Ray Brown & the Whispers were an Australian rock band from 1964 to 1967. Led by singer Ray Brown, they ranked alongside the Easybeats, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and Normie Rowe as one of the most popular acts of the period. In 1964, the band played at the Bowl, a Sydney nightclub, doing covers of popular songs such as "Shakin All Over".[citation needed] Over a period of two years, Brown and the Whispers issued four albums, seven singles and eight EPs. Some of their discography includes the songs: "(Ain't It) Strange," "That's Evil," "Too Late to Come Home" (with the Bee Gees on backing vocals), and "Go to Him." Brown left the group at the end of 1966 and continued as a solo artist. He died of a heart attack in Sydney on 16 August 1996, aged 51.[citation needed]