the Delltones show @ Mt Gravatt Bowls Club






On Friday night I went to the Mt gravatt Bowls Club to see the Legendary Australian singing group the Delltones and it's been more than an year and an half since I last saw them @ kedron Wavell Services Club on friday April 9th 2010. it's been 8 months since I was last @ Mt Gravatt Bowls CLub when I saw Australian country singer Sara Storer on thursday February 17th this year and there has been an change in the line up of the Delltones is that Danny Mayers who had been with them from 1981-85 and 1995-2011 has left the group to do his solo career. the show started @ 8.25pm with the four piece line of Woody,Owen, Merv and Pee Wee coming on stage which they did the unplugged set for the first set which they did stuff like I Wonder Why, Book Of Love, Why Do Fools Fall in Love etc and during the interval I bought the Delltones 1995 album "The Sunshine Club" which i had an talk with Carla about the latest projects for the group, Pee Wee's book and Wintersun. The guys came out for the 2nd set doing the rock'n'roll set with the guys wearing pink suits and black t shirts with peter doing the piano and sax and in the second set did their famous hits "Hangin Five", Get A Little Dirt on Your Hands, Come A Little Bit Closer as well as their very first hit "Gee" in 1959 and You're the Limit in 1961 as well as Get A Job, Blue Moon, papa oom Mow Mow, Sixteen Tons and others and before the end of the show the guys wore gold suits. the show finished before 10.30pm and was taken backstage along with an few others to say hello to the guys which i got autographs, spoke with the guys and got photos with the guys as well which i spoke with Owen about Bo DIddley which he told that he kept to himself as well as performing on TV and also telling me about the Sunshine CLub album, spoke with Merv about Roland Storm, Woody about his singing the hits which he told me that he could'nt do the way Danny sang and Pee Wee about the book which he said he's up to about 1989 as well as saying it's been an good process. I had an FANTASTIC time seeing the Delltones and they put on an FANTASTIC show which they sang great and playing great which they sounded FANTASTIC even without Danny as well as Pee Wee's sense of humor. it's early days for the group doing the 4 piece line up as it's been an few shows coming but everyone loved it and I loved it which it's GREAT. As I left i asked Carla about any recordings the group are doing and she told me that they will be recording an live CD with the 4 piece line up which should be out sometime next year. I look forward to seeing the group again and to those who have not seen them yet go and see them which they put on an FANTASTIC show.
Set 1
I wonder Why
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Mr Bassman
Ghost Riders In the Sky
Cool Cool Water
Book Of Love
the Great Pretender/It's Only Make Believe/Silhouettes
Little Darlin
Sh Boom/bye bye Love/Diana/Volare/Singing the Blues/Jezebel
All Shook Up

set 2
Standing In the Line
Gee(1959)/You're the Limit(1961)/Come A Little Bit Closer(1963)
Hangin Five(1963)
Get A Little Dirt on your Hands(1962)
She's my baby
Shout
Blue Moon
Forever Now
Sixteen Tons
the Lions Sleeps Tonight
Earth Angel
Let there Be Drums/Peter Gunn
Get A Job
Papa Oom Mow Mow
Rock n Roll Music/Johnny Be Goode/Runaway/Chantilly lace/Da Do Ron Ron/Return To Sender/Runaround Sue/Rockin Robin/Barbara Ann/Shake Rattle and Roll

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