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This is from the Telegraph November 30th 1973 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP who originally since 1935 had been an Ipswich radio station was one of Brisbane's top radio stations at the time in the early 70's which besides from doing the music the station also promoted events which they did an Big All Family Day at the Plantation in Gumdale on Sunday December 1st 1973 which had pop groups performing, Fashion Parade, Picnics and Pool Fun.

This is the music book written by Australian music writer Bob Hayden and it is about the discography vinyl releases of New Zealand rock legend Johnny Devlin in New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world of his recordings with the Devils as well as on his own as well as the ones he wrote for other acts including Digger Revell on 45's, LP's and EP's and also there is concert programs too. It is FANTASTIC, AWESOME and SUPERB with FANTASTIC stuff in the book as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a look. Bob Hayden has done another FANTATSIC and BRILLIANT job on the book as well as the research and he does it so very well and This is an must for Johnny Devlin fans in Australia and New Zealand which I give it 5 stars as the only way to get the book if you want it is to email him at elvis2594@gmail.com which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Sunday Mail November 29th 1964 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 Peter McIntyre who was on Sunday mornings from 7am until 7.30am with the 4BK Breakfast Show and then Bill O'Brien was on from 7.50am until 1.30pm with the Bill O'Brien Show playing the latest records that was out at the time that was coming from America, England and Australia.

This is the book about the iconic British classic comedy TV show Fawlty Towers written by one of it's cast members John Cleese and in the book talks about the inspiration for the show, creating the characters, the episodes including the Germans, the behind the scenes of the show and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AMAZING and BRILLIANT stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. It is 50 years since the show started and 46 years since it ended but it is the still remembered as well as still watched to this day which it still has appeal with the comedy and humour. This is a must for fans of Fawlty Towers and I give it 4 and an half 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 authorised biography of former Queensland Governor and Australian Governor General Quinten Bryce and in this book it talks about her upbringing in Ilfracombe an Western Queensland bushtown as well as Trevallyn in Tasmania, Brisbane in the suburb of Belmont and Tenterfield NSW, studied at Queensland University, becoming one of the first women admitted to the Queensland Bar, her marriage to Michael Bryce which would last 57 years until his passing in 2021 which they would have 5 children, living in London in the 60's, did teaching at University of Queensland law school, doing among things the National Women's Advisory Council, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and National Childcare Accreditation Council, becoming Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008 and Governor General of Australia from 2008-14, encounters with Nelson Mandela, Gough Whitlam, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne and many others. It is AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT storie...

This is the memior of British rock singer Ozzy Osbourne and in this book he talks about his marriage to sharon, his health issues including Parkinson's, encounters with perfomers including Keith Moon from the Who, Lemmy from Motorhead, John Bonham from Led Zeppelin and Billy Connolly, his career with Black Sabbath and his solo work, the passing of his guitarist Randy Rhoads in 1982 and many others. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AMAZING, FANTASTIC and AWESOME stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read. Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22nd this year which was a huge loss to the music industry and to his family but the great music he made with both Black Sabbath and his solo work live on forever and this is a must for Ozzy Osbourne fans which I give it 5 stars as 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 November 28th 1957 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their shows that was on at that time was National Amateur Hour which was hosted by Dick Fair that was on at 8pm and among the artists were The Rockets, Marcia Capelle, Brian Coulter and Mary Theodore which the listeners had to vote between 8pm and 9.30pm as well as the Grand Final prize was a return trip for 2 to Honolulu plus 250 pounds.

This is from the Telegraph November 26th 1971 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top radio stations at the time in the early 70's which besides from being an music station it hosted shows which this day 54 years ago it hosted the Rock'n'Beer Festival at the Glen Hotel which had Australian rock legend Col Joye and the Joy Boys, Jellyroll Big Band and Savos and also it was compered by Geoff Mullins who was one of 4IP's radio personalities who later did Channel 10 News in Brisbane.

This was from the Telegraph November 25th 1964 and this was the 4BK Top 10 with Elvis Presley at number 1 with the double sided Ain't That Lovin You Baby which had been recorded in 1958 but was not released until that time and Ask Me, Jay and the Americans at number 2 with Come A Little Bit Closer, the boy from Moorooka Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs at number 3 with the double sided Sick and Tired which was a cover of the Fats Domino song and About Love, The Searchers at number 4 with their version of the Jackie De Shannon song When You Walk In the Room which it was also the first recording for member Frank Allen who replaced original member Tony Jackson, The Shangri-Las at number 5 with Leader of the Pack, Cliff Richard who was in Brisbane 2 weeks ago was at number 6 with his version of the Johnny Mathis song The Twelfth of Never, The Zombies at number 7 with She's Not There, Ray Columbus and the Invaders at number 8 with their version of the Senators' song She's A Mod,...

