Whatever Happened to Diana Trask book



Last Month Australian country pop singer Diana Trask released her autobiography "whatever happened to diana Trask" and which she's been here to promote the book as well as appearing on the TV shows. She tells the story about her start in the music business starting on the local Tv shows like Swallow Parade talent quest and In Melbourne tonight and was the support act for Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr on the australian tours of 1959 promoted by Lee Gordon. Diana leaves for the USA where she appeared on Don McNeil's breakfast show and appeared as a singer and dancer on the Jack benny Tv show but her big success came as the result of appearing on Sing Along With Mitch hosted by Mitch miller and recorded 2 albums for the Columbia label. Came back to Australia in 1964 with her husband and 2 sons where she hosted the Diana Trask show on Channel 9 and went back to the USA in 1967 where her music direction changed to country music which she had greater success on the country charts including "oh Boy" in 1975. It's an excellent book to read and she tells the stories very well as she talks about working the likes of Sinatra, Bob hope,Jack benny, Pat Boone, Glen campbell & many others and relates her struggles to find success in music and love. It's important to acknowledge that diana trask paved the way for many Australian singers to be successful in the USA like Helen Reddy,Keith Urban,Olivia Newton John and others which it's tends to be forgotten and her success has been more in the USA than Australia but let's hope she gets more reconigition here in Australia as well hopefully inducted into the ARIA Hall of fame in the future. It's an must for anyone who are fans of Australian music as well as fans of Diana Trask and it's in the shops now. i give this 4 and a half stars

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