[2] In the mid-1960s he toured the United States as a member of Kirby Stone Four, and then with Si Zentner; later he joined Glenn Miller Orchestra (led by Buddy DeFranco).
[3] In August 1969, Daly-Wilson Band performed at the Stage Club with a line-up of "top jazz and session musicians" including Kerrie Biddell on lead vocals; Tony Buchanan on saxophones, harmonica and clarinet; Graeme Lyall on saxophone; Bob McIvor on trombone; Col Nolan on organ, piano and electric piano; and Dieter Vogt on flugelhorn and trumpet.
Additional ensemble members on the album were Mark Bowden, George Brodbeck, John Costelloe, Ken Dean, Doug Foskett, Col Loughnan, Allan Nash, Ford Ray, Don Reid, Ned Sutherland, Bernie Wilson.
The album includes a cover version of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" as "Kanga", a track written by fellow Australian artist, Rolf Harris.
[4] In January 1971, the group supported the United Kingdom jazz band, Dudley Moore Trio, on the Australian leg of their international tour.
[5] Michael Foster of The Canberra Times described Daly-Wilson Big Band as "an exciting two-year-old group formed by Warren Daly and Ed Wilson, drummer and trombonist respectively.
[9] DeFranco asked both Daly and Wilson to join the Glenn Miller Orchestra;[10] In 1972 Festival Records released The Exciting Daly-Wilson Band, which included lead vocals from Biddell.
"[14] In May 1973, Daly-Wilson Big Band reformed, with financial support from commercial patron, Benson & Hedges, and undertook another Australian tour, as well as New Zealand.
[12] They subsequently issued another album, On Tour, with Daly and Wilson joined by Ray Alldridge on keyboards; Warren Clark, Larry Elam, Norm Harris, Mick Kenny and Don Raverty on trumpets; Herb Cannon, Merv Knott, Bob McIvor and Peter Scott on trombones; Dave Donovan and Hugh Williams on guitars; Doug Foskett, Paul Long, John Mitchell, Geoff Naughton and Bob Pritchard on saxophones; and John Helman on bass guitar.
[16] From February 1974, the ensemble's lead singer was Marcia Hines – fresh from her stint as Mary Magdalene in the Australian stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
[citation needed] The Australian ABC Network sent producer Bernie Cannon to film the latter part of the Russian tour that was later viewed in Australia.
[17] In November 1976, US entertainer, Vic Damone, featured Daly-Wilson Big Band for a TV special aimed at the US market, Australia for the Fun of It, which also included Bill and Boyd, The Angels and David Gulpilil.