rockinluke

This is part 3 of the 4 part autobiography of legendary Australian rock singer Lonnie Lee and this covers the period between 1971-83 when Lonnie lived in America which he talks about living in Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Nashville, doing songwriting with Roy Orbison, touring Australia, Producing an TV show there, booking acts, encounters with Ray Charles, Mickey Stevenson from Motown, David Bowie, Fabian, Johnny O'Keefe and Reg Lindsay, peforming shows there and many others. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it well worth a read. Lonnie is still performing shows as he has shows coming up in NSW, Victoria and South Australia which I hope he will come to Queensland again soon and he is the last man standing from the 1st wave of Australian rock of those who are performing today as he should be considered for the ARIA Hall of Fame for the impact he has made on Australian rock. As I a...

This is from the Queensland Times Ipswich July 7th 1967 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's popualr radio stations at the time in the 60's which was at the time it was based in Ipswich but it was making a impact in Brisbane at the time which among their disc jockeys was David Greenwood who was on Monday to Friday from 4pm until 7pm which there was an competition that was on at the time which was called Name and Claim It and also David Greenwood hosted the Brisbane music show Countdown on Channel 0 in that year of 1967.

This is the new album by legendary American country singer Willie Nelson and it was recorded in Nashville with the songs which 6 written by Willie all co written with Buddy Cannon who produced the album as well as Buddy writing 2 as well as Mickey Raphael who plays harmonica with Willie wrote one and Earl Montogmery wrote one and besides from Mickey Raphael among the musicians who played on the album including Fred Eltringham on drums and percussion from the Wallflowers, Tommy White on Steel guitar, Bobby Terry on Acoustic Guitar and James Mitchell on electric guitar. It is FANTASTIC with great songs with great singing by Willie who is still sounding great at age 93 and the album went to number 46 in the UK, number 13 in the UK Americana Album charts, number 5 in the UK Country charts and number 35 in the USA Top Album Sales charts. Willie is doing shows in the USA throughout this month, August and September and this is a must for Willie Nelson fans which I give it 4 stars as it...

This is from the Courier Mail July 6th 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 were Bill O'Brien who had done a stint on 4KQ was on from 4.15pm until 5pm doing the National Top Fourty with the Big Sound and Peter McIntyre was on from 7.30pm until 8pm doing Club Celebrity which had people like the Kingston Trio, Jerry Vale and Dodie Stevens.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale to see the movie Minions and Monsters and Olivia(Allison Janney) who is a tourist guide in the Film history museum leading a team and she tells the story about the Minions history including James and Henry who had been with a group of Minions who served different masters including an wicked warlock and both James and Henry also developed an friendship with Ed (all voiced by Pierre Coffin) which they stumbled across a train robbery as it turned out to be an staged performance for a movie and the Minions are hired to do movies by directed Max(Christoph Waltz) and it gets interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Allison Janney, Pierre Coffin who directed it and wrote it with Brian Lynch, Christoph Waltz and Trey Parker and it was produced by Chris Meledandri and Bill Ryan. It's a feel good family movie and it is worth seeing for the family with the school...

This afternoon I went to the Junk Bar in New Farm which was my first time going there to see Alan Fletcher who played Dr Karl Kennedy on the iconic Australian soap Neighbours from 1994-2025 which it was my 1st time seeing him live and it was my 4th time seeing an actor from Neighbours live. The show started with Alan, his wife Jennifer Hansen who was an Melbourne newsreader on keyboards and Riley Catherall on guitar and he did 2 sets which were mainly original songs that he wrote as well as one he wrote with Jackie Woodburne who played his wife Susan on Neighbours as well as Jennifer sang lead in the 1st set doing Party Girl as well as an duet with Alan as well as Alan telling some stories including mentioning Neighbours and finished off the 1st set with the Slim Dusty song The Biggest Disappointment and there was a interval where I had a Coke with No Sugar. In the Second Set Alan performed more of the original songs including Ain't Done Yet as well as Jennifer sang one song as...

This is from the Telegraph July 1st 1968 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60's which among their disc jockeys were Geoff Bradley who did Breakfast on Monday to Saturday, Grahame Roberts who was on Monday to Friday from 2pm-6pm and on Sunday Mornings and John Kerr on Monday to Fridays from 6pm until 9pm and was on Saturday and Sunday afternoons playing also the Big Hits from the top 40, Big Hits from yesteryear and Big Hits from Modern Music Albums.