This is from the Telegraph November 23rd 1959 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 late 50's which among their shows was the Rumpus Room which was on Monday to Friday at 4.15pm in the afternoon as it was a talent show which at that time there was a competition as the listeners watch for Santa on the Coke Van and listen for the details on the show.

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo where I went to see the sequel to the musical Wicked Wicked For Good. In OZ the people are celebrating the opening of the Yellow Brick Road Glinda (Adriane Grande) who is the spokesperson is engaged to Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) but who still has feelings for Elphaba known as the Wicked Witch of The West (Cynthia Ervio) who is hiding out as she wants to expose the Wizard(Jeff Goldblum), Nessarose(Marissa Bode) who is Elphaba's sister is now the Governor of Munchkinland forbids the Munchkins ot travel and has feelings for Boq(Ethan Slater) but he still had feelings for Glinda but is turned to the Tin Man, Fiyero and Elphaba have feelings for each other and then it gets very interesting. It is FANTASTIC, impressive and very entertaining with great acting by Adriane Grande, Cynthia Ervio, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and Jonathan Bailey. It is directed by Jon M Chu and produced by Marc Platt and David Stone. I give it 4...

This is the biography of former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam which it is written by Troy Bramston and in this book talks about Gough's life in Sydney and Canberra, studied law at St Paul's College, his marriage to Margaret which would last 70 years and 4 children, serving in the RAAF during World War 2, being a Barrister, was in the Sutherland Shire, winning the seat of Werriwa in 1952 which would last until 1978, becoming Deputy Leader for the Labour Party in 1960, becoming the Leader of the Labour in 1967, becoming Prime Minister of Australia on December 2nd 1972 after 23 years of Coalition Government, events happening including withdrawing out of Vietnam, Medibank and Family Law reform, encounters with people including Lyndon Johnson, Harold Wilson, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Nixon and Little Pattie, the Dismissal on November 11th 1975 and others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AMAZING and Impressive stories as well as info about Gough and it is w...

This is the memoir of legendary American singer-songwriter Patti Smith and in this book she talks about life in Philadelphia and New Jersey, being exposed to music, living with Robert Mapplethorne who was a photogapher, starting doing poetry as well as writing lyrics, formed the Patti Smith Group which they would achieve success with albums including Horses(Solo), Radio Ethiopia and Easter , her marriage to Fred "Sonic" Smith from MCS, encounters with William Burroughs, Jimmy Iovine, Jack Douglas and many others. It's FANTASTIC, Impressive and Very Entertaining as well as very impressive and Very entertaining and it is well worth a read indeed. Patti has 4 more US shows happening this month and let's hope she comes back to Australia in the future. It's a must for Patti Smith fans and I give it 4 stars as 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 Sunday Sun November 20th 1977 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 late 70's which besides from being the music station 4IP also did other things including Club Community Awards which 8 clubs were nominated which they were awarded cash as well as giving away albums by the band Dragon as well as mentioning about the Christmas Party Pay off on December 7th at the Crest.

This is the new album by legendary American country singer Willie Nelson and it has songs that were done by Willie's collaborator and American country singer Merle Haggard who passed away 9 years ago that were recorded at East Iris in Nashville, Blackbird Studio also in Nashville and Pedernales Studios in Austin Texas which among the songs were Silver Wings, Mama Tried, Swinging Doors and Tonight I Started Loving You Again which it was also the last recording of long serving members of the Family Band his sister Bobbie who passed away in 2022 and drummer Paul English who passed away in 2020. It is an Fantastic album with great songs which Willie does the songs very well with great respect and still sounding great at age 92. Willie with guitarist Mickey Raphael produced the album which Mickey did the liner notes and Mark Rothbaum was the executive producer. It went to number 1 in the UK Country Albums charts, number 22 in the UK Americana charts and number 99 in Scotland. This is a...

