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This is from the Telegraph October 30th 1962 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2025 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which they were known for being a music station as well as doing competitions which one of them was Who Put the Flavour Back In Lemonade which was on between 4pm until 6pm and the listeners had to recognize their voice and win cash prizes in the Cottees competition.

This is from the Telegraph October 27th 1965(60 Years ago today) and this was the 4BK top 10 charts with Normie Rowe at number 1 with the double sided Que Sera Sera(which was a cover of the Doris Day 1956 song)/Shakin All Over (cover of the Johnny Kidd and the Pirates 1960 hit), Tony Worsley who was from Camp Hill at number 2 with his version of the Megatrones song from 1958 Velvet Waters, Barry McGuire at number 3 with the song written by PF Sloan Eve of Destruction, Bob Dylan at number 4 with Like A Rolling Stone which Al Kooper played piano and Mike Bloomfield played guitar, Sonny and Cher at number 5 with I Got You Babe, The Sunrays at number 6 with I Live For the Sun which was produced by Murry Wilson who was the father of Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson from the Beach Boys as well as managing the Sunrays at that time, The Dave Clark Five at number 7 with Catch Us If You Can which was from the movie Having A Wild Weekend, The Easybeats at number 8 with Wedding Ring, MPD Limited (Mi...

This is from the Telegraph October 26th 1966 and this was the 4BK Top 10 with The Ray Conniff Singers at number 1 with Somewhere My Love, Donovan at number 2 with Sunshine Superman which future Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page playing on the song, Judy Stone at number 3 with her version of the Sandy Posey song Born A Woman, The Beatles at number 4 with Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine which was both from the Revolver album, BJ Thomas at number 5 with Billy and Sue, Lynne Randell at number 6 with her version of the Little Anthony and the Imperials song Goin Out of My Head, The Loved Ones at number 7 with the Loved One, The Easybeats at number 8 with the EP Easy Fever, Los Bravos at number 9 with Black Is Black and the Lovin Spoonful at number 10 with Summer In The City.

This is the new compilation double CD by legendary Australian blues rock band The Black Sorrows and it's an double CD which has the hits they had throughout the 80's and 90's including Harley and Rose, Never Let Me Go, Chained to the Wheel, The Chosen Ones and Daughters of Glory as well as tracks from the recent albums Citizen John, Saint Georges Road and The Way We Do Business as well as the new song For Your Love. It is an FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT double CD with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT songs which has stood the test of time and still sounding great to this day which holds up very well as great music is appreciated it.The band are still performing with Joe Camilleri who has been there from the start and will be touring around Australia throughout the remaining of this year and early 2026 which includes Twin Towns on December 6th and the Tivoli in Brisbane December 7th. and also the Black Sorrows should be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame for impact they have done for A...

This is the live album Cd by legendary British American rock band Foreigner and it was recorded in London at the Camden Roadhouse on July 25th 2010 which at the live performed the classic hits including I Want to Know What Love Is, Cold As Ice , Double Vision, Hot Blooded and Urgent as well as an track from their 2009 album Can't Slow Down. It is an FANTATSIC live album with great songs with great playing band the band which includes original member Mick Jones as well as Jeff Pilson and Michael Bluestein and the band are still performing as they are doing shows in the USA and Canada for the remaining of this year and next year which Mick Jones has not toured with them due to him having Parkinson's. This is an must for fans of Foreigner 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 the new compilation CD by legendary British singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens and it has recordings from the 60's including Matthew and Son as well as the 70's with classics including Peace Train, Wild World, Morning Has Broken, Moonshadow, Very Young, Remember the Days In The Old Schoolyard up to the recordings from 2006 until 2023. It is an FANTASTIC CD with FANTASTIC songs that has stood the test of time and still sound great to this day as great music endures which it is still appreciated after all these years. Yusuf/Cat Stevens has also released his autobiography recently and was supposed to go to North America for a book tour but was cancelled due to visa issues but let's hope for a Australian tour. This is a must for Yusuf/Cat Stevens fans which I give it 4 stars and it's in the shops now so do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph October 25th 1974 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 70's which they were still playing music as well as doing talk back as well as promoting events which that weekend the station did the 4BC Family Funday which was held at the Bunya Park Wild Life Sanctuary with Brisbane group The Fairbachs and 4BC radio personalities appearing there along with Food and Drink Stalls, Merry go Rounds, Pony Rides, Fairy Floss, Vintage Car Rides and Barbeque Areas.

