Marty Rhone

Marty Rhone (born Karel Lawrence van Rhoon, 7 May 1948) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, actor and talent manager. In July 1975 his single, "Denim and Lace", peaked at No. 8 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. He had another hit in June 1977 with "Mean Pair of Jeans", which reached No. 10. As an actor, he appeared on the Australian stage in Godspell (1972–73); on TV in Number 96 and Class of '75 (1975); and in the London theatre production of The King and I (1979–80) alongside Yul Brynner.

From late 1987 to August 1990, he was the business manager of a trio of brothers, the Australian boxing champions: Dean (heavyweight class), Guy (light heavyweight) and Troy Waters (junior middleweight).

1948–1960: Early life Marty Rhone was born as Karel (or Karl) Lawrence van Rhoon on 7 May 1948 in Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies (later named Surabaya, Indonesia). His father was Eddy Emile van Rhoon (born Soerakarta, Central Java, 1 July 1917), a clerk and former flying navigator in the Dutch East Indies navy during World War II.

From April 1972 to July 1973 he acted in the Australian stage version of Godspell at The Richbrooke, Sydney with Rod Dunbar, Peita Toppano and John Waters. He attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and in July 1973 he released a new single, "Goodbye in May".

2007–present: Infrequent performances Commencing in 2007, Rhone has performed a repertoire of tracks by Cliff Richard; a gig at the Crown Casino, Melbourne, in late 2008 was filmed and broadcast in February the next year as Marty Rhone: A Tribute to Cliff Richard and The Shadows.

In May 2011 on the Cliff & Dusty presentation he performed with Sheena Crouch as UK pop singer Dusty Springfield;

In August 2016, Rhone released 50th Anniversary Album, a career spanning compilation album.

In March 2017, Rhone released a new single titled "Graceland on the Line", commemorating 40 years since the death of Elvis Presley.

Rhone voices Tarman in Hideo Kojima's 2025 video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

Personal life In January 1976, Marty Rhone married Rosa Merola; the couple have two sons. Label: Marty Rhone Formats: Music download Note: Tribute to the Beatles

Released: 7 November 2019 Label: Marty Rhone Formats: Music download, streaming Note: Country music album

Compilation albums + List of compilation albums. Title Album details Village Tapestry: The Festival File Volume 9 Released: May 1988 Label: Festival Records (L-19009) Formats: LP Note: greatest hits album 50th Anniversary Album Released: 1 August 2016 Label: Marty Rhone Formats: Music download, streaming, CD Note: greatest hits album

Extended plays + List of EPs Title Album details 5 Great Hits From Godspell (credited to Marty Rhone and the Stars of Godspell) Released: 1973 Label: EMI Music (PRS-2325) Formats: LP

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUSKMR 2013 — "Graceland on the Line" 2018 —Jealous of the Sky "We Had a Good Thing Goin'" 2019 — "Jealous of the Sky" — "Devil Woman" 2020 — "Legends of the USA" —Jealous of the Sky "Crazy for You" — "Country Roads / On the Road Again" 2021 — "Village Tapestry" 2022 — "The Best Love Song" 2023 — Jealous of the Sky "Back in '69" 2025 — "—" denotes a recording did not chart in Australia.

Awards and nominations

Go-Set Pop Poll The Go-Set Pop Poll was coordinated by teen-oriented pop music newspaper, Go-Set and was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll during 1966 to 1972 of its readers to determine the most popular personalities. 1967 himself Australian Acts: Male Singer 7th

1968 himself Australian Acts: Male Singer 6th

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Rhone won one award in that time.

(wins only) 2010 himself John Campbell Fellowship Award

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented since 2001. Rhone has been nominated for one award. 2014 himself as the Kralahome in The King and I Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical