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This is from the Telegraph July 31st 1959 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Atkinson who had been with the station since 1957 was on Sundays from 11am until 1pm doing the Super 70 show playing the latest records that was out at the time.

This is from the Telegraph July 30th 1973 and before being known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as an country music station in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 70's which they were known as the Better Music More News Station which among their radio personalities were Ian Skippen who was doing Breakfast from 5am until 9am, Russ Tyson who had worked on ABC radio as well as doing TV with Anything Goes on ABC TV Brisbane and also I've Got A Secret on Channel 9 was on from 9am until 11am and from 11am until 12 noon Monday to Friday and Sundays from 10am until 12pm The Stirrers Bruce Ross the chairman with Shirley Bushelle, Wilson Irving who had worked at BTQ 7 when it started in 1959 and Celia Dickson . Ian Skippen was interviewed on the final night of broadcast when 4KQ ended on Thursday June 30th 2022 by Murray Shoring which he mentioned Russ Tyson and on the special 75 Year Journey an Brisbane Icon on...

This is from the Telegraphg July 29th 1970 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 70's which known as a music station at the time the station promoted events on Saturday August 1st 1970 4BC did the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds (local) with Guests Stars Johnny (John) Farnham and Hans Poulsen and the Brisbane groups Leroy, The Jug Band, Movement, Ian Saxon and the Sound, Spinning Wheels, Buckshot, Cherry Tree, Gentle Art, Bentham G and Brown Sugar plus 4 Country finalists which was also compered by 4BC radio personalities Mike A'Hern, Ronnie Sparks, Graham Smith, Greg Jeffrey and Jason Cameron.

This afternoon I went to the Angelika Cinemas in Woolloongabba which it was my first time going there to see the movie Four Letters Of Love. William Coughlan(Pierce Brosnan) who is married to Betty(Imelda May) and have a son Nicholas (Finn O'Shea) quit his job in the office to do painting which he goes off to the West Coast of Ireland leaving his wife and son fending for themselves which Betty dies. Meanwhile Isobel Gore (Ann Skelly) who lives with her parents Margaret(Helena Bonham-Carter) and Muiris (Gabriel Byrne) who does poems with an brother Sean(Donal Finn) who has a fall and Isobel goes to a convent school on the mainland which she sneaks off several times which she encounters Peader (fredia Walsh-Peelo) an older boy who was rougish that would lead to Isobel getting kicked out of School and also Nicholas and Isobel cross paths eventually which gets interesting. It is excellent, touching, very impressive and very entertaining with excellent acting by Pierce Brosnan, Hele...

This is from the Telegraph July 27th 1966 and this was the 4BK top 10 with Verdelle Smith at number 1 with Tar and Cement, Frank Sinatra at number 2 with Strangers In The Night which Glen Campbell played guitar on it and Hal Blaine on drums, The Rolling Stones at number 3 with Paint It Black which Brian Jones played on sitar, Normie Rowe at number 4 with his version of the Levon and the Hawks(later the Band) song Stones That I Throw, The Beatles at number 5 with Paperback Writer/Rain, Tommy Roe at number 6 with Sweet Pea, Crispian St Peters at number 7 with The Pied Piper, The Mindbenders at number 8 with the song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager originally recorded by Diane and Annita A Groovy Kind of Love with Eric Stewart(later from 10CC) on lead vocals, The Easybeats at number 9 with Come and See Her and Dusty Springfield at number 10 with You Don't Have To Say You Love Me.

This is from the Telegraph July 26th 1963 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK who started in 1935 was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which among their disc jockeys was John Esdaile who did the 4BK Breakfast Show on Mondays to Saturdays from 5am until 8.30am doing competitions including Money For Memory, Stop the Music and the Guinea Game as well as playing the Top 40 with predictions and picks from the past.

This is the memoir of Australian soccer player Katrina Gorry and in this book she talks about her upbringing in Brisbane in the suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Belmont, her parents' divorce, playing soccer for the Mansfield Eagles and Mt Gravatt Hawks, p;aying for the Metrpolitan East Side, Queensland Under 12's and the Australian Junior teams as well as the Young Matildas, Played for the Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, Ottawa Fury, Brisbane Roar, FC Kansas City, Mynavi Sendai, Utah Royals, Avaldsnes, Vittsjo GIK and since 2024 West Ham United, Played for Australia in 2012, her issues with an eating disorder, her sexuality and many others. It is AMAZING and BRILLIANT as well as very impressive and very entertaining as inspiring and it is well worth an read. Katrina is currently playing for West Ham United as well as for Australia and this is an must for Soccer fans which I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yoruselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be...