Last night I went to QPAC Concert Hall to see Al Jardine who is one of the founding members of the iconic American band the Beach Boys with his own band The Pet Sounds Band which includes his son Matt who sang with the Beach Boys in the 90's and the others musicians in the band played with Brian Wilson for many years and it was my first time to see Al live as I did not see him perform with the Beach Boys in the 90's as well as in 2012 when the surviving members got back together for the album That's Why God Made The Radio and tour including Brisbane but at least I got the opportunity to QPAC which was originally intended for October last year but was rescheduled. I caught the bus to South Bank, went to the Plough Inn where I had Sirloin Pork Chops, chips and Salad for dinner, drank Pepsi Max, went to NZ Natural Ice Cream, ate movie bowl Sundae and walk to QPAC. Put bag in cloak room, bought bag and CD, drank Coke with No Sugar, bought photo, went inside and waited. The sho...

This is from the Bribie Star June 29th 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 early 60's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 50's and would be there until the early 70's did the Top 40 Breakfast Show daily.

This is from the Telegraph June 27th 1958 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their shows that was on at the time were Tops In Time at 5.30pm, TAA Hit Parade at 6pm and These Were the Hits at 6.30pm which they were on Sunday night and also with the TAA Hit Parade the listener would win 180 pounds Jackpot.

These are from the Telegraph June 26th 1970 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 early 70's which besides from being an music radio station it promoted events which they promoted 2 events that weekend in June 1970 as the first was the Grand Final of the Queensland Pop Festival that had Brisbane groups The Light, Burke and Wills(including Jamie Dunn), Cherry Tree, Gentle Art, Trinity House, The Movement and Michael Turner In Session with special Guest stars Ross D Wyllie and the Sect won the Grand Final in 1969 with backing by the Brisbane group The Flamingoes and the 2nd event was the Sunday Funday at Carina Oval that had the 4IP Good Guys, the Queensland Pop Festival winners, Military and Pipe bands as well as appearances by Lord Mayor Clem Jones and Bruce Small.

This is from the Telegraph June 25th 1956 (70 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 popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their radio personalities was Jim Illiffe who would acheive great success on TV from the late 50's until the 70's on Channel 9 was on in the mornings and afternoons.

This is from the Telegraph June 24th 1964 and this was the 4BK Top 10 charts with Brisbane singer Billy Thorpe with the Aztecs at number 1 with their version of the Coasters 1959 hit Poison Ivy, Peter Paul and Mary who had been in Brisbane that month on the 3rd at number 2 with Tell It On The Mountain, Cilla Black at number 3 with You're My World, The Beatles at number 4 with Can't Buy Me Love, Mary Wells at number 5 with the song written by Smokey Robinson from the Miracles My Guy, Bill Haley and His Comets at number 6 with Rock Around the Clock which had re-released at the time in Australia, Millie at number 7 with My Boy Lollipop, Elvis Presley at number 8 with the title song from the movie he did with Ann Margaret Viva Las Vegas, Tommy Roe at number 9 with his version of the Chuck Berry song Carol and the Beatles at number 10 with Boys(with Ringo Starr on lead vocal)/Long Tall Sally(with Paul McCartney on lead vocal) and this was the week before the Beatles played the 2 sh...

This is the memoir of Australian casting director, producer and actress Jan Russ and in the book she talks about being pregnant and unmarried which she gave up her daughter for adoption, began acting in the musicals Oliver, Godspell, Hello Dolly and Fiddler On The Roof, working in New Zealand where she worked on TV, working for Crawfords and Grundys, becoming the casting director and then for Neighbours, encounters with Jason Donovan, Guy Pearce, Margot Robbie and Derek Nimmo and many others. It is FANTASTIC as well as sad, very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth an read. There was a book launch in Melbourne at Readings Bookstore in Hawthorne which was hosted by Alan Fletcher who played Dr Karl Kennedy for 31 years. This is a must for Australian TV fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shop so please do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph June 23rd 1965 and this was the 4BK top 10 charts with The Seekers who had been in Brisbane on June 3rd that year with the Dave Clark Five, Tommy Quickly, Bobby and Laurie and Brisbane group The Escorts at Festival Hall at number 1 with the song written by Tom Springfield A World Of Our Own, the Melbourne rock group The Henchmen at number 2 with their version of the Bobby Day song Rockin Robin, Herman's Hermits at number 3 with Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter, Unit 4 Plus 2 at number 4 with Concrete and Clay, The Dave Clark Five at number 5 with their version of the Chuck Berry song Reelin and Rockin, Lulu at number 6 with her version of Here Comes The Night, Cliff Richard at number 7 with the double sided Just Another Guy(an Neil Diamond song)/The Minute You're Gone which was recorded in Nashville, Julie Rogers at number 8 with Hawaiian Wedding Song/Turn Around, Ray Brown and the Whispers at number 9 with their version of the Brent Edwar...

