Australian singer and musician Rockwell T James Ronnie Peel has passed away

Australian singer and musician Rockwell T. James (Ronnie Peel) has passed away.

In 1971 he was bass player for Thunderclap Newman in the UK alongside Jimmy McCulloch on guitar. McCulloch would go on to become a member of Paul McCartney’s Wings.

Ronnie was a one-time member of The La De Das between 1973 and 1975. He then went solo as Rockwell T James.

His one and only album was produced by Garth Porter of Sherbet. The single ‘Roxanne’ reached no 46 in Sydney and no 26 in Melbourne in 1976. The song was co-written by Peel with Garth Porter and Tony Mitchell of Sherbet.

The album featured appearances from the Sherbet members, Kevin Borich, Ted Mulry and Cheetah.
Most recently, Ronnie was a member of John Paul Young’s All-Stars.
John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air". His career was boosted by regular appearances as a performer and guest host on national broadcaster, ABC's 1974–1987 TV series, Countdown. Besides "Love Is in the Air", Young had top ten chart success in Germany and the Netherlands with "Standing in the Rain" and four other top ten hits in South Africa, including No. 1 hits with "I Hate the Music" in 1976 and "Yesterday's Hero" in 1975.
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