This is from the Telegraph October 25th 1974 and this was the 4BC top 30 charts with Australian singer William Shakespeare at number 1 with the song written by Harry Vanda and George Young Can't Stop Myself From Loving You, Paul Anka at number 2 with You're Having My Baby, Paper Lace at number 3 with the song written and prodcued by Peter Callender and Mitch Murray The Night Chicago Died and Lieutenant Pigeon at number 4 with I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen. The new entries in the charts that week were Billy "Crash" Craddock who had Australian hits in the early 60's including Boom Boom Bay was at number 28 with Rub It In, Brisbane group The Fairbachs at number 29 with Dreamboat and at number 30 Melbourne group Jigsaw who backed up Australian singer Johnny Chester for a few years was at number 30 with A Rose Has To Die and besides from William Shakespeare, The Fairbachs and Jigsaw the other Australian acts in the charts that week were Olivia Newton John at n...

This is from the Telegraph October 23rd 1956 and now the classic hits radio station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which besides from the being the music station it did also talent quest which was Rumpus Room that was hosted by Norman Llewelyn which that week the show was broadcast live at the Muncipal Library Hall in Wynnum at 4.30pm.

This is from the Telegraph October 22nd 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 radio stations at the time in the 60's which this advert was telling about the radio action competitions and their disc jockeys were Johnny James who did the Breakfast Show did dancing, Mike Baker who was on in the mornings did ice skating, Bert Birdbrain Robertson who was on during the day blow bubbles and Geoff Atkinson, Tony MacArthur and Bob Wills who was on late afternoon into the evening doing the gardening and the winners and prizes were annouced.

This is from the Queensland Times in Ipswich October 21st 1969 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB as they do greyhound and horse racing 4IP was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the late 60's originally having been based in Ipswich which they were promoting more music, more Fun, more prizes and more excitement.

This is the autobiography of legendary British singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens and in the book he talks about his upbringing in London, his parents splitting up, getting his first guitar as a teenager, began recording for Decca which he achieved with hits including Matthew and Son and I'm Gonna Buy Me A Gun, having tuberculous in the late 60's which was a turning point as inspired him going into lifelong quest for meaning, recording for Island Records which he would achieve great success with hits including Lady D'Arbanville, Peace Train, Wild World, Father and Son, Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard as well as the albums including Tea For the Tillerman, Teaser and the Firecat and Catch Bull at Four, nearly drowned, going to Islam which he would become Yusuf Islam and would dedicate his life to faith, family and Humanitarian work, working with Jimi Hendrix, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul and Barry Ryan, Mike Hurst, Paul Samwell Smith, recording music again, being in...

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo to see the new Australian movie The Travellers. Stephen Seary (Luke Bracey) who is a stage designer in Europe returns home to Western Australia to visit his mother who is dying as well as well as navigating responsibilties with family as well as his relationship with father Fred (Bryan Brown), old friends and old lovers in what was meant to be a quick trip turns into chaos, drama and at time funny which gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC acting by Luke Bracey, Bryan Brown, Susie Porter and Nicholas Hammond and it is directed by Bruce Beresford who did also writing the movie and also produced by Michael Boughen, Matthew Street and Kelvin Munro. It is an feel good Australian movie which must be watched by everyone and I give it stars as it's in the cinemas now so do yourselves an favour and SEE IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph October 18th 1963 and this was the 4BH Top 40 charts with Los Indois Tabajaras at number 1 with Maria Elena, The DeKroo Brothers at number 2 with their version of the Bob Wilson song (And Her Name Is) Scarlet, Jack Nitzsche at number 3 with the Lonely Surfer and The Town and Country Brothers at number 4 with Sandy Sandy. The new entries in the charts that week were Tommy Roe at number 29 with Everybody, The Delltones at number 31 with the song written by Sydney detective Ben Acton Hangin Five and Jimmy Gillmer and the Fireballs at number 40 with Sugar Shack and besides from the DeKroo Brothers and The Delltones the other Australian acts who were in the Top 40 that week were The Atlantics at number 13 with Bombora, Johnny O'Keefe at number 25 with Shake Baby Shake and the Denvermen at number 27 with Avalon Stomp. It was on this night in 1963 that the Brisbane music venue the Alley Cat Sound Lounge which was on Elizabeth Street in the city was opened with ...

