Pat Wilson is an Australian singer and journalist. Wilson wrote for Go-Set, a 1960s and 1970s pop music newspaper, under the pen-name "Mummy Cool" during 1971-1972. Wilson released several singles in the early 1980s including the hit single "Bop Girl". The song was written by her then husband Ross Wilson of the bands Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock.
Biography
Early years
Wilson first saw Ross Wilson perform with his band The Pink Finks in about 1965, when she was sixteen. They met when he was working for the Department of Supply. In 1969, Ross left Australia for England to become a member of Procession. Wilson joined him there; they married and returned to Australia. Ross and three bandmates formed Daddy Cool in 1970 and toured Australia. In early 1971 they performed at the Myponga Festival in South Australia. Concert footage of their performance of "Eagle Rock" shows a pregnant Wilson in the front row. The Wilsons' son Daniel was born just as "Eagle Rock" reached No. 1 on the National singles charts. At about this time, Wilson started writing her column for Go-Set taking over an advice column called "Dear Lesley Pixie" and using the pen-name "Mummy Cool". In 1975 Wilson appeared on Australian band Skyhooks' second albumEgo is not a Dirty Word on the title track, "Ego is not a Dirty Word". She played finger cymbals. Ross produced the album.
"Bop Girl"
In September 1983, Wilson released "Bop Girl", a song written by her husband Ross which peaked at number 2 in Australia; and achieved airplay in the United States, where the single peaked at No. 104 on the Billboard pop chart. Ross also provided backing vocals and appeared in its music video. Eric McCusker of Mondo Rock, when interviewed in Juke Magazine in 1983, was asked whether he could have written something like "Bop Girl", he replied: A single "Strong Love" was released in May 1984 and peaked at number 26. This was following by mini-album Strong Love.
Personal life
Wilson was married to musician Ross Wilson for twenty years according to her brief account on ABC-TV'sTalking Heads on 9 July 2007, where Peter Thompson interviewed Ross. They have a son Daniel born in 1971.