This is from the Telegraph June 22nd 1972 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations having originally been based in Ipswich but had a impact in Brisbane by the mid 60's which that weekend and the following weekend the station was doing the top 1,000 best selling hits between 1952-72 which was devoted to the 20 years of rock starting at 3pm that Saturday.

This is from the Telegraph June 21st 1963 and this was the 4BH Top 40 charts with Lesley Gore at number 1 with the song produced by Quincy Jones It's My Party, Bill Justis at number 2 with Tamoure, Rob EG at number 3 with his version of the Frankie Laine song Jezebel and Little Peggy March at number 4 with I Will Follow Him. The new entries in the charts that week were Little Peggy March at number 31 with I Wish I Were A Princess, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas at number 33 with their version of the Beatles song Do You Want To Know A Secret and Kyu Sakamoto at number 40 with Sukiyaki and besides from Rob EG the other Australian acts in the charts that week were Jay Justin at number 8 with Proud Of You, The Denvermen who were also backing Digger Revell at number 24 with Blue Mountains and Johnny O'Keefe at number 26 with Move Baby Move.

This is the new compilation CD by legendary British rock band Pink Floyd and it has the recordings between 1971-79 which includes Money, Wish You Were Here and Another Brick On The Wall Part 2 and even an complete version of Pigs On The Wings which was edited by Steven Wilson with sound effects which was sourced from the original tracks. It is FANTASTIC with FANTASTIC songs which holds up very well to this day and it is still sound as great today as it did back then as great music endures. It went to number 17 in the UK, number 86 in the USA and number 22 in Australia and this is a must for Pink Floyd fans which I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale where I saw the movie Toy Story 5. Bonnie (Scarlett Spears) is struggling to make friends so she gets a tablet from her parents which it's named Lilypad (Greta Lee) which she starts to neglect her toys as Jessie(Joan Cusack) who has been the sheriff of Bonnie's since Woody(Tom Hanks) departed has becoming aware that the techs like ipad, mobile phones and computer were the thing as toys becoming old school and Jessie gets in touch with Woody to help him which he gets back with the other toys which Jessie and Bullseye were taken to a house which was once occupied by Emily who had her where an girl called Blaze (Mykal Michelle Harris) lives with her parents and then it gets interesting. It is excellent, very impressive and very entertaining with great acting by Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Scarlett Spears, Mykal Michelle Harris, Conan O'Brien and Greta Lee and it's directed by Andrew Stanton who also did the scre...

This is the new album by the Australian sister singing duo Vika and Linda and this was recorded at Merrigum Studios in Melbourne April 2025 which 6 tracks on the album are written by Vika and Linda including some they write with Mark Seymour from Hunters and Collectors as well as Karen Jacobsen and Toni Childs as well as other songs are written by Glenn Richards from the Australian band Augie March and Ben Bliss. It is an FANTASTIC album with great songs and great singing by Vika and Linda who sounded so great album on the album and also they along with Cameron Bruce who played on the album produced it too. It went to number 11 in Australia and they are doing an tour. They have just been inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame which they truly deserve it for the impact they have made on Australia and let's hope for the Black Sorrows to be inducted. This is a must for Vika and Linda fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yoursevles an favour and BUY IT wh...

This is from the Telegraph June 20th 1956 (70 Years ago today) and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their shows was the Nestles Show which was on in the evenings at 7.30pm which was a music show.

This is from the Telegraph June 16th 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 in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys were Bert (Birdbrain) Robertson who had been with the station since 1954 and would last until the early 70's was on Monday to Friday at 11.15am doing the Cuppa Club and Geoff Atkinson who was an part of the station's success in the 50's and 60's did the show Shell Dealer Parade Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11pm until Midnight.