On September 20th 1969 American supergroup Crosby Stills Nash and Young backed up by Dallas Taylor on Drums and Greg Reeves on Bass performed the 4th of 4 shows at the Fillmore East in New York City for over 2 nights which after their performance at Woodstock and it was recorded but it was never released until last year when it came out on CD and it is now out on CD. On the live recording their songs from the 1st CSN album including suite Judy Blue Eyes, Wooden Ships and Guinnevere as well as tracks that was to be on the Deja Vu album in 1970 including Our House as well as the Beatles song Blackbird as there was an acoustic set and an Electric set. It is an FANTASTIC live album with an FANTASTIC sound and the songs are FANTASTIC live and it sounds AWESOME which it is well worth listening to. Crosby Stills and Nash ended in 2015 and David Crosby passed away in 2023 which ended any chances of an reunion but the music they made lives on and it will live on forever as great music never ...

This is the new live album from the legendary Australian band the Black Sorrows and the band with Joe Camilleri who is the original member which also includes James Black who was from legendary Australian band Mondo Rock as well as Tony Floyd on drums and Atlanta Coogan on vocals perform many of the band's classic songs including Never Let Me Go, Chained to The Wheel, Daughters of Glory and an new song called Don't Look Down. It's an FANTASTIC album with FANTASTIC live sound and the songs are FANTASTIC live with great playing by the band who proves that they go forward and grow with their sound. The band have shows all around Australia coming up from August onwards including Queensland shows in Townsville and Airlie Beach. This is an must for Black Sorrows fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph July 26th 1963 and this was the 4BH Top 40 charts with Kyu Sakamoto at number 1 with Sukiyaki, Johnny O'Keefe at number 2 with Move Baby Move, Perry Como at number 3 with Don't You Forget It and Bobby Vinton at number 4 with Blue On Blue. The new entries in the charts that week were Frank Ifield at number 30 with I'm Confessing, Cliff Richard and the Shadows at number 33 with their version of the Ruth Brown 1957 hit Lucky Lips, The Tymes at number 35 with So Much In Love, Lesley Gore at number 36 with the follow up to It's My Party and Rob EG at number 40 with 55 Days at Peking and besides from Johnny O'Keefe, Frank Ifield and Rob EG the other Australian acts in the charts that week were Rob EG(second time) at number 14 with Jezebel and Jay Justin at number 37 with Proud of You. It was on this day the same year when Joanie Noland an singer on Bandstand along with Billy Thorpe, Peter James, Johnny Pal and the Planets performed at Birdland...

This is from the Telegraph July 25th 1961 and now the talk back station as it's the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys was Gary Raynes who was on Monday to Friday and there was an competition for the listeners to win the record I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door by Eddie Hodges along with 2 London labels singles as well.

This is from Telegraph July 24th 1969 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which on Sunday July 27th 1969 4BK Country did an 12 hour spectacular doing an tribute to Swing Bands of the 30's and 40's from 6am until 6pm playing the music of people like Harry James, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman.

This is from the Courier Mail July 23rd 1960 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys was Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the record hops around Brisbane including the O'Connor Boathouse which was on North Quay in the city had his own show called Platter Chatter which was on from 12.30pm until 3.30pm.

This is from the Telegraph July 22nd 1976 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the mid 70's which besides from being the music station it promoted concerts which included the The 4IP Spunky Rock Show which was a free concert that was held at the Botanical Gardens at 2pm for 3 hours Sunday July 25th which the Brisbane bands that played there were Moonlight who were 4IP rock Group of the Year, Friends and Bootlace.

This is from the Telegraph July 20th 1973 and this was the 4BC Top 30 charts with Jud Strunk at number 1 with Daisy A Day, Col Joye at number 2 with the cover of the Tommy Overstreet song Heaven Is My Woman's Love, Dawn including Tony Orlando at number 3 with Tie A Yellow Ribbon and Loudon Wainwright III at number 4 with Dead Skunk. The new entries in the charts that week were Don McLean at number 29 with If We Try and Blue Ridge Rangers featuring John Fogerty at number 30 with Hearts Of Stone and besides from Col Joye the other Australian acts in the charts that week were Jamie Redfern at number 12 with Venus, Linda George at number 15 with her version of the Gladys Knight and the Pips song Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye), Ross Ryan at number 17 with I Don't Want to Know About It, the Bee Gees at number 22 with Saw A New Morning and Helen Reddy at number 28 with her version of the Tanya Tucker hit Delta Dawn.

This is the documentary about legendary American singer and actress Liza Minnelli and in this documentary it has interviews with Liza herself, Mia Farrow, Chita Rivera, Michael Feinstein, Lorna Luft, George Hamilton and Joel Grey and talks about her mentors Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Charles Aznavour, Ray Halston and Bob Fosse as well as her career including the movie Cabaret which won her the Oscar, the concert film Liza with a Z,her issues with addiciton, her marriages and miscarriages, struggles and many others. It is excellent and FANTASTIC with great interviews and stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it well worth watching. it was directed by Bruce David Klein who also produced it with Alexander J Goldstein and Robert Rich and Liza Minnelli will be putting out an memoir in 2026 which is something to look forward to. This is an must for fans of Liza Minnelli and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you...

On June 19th 1971 the film version of the iconic Australian TV series Bellbird was released which was called Country Town and it had most of the cast who were in the series at the time including Maurie Fields, Terry McDermott,Lynette Curran, Carmel Milhouse, Gerda Nicholson and Carl Bleazby and it is now out on DVD. Phillip Henderson(Gerard MacGuire) who is an journalist coming to Bellbird and the town are going through an severe Drought which stirs tensions which leads the locals getting together to hold a fundraising country race event and it gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC with FANTASTIC acting and the movie holds up very well today as it has not been seen for a long time which it is great to see it out on DVD as it is great to see the connection with Bellbird being released and it is also out on the streaming channel Brollie. This is an must for fans of Bellbird which I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yoruselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impres...

This is from the Telegraph July 19th 1967 and now the talkback station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top radio stations at the in the 60's which among their radio personalties were Bert "Bird Brain" Robertson who had been with the station since the 50's which would last until the early 70's and Mike Baker which they were on Monday to Friday from 9.30am until 2.30pm

This is from the Telegraph July 18th 1956 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who was an big part of 4BC as he was there from the mid 50's until the early 70's did the show Personality Parade.

This is from the Telegraph July 17th 1963 and this was the 4BK Top 10 with Johnny O'Keefe at number 1 with You'll Never Cherish A Love So True, Gerry and the pacemakers at number 2 with the song written by Mitch Murray which the Beatles had recorded it but never released it How Do You Do It, Lesley Gore at number 3 with It's My Party, Al Martino at number 4 with I Love You Because, Nat King Cole at number 5 with Those Lazy hazy Crazy Days Of Summer, Roy Orbison at number 6 with Falling, Bill Justis at number 7 with Tamboure, Johnny Cymbal at number 8 with Mr Bass Man, Del Shannon at number 9 with Two Kind Of Teardrops and Kyu Sakamoto at number 10 with Sukiyaki.

Last night I went to QPAC Concert Hall where I saw the legendary British rock group 10CC which it was my 4th time seeing them but it was my time seeing them in Brisbane as the other 3 have been at Twin Towns Saturday April 28th 2018, Friday February 28th 2020 and Saturday 10th June 2023. Dad took me to the bus stop, caught bus to South Bank, Went to the Plough Inn, rang Dad, ordered meal and bought Pesi max. Had Nachos for dinner, drank Pepsi Max, went to New Zealand Natural, ate Triple Choc Tim Tam Sundae and walk to QPAC. Bought Program, Bag and an Mug (I Don't Like Cricket), bought Coke with No Sugar, drank it and went inside. The show started at 8pm with 10CC with original founding member and songwriter Graham Gouldman, Rick Fenn, Paul Burgess, Keith Hayman and Andy Park came on stage and for the next hour and 40 minutes performed many of the classic 10CC hits from the 70's including Life Is A Minestrone, Art For Art's Sake, Good Morning Judge, The Things We Do For Lov...

