Cheetah

Australian Rock band, originally active from 1977 to 1982. Reformed in 2006. The mainstay members and co-lead vocalists were English-born sisters, Chrissie and Lyndsay Hammond. They released a solo album, Rock & Roll Women, in April 1982. The band's single, "Walking in the Rain" (1978), peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Cheetah toured Australia, the United Kingdom and continental Europe including appearances at Roskilde in Denmark, the Nuremberg and Wiesbaden Festivals in Germany and at the 1982 Reading Festival with Iron Maiden to an audience of 120,000 people. From 1982 they were based in the UK. After disbanding in 1984, Chrissie provided vocals for Rick Wakeman while Lyndsay issued a solo album, The Raven (1997). Cheetah reformed in 2006 to perform in the Countdown Spectacular and a subsequent tour of Europe. The sisters "were the archetypal 1970s sex bombs with big hair. They had tremendous, booming rock voices and were in constant demand as session vocals. Famous for their performance at The Concert Of The Decade at The Sydney Opera House steps in 1977. Singles "Love Ain't Easy to Come By" / "Shake It to the Right" (1977) Philips "Walking in the Rain" (1978) AUS No. 10 "Deeper Than Love" (June 1979) AUS No. 89 "Spend the Night" (September 1980) AUS No. 31 "Love You to the Limit" (1981) "Bang Bang" (August 1981) AUS No. 80 "My Man" (1982)