Perhaps the band took its name from the term “Dick Smith-ing”

The Dick Smith Band has been around since 1982, plenty of time for them to have established their "swillbilly" reputation, Dgeigh.

"Dick Smith and The Dole Q" started in August 1978 with a Open Air Gig at the Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton, and ended in the spring of 1982 as "The Dick Smith Band" , that was the end of Part1 .

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