Australian Music Legends

It's been more than forty eight years since the  The Easybeats Coca Cola Spectacular  was seen on Channel 7, hosted by Billy Thorpe and telecast in July  1966, on the eve of the Easys' trip to the UK.  The show starred the Easybeats of course, and featured Janice Slater and Tony Worsley . It was a farewell to the Easybeats who were leaving for London's Abbey Road Studios. The show featured some great hits and artists of the time;  The EasyBeats; She's So Fine, Wedding Ring, I'll Make you Happy, I Can See, Sorry, Easy As Can Be, Someday Somewhere, In My Book, Come And See Her, Women, Too Much, For My Woman,A Very Special Man, Make Life Sweet with Coca Cola. Supported by; The beautiful Janice Slater; "We're Doin' Fine and If You Don't Think. Tony Worsley and The Blue Jays; Raining In My Heart and Knock on Wood. An enthusiastic live audience and fabulous group of dancers, ensured The Coca Cola Special captured the excitement that the band always gen...

It's been more than forty eight years since the  The Easybeats Coca Cola Spectacular  was seen on Channel 7, hosted by Billy Thorpe and telecast in July  1966, on the eve of the Easys' trip to the UK.  The show starred the Easybeats of course, and featured Janice Slater and Tony Worsley . It was a farewell to the Easybeats who were leaving for London's Abbey Road Studios. The show featured some great hits and artists of the time;  The EasyBeats; She's So Fine, Wedding Ring, I'll Make you Happy, I Can See, Sorry, Easy As Can Be, Someday Somewhere, In My Book, Come And See Her, Women, Too Much, For My Woman,A Very Special Man, Make Life Sweet with Coca Cola. Supported by; The beautiful Janice Slater; "We're Doin' Fine and If You Don't Think. Tony Worsley and The Blue Jays; Raining In My Heart and Knock on Wood. An enthusiastic live audience and fabulous group of dancers, ensured The Coca Cola Special captured the excitement that the ban...

Paul Wayne had all the ingredients to be a successful pop star. A powerful, gutsy singing voice, a personality and charisma to cut it with Johnny O'Keefe, Dig Richards and Johnny Devlin, and looks to scream for. Rocking tunes such as; "Don't Do That", Movin' Day", "I like It Like That", "Bye Baby Bye Bye", "Carol" and "Keep Walkin", to name a few, kept his teen idol status. Paul also recorded two successful covers; "Since I fell For You" (originally by Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra) and "That's All", A Nat King Cole single and That's All Right" by Arthur "Big Boy " Crudup. Paul and his wife Sharon now run a fantastic little restaurant by the sea at Copacabana, Central Coast, NSW, called the Sea Grill Restaurant - Great food by two of the best chefs on the coast, and great music.

Paul Wayne had all the ingredients to be a successful pop star. A powerful, gutsy singing voice, a personality and charisma to cut it with Johnny O'Keefe, Dig Richards and Johnny Devlin, and looks to scream for. Rocking tunes such as; "Don't Do That", Movin' Day", "I like It Like That", "Bye Baby Bye Bye", "Carol" and "Keep Walkin", to name a few, kept his teen idol status. Paul also recorded two successful covers; "Since I fell For You" (originally by Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra) and "That's All", A Nat King Cole single and That's All Right" by Arthur "Big Boy " Crudup. Paul and his wife Sharon now run a fantastic little restaurant by the sea at Copacabana, Central Coast, NSW, called the Sea Grill Restaurant - Great food by two of the best chefs on the coast, and great music. https://australianmusiclegends.blogspot.com/p/janice-slater.html...

Dinah Lee is the stage name of New Zealand-born singer, Diane Marie Jacobs (born 19 August 1946), who performed 1960s pop and then adult contemporary music. Her debut single from early 1964, "Don't You Know Yockomo?", achieved No. 1 chart success in New Zealand and, across the Tasman Sea, in Brisbane and Melbourne. It was followed in September by her cover of Jackie Wilson's, "Reet Petite", which also reached No. 1 in New Zealand and peaked at No. 6 in Melbourne. The Australian release was a double A-sided single with "Do the Blue Beat". On her early singles she was backed by fellow New Zealanders, Max Merrit & The Meteors .  Dinah appeared regularly on both New Zealand and Australian television variety programs, including Sing, Sing, Sing and Bandstand. She toured supporting Johnny O'Keefe, Ray Columbus & the Invaders and P.J. Proby. According to Australian rock music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, in the 1960s, "Lee was the most s...

Dinah Lee is the stage name of New Zealand-born singer, Diane Marie Jacobs (born 19 August 1946), who performed 1960s pop and then adult contemporary music. Her debut single from early 1964, "Don't You Know Yockomo?", achieved No. 1 chart success in New Zealand and, across the Tasman Sea, in Brisbane and Melbourne. It was followed in September by her cover of Jackie Wilson's, "Reet Petite", which also reached No. 1 in New Zealand and peaked at No. 6 in Melbourne. The Australian release was a double A-sided single with "Do the Blue Beat". On her early singles she was backed by fellow New Zealanders, Max Merrit & The Meteors .  Dinah appeared regularly on both New Zealand and Australian television variety programs, including Sing, Sing, Sing and Bandstand. She toured supporting Johnny O'Keefe, Ray Columbus & the Invaders and P.J. Proby. According to Australian rock music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, in the 1960s, "Lee was the m...

Ray Brown & The Whispers were a chart-topping Sydney band that originated in the surf music scene as The Nocturnes. After acquiring Ray Brown as their lead singer, they went on to become one of the most popular Australian bands of sixties era. The focus was on Ray Brown, who became a major star of the Australian pop scene. with a series of hit singles, including, "Pride", "Fool, Fool, Fool", and "20 Miles". Ray Brown & The Whispers ranked with Normie Rowe, The Aztecs and the Easybeats as one of the hottest acts in the country. They made regular appearances on all the major pop TV shows. By the end of 1965, they had already released two LPs, four singles and several EPs, and starting with their second album, Headin' For The Top, they were able to make use of Festival's newly opened four-track studio in Ultimo, enabling them to make great strides in production. In 1966, after five hit singles, the Whispers disbanded and losing momentum over ...