Eddie was a founder member of the group The Bats    which was started in 1964.  They worked extensively at all the main venues in S.A. and also performed in the UK where one of their compositions ‘Listen to my Heart’ reached the 7th spot on the Radio London charts.  They also won a Sarie Award in the year 1970 for their composition ‘Whose that Girl’.  Eddie sang one of Paul Ditchfield’s compositions ‘Oh God its Beautiful’ at the Tokyo World Song Festival in 1972 and they were placed 15th in the Final against 45 countries.<br />
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When they split up in 1980 Eddie then pursued a solo career.  He worked extensively in cabaret and was part of the hugely successful  TV show ‘Biltong & Potroast’.  His other TV credits are the part of Manny Bloom in the sitcom ‘Oh George’ in 1981, Telly Fun Quiz in the early 90’s and numerous standup comedy spots on various variety shows on TV.<br />
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  He had leading roles in ‘Pyjama Tops’ and ‘Not Now Darling’  with Rex Garner, ‘Grin and Bear It’ with Tim Plewman,  ‘Cyclone Eddie’  Eddie and The Bats appeared in the Brickhill Burke production of ‘I Love My Wife’ and in 1981 Eddie was asked to repeat his performance as Quinton in the Australian production of the show.  As in S.A., he received rave reviews for his performance.   Upon his return he took the lead as Seymour in Toerien’s production of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’.<br />
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His cabaret performances have included private functions and many corporates.  He has a reputation for keeping his act clean and appealing to all members of the public.  His routine would consist of singing (appropriate songs for the occasion) and standup comedy.   Eddie was invited to perform in Portugal in 1991 for the Springbok weekend.<br />
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After a sabbatical of 20 years The Bats re-formed and again have appeared at major theatres all over S.A.  They recently travelled to Perth to perform for the ex-pats during the Tri Nations. <br />