This is from the Telegraph November 17th 1965(60 Years ago today) and this was the 4BK top 10 with Melbourne group MPD Limited that had Mike Brady, Pete Watson and Danny Finley at number 1 with their version of the Johnny Burnette song Little Boy Sad, Sonny and Cher at number 2 with Sing C'est La Vie, The McCoys at number 3 with Hang On Sloopy, Normie Rowe at number 4 with the double sided Shakin All Over which was a cover of the Johnny Kidd and the Pirates 1960 hit and Que Sera Sera which was a cover of the Doris Day 1956 hit, Manfred Mann at number 5 with their version of the Bob Dylan song If You Gotta Go Go Now, Brisbane singer Tony Worsley from Camp Hill at number 6 with Velvet Waters, The Sunrays at number 7 with I Live For The Sun, Nini Rosso at number 8 with II Silenzio, The Easybeats at number 9 with Wedding Ring and The Beatles at number 10 with the double sided Yesterday and Act Naturally which was a cover of the Buck Owens song with Ringo Starr on lead vocals.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale where I saw the movie Now You See Me Now You Don't which it's the 3rd of the Now You See Me series. J Daniel Atlas (Jesse Esienberg) hires an trio young magicians June(Ariana Greenblatt), Bosco(Dominic Sessa) and Charlie(Justice Smith) who did an fake Four Horsemen magic show through deep fakes and hologram tp steal a diamond called the Heart owned by Veronika Vandeberg(Rosmaund Pike) who is the head of the South African diamond company which had been started by her father and Atlas, June, Bosco and Charlie go to Antwerp to get the diamond which they're assisted by the other Horsemen Merritt McKenney(Wood Harrelson), Henley Reeves(Isla Fisher) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) which they go on a boat to France going to a estate which they see Thaddeus Bradley(Morgan Freeman) and secrets about Veronika were hidden which they had to find and June, Merritt and jack are arrested while the others escaped which Thaddeus dies and a...

This is the lastest album from legendary Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly and the songs on the album are mainly written by Paul Kelly himself except 1 written by his nephew Dan Kelly, 1 Paul co wrote with Billy Miller from the 70's group The Ferrets who sang backing vocals on one of the tracks and 1 he co wrote with Megan Washington and Sam Dixon who is an Australian record producer on Don't Give Up On Me and also among the musicians who played on the album including Peter Luscombe from the Black Sorrows and Ashley Naylor from Melbourne band Even as well as Rebecca Bernard from the Australian band Rebecca's Empire who sang with Paul on made For Me. It is an FANTASTIC album with great songs with Paul singing very well who is still sounding great at age 70 and he produced with Steven Schram. The album has entered the Australian charts at number 2 and Paul is on the bill for the Red Hot Summer Tour in 2026 with Kasey Chambers, Missy Higgins, the Cruel Sea, Jesse Hitch...

This is the new album by legendary Australian country singer James Blundell and this was recorded at the Clubhouse Resdential Studio in Rhinebeck New York which some of the songs were written by James Blundell which mostly co-written with Terry McArthur, Kevin Bennett, Mike Kuokkanen and Mark Meyer as well as among the musicians playing on the album including Bill Payne from the legendary American band Little Feat. It is an FANTASTIC album with FANTASTIC songs with great singing by James who is still sounding great. It was produced by Larry Campbell and Justin Gulp which did the mixing as well as both of them playing on the album and the album has entered the Australian charts at number 25 which it is great to see and also James has shows in Tasmania and NSW in December as well as Tamworth in January. This is an must for Australian music fans as well as James Blundell 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 impres...

This is from the Telegraph November 15th 1966 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 they were an music station as well as the news and views and among their personalities who were part of the station at the time including Bill Gates who gave the Bee Gees their name, Ben Beckinsale, Grahame Cherry, John Taylor, John Taylor and Don Secombe who was at the time newsreader on QTQ 9 Brisbane.

Last night I went to the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre to see the iconic British music legendary Cliff Richard which it was my 3rd time seeing him as the first was at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre Saturday February 21st 1998 with my friend Steven, his Mum Glenda, His Uncle Colin and his Aunty Nadia and the 2nd was at the Convention Centre Sunday February 3rd 2013. Dad took me to the bus stop, caught the bus to South bank, went to the Plough Inn where I had Chicken Parmy, chips and Salad for dinner, Drank Pepsi max and walk to the Convention Centre. Bought program and Bag and went inside. The show started after 7pm with Cliff Richard coming on stage wearing back suit and tie which in the first set did his hits from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's starting off with the song that launched him Move It as well as classics including Dreamin, the Minute You're Gone, Living Doll, Please Don't Tease and Summer Holiday which he told some stories about the s...

This is from the Telegraph November 12th 1955(70 Years Ago today) and now the classic hits in Brisbane in 2025 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the mid 1950's which among their radio personalities was Allen Brandt who had worked at 4KQ in the early 50's and later worked for 4IP which later became 4TAB as it is now Radio TAB hosted the show TAA Hit Parade which was on at 6pm which the listeners would win 200 pounds.

