'Bart Willoughby's clan is Mernin, south of Pitjanjatjara. According to Willoughby he "grew up chaotic". At around 3 years of age he was flown to Adelaide where he was fostered out to a white family. After meeting his "real sister" in Adelaide, he left foster care to live with his sister in a children's home in "the Italian section of Adelaide." Willoughby spent most of his teenage years "locked up" for being "uncontrollable" and it was during these periods of incarceration that he learnt to play guitar, piano, keyboard and drums from other Aboriginal inmates.'
In 1978 he formed the band No Fixed Address and toured Australia and the UK. No Fixed Address were acknowledged as the tip of the spear of contemporary Aboriginal music and opened the door for many artists that followed. He also starred in the documentary films Wrong Side of the Road and No Fixed Address On Tour. As a musician ,Willoughby is known for his pioneering fusion of rock and reggae.'
Source: Indigenous Australia: Standing Strong (2001) and www.blackarmband.com.au/ (Sighted 31/05/2011).
