Posts by Mark Gibson
Dave Evans
Dave Evans originally arrived in Australia from Carmarthen Wales, aged five, and settled in North Queensland with his family. After forming his first band In Session in Charters Towers when he was seventeen he moved to Sydney where he helped form a band (no name yet!) with Malcolm Young, Colin Burgess and Larry van Kriedt…
Read MoreJuly 9
Australian musicians born on the 9th of July 1946 – Bon Scott – AC/DC, Fraternity, The Valentines – Born Ronald Belford Scott in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Died Feb 19, 1980 Number 1 Singles in Australia on July 9 1970 – The Beach Boys – Cotton Fields 1971 – Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock 1972 – Dr…
Read MoreClassic Australian Music from 1975
What were you up to in 1975? It was the year that saw Sir John Kerr sack Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister of Australia. The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania is hit by a passing ship and collapses killing 12 people. Joh Bjelke-Peterson was confusing us all with his mastery of the English language and Don…
Read MoreWa Wa Nee
I had the distinct pleasure of doing sound for Wa Wa Nee on a short Sydney run of about 4 weeks way back in 1989. They were absolutely brilliant live and just dripped “groove”. At that stage they were probably past their peak popularity but still drew massive live crowds that were genuine fans. Mostly…
Read MoreAustralian Singles Charts for 1979
These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1979. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1979 based on sales. Top Australian Singles Up There Cazaly – The Two-Man Band Computer Games – Mi-Sex C’mon Aussie C’mon – The Mojo Singers On the Inside – Lynne Hamilton Top selling singles in Australia for…
Read MoreJune 18
Number 1 Singles in Australia on June 18 1970 – Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum 1971 – Too Young To Be Married – The Hollies 1972 – Amazing Grace – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 1973 – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree – Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974 – Billy…
Read MoreUncanny X-Men
About Melbourne based pop/rock band from 1981-1987. Re-formed briefly in 1998 History Uncanny X-Men formed in Melbourne as a guitar pop band in 1981 and worked the pub rock circuit. Original line-up included Chuck Hargreaves on guitar, Steve Harrison on bass guitar, Brian Mannix as lead singer, Nick Manthandos on drums and Ron Thiessen on…
Read MoreClassic Australian Music from 1974
1974, I remember it well. It was my first year of High School and I was just becoming aware of how good Aussie music was at the time. Pop band Sherbet was posing for “risque” portraits, Gough Whitlam was Prime Minister, The Eastern Suburbs Roosters were Rugby League Premiers, Richmond won the VFL Final, John…
Read MoreQED
About QED was a Sydney-based band from 1983 to 1985. History During the same period, late ‘83 to early ‘84, Jenny Morris joined with ex-Air Supply guitarist Rex Goh, and bassist Ian Belton (ex-Dave Dobbyn and Renee Geyer), to form the core of a new band, called QED. The trio were joined in studio by…
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