"The wheels came off": Why a sudden fatal tragedy robbed Australian Crawl of global stardom

Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings interviewed author Jeff Apter about his biography Reckless: The Saga of Australian Crawl. Apter covers the band's sudden rise, wild hotel lifestyle, the tragic death of songwriter Guy McDonough that ruined their US breakthrough, $500,000 in album debt, internal collapse, and their enduring musical legacy, including the song "Errol" at AFL games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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