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- John_Edmond abstract "John Edmond (born 18 November 1936 in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia) is a Rhodesian folk singer who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War. He was sometimes called the \"Bush Cat\". During his childhood, he and his parents moved between Scotland and Central Africa. He went to school in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia, Edinburgh, Scotland, and in South Africa at Christian Brothers College in Pretoria. He displayed a natural talent for music at an early age when he was given a mouth organ as a birthday gift from his grandmother at age three. John mastered the instrument within half an hour. As a boy scout, he played the bugle and was in the local scout bugle band. While at school in Edinburgh, he was chosen to sing in the famous St John's boys choir. He was regularly featured in lead roles at Christian Brothers College in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. John was lead drummer in the college's pipe band. He went on to win the South African Junior drumming championships at the Royal Scottish gathering at Wembley in 1953. After college, John was employed at the Roan Antelope copper mine. After some time there, Edmond joined Southern Rhodesia's Royal Rhodesia Regiment at Bulawayo. He served with the 3rd Battalion in the Congo, Nyasaland (now Malawi) and Southern Rhodesia. During this time, he bought a guitar at a trading store and met Bill Coleman while in the army. After learning to play the guitar with Coleman, Edmond formed the Bushcats Skiffle Group in 1958 along with two friends from the army, Eugene van der Watt and Ian Kerr. The group was a success among its peers and progressed into cabaret and rock 'n' roll. After his military service was up, John went to England to study computers and moved to South Africa during the mid-1960s. John became famous in Rhodesia during the Bush War with his album Troopiesongs. He was also a composer, writing such hits as \"The UDI Song\". After the war, and Zimbabwean Independence, he continued to record albums such as Zimsongs and Zimtrax.Since 1987, John and his wife Theresa have owned and maintained a resort in South Africa named \"Kunkuru\". The resort is located in the Bela Bela area. John also has his own record label, Roan Antelope Music (RAM).".
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- John_Edmond birthDate "1936-11-18".
- John_Edmond birthPlace Luanshya.
- John_Edmond birthPlace Northern_Rhodesia.
- John_Edmond birthYear "1936".
- John_Edmond genre Folk_music.
- John_Edmond hometown Bulawayo.
- John_Edmond hometown Rhodesia.
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- John_Edmond alternativeNames "Bush Cat".
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- John_Edmond birthDate "1936-11-18".
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- John_Edmond genre "Folk music, rock".
- John_Edmond instrument "Guitarist, drummer".
- John_Edmond label "Roan Antelope Music".
- John_Edmond name "Edmond, John".
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- John_Edmond origin Bulawayo.
- John_Edmond origin Rhodesia.
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- John_Edmond yearsActive "1956".
- John_Edmond description "Folk singer".
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