This is from the Telegraph June 15th 1966(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 was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 50's which he would last until the early 70's did the Top 40 Breakfast Show daily playing the latest records that was out at the time.

This is from the Telegraph June 12th 1963 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Jim Sweeney who did the World Wide Top 40 Breakfast Show which was on Monday to Saturday from 5am until 8am with the news every 30 minutes as well as the music that was played at the time.

This is from the Telegraph June 11th 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 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Atkinson who would become the station's success in the 50's and 60's hosted the show So Smooth which was on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 9pm playing the music that really has charms.

This is from the Telegraph June 10th 1964 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 they were promoting the Beatles' Australian tour which was happening in that month (June) 1964 which would include Brisbane at the Festival Hall on June 29th and 30th and Sydney disc jockey Bob Rogers was travelling with them on the tour was reporting it to 4BC which they were 10 reports daily.

On Sunday June 7th I went to the Elvis Precinct to see the Joe Cocker Express who are from the Gold Coast and it was my first time seeing them live. The show started at 12.30pm with the Joe Cocker Express coming on stage which in the first set included the hits from the 80's including Up Where We Belong which Jason sang it with Bec and Leave Your Hat On and even doing the INXS song as well as each band member telling a story about Joe Cocker including one story about his mother doing washing and discovering a cheque in one of his clothes as well as being in Australia in 1972 and in the second set wore the hippy gear as well as singing the big classic hits including Delta Lady, Feelin Alright, You Are So Beautiful and of course the iconic With A Little Help From My Friends and also I met a lady named Laura, her mother Debra and an lady named Michelle. The show finished at 2.30pm, had bought records at Record Sale, bought Fish and Chips @ the Fish and Chips shop and went back to Tw...

On Saturday night June 6th I went to Twin Towns to see the tribute show to iconic American country singers Johnny Cash and June Carter called Hey Get Rhythm which has Mark Caliguri and his wife Joanne and it was my first time seeing the show. The show started at 8pm which Mark and Joanne coming out as they did 2 sets which in the first set performed Johnny's early hits in the 50's as well as June's songs including Juke Box Blues which some of the audience members came on stage and wore hats as well as for some songs Robert on horn came on stage as well as showing clips of Johnny and June on the screen both sides of the stage and there was a interval where I had a Pepsi Max and Boost chocolate. In the second set Mark and Joanne came back on stage which they did the songs of the 60's and 70's as well as one of Johnny's recordings in the 2000's and George an keyboardist joined the band on stage as well as an audience member came on stage when they were doing t...

This is from the Telegraph June 9th 1955 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their radio personalities were Keith Eadie who was on during the week with the Craven a Hit Parade which was on at 7pm and the next night at 6.15pm the show that was on was called Nissen's Gems Musical Comedy.

On Saturday afternoon I went to the Elvis Precinct to see the Bee Gees Revival Tribute Show and they are from Melbourne which it was my first time seeing them. The show started at 12.30pm with Roy Kossena(Barry), Phil Splitter (Robin) and AJ Leonard(Maurice) coming out on stage which in the first set starting off with Alone from Still Waters and then going through the 60's with Massachusetts and to Love Somebody as well as the early 70's as their 1987 hit You Win Again and there was an interval which I took 2 photos. The second set had Roy, Phil and AJ came back on stage which they wore black and white gear as they performed 2 of their 60's hits as well as their 70's hits including How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever, Staying Alive as well as the Andy Gibb hit Shadow Dancing and some of the audience got up to dance during the set enjoying themselves. The show ended at 2.30pm which Roy, Phil and AJ came out to meet the fans to have photos with them and I got mine taken...

On Friday night June 5th I went to Twin Towns to see the Fabulous Caprettos which it was my first time seeing the act and it had Australian singers Wendy Matthews, Dave Gleeson from the Screaming Jets and the Angels, Rai Thistlewayte from Thirsty Merc and an appearance by Russell Morris as Joe Camilleri from Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons and the Black Sorrows was supposed to be there but he wasn't well which was the reason. The show started at 8pm with Jason Ayres who is an singer-songwriter in Perth came on which he did an set of mainly his own songs as well as an cover of the Chris Issak song Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing and there was an interval. The Fabulous Caprettos with Rai Thistlewayte, Wendy Matthews and Dave Gleeson came on stage which Wendy started it off with her 90's hit Let's Kiss, Dave sang his song, Rai sang his song from Thirsty Merc Someday Someday and Russell Morris singing of 2 of his hits and got off stage for a while which Wendy, Dave and Rai performed thei...

