David N. Pepperell David N. Pepperell i(A36071 works by) (a.k.a. David Nicholson Pepperell)
Also writes as: Dr. Pepper
Born: Established: 1945 Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

David N. Pepperell has been a musician, songwriter, journalist, bookseller, record retailer, and writer.

He was a singer with the band, The Union, in 1966, which had one release, in 1965: 'The Thump', which was co-written by David and Trevor Lunn.

In 1971 in Melbourne he founded Archie'n'Jugheads Records (later called The Missing Link), Australia's first import rock record shop. Also in the seventies, he was a regular contributor to Daily Planet, Go-Set, and Juke (as Doctor Pepper), as well as contributing to Rolling Stone, Digger, Nation Review, Ear for Music and Metro. He presented programs on 3RRR-FM from its inception to the mid-eighties, and was head of the crime book store, Kill City, in Melbourne for many years. In 1992 he published the letters of writer Anais Nin to himself, 1968 to 1976 (Letters to a Friend in Australia).


Australian Writing and Rock Music affiliation: songwriter, journalist, vocals.

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