Johnny O'keefe Celebration Concert @ Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club

On Friday Night June 8th 2012 I went to the Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club to see the Johnny O'Keefe Celebration COncert as it was my 5th time seeing the show as it had been at Twin Towns and in 2009 was at Seagulls but this year it was at Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club and also for the last 8 years it had been on Thursday nights but this year it was FRiday night. This year's show had an great line up with Roland Storm, Sharon Rowntree, Tony Worsley and Frankie J holden and the compere was legendary Australian music historian and manager for Ol'55 Glenn A Baker. The show started at 8pm with Glenn A Baker coming on stage to introduced the acts as well as saying an few words about Johnny O"keefe and the impact he made and Roland Storm was the first act on stage which he did an set of rock songs and ballads including his 1992 hit Rolling WIth the Flow, Sharon ROwntree came on stage next which did an set of songs by Dusty Springfield,Connie Francis,the Crystals and Linda ROnstadt and the last act for the first set was Tony Worsley which he did an great set including doing his 1965 hit Velvet Waters and there was an interval where I bought an Tony Worsley and an CD by Frankie J Holden and Wilbur wilde called "Are On The Prowl' and even spoke with Tony Worsley about if the Go show concert still coming to Brisbane which he said it might be at the Lyric Theatre and well as being in Hobart and then there's the situation with Darryl Cotton being ill with Liver cancer. The second set started with Frankie J Holden coming on stage and doing an FANTASTIC set of Johnny O'Keefe songs as well as 2 of the ol'55 songs as well guitarist Mick Hamilton doing Something About You baby which was an top 10 hit for his old band The Vibrants back in 1967 and also an guy sang on stage during one of the songs which was amazing and at the end of the show Roland,Tony and Sharon came back on stage singing along with Frankie J Holden which the show ended around 10.40pm. There were CD's and the Tony Worsley hat on sale after the show and I got autographs and photos with Frankie J Holden, Roland Storm,TonY Worsley and Glenn A BAker which was an honor and an thrill particularly meeting Glenn A and Frankie J as it was one of the highlights of my being at cooly rocks on 2012. i also saw at the show Bernie Hutton from the Chevrolets and Bob and Vivian and also met Hedy and Kerry and Christine. It was an FANTASTIC and an BRILLIANT show and all the performers were FANTASTIC and Glenn A Baker did an great job doing the compere. Set 1- Roland Storm- Hello Josephine The Birds and The Bees Rest Of My Days/It's Only Make Believe Great Balls of Fire Rolling With the Flow Runaway Sharon Rowntree- When Will I be Loved Da Doo Ron Ron Vacation Lipstick On Your Collar Stupid Cupid I only Want To Be WIth You Son Of A Preacher Man TOny WOrsley- TAlkin About You Minnie the Moocher Rainy Out Of Georgia Johnny be Goode Velvet Waters set 2- Frankie J Holden- the Wild One Sing Don't be Cruel So Tough Come On And Take My hand Right Now Diana Something About You baby(Mick Hamilton) Move Baby Move Almost Grown Looking through An Echo Shout She's My Baby

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