Sources of Australian Pop Records

from the 50s, 60s and 70s

[plus some Aussie originals and some New Zealanders]

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FIND OUT ABOUT:

The Lonnie Lee hit that was first recorded by Portuguese Joe.

The famous Johnny O'Keefe song that goes back to 1883.

A Colleen Hewett hit song by the man who wrote Five O'Clock World.

Why Normie Rowe's 'Que Sera Sera' has a whistle on it.

Hollywood Eight: the real motel that inspired 'Hollywood Seven'.

The Johnny Chester hit first heard in the 1943 film I Walked with a Zombie.

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WHERE DID THEY GET THESE SONGS?

Ray Brown - Fool, Fool, Fool 1965

The Strangers - Happy Without You 1968

Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys - You Stole My Love 1966

Ray Columbus & The Invaders - She's A Mod 1964

Johnny O'Keefe - She's My Baby 1959

The Delltones - Come A Little Bit Closer 1963

The Virgil Brothers - Temptation 'Bout To Get Me 1968

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'LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG' - Melanie Safka


LAST 5 NEW PAGES, LATEST AT THE TOP:

Normie Rowe - Call On Me (1965)
Daddy Cool - Cherry Pie (1971) since updated 
Daddy Cool - I'll Never Smile Again (1972)
Daddy Cool - Baby Let Me Bang Your Box (1972) since updated 
Reg Lindsay - Armstrong (1971)

RECENTLY UPDATED PAGES:

Normie Rowe - Que Sera Sera; also Shakin' All Over
John J. Francis - Play Mumma, Sing Me A Song
The Cicadas - That's What I Want
Slim Dusty - Pub With No Beer
The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (version #45 added)


GO-SET MAGAZINE CHARTS 1966-1974

MOST VISITED PAGES IN SEPTEMBER:

1. The Town Criers – Everlasting Love (- in August)
2. Lucky Starr - I've Been Everywhere (1)
3. Ol' 55 - Looking For An Echo (3)
4. Colleen Hewett - Day By Day (2)
5. Ted Mulry – Darktown Strutters Ball (4)

NEW TO THE LINKS PAGE :

John J. Francis (Play Mumma, Sing Me A Song) authorised site
Sha Na Na and the Invention of the Fifties
Charts-Surfer.de: international charts archive
Morgan Wright's HoyHoy.com: Rock Before Elvis (1948-1953)
Doo-wop Groups and Discography



Website by Lyn Nuttall.
Development by Lachlan Nuttall. Graphics by
Gina Nuttall.

Australian chart positions courtesy of Gavin Ryan's Chart Books. Available from Australian Music Books. New Zealand chart positions 1966-1996 from Dean Scapolo's singles chart book for NZ. To order, visit this page or email Dean.

Special thanks to Terry Stacey for information, corrections and suggestions. Thanks also to Tony Watson, Joop Jansen
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