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Digger Revell And The Denvermen
Digger Revell and the Denvermen were an Australian rock 'n' roll and instrumental surf band, which formed in 1961. Lead singer Digger Revell ( Gary Hildred, 1943) was joined by the Denvermen, Phil Bower on drums, Allan Crowe on bass guitar, Les Green on lead guitar and Tex Ihasz on rhythm guitar. They had top 40 hits on the Kent Music Report singles chart with "Surfside", "Blue Mountains", "Avalon Stomp" (all 1963) and "My Little Rocker's Turned Surfie" (1964). The group disbanded in 1965 and Revell had a solo career. History Early years Gary Benjamin Hildred, was born in Dubbo in July 1943. When living in Sydney, one of his neighbours was rock musician Warren Williams. Hildred began his rock 'n' roll career as Digger Revell in 1958, by singing at Williams' suburban dances. From 1959 Revell appeared on Sydney TV shows. He formed Digger Revell and the Lonely Ones as a rock 'n' roll band. Digger Revell and the Denvermen Digger Revell and the Denvermen were forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surf Music
Surf music (also known as surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental surf, distinguished by reverb-heavy electric guitars played to evoke the sound of crashing waves, largely pioneered by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. The second is vocal surf, which took elements of the original surf sound and added vocal harmonies, a movement led by the Beach Boys. Dick Dale developed the surf sound from instrumental rock, where he added Middle Eastern and Mexican influences, a spring reverb, and rapid alternate picking characteristics. His regional hit " Let's Go Trippin', in 1961, launched the surf music craze, inspiring many others to take up the approach. The genre reached national exposure when it was represented by vocal groups such as the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. Dale was quoted on such groups: " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Kipner
Nathan Kipner (October 2, 1924 – December 1, 2009) was an American songwriter and record producer with a considerable career in Australia. He is remembered as the producer of the Bee Gees' first hit "Spicks and Specks (song), Spicks and Specks". He was the father of Steve Kipner who is also a songwriter and music producer. History Kipner was born in Dayton, Ohio, on 2 October 1924. He joined the US Army Air Corps shortly before the US entered World War II in 1941, having lied about his age, and served with United States Army Services of Supply, Supply, 4ADG (4th Air Depot Group) which became 81st Air Depot Group. He arrived in Brisbane, Australia, aboard the SS President Coolidge, SS ''President Coolidge'' on 26 December 1941, later serving in Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. Kipner married Alma Dorothy Moore, of Albion, Queensland, at Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley, Holy Trinity, Brisbane on 4 November 1944. They lived in America until the early 1950s, when they returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Allusions
The Allusions were an Australian rock group, which formed in late 1965. They released a self-titled studio album in January 1967 via EMI/Parlophone. Their popular singles were "Gypsy Woman" and "The Dancer" (both 1966), which both peaked in the top 30 on the Kent Music Report national singles chart. The Allusions disbanded in early 1969. Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane observed that they were "one of the most stylish and inventive" of local "1960s beat pop bands." History The Allusions were formed in late 1965 in Sydney as a beat pop band by Terry Chapman on bass guitar (ex-the Midnighters), Terry Hearne on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Dave Bridge Trio), Kevin Hughes on drums (ex-the Midnighters), Michael Morris on rhythm guitar and vocals (ex-Dennis Williams and the Delawares) and John Shaw on organ, piano and vocals.* 1st edition nline * 2nd edition rint Fellow musician Alistair McEwan became their talent manager. Their major influence was the Mersey sound from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Force (newspaper)
''Air Force'' is the newspaper published by the Royal Australian Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal Air force, aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the Governor-Gener .... The paper is produced fortnightly and is uploaded online so that members can access it when deployed overseas. See also * ''Navy News'' (Australia) * ''Army'' (newspaper) * Yarning: The language and culture magazine External links Official Site Royal Australian Air Force Military newspapers published in Australia {{Australia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vung Tau Air Base
Vung Tau Air Base (also known as Cap St Jacques Airfield and Vung Tau Army Airfield) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility. It was located near the city of Vũng Tàu in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a base during the Vietnam War (1959–1975), stationing United States Army, Army, United States Air Force, Air Force and United States Navy, Navy units there. It was also the main base supporting Australian operations in the war and Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force units were based there. Following the Fall of Saigon it reverted to a civil airport which remains in use today. History French Indochina The French had originally constructed a small airfield at Cap St Jacques. The airfield was later expanded to a Marston mat, pierced steel planking (PSP) runway. Following the partition of Vietnam in 1954, the French Air Force conducted Grumman F8F Bearcat transition training for the RVNAF at the airfield. Following the comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military History Of Australia During The Vietnam War
Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War began with a small commitment of 30 military advisors in 1962, and increased over the following decade to a peak of 7,672 Australian personnel following the Menzies Government's April 1965 decision to upgrade its military commitment to South Vietnam's security. By the time the last Australian personnel were withdrawn in 1972, the Vietnam War had become Australia's longest war, eventually being surpassed by Australia's long-term commitment to the War in Afghanistan. It remains Australia's largest force contribution to a foreign conflict since the Second World War, and was also the most controversial military action in Australia since the conscription controversy during World War I. Although initially enjoying broad support due to concerns about the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, an increasingly influential anti-war movement developed, particularly in response to the government's imposition of conscription. The withdrawal of Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal Air force, aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the Governor-General of Australia, governor-general of Australia is the de jure commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force. The Royal Australian Air Force is commanded by the Chief of Air Force (Australia), Chief of Air Force (CAF), who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Force (Australia), Chief of the Defence Force (CDF). The CAF is also directly responsible to the Minister for Defence (Australia), Minister for Defence, with the Department of Defence (Australia), Department of Defence administering the ADF and the Air Force. Formed in March 1921, as the Australian Air Force, through the separation of the Australian Air Corps from the Army in January 1920, which in turn amalgamated the separate aerial services of both the Army and Navy. It d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-Set
''Go-Set'' was the first Australian pop music newspaper, published weekly from 2 February 1966 to 24 August 1974, and was founded in Melbourne by Phillip Frazer, Peter Raphael and Tony Schauble. NOTE: This PDF is 282 pages. Widely described as a pop music "bible", it became an influential publication, introduced the first national pop record charts and featured many notable contributors including fashion designer Prue Acton, journalist Lily Brett, rock writer / band manager Vince Lovegrove, music commentator Ian "Molly" Meldrum, rock writer / music historian Ed Nimmervoll and radio DJ Stan Rofe. It spawned the original Australian edition of ''Rolling Stone Australia, Rolling Stone'' magazine in late 1972. History Foundation: 1964–1967 In 1964, Monash University student newspaper ''Chaos co-editors, John Blakeley, Damien Broderick and Tony Schauble, renamed the paper ''Lot's Wife (student newspaper), Lot's Wife''. Phillip Frazer was a staffer and later became co-editor wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Of The Road (music)
Middle of the road (also known by its acronym MOR) is a commercial radio format. Music associated with this term is strongly melodic and uses techniques of vocal harmony and light orchestral arrangements. The format was similar to soft adult contemporary. In the mid-late 2000s the term "middle of the road" became used by journalists as a way to describe musicians and bands such as Train and Westlife who calibrated their musical appeal to commercial, popular music taste and avoided more innovative material. Etymology and usage According to music academic Norman Abjorensen, "middle of the road" has referred to a commercial radio format more often than a music genre, although "it has been used to describe a broad type of music" of numerous styles, usually characterized by vocal harmony techniques, prominent melodies, and subtle orchestral arrangements. Radio stations that played adult standards during the 1960s and 1970s were marketed as "MOR radio" in order to differentiate them fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Python Lee Jackson
Python Lee Jackson were an Australian rock band active from 1965 to 1968, before a brief sojourn in the United Kingdom from late 1968 to mid-1969. The group had recorded a single, " In a Broken Dream" (October 1970), featuring Rod Stewart as guest vocalist in April 1969. The group reformed in 1972 and the single was re-released in August: it peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 56 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The group disbanded again later that year. Their early vocalist, Mal McGee (1966–68) died on 17 May 2012. Career 1965-1968: Australian period Python Lee Jackson were formed in December 1965 in Sydney by two men from the United Kingdom – Frank Kennington and Mick Lieber (born 1 March 1944, Peebles, Scotland) – and David Montgomery (born September 1945, Melbourne) on drums (ex- Jeff St John & the Id). Both Lieber, on guitar, and Kennington, on vocals, were former members of the Denvermen, a surf instrumental group in Sydney, from m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Confidential (Jerry Lee Lewis Song)
"High School Confidential" is a 1958 song written by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ron Hargrave (and copyrighted in both their names on January 28, 1958) as the title song of the MGM movie of the same name directed by Jack Arnold. Background Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song at the Sun Studio on February 14, then went to California, where the director set him, his bass player Jay W. Brown, his road drummer Russ Smith, and their instruments on the top of a flatbed truck and had Lewis lip-synch the song to a crowd of fake high school kids. During this session Lewis recorded at least 14 takes of "High School Confidential" (no other songs were recorded), but at that time not a single take from this session was released. The takes from this session were officially released only in early 1980s: one take on Sun LP 1004 ''Wild One at the High School Hop'' (UK, 1982) and three takes on Charly Records 12-LP boxed set ''Jerry Lee Lewis: The Sun Years'' (UK, 1983). Lewis returned to this song on April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