On Friday afternoon June 5th I went to the Elvis Precinct to see the Elvis tribute show Elvis Live At the Garden that had Jimmy Holmes who I had seen 3 years before and Taylor Rodriguez which was my first time seeing him and they were the songs Elvis performed at Madison Square Garden in 1972. The show started after 5pm with Dean Vegas who is an Elvis tribute performer himself did the compering introducing the acts which Jimmy Holmes came on first starting off with That's Alright Mama as well as other songs including Never Been To Spain, Love Me, Heartbreak Hotel and Love Me Tender which he finished his segment and then Taylor came on which he did Polk Salad Annie and performed other songs including Funny How Time Slips Away, Suspcious Minds, American Trilogy which Jimmy came back on stage and ended it with Can't Help Falling In Love. The show finished at 6.15pm and I went back to the Twin Towns Mantra to change shirts as I had a show to go to at Twin Towns. It was an FANTAST...

On Thursday night I went to Greenmount Surf Club to see legendary Australian singer Issi Dye. Issi with Andrea and Peter came on stage which started just before 7pm which in the first set performed songs by Johnny Cash, Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley as well as Peter sang some songs as well as Andrea singing some too and also for part of that 1st set that I had Pork Ribs, Chips and Salad for dinner. There was an interval and in the second set Issi, Andrea and Peter came back on which they performed songs by Johnny O'Keefe, the Monkees, Ricky Nelson, Olivia Newton John and Chuck Berry as well as Terry Leonard who is an Elvis tribute peformer joined Issi on stage for 2 songs and also saw Les who worked with Issi as well as Tyler and Leanne who are engaged. The show finished at 9pm which I saw Issi and got an photo with him, went to Woolworths where I bought groceries and walk back to Twin Towns Mantra. It was an FANTASTIC show with great singing by Issi as well ...

This is from the Telegraph June 3rd 1966(60 Years Ago today) and now the classic hits here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were John Daley, Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the record hops including the O'Connor Boathouse in the City and Grahame Cherry who went on to work on 4KQ and 4BK were on Monday to Friday from 4pm until midnight and all day Saturday and Sunday.

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo where I saw the movie Power Ballad. Rick Power (Paul Rudd) an American who lives in Ireland with his wife Rachel(Marcella Plunkett) and daughter Arja(Beth Fallon) sings in an band called the Bride and the Groove who performs at weddings and at one wedding Danny Wilson(Nick Jonas) who had been in a well known boyband called Impossible joins the band on stage singing I Wish the Stevie Wonder song which everyone enjoyed it and Rick and Danny connect which they work on a song Rick wrote called How to Write A Song (without You) which Danny eventually records it when he gets back to Los Angeles and 6 Months later while shopping Rick hears the song recorded by Danny which he wrote and the song is a huge hit for Danny but for Rick he wants the recognition as it's his song and then it gets very interesting. It's excellent, very impressive and very entertaining with excellent acting by Paul Ruddm Nick Jonas, Marcella Plunkett, Beth Fal...

This is from the Telegraph June 2nd 1970 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 70's having originally been an Ipswich radio station but it was getting big in Brisbane by that time besides from being an music station it also promoted music events which on Sunday June 7th it promoted the Queensland Pop Festival at the Sound Machine on Elizabeth Street in the city and among the 20 bands that performed there included Burke and Wills(featuring Jamie Dunn), Cherry Tree, Gentle Art, Seasons Of The Witch and Crossroad Traffic which the bands competing for $1000 in cash.

This is the new album by legendary British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and it was recorded at Abbey Road in London as well in Metropolis and Hog Hill Mill and in Los Angeles at Henson, Gold Tooth and Diamond Dust studios. The songs on the album are mostly written by Paul McCartney and 5 he wrote with Andrew Watt an American songwriter and record producer who with Paul produced the album and one of the tracks Home To Us Paul sings with fellow Beatle Ringo Starr which also Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders and Sharlee Spiteri from the British band Texas did the backing vocals on it and also Giles Martin son of Beatles record producer Sir George Martin did the co arrangments on some of the tracks. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs which has nostaglic feel in them as it is inspired by Paul's childhood memories in Liverpool and I think we can relate to them which it is one of the best albums he has ever made as to prove that no matter how old you are...