This is from the Telegraph October 17th 1958 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 1950's which among their shows was the Super Seventy which was on Sunday mornings at 8.15am playing the latest records that was out at the time for Super Sunday Listening.

This is from the Telegraph October 16th 1962 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one Brisbane's popular music radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys was Gary Raynes who hosted the show Sound of Music on Monday to Thursdays from 8pm until midnight and on Fridays from 8.30pm until midnight.

This is from the Telegraph October 15th 1976 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now known Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 70's which they used to promote rock shows at the Cloudland Ballroom on Friday nights which went on for a time which on this night Brisbane rock groups Moonlight, Quo Vadis and Mantis performed there with Lee Cornell and John Peters doing the compering which the show started at 8pm.

On September 5th 1973 an singing duo from San Francisco named Lindsey Buckingham singer and guitarist and singer Stevie Nicks who had performed in a band called Fritz for 4 years performing around San Francisco who had met while in high school released the album Buckingham Nicks which was produced by Keith Olsen but it did not hit the charts and it was the one that caught the eye of drummer Mick Fleetwood from British rock band Fleetwood Mac while looking for a studio that would lead Stevie and Lindsey to join Fleetwood Mac that would the biggest band in the world as well as the classic line up would last 12 years and 5 albums including Rumours. The Buckingham Nicks album for over 52 years was never been re-issued, remastered or released digitally and it is now finally out on CD as well as digitally and vinyl. On the album it has all the 10 tracks most written by Stevie and Lindsey except 1 written by John Lewis Django an instrumental and among the musicians who played on the...

This is from the Telegraph October 14th 1957 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as the country muisc station for a time in the 1980's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which it was a music station back then as it was the first Brisbane station to play rock and roll thanks to an American named Hal Gorcey as well as playing other music that was around at the time too.

This is from the Telegraph October 13th 1977 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK who been around since 1935 was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1970's which among their radio personalities was Wayne Roberts who was known as Waynee Poo Roberts who went on to 4BC in the 80's as well as prior to that 4IP and later on River 949 as well as making records under his own name which he had 2 hits on the Brisbane charts Aussie Talk and Rhapsody and under the name Click Zimmerman and also did TV for Channel 7 Brisbane.

This is from the Telegraph October 12th 1954 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's which among their shows was The Atlantic Show that was on at 8.30pm with compere Hal Lashwood who was well known on Australian radio who had worked with Roy Rene who was a comedian in Australia and also worked on the Channel 7 Melbourne Variety show Sunnyside Up which was in the 60's as well as was a councillor.

This is the autobiography of American singer Lionel Richie and in this book he talked about his upbringing in Tuskegee Alabama, got a saxophone, moved to Joliet Illinois, played in a group called the Mystics, formed the Commodores who would achieve success with hits including Three Times A Lady, Easy and Still, going to a successful solo career with hits including All Night Long, Truly, Endless Love, Dancing On The Ceiling, Say You Say Me, Hello and many others, his 2 marriages, encounters with Berry Gordy, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson and many others. It's AWESOME, AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and Amazing stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Lionel is still on American Idol as one of the judges and he is performing in Las Vegas this month at the Encore Theatre as well as 1 show in Mexico in December. This is a must for Lionel Richie fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in the shops n...

This is from the Telegraph October 11th 1967 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 besides being a music station they did other shows including Here's You Anwser which on Monday to Friday at 9.30am with Jean Jarrott, Don Secombe who was doing Channel 9 News at the time, Wendy Mansfield and Bernard King who went to be the celebrity and host of Pot of Gold and Pot Luck.

