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4IP Top 40 Charts January 1975

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This is from the Telegraph January 2nd 1975 and this was the 4IP Top 40 charts with Glen Campbell at number 1 with a cover of the 1950 hit for Pee Wee King Bonaparte's Retreat, John Denver at number 2 with Back Home Again, Abba at number 3 with Honey Honey and Olivia Newton John at number 4 with the song written by Peter Allen and Jeff Barry and Produced by member of the Strangers and the Shadows John Farrar I Love You I Honestly Love You. The new entry in the charst that week were the Carpenters at number 39 with their version of the 1961 hit for Motown girl group the Marvelettes Please Mr Postman and besides from Olivia Newton John the other Australian acts in the chats that week were The Moir Sisters at number 8 with Good Morning How Are You, Jigsaw at number 11 with A Rose Has To Die, Darryl Braithwaite at number 15 with his version of the Cilla Black 1964 hit You're My World, Brian may Orchestra at number 25 with Theme From Rush, Helen Reddy at number 26 with Angie Baby, ...
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New Years Eve @ Carina Leagues club

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Last Night I went to Carina Leagues Club where I saw the Glitterati Band which it was my first time seeing them live. Dad took me to Carina Leagues Club, went to the Dine, ordered meal, Had Rib and Wings with Slaw and Wedges for dinner, drank Coke with No Sugar,ate Ice Cream, did writing and read book. The show started after 8pm with the Glitterati Band did 3 sets doing songs by Abba, Elvis Presley, The Drifters, Shania Twain, The Jacksons, Backstreet Boys, Blondie, Neil Diamond, Bon Jovi and many others and the band members wore different clothes in the sets and also even the staff members some of them dressed up as well as the fireworks went off after 9.30pm despite the rain. The band finished their 3rd set and then there was a DJ that came on around 11.40pm playing songs by people including Tom Jones which they did the countdown at midnight as the fireworks went off, rang Dad, waited outside, Dad picked me up and came home. It was an FANTASTIC show which the band played and sounded...
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Song Sung Blue

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale to see the movie Song Sung Blue and Mike (Hugh Jackman) who was in Vietnam and ex alcoholic who is a musician having played in the Esquries is an Don Ho impersonator supposed to perform at the Wisconsin State Fair who wants to be himself on stage quits meets Claire (Kate Hudson) who is doing an Patsy Cline tribute and wants to do an Neil Diamond tribute tribute act with Claire's help which they call themselves Thunder and Lightning which they put an band together and starts doing gigs including supporting Pearl Jam as well as Mike and Claire get married too. Claire then gets hit by a car which she loses her leg and she struggles as well as arguing with Mike thinking he is seeing other people which they both get help and try to get the act back together which gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC acting by Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Erika Slezak(known as Vic...
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4KQ January 1967

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This is from the Sunday Truth January 1st 1967 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as the Country Music station in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which it was known as the Better Music station as it was playing easy listening music at that time which among their disc jockeys was Bill Riner who was on daily from 2pm until 7pm and also he was mentioned in the special 4KQ 75 Years A Brisbane Icon by BBQ Bob Gallagher when the station was finishing on Sunday June 26th and Thursday June 30th 2022 as well as Pete Rudder mentioned him in the interview with Murray Shoring on the final broadcast before it ended Thursday June 30th 2022.
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Issi Dye Queensland show 2026

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In early 2026 Australian singer Issi Dye will be doing shows in Queensland which he will be on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Warwick doing rock and roll songs by Bobby Darin, Elvis, Johnny O'Keefe, Cliff Richard, Buddy Holly and many others which the one at Twin Towns will be with Glenn Douglas, Kris Knight and Scott Robson as Glen doing Roy Orbison as well as the Everly brothers with Issi , Kris doing Buddy Holly, Scott doing Jerry Lee Lewis and Sharon doing Tina Turner and Grease and if you would like to go one of these please do yourselves an favour and SEE IT which you will be impressed and amazed as well as entertained which you will love it. Dates- Twin Towns January 13th Tewantin Noosa RSL January 16th Southport RSL Sopo January 19th Warwick RSL January 30th Q1 Skypoint February 8th Southport RSL Sopo March 30th
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A Look at 2025

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4BK December 1959

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This is from the Telegraph December 31st 1959 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which among their disc jockeys were Malcolm Searle who would went on to great success on TV which on New Years Eve did the direct Broadcast from the Centenary Mardi Gras North Quay from 11pm until 12.05am and the acts who performed on it were The Sunny Satellites, The Moreton bay Bushwackers, The Four Tunes, Rachel McQuade, Betty McQuade, Barry Fallon, Wendy Webster and Patricia Medhurst.
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