THE CAPTAIN MATCHBOX WHOOPEE BAND
was an Australian 'jug' band, active throughout the 1970s. It was based in Melbourne and centered around singer and multi-instrumentalist Mic Conway ("Captain Matchbox") and his brother Jim Conway, who is widely regarded as one of Australia's finest exponents of the blues harmonica. Their most famous pop hit was 'Wangaratta Wahine'.

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