This is from the Telegraph July 14th 1962 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which on Sundays from 5am until 7pm the Modern Music show was on with disc jockeys who were with the station at the time Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the record hops around Brisbane including the O'Connor Boathouse, Jim Sweeney, Ben Beckinsale and Brian Henderson who was hosting the iconic Australian music show Bandstand at the time as well as becoming the successful newsreader on Sydney TV.

This is from the Telegraph July 13th 1964 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing appearances at the Record Hops around Brisbane including The O'Connor Boathouse which was in the city on North Quay was on Monday to Friday from 4pm to 6pm and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.

This is the book about the American Music Promoter Lee Gordon written by Australian music writer Jeff Apter and in the book he talks about Gordon's upbringing in Michigan, losing his father, Studied in Miami at the University of Miami, promoted shows, working in Cuba, coming to Australia in 1953, worked for Royal art Furnishing in Sydney, promoted the Big Show concert tours in 1954 which would last for 9 years bringing people like Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Ray, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bill Haley and His Comets, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Fabian, Crash Craddock, Ricky Nelson and many others, introducing Australians to things including the Roller Derby and the Drive In Restaurant and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AMAZING stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth an read and Jeff has an FANTASTIC job doing this book with research and an great effort putting it together which he a...

on Thursday night I went to Redland Perfroming Arts Centre to see legendary Australian country singer-songwriter Graeme Connors which it was my first time seeing him. Dad took me to the bus stop, caught bus to Cleveland, went to the Cleveland Sands Hotel, rang Dad, had Chicken Parmy, Chips and Salad for dinner, ate Bacon Chessy Garlic Bread, drank Coke with No Sugar, ate Choclate Brownie, paid for my meal and walk to the Redland Performing Arts Centre. Bought 2 CD's and went inside. the show started at 7.30pm with Graeme Connors coming out to say a few words about the Redlands Country Music Club as well as how he was invited to play at the venue and then the support act Kevin, Allan, Jenny and Delia came out to do an few songs including Hey Good Looking, Walk Right Back and Rose Garden and there was an Interval which I had a Coke with No Sugar to drink. Graeme Connors came out after 8.20pm with his guitarist and drummer which for the hour I was there he performed songs that he...

This is from the Southside News July 10th 1963 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which among their shows that was on at the time was the World Wide Top 40 Daily which was on Monday to Friday from 5am until 8am and from 9pm to 11pm and on all day on Saturday and Sunday playing the songs that was in the top 40 at that time.

This is from the Telegraph July 9th 1965 (60 Years ago today) and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were Geoff Atkinson, Tony MacArthur and Bob Wills which they were on daily from 4pm until midnight and on Sundays all day playing the latest records that were out at the time.

This is from the Telegaph July 8th 1955 (70 Years Ago) and now the classic hits station 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which besides from doing music 4BH also did other shows which on Saturday nights Wild Life by Crosbie Morrison was on at 6.45pm and I Won the Lottery at 7pm which was presented by the Lucky Doorway Casket Agency and Sundays with the Tru-tred Storyman which was on at 5.45pm.

This is from the Telegraph July 7th 1959 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which they did the National Top 40 show which had the disc jockeys Malcolm Searle, Sammy K, Alex Shiren, Bob Rogers, Allan Lappan, Tony Withers and John Laws

This is from the Telegraph July 6th 1966 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as being an country station in the 1980's for a time 4KQ was one of Brisbane's Popular radio stations at the time in the 60's as they were known as the Better Music station as they were playing the Easy Listening music by acts like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass and among their radio personalities were Bruce Ross who was on at 5,30am, Shirley Bushelle at 9.30am and Bill Riner at 2pm Daily and Bruce Ross mentioned by Ian Skippen when he was interviewed by Murray Shoring on the final broadcoast Thursday June 30th 2022 when it ended as well as Bill Riner was also mentioned by Pete Rudder who was interviewed by Murray Shoring on that last broadcast 3 years ago and also both Bill Riner and Shirley Bushelle was mentioned by BBQ Bob Gallagher in the special about 4KQ 75 Year Journey an Brisbane Icon on Sunday June 26th 2022 which was repeated on the final nig...

