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December 20

by Mark Gibson on December 20, 2008

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On this day…
Australian musicians born on the 20th of December

1948 - Stevie Wright – The Easybeats – Born Stephen Carlton Wright in Leeds, England

1955 - Ed Keupper - The Saints, The Laughing Clowns - Born Edmund Kuepper in Bremen, West Germany

Number 1 Singles in Australia on December 20

1970 - A Song Of Joy - Miguel Rios
1971 [...]

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December 1

by Mark Gibson on December 1, 2008

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On this day…
Australian musicians born on the 1st of December

1950 - Ross Hannaford - Daddy Cool.

Number 1 Singles in Australia on December 1st

1970 - Lookin’ Out My Back Door - Credence Clearwater Revival
1971 - Maggie May - Rod Stewart
1972 - Popcorn - Hot Butter
1973 - Angie - Rolling Stones
1974 - I Love You, I Honestly [...]

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November 29

by Mark Gibson on November 29, 2008

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On this day…
Australian musicians born on the 29th of November

1946 - Brian Cadd - The Groop, Axiom and many others - Born Brian George Cadd in Perth, Western Australia

1951 - Don Walker - Cold Chisel - Born Donald Hugh Walker in Ayr, Nth Qld.

Number 1 Singles in Australia on November 29

1970 - Lookin’ Out My [...]

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November 18

by Mark Gibson on November 18, 2008

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On this day…
Australian musicians born on the 18th of November

1947 - Ross Wilson - Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock and many others. Born Ross Andrew Wilson in Melbourne, Victoria.

Number 1 Singles in Australia on November 18

1970 - Lookin’ Out My Backdoor - Creedence Clearwater Revival
1971 - Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John
1972 - Popcorn - [...]

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November 6

by Mark Gibson on November 6, 2008

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On this day…
Australian musicians born on the 6th of November

1947 - George Young of The Easybeats, Vanda and Young, Flash and the Pan and many others was born George Redburn Young in Glasgow, Scotland.

Videos
John Stevens, Doug Parkinson, Daryl Braithwaite, Joe Camilleri, Ross Wilson and more “Good Times” Broadcast 06.11.1999 Hey Hey it’s Saturday final show. [...]

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October 18

by Mark Gibson on October 18, 2008

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On this day…
Number 1 Singles in Australia on October 18

1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond
1972 - Popcorn - Hot Butter
1973 - Can The Can - Suzi Quatro
1974 - The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
1975 - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA
1976 [...]

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September 24

by Mark Gibson on September 24, 2008

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On this day…
Births

1948

Garth Porter of Sherbet – Born in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Number 1 Singles

1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond
1972 - Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
1973 - Never, Never, Never - Shirley Bassey
1974 - The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
1975 - Love Will Keep [...]

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September 11

by Mark Gibson on September 11, 2008

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On this day…
Births

1953

Renée Geyer - Born Renée Rebecca Geyer in Melbourne, Australia

1978

Ben Lee - Born Benjamin Michael Lee in Sydney, Australia

Number 1 Singles

1970 - In The Summertime - The Mixtures
1971 - Daddy Cool - Drummond
1972 - Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
1973 - Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
1974 - Evie - Stevie [...]

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