On Sunday June 7th Legendary Australian singer Digger Revell will be performing at the Rainbow Bay Surf Club which he will his hits from the 60's including I'm Building Castles In The Air, Over The Rainbow, My Little Rocker's Turned Surfie and Twilight Time as well as other songs including Johnny Be Goode, Old Time Rock and Roll, The Wanderer and Shout as well as country songs and rockabilly and it starts at 3pm which if you would like to see him please do yourselves a favour and SEE HIM which you will be impressed and entertained as well as bringing back memories for those who grew up in the 60's in the days of Bandstand and the Johnny O'Keefe Show/Sing Sing Sing as well as those who are discovering the music for the first time you will be truly experiencing an icon of Australian rock who should be considered for an Aria Hall of Fame for the impact he has made on Australian music who also performed in Vietnam 11 times between 1967-72.

This is from the Redcliffe Herald June 1st 1966 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as for a time in the 80's an country music station 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which was known as the Good Music Station as it was playing easy listening music by people like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass which among their disc jockeys were Bruce Ross, Bill Riner, Peter Clarke and Des Allen as actually Bill Riner got a mention by Pete Rudder who was interviewed by Murray Shoring on the final night of 4KQ when it ended as well as BBQ Bob Gallagher mentioned him in the special 75 Year Journey an Brisbane Icon about 4KQ on Sunday June 26th 2022 and the final night June 30th 2022 and also Bruce Ross was mentioned also on the final night when Ian Skippen was interviewed by Murray Shoring.

In nearly 2 weeks time the ARIA Hall of Fame is happening with the standalone ceremony at Sydney's Carriageworks on Gadial land and the inductees are Kate Cebrano, Jenny Morris, Vika and Linda, The Living End, Spiderbait and Gurrumul which they truly deserve it for the impact they made on Australian music even though Jenny Morris who is a Kiwi but she made a impact in Australia and there has been a issue as there are so many performers from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's are missing their chances as they have an impact on the Australian music scene who should deserve an ARIA Hall of Fame as much as everyone else as there the performers from those eras I mentioned were the pioneers of the industry and it would not be the industry as it is today in 2026 if it wasn't for the artists which Col Joye, Johnny O'Keeffe, Billy Thorpe, Slim Dusty, Normie Rowe, The Easybeats, Helen Reddy, Dragon, Max Merritt, Glenn Shorrock as well as Little River Band, Ross Wilson as w...

This is the autobiography of former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and in the book talks about her upbringing in the south western suburbs of Brisbane, studied @ UQ, joining the Young Labour Movement, becoming an MP for Inala, served in the Bligh Government as minister for disability services and multicultral affairs and minister for Transport, becoming Labour leader in 2012, her 2 marriages, becoming Premier of Queensland in 2015 which would last 8 years as among the events that happended during her time as Premier including COVID pandemic, the floods in 2022 and Brisbane winning the bid to host the Olympics in 2032 and many others. It's AWESOME, AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth a read. Whether you like her or not she made an real impact on Queensland throughout her 8 years as Premier particuarly getting us through COVID in 2020-21 and she should be remembered for the positive...

In 1976 iconic Cuban American Musician, Bandleader, Actor and Producer Desi Arnaz released his autobiography A Book and in it he talked about his upbringing in Cuba, fled to Miami after the Cuban , played in Siboney Septet, got hired by American musician and Bandleader Xavier Cugat for his touring orchestra which led him to have his own band the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, made his first movie Too Many Girls, his marriage to Lucille Ball in 1940 which would last until 1960 which they would have 2 children Lucie and Desi Jr, doing the TV Show I Love Lucy, forming the production company Desilu and many others and in this expanded edition of the book which it's out now it has material that was from the second memoir which was uncompleted and never published with daughter Lucie doing the afterword and granddaughter Kate Luckinbill(Lucie's daughter) doing the foreword. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AMAZING stories as well as very impressive and very entertai...