This is from the Telegraph October 10th 1968 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 the music they played was Top 40, songs from yesteryear and modern music albums with disc jockeys Geoff Bradley who was on Breakfast Monday To Saturday, John Kerr did Drive Time Monday To Friday from 4pm until 7pm and was on Saturday afternoon, Scott McKinlay was on 9pm until midnight Monday to Friday and Sunday Mornings and Alan Hart was on every afternoon from 2pm until 4pm and 7pm until 9pm in the evenings and on Saturday Mornings.

This is from the Telegraph October 9th 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 th 50's which among their disc jockeys was Bert "Birdbrain" Robertson who had been with the station since the mid 50's which he would remain there until the early 70's did the show You'll Like These Lots which was on at 9.30pm

This is from the Telegraph October 7th 1963 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was John Esidale who did the Breakfast Show doing Top 40 Music as well as having the talking budgie at 6.58am as well as winning Cash Prizes and Casket Tickets in Stop The Music, Money For Memory, News Clues, 10 Note Contest, The Guinea Game, IQ Test and Mystery Melody and also Frequent Weather Reports.

This is from the Telegraph October 7th 1963 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 the station's disc jockeys were iconic Sydney radio personality John Laws who retired last year which he was interviewed by BBQ Bob Gallagher on 4BH was on Monday to Friday from 6pm.

This is from the Telegraph October 6th 1972 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular music radio stations at the time in the early 70's which during the Summer period of 1972-73 4BH did an Beautiful Music Show which was played during the weekends

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale where I saw the Smashing Machine which it's based on a true story. Michael Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) who is a wrestler and Mixed Martial arts fighter who has a girlfriend Dawn(Emily Blunt) and is coached by Mark Coleman(Ryan Bader) which he is preparing for a fight in Japan and Kerr goes there but gets knocked out which he does not take it well as well as having issues with drugs which he was overdoses but survives and goes into rehab for help while Coleman goes to Japan where He fights . Kerr comes out of rehab and goes back to fighting which he is coached by Bas Rutten(played by the real Bas Rutten himself)as he aimes to go by back to Japan for the Championship for the Grand Prix in 2000 which Coleman also goes there and it gets interesting. It's AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT acting by Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and Ryan Bader. Dwayne Johnson was one of the producers with Benny Safide who directed...

This is the 2 CD compilation set of British guitarist Ronnie Wood celelbrating 60 years in the music which on the first CD it has songs from his early bands The Birds and the Creation, The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces, Rod Stewart and his early 70's solo albums and the second CD has songs he did with the Rolling Stones, 1 song with Faces member Ronnie Lane and solo work including 4 unreleased songs including 1 he did with Imelda May and other with Chrssie Hynde from the Pretenders. It is an FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT double CD with FANTASTIC songs and the booklet was written by Paul Sexton who wrote Charlie Watts' book Charlie's Good Tonight The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts. It's been 50 years this year since Ronnie joined the Rolling Stones which he is still with them to this day and they have a new album coming out next year. This is an must for Ronnie Wood fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you wil...

This is the memior of actress and businesswoman Priscilla Bealieu Presley and in this book she talks about her life with Elvis Presley, leaving him in the early 70's which ended in divorce but still had a love for one another, Elvis' passing in 1977, becoming a single mother to Lisa Marie, becoming an businesswoman, designer, legislative adovcate and actress, saving Graceland which she transferred it to an international destination for tourists as well as help guiding the devlopement of Elvis Presley Enterprises, playing Jenna Wade in the American TV show Dallas, doing the Naked Gun movies, the loss of her grandson in 2020 and daughter Lisa Marie Presley in 2023, encounters with Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Leslie Nielsen, Burgess Meredith and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AMAZING stories as well as touching, sad , very impresive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Priscilla will be coming to Australia in November for A...

