This month in Australian music – December

By Mark Gibson | December 1, 2010 |

Australian Musicians born in December

1st Dec 1950 – Ross Hannaford – Daddy Cool
9th Dec 1958 – Nick Seymour – Crowded House – Born Nicholas More Seymour in Benalla, Victoria
14th Dec 1949 – Cliff Williams – bass player for AC/DC. Born in Romford, London.
20th Dec 1948 – Stevie Wright – The Easybeats – Born Stephen Carlton Wright in Leeds, England
20th Dec 1955 – Ed Keupper – The Saints, The Laughing Clowns – Born Edmund Kuepper in Bremen, West Germany
25th Dec 1950 – Dave Tice – Buffalo, Headhunters, Tice & Evans
28th Dec 1947 – Dick Diamonde – The Easybeats – Born Dingeman van der Sluys in Hilversum, The Netherlands
30th Dec 1955 – Mick Pealing – Stars

Australian Musicians & Roadcrew Passing Away in December

9th Dec 2008 – Les Kaczmerek – Founding member and original bass player in Cold Chisel. He was 53 years old
19th Dec 2007 – Damo Morris – Lead singer for The Red Shore
19th Dec 2007 – Andy Milner – Roadie for The Red Shore
22nd Dec 2009 – Mick Cocks – Rose Tattoo

Number One Singles in Australia in December

1970 – Miguel Ríos “A Song of Joy”
1971 – Rod Stewart “Maggie May”, John Lennon “Imagine”
1972 – Hot Butter “Popcorn”, Michael Jackson “Ben”
1973 – The Rolling Stones “Angie”, Helen Reddy “Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)”
1974 – Olivia Newton-John “I Love You, I Honestly Love You”, Carl Douglas “Kung Fu Fighting”
1975 – ABBA “Mamma Mia”
1976 – ABBA “Money, Money, Money”, Chicago “If You Leave Me Now”
1977 – Rod Stewart “You’re in My Heart”, Wings “Mull of Kintyre”
1978 – Boney M. “Rasputin”, Exile “Kiss You All Over”, Village People “Y.M.C.A.”
1979 – The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star”
1980 – Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddap You Face”
1981 – Olivia Newton-John “Physical”, Men at Work “Down Under”
1982 – Musical Youth “Pass the Dutchie”, Culture Club “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”
1983 – Billy Joel “Uptown Girl”, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton “Islands in the Stream”, Lionel Richie “All Night Long (All Night)”
1984 – Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You”, Madonna “Like a Virgin”
1985 – Midnight Oil Species Deceases (EP), Jennifer Rush “The Power of Love”
1986 – John Farnham “You’re the Voice”, Pseudo Echo “Funkytown”
1987 – Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up”
1988 – Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”, The Beach Boys “Kokomo”
1989 – Cher “If I Could Turn Back Time”, The B-52’s “Love Shack”

Gigs from December 1979

Date	Artist	City	Venue
01/12/79	The Angels	Edensor Park	Marconi Club
	+ Cold Chisel, Flowers, Dave Warner, The Hitmen, Rose Tattoo
01/12/79	Cold Chisel	Edensor Park	Marconi Club
	+ The Angels, Flowers, Dave Warner, The Hitmen, Rose Tattoo
01/12/79	Flowers	Edensor Park	Marconi Club
	+The Angels, Cold Chisel, Dave Warner, The Hitmen, Rose Tattoo
01/12/79	The Hitmen	Edensor Park	Marconi Club
	+ The Angels, Cold Chisel, Flowers, Dave Warner, Rose Tattoo
01/12/79	Rose Tattoo	Edensor Park	Marconi Club
	+ The Angels, Cold Chisel, Flowers, Dave Warner, The Hitmen
03/12/79	Jimmy And The Boys	Rydalmere	Family Inn
	+ The Lonely Hearts
08/12/79	Rose Tattoo	Sydney	Capitol Theatre

15/12/79	Cold Chisel	Sydney	Stagedoor Tavern
	+ The Lonely Hearts

Gigs from December 1980

Date	Artist	City	Venue
06/12/80	Midnight Oil	Manly Vale	Manly Vale Hotel

07/12/80	Dee Minor and The Dischords	Sydney	Brighton Hotel
	Midnight Oil + The Hitmen + Dee Minor and the Dischords
07/12/80	Midnight Oil	Sydney	Brighton Hotel
	Midnight Oil + The Hitmen + Dee Minor and the Dischords
07/12/80	The Hitmen	Sydney	Brighton Hotel

16/12/80	Cold Chisel	Rydalmere	Family Inn

17/12/80	The Reels	Sydney	Capitol Theatre

20/12/80	The Lonely Hearts	Bexley North	Bexley North Hotel

31/12/80	Radiators	Blacktown	Comb And Cutter Hotel
	+ The Lonely Hearts

Gigs from December 1985

Date	Artist	City	Venue
04/12/85	Geisha	Sans Souci	St George Sailing Club
	+ Pseudo Echo
04/12/85	Pseudo Echo	Sans Souci	St George Sailing Club
	+ Geisha
05/12/85	Bandanna	Dapto	Dandaloo Hotel

05/12/85	Radiators	Surfers Paradise	Bombay Rock

05/12/85	Pseudo Echo	Cabramatta	Sweethearts – Stardust Hotel
	+ Geisha
06/12/85	Bandanna	Rooty Hill	Rooty Hill RSL Club

07/12/85	Geisha	Coogee	Selinas – Coogee Bay Hotel

07/12/85	Bandanna	Austral	Austral Bowling Club