This is from the Telegraph November 11th 1960 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits as well as being an country station for a time in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which besides from music it even did an children's show called the 4KQ Children's Show which was on at 9.30am that was compered by Bill Matheson which introduced Johnnie the Pixie as well as simple competitions, big prizes and Lots of Fun and Novelties.

This is from the Telegraph November 11th 1960 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 Geoff Atkinson who had been with the station since 1957 which he was with them until 1969 hosted the show Sound Of Music which was melodies for relaxed listening which was on at night at 8.30pm

This is from the Telegraph November 10th 1954 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which besides from doing the music the station also did quiz shows which one of them was Dulux Show which was hosted by New Zealand born Australian radio personality Jack Davey who was a big name on Australian radio at that time which the show was on at 8pm.

This afternoon I went to the movies at Dendy Cinema at Coorparoo to see the movie Good Fortune. Arj(Aziz Ansari) who has been an freelance editor as well as working in a hardware store as well as delivering food which he sleeps in his car and he encounters Elena (Keke Palmer) who also works in the hardware store which they have a liking to each other. Arj meets Jeff(Seth Rogen) who is a tech investor which he works for Jeff as his assistant and Arj loses his job after using the company card that was Jeff's as he paid for dinner at a expensive restaurant and he encounters Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) who is a angel who shows Ajr a vision of his future with hope as which he tells Ajr that having money and success like won't fix the problem which Ajr does Jeff's job while Jeff does Ajr's job with Gabriel helping that leads him to lose his wings and then it gets interesing. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with great acting by Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keanu...

This is from the Telegraph November 9th 1966 and this was the 4BK Top 10 charts with Judy Stone at number 1 with her version of the Sandy Posey song Born A Woman, The Ray Conniff Singers at number 2 with Somewhere My Love, Donovan at number 3 with Sunshine Superman which future Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page who were session musicians at the time as well as Jimmy being in the Yardbirds played on it, Peter and Gordon at number 4 with the song written by Mike Leander and Charlie Mills Lady Godiva, The Loved Ones at number 5 with the Loved One long before INXS' version, The Twilights which had Glenn Shorrock and Terry Britten at number 6 with their version of the Velvelettes song Needle in A Haystack, Lynne Randell at number 7 with her version of the Little Anthony and the Imperials song Going Out Of My Head, The Beatles at number 8 with the double sided Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby which was both from the Revolver album, BJ Thomas at number 9 with Billy and S...

This is the new archival compilation by legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan which I am reviewing the double CD version as there is a 8 CD and 4LP edition and on the double CD edition it has recordings from 1956 until 1963 which includes an 1956 recording at Trelinde Music Shop in St Paul Minnesota, 1959 recording in Hibbing Minnesota, recording Outtakes from 1961, live recordings at Carneige Hall New York in 1963 and many others as well as Sean Wilentz doing the liner notes. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs as it is great to hear the devlopement of Bob Dylan from the 50's to the early 60's and to hear those recordings are just FANTASTIC and it has gone to number 32 in Australia, number 28 in the UK, number 1 in the UK Americana Albums charts, number 28 in Holland, number 9 in Germany, number 18 on the Japanese Rock Albums, number 22 on the Japanese Western Albums charts, number 66 in Norway, number 10 in Scotland and number 21 in Sweden and ...

On march 8th 1985 the Australian rock band Hoodoo Gurus released their second album Mars Needs Guitars which went to number 5 in Australia, number 18 in New Zealand, number 47 in Sweden and number 140 in the USA which was produced by the band and Charles Fisher who had produced Ol'55's first album Take It Greasy and from the album it had 4 singles Bittersweet, Like Wow-Wipeout, Death Defying and Poison Pen and also it now out on CD to celebrate 40 years of it's released. On the first of the double CD it has the original tracks that was on the album at the time and on the second CD it has demo versions of most of the tracks as well as an album outtake Johnny. It is FANTASTIC, AWESOME and BRILLIANT as well as ROCKIN with FANTASTIC songs and it holds up very well to this day which still sounds great now as it did back then as great music endures. The Hoodoo Gurus has shows coming up in New Zealand in January 2026 as well as an show in Melbourne also in January and the Big Red...

This is from the Telegraph November 9th 1966 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK having started in 1930 was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which they were started to do the easy listening music at that time in 1966 playing music by the Seekers, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Burl Ives, Harry Belafonte and many others which the station were not doing the rock and roll as 4KQ was doing it the year before.

