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

Johnny O'Keefe - Move Baby Move 1963

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

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:

The De Kroo Brothers - (And Her Name Is) Scarlet (1963)
Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Funny Face (1965)
The Twilights - Bad Boy (1966)
Mental As Anything - (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet (1980)
Johnny O'Keefe - To Love (1962)

RECENTLY UPDATED PAGES:

Strangers - Happy Without You 
Ted Mulry Gang - Darktown Strutters' Ball 
Ol' 55 - Looking For An Echo
Johnny O'Keefe - Shout 
Little Pattie - Little Things Like That + further updates 


BARRY MCKAY'S
GO-SET MAGAZINE CHARTS 1966-1974
AND COVERS GALLERY

NEW TO THE LINKS PAGE :

Fruitunes: Your favorite songs at your fingertips
United States Early Radio History 1897-1927
Mulwala Rock Festival 1972: photos by Joseph Oros
Forgotten Hits
Billboard: complete back issues 1940-2008 at Google Books


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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 NZ singles chart book (available here).

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