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For this special segment I thought I would do the top 10 on the Brisbane charts 60 years December 9th 1962 and at the time there were an lot of great songs that were in the charts at that time which have become classics and still sounding great today. At the time the main music shows on Brisbane TV were Teen Beat on QTQ 9 hosted by 4BC disc jockey Geoff Atkinson and on Channel 7 Teen Time as well as Swinging School by Dick McCann and the national shows were of course Bandstand hosted by Brian Henderson on Channel 9, the ABC had the Bryan Davies Show and on Channel 7 Sing Sing Sing hosted at that stage by Lionel Long which Johnny O"keefe didn't come on board until February 1963. Let's start the top 10 countdown which we start off with at number 10- 10. Big Girls Don't Cry by the Four Seasons which was the follow up to Sherry and it was an number 1 in the USA as well as Australia at that time. it had leaped 10 spots from number 20 as it was there the week before a...

For this week's lost classic as well as an tribute to American singer Irene Cara who passed away a few days ago let's have a look at the song Out Here On My Own. In 1980 Irene Cara was in the 1980 movie Fame which she played Coco Hernandez and one of the songs that was from the movie was an song called Out Here On My Own which was written by legendary American singer Lesley Gore(It's My Party and You Don't Own Me) and her brother Michael Gore who also produced it. It went to number 19 in the USA, number 58 in the UK, number 41 in Australia and number 20 in Brisbane in 1980 and it was nominated for the Best Original Song at the Academy Awards but the title track Fame won the Oscar which Michael wrote that song with Dean Pitchford.

This is the new compilation CD by legendary American country singer Dolly Parton and on this CD it has many of her classic from 1971 up to 2020 inclduing 9 To 5, Here I Go Again, Jolene, Islands In the Stream with Kenny Rogers, I Will Always Love You, Baby I'm Burnin, The Seeker, Real Love also with Kenny Rogers and many others and also there is the liner notes writter by Robert K Oerrman who collaborated with Dolly on her book Songwriter My Life In Lyrics. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs that has stood the test of time and they sound great today as it did back then as it still gets played all over the world including here in Australia. The compilation is currently at number 27 in the USA pop charts, number 4 in the USA country charts, number 40 in the UK and number 47 in Australia and let's hope it goes up more as it's been an great few weeks for Dolly Parton which she has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame which she truly deser...

This is the second book by lead singer of the legendary British heavy metal band Judas Priest Rob Halford and in this book he talks about his experiences in the music scene regarding everything from tours to tattoos, autographs, dealing with fans, the music scene today, drugs, record companies,musicians and many others which he tells his opinions and memories with real honesty. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it's well worth an read. Judas Priest have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame which they truly deserve it and they are finishing their American tour Tuesday November 29th and in December doign shows in Mexico and South America as well as European shows in May and June 2023. This is an must for Judas Priest fans as well as music fans and I give it 5 stars which it is in the shops now do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is the new compilation of the legendary Australian group the Seekers and it is an 3 CD set it has songs including their clasic hits from the 60's as well as album tracks as well as the new recording the title track Carry Me written by Bruce Woodley which Judith Durham had recorded it as an demo and Bruce, Keith Potger and Athol Guy sang and played on the song which was to be the last recording they did with Judith Durham before passing away on August 5th this year as well as there is an great booklet which has reminiscences and memories by Keith, Bruce and Athol as well as their personal favourite Seekers songs. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and Brilliant songs which has stood the test of time and sound as great as you can never tire hearing great songs. This year is 60 years when the Seekers were formed but it is bittersweet as I already mentioned Judith Durham passed on August 5th this year but the great music they made will live on forever and gr...

In 1985 American singer-songwriter John Cougar Mellencamp released the album Scarecrow which went to number 2 in the USA and Australia which went platinum 4x in Australia and 5x in the USA and from that it had the hit singles Small Town, ROCK In The USA, Rain On the Scarecrow, Rumbleseat and Lonely Ol' Night which was John proudced it with Don Gehman and also it is reissued on CD. On the remastered album which it is an double CD the first one has all the original tracks as well as the acoustic version of Small Town and on the second CD it has some songs that were not released on the album including Under The Boardwalk and Shama Lama Ding Dong, writer's demos of certain songs as well as Rough Mixes of others and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs which has stood the test of time and they sound as great today as it did back then. John Mellencamp will be touring America throughout next year and this is an must for John(Cougar) Mellencamp...

This is the memoir of American actor Matthew Perry and in this book he talks about his parents being divorced when he was an baby, his upbringing in Canada, playing tennis, started drinking at age 14, moving to New York, started acting which he did appearances on shows like Charles In Charge and Beverley Hills 90210, doing an show called Second Chance, doing Friends which he played Chandler Bing from 1994 until the end in 2004, talking about the behind the scenes of the show, doing movies like Fools Rush In and A Night In The Life Of Jimmy Reardon, working with his Friends castmates as well as people like River Phoenix, Salma Hayek, Bruce Willis, Chris Farleyetc, his issues with Alcohol and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AWESOME stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth an read. This is an must for fans of Friends as well as Matthew Perry fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in the shops now so do yoursel...