ▁Peter ▁L ill ie ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁vocals , ▁Johnny ▁To pper ▁on ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁Karl ▁Wol fe ▁on ▁drums ▁and ▁Chris ▁Wor r all ▁on ▁guitar . ▁The ▁group ▁were ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁Pel aco ▁Sign ▁which ▁advert ised ▁a ▁local ▁sh irt ▁manufact urer . ▁According ▁to ▁Australian ▁music ologist , ▁Ian ▁Mc F ar lane , ▁they ▁played ▁" rock abil ly , ▁country ▁swing ▁and ▁R & B ▁that ▁re called ▁American ▁out f its ▁like ▁Commander ▁C ody ▁and ▁His ▁Lost ▁Planet ▁Air men ▁and ▁Dan ▁H icks ▁and ▁his ▁Hot ▁L icks . ▁Yet , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁delivery ▁presented ▁a ▁fier c ely ▁Australian ▁out look ". ▁Only ▁existing ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months , ▁they ▁later ▁included ▁Ed ▁B ates ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁Peter ▁Martin ▁on ▁slide ▁guitar . ▁ ▁Their ▁post hum ous ▁releases ▁were ▁The ▁Not orious ▁Pel aco ▁Brothers ▁Show ▁a ▁live