This is from the Courier Mail November 6th 1958 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 late 50's which among their shows that was on at the time was Crystal Clear Facts which was presented by Crystal Radio was on every Thursdays at 2pm with Wonderful Prizes to be won.

This is from the Courier Mail November 6th 1958 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their shows that were on were at 7.30pm the Carter Brown Mystery Theatre, at 8pm the talent show National Amateur Hour which was hosted by Dick Fair and at 9pm Name and Claim which was compered by Malcolm Searle which was presented by Finney's which was a David Jones store at that time.

Just last week I saw on Facebook that Danny Mayers who was the lead singer of the iconic Australian singing group the Delltones from 1982-85 and from 1995 until 2011 passed away from kidney disease which was a shock and sad. Danny was from Lancashire England where he was doing jazz gigs with a group in The Graduates and in 1970 he came to Australia which he lived in Newcastle where he sang with an group called Custom 5 which then became Nevada in about 1974 which Danny came up with the name and would last until 1980 which they recorded for EMI as they released 2 singles that included their version of the Shaun Cassidy song That's Rock & Roll that went to number 3 in Newcastle. Danny performed with the 12 piece band Slippery When Wet which had Sydney session musicians by the early 1980's and in 1982 was asked to joined the Delltones when Pee Wee Wilson saw him perform at the Palais Royale in Newcastle which he joined as he would be with them the first time round from 1982-9...

This is from the Telegraph November 5th 1954 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as being an Country music station for a time in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 50's they did an show Western Hit Parade which they had the 8 Top Western and Hillbilly Tunes of the Week which was hosted by Rocky Ned as it was on at 9pm and also listeners would win the 30 pound cash jackpot.

This is from the Telegraph November 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 Geoff Atkinson who hosted the Top 40 Go Show between 4pm and 7pm which there was a competition for the audiences to win which they had to say Calling Streets which was presented by Streets ice Cream. Geoff was also hosting the QTQ 9 music Teen Beat at the time and 4BC was actually the first Brisbane radio station to the Top 40 which they did it May 19th 1958.

This is from the Telegraph November 3rd 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 Bert "Birdbrain" Robertson who had been with the station since the mid 50's which he would be there until the early 70's did the show Music Masters Please which was in the evenings at 9pm which was presented Music Masters a H G Palmer Store.

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Theatre in Coorparoo to see the movie Springsteen Deliver Me From Nowhere. It's the early 80's and Ameican singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) who has just completed an tour and goes to New Jersey to lay low which he plays at the Stone Pony club with a local band where he encounters Faye(Odessa Young) who is the sister of a school friend who has a daughter Hayley and started dating as well as getting inspiration to write songs for a album and well as recording them on a 4 track recorded in Bruce's bedroom which would become the album Nebraska as well as going through personal and professional issues which gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC acting by Jeremy Allen White, Odessa Young, Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser and Stephen Graham and it's directed by Scott Cooper who also did the screenplay and produced it with Eric Robinson, Scott Stuber and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein. Jeremy Allen Whi...

This is from the Telegraph November 2nd 1967 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 Graeme Smith(Bob) and it was the that Sunday from 6am right through midnight they played the hits by the Monkees that they had at the time as well as other songs for the listeners to win prizes including Monkees Belt, Jeans and records.

This is from the Telegraph November 1st 1956 and now the classic hits station in 2025 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their shows that was on the station were Australia's Amateur Hour which was hosted by Terry Dear which was on at 8pm that was broadcast live at the Rialto Theatre in the city and the other shows that were on that night were Smoky Dawson at 7pm, The Pied Piper at 7.30pm and at 9pm Bob Rogers with Mood For Love.

2 weeks ago on Facebook I saw the news about the passing of Melbourne Musician and founding member of Melbourne's as well as Australian early rock and roll groups the Thunderbirds Harold Frith which was very sad to see that. Harold was from Essendon, played in an fife and drum band as well as getting drum lessons from Bill Fleming, played in an jazz band called the Dixie Flyers, then formed the rock group The Thunderbirds in 1957 with Laurie Bell, Mickey Borg, Don Tenni, Don Henderson and Marion Grossman which they played their first gig at the Ascot Vale Progess Hall August 29th 1957 which they played there for a few months as well as the Maison Deluxe in Elwwod opposite the Henri Bource All Stars as the original line up lasted only until early 1958 and then Harold and Laurie reformed the group with Peter Robinson on bass guitar and Murray Robertson on piano which later that year Colin Cook and Graeme Lyall who came from the Melbourne group the Sapphires joined on sax later that ...