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Highways and Byways by Jimmy Barnes

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This is the new memoir by legendary Australian singer Jimmy Barnes and in the book he talks about different experiences including Cold Chisel playing in Texas in 1981, an trip to scotland with his wife Jane, his father who was an boxer, his encounter with Tom Jones on the Gold Coast in the 80's, discovering an life changing cassette, his recent health scare,his encounter with an traffic cop and many others. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AMAZING, Impressive and very entertaining stories which it is well worth an read. Jimmy barnes is currently on the road with Cold Chisel which they played at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Wednesday and playing at Herston tonight and tomorrow night. This is an must for Jimmy Barnes fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

4BK Top 40 November 1962

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This is from the Courier Mail November 2nd 1962 and this was the 4BK Top 40 charts with Roy Orbison at number 1 with Workin For The Man, Duane Eddy at number 2 with Dance With The Guitar Man, Gene Pitney at number 3 with If I Didn't Have A Dime and Del Shannon at number 4 with the Roger Miller song The Swiss Maid. The New entries in the charts that week were Dig Richards at number 30 with Raincoat In The River, Rex Allen at number 35 with Don't Go Near The Indians and Walter Brennan the Hollywood actor at number 39 with Mama Sang A Song and besides from Dig Richards the Australian acts in the charts that week were Frank Ifield at number 23 with I Remember You, the Joy Boys featuring Col Joye's brothers Kevin and Keith Jacobsen at number 37 with Waltz of The Flowers and Bryan Davies who was hosting his own TV show at the time on the ABC at number 38 with the song written by Chet Clarke and Bob Wilkie Ten Pin Bowling. It was the same week on November 1st 1962 that British mu...

4BH Top 40 charts November 1968

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This is from the Telegraph November 1st 1968 and this was the 4BH top 40 charts with Mary Hopkin at number 1 with the song produced by Paul McCartney Those Were The Days, Leapy Lee at number 2 with Little Arrows, Buzz Cason at number 3 with Adam and Eve and Derek aka Johnny Cymball at number 4 with Cinnamon. Among the Australian acts in the top 40 that week were The Virgil Brothers which included Peter Doyle and Rob Lovett from the Loved Ones at number 5 with Shake Me Wake Me/Here I Am, The Love Machine at 12 with their version of the Lion Sleeps Tonight, Marcie and the Cookies at number 13 with I Would If I Could/All Or Nothing, the boys from Redcliffe the Bee Gees at number 20 with Kitty Can/I've Gotta Get A Message To You, John (Johnny) Farnham at number 23 with the song written by Hans Poulsen Rose Coloured Glasses and The Groove at number 25 with You Are The One I Love and among the other acts in the top 40 that week were The Beatles at number 8 with Hey Jude/Revolution, The ...

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino

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This is the autobiography of American actor Al Pacino and in this book talks about his upbringing in the South Bronx in New York, his parents split when he was 2, raised by his mother as well as living with his grandparents, joining the HB (Hervert Berghof)Studio, the passing of his mother and grandfather, joining the Actors Gallery, doing Theatre including The Indian Wants The Bronx, Awake and Sing and America Hurrah, made his very first movie Me Natalie, along with The Panic In Needle Park, the Godfather playing Michael Corleone which he would reprise the role in Godfather Part 2 and Godfather part 3, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, Scent For A Woman which he won an Oscar, Carlito's Way, Donnie Brasco,Heat and many others, working with Patty Duke, Johnny Deep, Franics Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Chris O'Connell, Gene Hackman, Sidney Lumet, Diane Keaton and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it ...

From Here To The Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough

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This is the memoir of American singer Lisa Marie Presley and her daughter actress Riley Keough and in the book talks about her relationship with her father Elvis Presley, his passing at age 9, her issues with drugs, her marriages to Danny Keough, Michael Jackson, Nic Cage and Michael Lockwood, her music career, the passing of her son Ben and many others. It is AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as sad, touching, very impressive and very entertaining and it well worth an read to learn about her life. It will be 2 years in January 2025 since the passing of Lisa Marie Prelsey but her music lives on and it was in December 2022 Lisa Marie asked her daughter Riley to help her to finish her memoir which Lisa Marie passed away an month ago but Riley listened to the tapes which she got it done as she had done an FANTASTIC job getting it done. This is an must for both Elvis Presley fans and Lisa Marie fans which I give it 4 and an half stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an f...

4BH October 1956

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This is from the Wynnum Herald October 31st 1956 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations back in the 1950's which among their shows that was on at the time was Australia's Amateur Hour which was hosted by Terry Dear.

4BK Top 10 October 1963

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This is from the Telegraph October 30th 1963 and this was the 4BK top 10 with Roy Orbison at number 1 with Blue Bayou, Kathy Kirby at number 2 with the vocal version of Dance On, Town and Country Brothers at number 3 with Sandy Sandy, Los Indios Tabajaros at number 4 with Maria Elena, The Atlantics at number 5 with Bombora, Jimmy Little at number 6 with Royal Telephone, Helen Shapiro at number 7 with Not Responsible, Paul and Paula at number 8 with Flipped Over You,Jan and Dean at number 9 with the song written by Jan Berry and disc jockey Roger Christian Honolulu Lulu and the Delltones at number 10 with the song written by Sydney dectective Ben Acton Hangin Five.