This is the autobiography of British musician and member of the legendary British rock band The Smiths Mike Joyce and in the book he talks about his upbringing in Manchester, getting his first drum at 14, played in bands the Hoax and Victim, joined the band The Smiths in 1982 which would last until 1987 as well as releasing 4 albums as well as the singles including Hand In Glove, This Charming Man and How Soon Is Now, the touring and many others. It's FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth a read. Mike Joyce is now an DJ presenting radio shows and is currently doing a book tour of Ireland until this Monday. This is a must for 80's music fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is the memior of American actress Eve Plumb and in the book she talks about her getting discovered by a talent agent who was an neighbour, doing commercials, doing guest roles on TV including Family Affair, The Big Valley and Lassie, getting the role of Jan Brady on the iconic American TV show the Brady Bunch which was on from 1969-74 as well as the reunion show except one, doing TV movies including Dawn Portrait of a Teenage Runaway and Little Women, her 2 marriages, working with Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Susan Dey, Lucille Ball and many others. It's a FANTASTIC book with AMAZING and Brilliant stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth a read. Eve has her own online of home accessories called PlumbGoods and Christopher Knight who played her brother Peter on the Brady Bunch does the Foreword. It's been 52 years since the end of the Brady Bunch but it's getting repeated all over the world which it's a great thing and i...

This is the new album legendary American British singer and bass guitarist Suzi Quatro and this was recorded at Butterfly Studio which most of the songs are written by Suzi and her son Richard who also produced the album and played guitar as well as one they wrote with Noah Booth and 2 covers including Kick Out The Jams an cover of the MC5 song which she did it with Alice Cooper and also besides from her son Richard the other musicians playing on it including Jaz Davies and Tim Aves. It's an FANTASTIC album with great songs which it still rocks and Suzi is still playing and sounding great at the age of 75 (76 on Wednesday). Suzi is doing shows in Europe throughout and let's hope she comes back to Australia again as she was only here late last year. It's a must for Suzi Quatro fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

Yesterday afternoon I went to the Redland Performing Arts Centre seeing the Robertson Brothers and Dean Bourne doing the Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison show as it was my second time seeing the Robertson Brothers as I saw the at Redland a year ago when they did the 60's with Cosima De Vito and Simon Brook McLachlan. I caught the bus from Carindale to Cleveland, walk to Redland Performing Arts Centre, rang Dad, bought $50 Pack which had CD's towel and USB, went inside and waited. The show began after 2pm with intro by Bobby Lee Dean Bourne starts off with Ooby Dooby and the Robertson Brothers came on stage doing the Everly Brothers classics from the 50's and early 60's which they were backed up by the guitarist Dieter and the online orchestra and the bassist, pianist and drummer as well as doing songs by the acts who were influenced by the Everly brothers including Simon and Garfunkel and the Beatles and Dean came back doing a few more Roy Orbison from the early 60...

This is the new album by legendary American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond and it was recorded in Los Angeles at the ArchAngel Recording Studio in 2007 during the sessions of the album that Neil Diamond made with Rick Rubin Home Before Dark which among the musicians that played on the album were 2 members of the legendary American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench as well as Rick Rubin produced this album as well which the songs on album are written by Neil Diamond. It is an FANTASTIC album with great songs and great singing by Neil and it went to number 29 in Australia, number 61 in the UK, number 2 in the UK Americana Album charts and number 10 in the Top Album Sales in the US. It is great to see the interest in Neil Diamond still there with the movie Song Sung Blue as well as the musical A Beautiful Noise which will be happening in Australia during the year. This is a must for Neil Diamond fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops ...

On March 8th 1974 iconic British rock band Queen released their second album Queen II which it went to number 5 in the UK, number 49 in the USA and number 79 in Australia and from the album it had the one hit single Seven Seas Of Rhye and also it is now out on CD which I am reviewing the double CD edition as there is an 5 CD/2LP edition. On the first CD it has the original album tracks that was on the album and on the second CD it has different takes of some of the songs as well as recordings from 1969. It is an FANTASTIC double album with FANTASTIC songs as well as hearing the different takes which it's amazing to hear different versions of songs that would be different to the one that was on the album and the reissued album has gone to number 7 in Austria and Germany, number 10 in Belgium and number 6 in Croatia. It's been 35 years since the passing of Freddie Mercury but the music he made with Queen lives on forever and it will never die as great music lives on. This is a m...