Yesterday afternoon I went to the Elizabeth Cinema in the City where I saw the movie Downton Abbey The Grand Finale. It's 1930 and things are happening to the Crawley Family and the staff with Mary (Michelle Dockery) is divorced from Henry Talbot, Cora's (Elizabeth McGovern) brother Harold Levinson(Paul Giamatti)comes to England from America after their mother's passing which he is accompained by financial adviser Gus Sambrook(Alessandro Nivola) which they have an mutual attraction, Mary's divorce causes the residents of Downton shun the Crawley Family and refuses an dinner invitation, Robert(Hugh Bonneville) agrees to entrust Downton Abbey to Mary which he and Cora plan to move to the dower house and it gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC acting by Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Paul Giamatti, Alessandro Nivola, Penelope Wilson, Dominic West and Joely Richardson. It is directed by Simon Curtis, the tv seri...

This is the new album legendary British singer Robert Plant which it is his 12th solo album and this was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios Monmouth, Es Para Worcestershire, Rectory Farm Barn Costwolds and Stonehill Farm Worcestershire between April 2019 until January this year which the songs on the album are covers as among them were Soul of A Man an cover of the Blind Willie Johnson song, It's A Beautiful Day Today an Moby Grape song and Chevrolet an Memphis Minnie song. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with great singing by Robert Plant who is still sounding great at age 77 with an great backing band called Saving Grace which the album is named after as Robert Plant has worked with them for over 6 years which including singer Suzi Dian and the album has gone to number 33 in Australia, number 4 in the UK and number 1 in the UK Americana Charts. Robrt with Saving Grace who produced the album will tour the USA and Canada starting on the 30th which will go through until November and s...

In 1971 British rock band The Who were at their height as they had the album Who's Next and on September 18th 1971 The Who played at the Oval Cricket Ground in Kennington London in front of 35,000 fans for the Goodbye Summer A Rock Concert in aid of Famine relief of Bangladesh which on the bill with them were The Faces with Rod Stewart and Mott The Hoople which among the acts and it was recorded by Glyn Johns on an 8 track analog tapes using the Pye Mobile Recording Unit but it was never released until now. On the recording they performed songs from the Who's Next album including Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again, tracks from Tommy as well as the hits at that time including I Can't Explain, My Generation and Magic Bus. It's AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs which it's sounds great with great playing by the Who who were I already said at their height and the Who historian Andy Neill did the liner notes on the booklet for the CD as ...

This is from the Telegraph October 4th 1963 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Bob Wills who went on to work at 4BK in the mid-late 60's was on Monday to Friday from 8pm until Midnight and on Saturdays from 7.15pm until Midnight doing the The Top 40 Night Show playing the lastest Top 40 records that was out at the time which actually 4BC was the first Brisbane radio station to do the top 40 which they did it May 19th 1958.

On Wednesdaynight October 1st I went to see legendary Australian singer Rick Price which it was my first time seeing him live. Caught the bus to Cleveland, went to the Cleveland Sands Hotel where I had Steak, Chips and Salad for dinner, drank Coke with No Sugar, ate Chocolate Brownie, walk to Redland Performing Arts Centre, Bought CD and went inside. The show started at 7.30pm with Rick Price coming on stage wearing a hat and there was an guitar and piano no band just Rick and the instruments and was on stage for an hour and an half no interval doing songs some from his new album as well as his classic hits from the 90's including Walk Away Renee, Not A Day Go By and River of Love as well as telling stories about his career including living in Beaudesert as well as his start in the business which mainly he played guitar for most of the show but he played piano for 2 songs. I left at 8.57pm as Rick was doing the last song, walk(ran) to the bus stop, caught bus to Carindale, Dad p...

This is from the Telegraph October 3rd 1961 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 60's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 50's did the Top 40 Breakfast Show which was at 5.30am doing Telequiz, Weather Information, How's Your IQ?, Continuous Time Calls and Comedy Cuts.

This is from the Telegraph October 1st 1968 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as being an country music station in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's as the Better Music Station which it was playing Easy Listening music by acts like Herb Alpert and the Tjiuana Brass which among the station's disc jockeys was Bruce Ross who did the Breakfast Show Monday to Saturday and also got a mention by Ian Skippen when he was interviewed by Murray Shoring on the final night of broadcast when 4KQ ended on Thursday June 30th 2022.