November 6

November 6, 2009
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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.

Number 1 Singles in Australia on November 6

1970 – (They Long To Be) Close To You – The Carpenters
1971 – Banks Of The Ohio [...]

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The Angels – Wyong Leagues – 30th July 2009

November 2, 2009
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I had the pleasure a few months ago of working on an Angels tour. I was the sound engineer for Black Label who were the support. It’s a bit of a spin out to be working on the same show as The Angels who I first saw in 1978!  They were brilliant. The tempos were [...]

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October 18

October 18, 2009

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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The Jeff White Collection – Narara 1984

October 3, 2009
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Here is another installment from Jeff Whites amazing photo collection. This time it’s Narara 1984.
The two Narara concerts are still some of this sites most popular searches. This wonderful collection of images is sure to bring back many memories.
Don’t forget to leave your comments below and if you’ve got some classic photos like Jeff, get [...]

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September 11

September 11, 2009
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Australian musicians born on the 11th of September

1953 – Renée Geyer – Born Renée Rebecca Geyer in Melbourne, Australia
1978 – Ben Lee – Born Benjamin Michael Lee in Sydney, Australia

Number 1 Singles in Australia on September 11

1970 – In The Summertime – The Mixtures
1971 – Daddy Cool – Drummond
1972 – Daddy Don’t You Walk So [...]

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Free Music from The Zarsoff Brothers

August 31, 2009
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Classic Sydney band The Legendary Zarsoff Brothers are now entering the digital age in a big way. Their latest album, “Mixed Business”, is now available as a digital download. To celebrate they are giving away a free download of one of the songs from the album, “Mull Up”.
Izzy is furiously working on digitising their back [...]

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August 12

August 12, 2009
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Australian musicians who passed away on the 12th of August

2008 – Christie Allen. Born in the UK in 1954. Popular singer of the late 1970’s.

Number 1 Singles in Australia on August 12

1970 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around the Bend / Run Through the Jungle
1971 – Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
1972 – Donny Osmond [...]

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The John Rickleman Collection – Little River Band and Richard Clapton

July 16, 2009

I’ve received quite a bunch of really unique and top quality photo’s recently. Obviously people are digging through their old collections and coming up with some real gems. Here’s another set that you won’t find anywhere else.
They were submitted by John Rickleman who has a great eye for a band shot. His collection (unfortunately for [...]

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Dave Evans

July 13, 2009
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Dave Evans originally arrived in Australia from Carmarthen Wales, aged five, and settled in North Queensland with his family.
After forming his first band In Session in Charters Towers when he was seventeen he moved to Sydney where he helped form a band (no name yet!) with Malcolm Young, Colin Burgess and Larry van Kriedt – [...]

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July 9

July 9, 2009
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Australian musicians born on the 9th of July

1946 – Bon Scott – AC/DC, Fraternity, The Valentines – Born Ronald Belford Scott in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Died Feb 19, 1980

Number 1 Singles in Australia on July 9

1970 – The Beach Boys – Cotton Fields
1971 – Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
1972 – Dr Hook and the Medicine Show [...]

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