Australian musicians born on the 6th of November

• 1947 – George Young of The Easybeats, Vanda and Young, Flash and the Pan and many others was born George Redburn Young in Glasgow, Scotland.

Number 1 Singles in Australia on November 6

• 1970 – (They Long To Be) Close To You – The Carpenters
• 1971 – Banks Of The Ohio – Olivia Newton John
• 1972 – Popcorn – Hot Butter
• 1973 – Can The Can – Suzi Quatro
• 1974 – The Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace
• 1975 – Mamma Mia – ABBA
• 1976 – Let’s Stick Together – Bryan Ferry
• 1977 – I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
• 1978 – Three Time A Lady – The Commodores
• 1979 – Born To Be Alive – Patrick Hernandez

Videos

John Stevens, Doug Parkinson, Daryl Braithwaite, Joe Camilleri, Ross Wilson and more “Good Times” Broadcast 06.11.1999 Hey Hey it’s Saturday final show. (Video thanks to Roger Garrod)

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I had the pleasure a few months ago of working on an Angels tour. I was the sound engineer for Black Label who were the support. It’s a bit of a spin out to be working on the same show as The Angels who I first saw in 1978!  They were brilliant. The tempos were a little slower and there wasn’t too much leaping off the drum riser but the music was still there. And the crowd loved it!

Here are a few selected shots I took at Wyong Leagues Club. Let me know if you were there or if you spot yourself in the crowd.

 

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Number 1 Singles in Australia on October 18

• 1970 – In The Summertime – The Mixtures
• 1971 – Daddy Cool – Drummond
• 1972 – Popcorn – Hot Butter
• 1973 – Can The Can – Suzi Quatro
• 1974 – The Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace
• 1975 – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do – ABBA
• 1976 – Dancing Queen – ABBA
• 1977 – I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
• 1978 – Are You Old Enough – Dragon
• 1979 – Born To Be Alive – Patrick Hernandez

Videos

On this day in 1986 The Hoodoo Gurus played “A Thousand Miles Away” on Hey Hey It’s Saturday. Thanks to Roger Garrod for the video.

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Here is another installment from Jeff whites amazing photo collection. This time it’s Narara 1984.

The two Narara concerts are still some of this sites most popular searches. This wonderful collection of images is sure to bring back many memories.

Don’t forget to leave your comments below and if you’ve got some classic photos like Jeff, get in touch with me and we can publish them here.

 

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Australian musicians born on the 11th of September

• 1953 – Renée Geyer – Born Renée Rebecca Geyer in Melbourne, Australia
• 1978 – Ben Lee – Born Benjamin Michael Lee in Sydney, Australia

Number 1 Singles in Australia on September 11

• 1970 – In The Summertime – The Mixtures
• 1971 – Daddy Cool – Drummond
• 1972 – Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast – Wayne Newton
• 1973 – Delta Dawn – Helen Reddy
• 1974 – Evie – Stevie Wright
• 1975 – Fox On The Run – Sweet
• 1976 – Dancing Queen – ABBA
• 1977 – I Go To Rio – Peter Allen
• 1978 – You’re The One That I Want – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
• 1979 – My Sharona – The Knack

My pick for today is Renée Geyer with “Heading in the right direction”

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Classic Sydney band The Legendary Zarsoff Brothers are now entering the digital age in a big way. Their latest album, “Mixed Business”, is now available as a digital download. To celebrate they are giving away a free download of one of the songs from the album, “Mull Up”.

Izzy is furiously working on digitising their back catalogue and we will be able to get our hands on such classic albums such as “Rude Awakening” and “Bumsweat” very soon.

Get over to their site now and get your free song download or checkout the preview below.

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Australian musicians who passed away on the 12th of August

• 2008 – Christie Allen. Born in the UK in 1954. Popular singer of the late 1970’s.

Number 1 Singles in Australia on August 12

• 1970 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around the Bend / Run Through the Jungle
• 1971 – Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
• 1972 – Donny Osmond – Puppy Love
• 1973 – Col Joye – Heaven is My Woman’s Love
• 1974 – Stevie Wright – Evie
• 1975 – Sweet – Fox on the Run
• 1976 – Fox – S-S-S-Single Bed
• 1977 – Peter Allen – I Go to Rio
• 1978 – Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon
• 1979 – Racey – Some Girls

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I’ve received quite a bunch of really unique and top quality photo’s recently. Obviously people are digging through their old collections and coming up with some real gems. Here’s another set that you won’t find anywhere else.

They were submitted by John Rickleman who has a great eye for a band shot. His collection (unfortunately for me) includes a great many overseas artists such as Stevie Nicks, Joe Cocker, Rory Gallagher and Graham Parker which for obvious reasons I can’t show here on a site about Australian music. The good news is that it also includes some absolute classic shots like these, of Richard Clapton and the Little River Band taken back in the 1970’s.