This afternoon I went to the Cineplex cinema South Bank to see the movie Smurfs. Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is the leader of the Smurfs who has Smurfette (Rhianna), Brainy(Xolo Mariduena), Hefty(Alex Winter) and Worry Smurf(Billie Lourd) amongst others as No Name(James Corden) who feels he doesn't have a talent and Papa Smurf has been taken by Gargamel and his brother Razamel (both voiced JP Karliak) which Smurfette along with the other Smurfs go looking for him going through the real world including Australia which they would encounter people on the journey including Papa Smurf's brother Ken (Nick Offerman) and Mama Poot leade of the Snooterpoots(Natasha Lyonne) which gets interesting and obstacles as well to save Papa. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by John Goodman, Rhianna, Xolo Mariduena, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd, James Corden, JP Karliak, Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Kurt Russell and Jimmy Kimmel and it is an feel goo...

This is from the Telegraph July 5th 1960 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys was Bill O'Brien who had perviously worked at 4KQ was on every Monday to Friday between 4.15pm to 5pm doing the show The National Top Forty with the Big Sound playing records that was out at the time.

This is the new CD compilation by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen which I am reviewing the single CD edition as there is an Boxed Set Tracks II The Lost Albums and the songs on the CD that were recorded and written between 1983 up to 2018 but never were released at the time which including Follow That Dream, Unsatisfied Heart, Repo Man, The Charro and many others which were selected by Bruce Springsteen himself. It is an FANTASTIC album with FANTASTIC songs which they sound great and hearing these unreleased songs are just amazing and are worth listening to. It has gone to number 9 in Holland, number 5 in Germany and number 35 in Japan and this an must for Bruce Springsteen fans which I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph July 4th 1972 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top radio stations at the time in the early 70's which had originally been based in Ipswich for many years but moved to Brisbane by the early 70's which among their radio personalities was Gray Clark who did the Women's programme as well as promoting the Family Free Funday on the Sunday at the Exhibition Grounds.

This the new duets by legendary American singer and actress Barbra Streisand which it is the companion to the 2014 she made called Partners as she duets on the album and on this album she performs with Paul McCartney on My Valentine, Bob Dylan on the Very Thought of You, James Taylor on Secret O' Life, Sting on Fragile and many others as well as among the musicians playing on the album including Leland Sklar on bass, Russell Kunkel on drums and Waddy Watchel on Guitar. It is an FANTASTIC album with great songs with great singing by Barbra along with the people singing on the album and the sound is FANTASTIC too and the album by Peter Asher from the 60's British singing duo Peter and Gordon and Walter Afanasieff who also played on the album as well and the album is at number 22 in Germany. This is an must for Barbra Streisand fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Courier Mail July 3rd 1968 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60's which besides from being an music at the time as well as Variety, news and Sports the station promoted events which on July 6th 1968 the local version of the Hoadley's National Battle of the Sounds Dance Spectacular was held at Festival Hall with iconic Australian group the Twilights including Glenn Shorrock and Terry Britten performed there as well as the 10 Brisbane finalists The Avengers, The Sect, 1863 Establishment, The Revolution, The Kind, The National Representatives, The Vibrant Souls, The Capitol Showband, The Free Love and The Bentham G and the comperes at the show were 4BC disc Jockeys Geoff Atkinson, Graham Smith, Greg Jeffrey and Mike A'Hern and also the judges were EMI Record Producer David Mackay, Steve Neale who was from the legendary Brisbane groups t...

This is the new compilaion CD by legendary British singer Rod Stewart which I am reviewing the double CD edition and on the double CD edition it has the hits including Handbags and Gladrags, Maggie May, You Wear It Well, Sailing, Do Ys Think I'm Sexy, Young Turks, Downtown Train, Rhythm of My Heart and many others including 2 of the recordings with Jools Holland last year. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC songs which has stood the test and they still sound great today as it is still appreciated after all these years as great music endures. Sir Rod as he is now just performed at Glastonbury on the weekend and starts his tour of the USA and Canada tomorrow, doing Las Vegas in September and October, Mexico and South America in October, European shows in December and 1 show in UAE on December 17th. Lets's hope he comes back to Australia again before too long. This is an must for Rod Stewart fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops so please do yourselves an ...

This is from the Sunday Truth July 1st 1962 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 50's as he would be there until the early 70's did the Top 40 Breakfast Show during the week.