This month in Australian music - July

This month in Australian music – July

Australian Musicians born in July

  • 3 July 1943 – Judith Durham, OAM – The Seekers. Born Judith Mavis Cock in Essendon, Victoria.
  • 4th July 1958 – Kirk Pengilly – INXS. Born in Kew, Victoria
  • 8th July 1953 – Wendy Anne-Marie Stapleton – Wendy and the Rocketts, Solo. Born in Melbourne, Victoria.
  • 9th July 1946 – Bon Scott – AC/DC, Fraternity, The Valentines. Born Ronald Belford Scott in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Died Feb 19, 1980
  • 12th July 1982 – Mahalia Barnes. Born in Sydney, Australia
  • 16th July 1961 – Mark McEntee – The Divinyls. Born in Perth, Western Australia
  • 20th July 1976 – Andrew James Stockdale – Wolfmother.
  • 21st July 1953 – Jeffrey Wayne “Jeff” Fatt AM – The Cockroaches, The Wiggles. Born in Casino, New South Wales.
  • 22nd July 1960 – John David Prior. Matt Finish. Born in Sydney, New South Wales.
  • 22nd July 1973 – Daniel Jones – Savage Garden. Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.
  • 27th July 1960 – Conway Savage – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.

Australian Musicians passing away in July

  • 17th July 1998 – Marc Hunter – Dragon (Yeah, I know he was a Kiwi but he needs to be honoured here for his contribution to the Australian music industry)

Number One Singles in Australia in July

  • 1970 – The Beach Boys “Cotton Fields”, Creedence Clearwater Revival “Up Around the Bend” / “Run Through the Jungle”
  • 1971 – Daddy Cool “Eagle Rock”
  • 1972 – Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show “Sylvia’s Mother”, Donny Osmond “Puppy Love”
  • 1973 – Jud Strunk “Daisy a Day”, Maureen McGovern “The Morning After”, Col Joye “Heaven is My Woman’s Love”
  • 1974 – Paper Lace “Billy Don’t Be a Hero”
  • 1975 – Pilot “January”
  • 1976 – Sherbet “Howzat”
  • 1977 – Dr. Hook “Walk Right In”
  • 1978 – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John “You’re the One That I Want”, Boney M. “Rivers of Babylon”
  • 1979 – Donna Summer “Hot Stuff”, M “Pop Muzik”
  • 1980 – The Village People “Can’t Stop the Music”
  • 1981 – Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes”, Stars on 45 “Stars on 45 Medley”
  • 1982 – Charlene “I’ve Never Been to Me”
  • 1983 – Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, Irene Cara “Flashdance… What a Feeling”
  • 1984 – The Twelfth Man “It’s Just Not Cricket”, Wham! “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
  • 1985 – Madonna “Angel” / “Into the Groove”, Madonna “Crazy for You”
  • 1986 – Samantha Fox “Touch Me (I Want Your Body)”, Whitney Houston “Greatest Love of All”
  • 1987 – Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, Mel and Kim “Respectable”, The Party Boys “He’s Gonna Step on You Again”
  • 1988 – Kylie Minogue “Got to Be Certain”
  • 1989 – Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings”, Roxette “The Look”

Videos

Savage Garden ‘To The Moon And Back’
Wendy & The Rocketts ‘Reputation’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sUXMzkh-jI
AC/DC ‘It’s a Long Way To The Top’
Divinyls ‘Boys In Town’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoYgINT2Bac
The Cockroaches ‘She’s The One’

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