Like always, I’d love it if you could leave a nice “thank you” to John in the comments section below for sharing his work here. If you’ve got some unique and original stuff in your photo album then please don’t hesitate to do what John’s done and send them over.

 

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Dave Evans originally arrived in Australia from Carmarthen Wales, aged five, and settled in North Queensland with his family.

After forming his first band In Session in Charters Towers when he was seventeen he moved to Sydney where he helped form a band (no name yet!) with Malcolm Young, Colin Burgess and Larry van Kriedt – a week later Malcolm’s younger brother Angus joined. Malcolm and Angus’ sister-in-law Sandra came up with the name AC/DC – to signify power and energy – and so one of the greatest rock and roll bands ever was born!

AC/DC’s first gig was at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney on New Years Eve 1973 and the band went on to attract a strong live following in the next few months before recording their first single – Can I Sit Next To You Girl b/w Rocking In The Parlour.

At this time Angus started wearing his now famous schoolboy uniform and with their single racing up the national charts AC/DC undertook a grueling tour beginning at the Sydney Opera House and then playing to packed houses all around Australia. Life on the road is tough for any band and frictions and egos increased steadily until a punch-up between Evans and their manager made life on tour unbearable – and a split between Evans and AC/DC became inevitable. Bon Scott was a friend of Malcolm and Angus’ elder brother George Young (a member of the legendary Easybeats – Friday On My Mind – and a well-known Australian record producer with Harry Vanda) and had seen the band perform in Adelaide. He agreed to join AC/DC, by this stage one of the most promising, new and exciting rock bands in Australia, and he and the band went on to rock and roll immortality as one of the biggest bands in the world.

After parting ways with AC/DC Dave Evans moved to Newcastle just north of Sydney and joined up and coming hard rock outfit Rabbit in early 1975. Rabbit were already the number one rock band in Newcastle and the surrounding area and Dave had seen them performing at Chequers nightclub in Sydney and was impressed with their confronting stage presence. It wasn’t long until they had signed with CBS records and recorded their first album “Rabbit” which had some success. In 1976 they recorded the album “Too Much Rock And Roll” and with their appearances on the numerous television pop/rock shows this album launched them into national popularity. Rabbit were described as frenetic, violently hedonistic and Dave himself was described as savagely heterosexual. Rabbit after-show parties were always wild affairs and popular with friends, fans and groupies.

The “Too Much Rock And Roll” album was then distributed in Japan, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Although sales were steady Rabbit did not tour these countries as two members called it quits after a grueling three month Australian tour. The band continued after adding a new drummer and released the single “Let Me” but it wasn’t the same feeling without the two original members and the band folded in 1978. Dave Evans and Thunder Down Under was formed in 1984 and he signed with independent label Reaction Records and released the album – Dave Evans & Thunder Down Under..

After Dave Evans and Thunder Down Under split a couple of years later, Dave pursued an acting career with roles in small production Australian films plus working in live theatre.

In early 2000 Dave was invited to be a special guest for Melbourne AC/DC tribute band Thunderstruck for their 20th anniversary memorial gig for Bon Scott. This special occasion was recorded live and A Hell of a Night was released through Perris Records.

Dave has since performed in Europe and the USA as a solo artist.

His classic rock album, SINNER, was released to worldwide critical acclaim and the track “Sold My Soul To Rock n Roll” was nominated at the 2007 LA Music Awards.

JUDGEMENT DAY has now been released also receiving great reviews !!!

2008 saw new management with Dave engaging Anita Donlon (Founder Independent Musos Network Inc and National Chairperson of Music Managers Forum (Aust). Daves new management team has seen Dave tour Australia and release albums in the country that gave Dave his start in ROCK!

Dave has of recent years been based in Dallas, Texas and is currently touring Australia.

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Australian musicians born on the 9th of July

• 1946 – Bon Scott – AC/DC, Fraternity, The Valentines – Born Ronald Belford Scott in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Died Feb 19, 1980

Number 1 Singles in Australia on July 9

• 1970 – The Beach Boys – Cotton Fields
• 1971 – Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
• 1972 – Dr Hook and the Medicine Show – Sylvia’s Mother
• 1973 – Jud Strunk – Daisy a Day
• 1974 – Paper Lace – Billy Don’t Be a Hero
• 1975 – Pilot – January
• 1976 – ABBA – Fernando
• 1977 – Dr Hook – Walk Right In
• 1978 – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – You’re the One That I Want
• 1979 – M – Pop Muzik

And here’s the amazing Bon Scott at his very best with “Baby Please Don’t Go”

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