Biography about the wiggles lifesaver

ByBrent Furdyk

Generations of children have grown up listening to such preschool hits as "Fruit Salad" and "Hot Potato," likely driving their parents batty as they dance and sing along to the music of The Wiggles.

According to the beloved children's entertainers' official bio, Anthony Field, Murray Cook, and Greg Page were all studying early childhood education at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia when they were struck with the idea of releasing a CD of educational songs for preschoolers.

Recruiting Jeff Fatt (who played in a band with Field), this new quartet called themselves The Wiggles. Their first CD was a surprise hit, leading to more albums, live stage shows, a TV series, DVDs, all manner of Wiggles-branded merchandise, and a meteoric rise that made them rock stars with the preschool set.

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As that bio pointed out, The Wiggles' fame has extended far beyond their native Australia, gainin