Yvonne Barrett A Beautiful Life Tragically Cut Short by Damian Johnstone

This is the biography of Australian singer Yvonne Barrett written by Damian Johnstone and in this book it talks about her upbringing in Melbourne, starting dancing at age 2 and an half, doing pantomines, appearing on Swallows Juniors aka Brian and the Juniors hosted by Brian Naylor, doing musical theater including the Sound of Music and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, recording for the Go Label and EMI with singles like You're The One, Send Her Away and Lu, appearing TV shows like the Go Show, Bandstand, Uptight, Hit Scene and others, working in Vietnam and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AMAZING and BRILLIANT stories which some I knew and others I didn't know which it is an FANTASTIC read and it well worth learning about an Australian singer who is forgotten but with this book we will know and learn more about Yvonne Barrett. Damian Johnstone who did the Johnny O'Keefe book The Wild One has done an Brilliant job as well as doing the research very well and an great effort. Yvonne's family including her sister and niece as well people like Mick Hamilton, Ronnie Burns, John Vallins, Denise Drysdale were interviewed for the book. It is nearly nearly since Yvonne's tragic death when she was killed by her estranged husband but has left an great legacy in her music which lives on and let's hope for an CD of her work one day which would be great as 3 of her Go recording are on the GO Records the Complete Collection CD which you can get on the website Aztec Records. This is an must for fans of Australian 60's music and I give it 5 stars as the way to get it is to email Damian's wife Therese at yvonnebarrettbio@gmail.com which you will get more info about it so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be amazed and impressed.

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