Ed Kuepper performing with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2013. Credit:Noel Vasquez And now, an Oxley resident is leading the charge to have that as-yet unnamed park at the corner of Lawson Street and Oxley Road named in Kuepper's honour. Kuepper said he was "flattered" by the move and hoped Maurice Murphy would be successful in his bid. "I'd be honoured and my parents would be absolutely beside themselves," Kuepper said. "If it goes through, they'd be chuffed."

Ed Kuepper during his time with the Saints. Kuepper said he remembered the block of land from his childhood. "It wasn't that much of a park," he said. "When I grew up there, it was a cow paddock really; some vacant land at the end of the street with a creek running through it. "They've done a lot of reclaiming in that area and made it a lot more accessible than it used to be."

Mr Murphy set up the petition to Brisbane City Council to declare the space Ed Kuepper Park after the Saints' co-founder and former guitarist. Mr Murphy said a documentary on the 1970s Brisbane music scene that aired on the ABC originally piqued his interest. "I knew the Saints were from Brisbane, but I had no idea they were from Oxley," he said. "It's a pretty big deal – they pretty much invented punk music." The Saints' (I'm) Stranded helped shape the global punk movement and, along with the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Clash, were considered world leaders in the genre.

Mr Murphy said Kuepper's post-Saints career, which included life as a solo artist and as a member of the Laughing Clowns and Nick Cave's Bad Seeds, justified the recognition. He challenged Inala to start a similar campaign for Saints singer Chris Bailey, who hailed from the south-west suburb. "If you just went with the Saints, it wouldn't reflect on Ed Kuepper's career," Mr Murphy said. "He's been in the game now for 40 years, he's been a solo artist and in other bands." The electronic petition had attracted 315 signatures at time of writing and Mr Murphy said he had about another 100 on paper.

"We're talking about a genre of music that was invented in our town and that's something we should be proud of," he said. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, meanwhile, said he was open to the idea. "We love suggestions from the people of Brisbane around the naming of parks and what we do in each case is we research before we name a park to make sure that it is absolutely relevant," he said. "We also communicate with local residents to see if it's their wish that a park be named in a particular way."

The council honoured a similarly successful musical export, the Go-Betweens, with the Go Between Bridge in 2010. "We're happy to, where the opportunity arises, pay homage to those that have made it great in the entertainment industry from within our city," Cr Quirk said. "So we'll absolutely give every consideration to the petition that's come forward." Kuepper said a park made as much sense as a bridge when it came to recognising Brisbane's music history. "Brisbane, when I was growing up, didn't have clubs or outlets for young people, so parks were a point of congregation to some extent," he said.

"I used to spend a lot of time sitting in parks and taking a portable record player, just listening to music under the trees." Loading Mr Murphy's petition will be on the Brisbane City Council website until May 1. Kuepper will perform with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra at the Tivoli on March 25. Tickets here.