Sources of Australian Pop Records
from the 50s, 60s and 70s
[plus some Aussie originals and some New Zealanders]
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LAST 5 NEW PAGES, LATEST AT THE TOP:
• Zonk! [NZ] - Heya (1970)
• Shane [NZ] - The Town Of Tuxley Toymaker Part 1 (1968)
Jon - Town Of Tuxley Toymaker Part 1 (1967)
• Diana Trask - Going Steady (1958) + UPDATED
• Johnny Devlin - Hey Little Angel (1961) + UPDATED
• Lynne Fletcher - You Say Pretty Words (1965)
RECENTLY UPDATED PAGES:
• Lynne Fletcher - Losing You
• Lynne Randell - Ciao Baby + FURTHER UPDATES
Craig Scott [NZ] - Ciao Baby
• Ray Columbus - C'mon And Swim 7 VERSIONS ADDED
• Rod Kirkham - I Can't Get Sunday Out Of My Mind
Chapta [NZ] - I Can't Get Sunday Out Of My Mind
• Normie Rowe - Pride And Joy
Lew Pryme [NZ] - Pride And Joy
NEW AT THE BLOG 2020:
• Only in Oz: Diana Trask - 'Oh Boy' + UPDATED
• By the way, what is yéyé? Guest post by Philippe Edouard
OBSCURE ORIGINATORS DEPT:
WILLY & RUTH
Willy & Ruth recorded the original version of Come A Little Bit Closer (1954), a well-known oldie in Australia through the local hit version by The Delltones (1959).
Come A Little Bit Closer was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was the first release on their own label, Spark.
Also on Spark soon after was Willy & Ruth's Love Me (1954), later a hit for Elvis Presley, also written by Leiber & Stoller.
Willy and Ruth were both in a gospel quintet called The Honey Bears who were recording for Spark. Willy sang lead, and Ruth was married to the bass singer.
Willy went on to release some records of his own, but nothing more seems to be known about Ruth, not even her surname.
Maybe someone will read this and let us know more. In the meantime, see the history of the song at this page.
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AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER SONG HISTORY SITE SINCE 2004
Website by Lyn Nuttall.
Technical: Lachlan Nuttall. Design: Gina Nuttall.
©Lyn Nuttall 2004-2021
Chart positions courtesy of Gavin Ryan's Australian Chart Books and
Dean Scapolo's Complete NZ Music Charts.
Special thanks to Terry Stacey for information, corrections and suggestions.
Thanks also to Tony Watson, Joop Jansen, More...
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