This month in Australian Music – October

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Australian Musicians born in October

  • 4th Oct 1971 – Darren Middleton – Powderfinger
  • 5th Oct 1955 – Wilbur Wilde – Ol’ 55, Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons – Born Nicholas Aitken
  • 7th Oct 1961 – Brian Mannix – Uncanny X Men
  • 10th Oct 1991 – Gabriella Cilmi
  • 15th Oct 1982 – Paulini Curuenavuli
  • 20th Oct 1971 – Dannii Minogue
  • 24th Oct 1979 – Ben Gillies – Silverchair
  • 25th Oct 1942 – Helen Reddy
  • 25th Oct 1959 – Chrissy Amphlett
  • 26th Oct 1981 – Guy Sebastian

Australian Musicians Passing Away in October

  • 6th Oct 1978 – Johnny O’Keefe – Aged 43
  • 13th Oct 1996 – Bradford Leigh “Brad” Robinson – Australian Crawl
  • 22nd Oct 2009 – Don Lane – Aged 75 –  Born Morton Donald Isaacson
  • 27th Oct 2003 – Barry “Big Goose” Sullivan – Bass player for Renee Geyer and Chain – Aged 57
  • 30th Oct 2006 – Ian Rilen – Rose Tattoo – Aged 59

Number One Singles in Australia in October

  • 1970- The Mixtures “In the Summertime”, The Carpenters “(They Long to Be) Close to You”
  • 1971 – Drummond “Daddy Cool”, Olivia Newton-John “Banks of the Ohio”
  • 1972 – Blackfeather “Boppin’ the Blues”, Hot Butter “Popcorn”
  • 1973 – Suzi Quatro “Can the Can”
  • 1974 – Paper Lace “The Night Chicago Died”
  • 1975 – Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together”, ABBA “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do”
  • 1976 – ABBA “Dancing Queen”
  • 1977 – Donna Summer “I Feel Love”, Andy Gibb “I Just Want to Be Your Everything”
  • 1978 – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John “You’re the One That I Want”, Dragon “Are You Old Enough”, La Belle Epoque “Black Is Black”, Commodores “Three Times a Lady”
  • 1979 – The Knack “My Sharona”, Patrick Hernandez “Born to Be Alive”
  • 1980 – Diana Ross “Upside Down”, Leo Sayer “More Than I Can Say”
  • 1981 – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie “Endless Love”
  • 1982 – Survivor “Eye of the Tiger”
  • 1983 – Austen Tayshus “Australiana”, Culture Club “Karma Chameleon”
  • 1984 – George Michael “Careless Whisper”, Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You”
  • 1985 – Mick Jagger and David Bowie “Dancing in the Street”, UB40 with Chrissie Hynde “I Got You Babe”
  • 1986 – Bananarama “Venus”
  • 1987 – Los Lobos “La Bamba”
  • 1988 – Robert Palmer “Simply Irresistible”, U2 “Desire”
  • 1989 – Richard Marx “Right Here Waiting”, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers “Swing the Mood”

Gigs from October 1979

Date Artist City Venue
02/10/79 Cold Chisel Rydalmere Family Inn
06/10/79 Jimmy And The Boys Sydney Capitol Theatre
18/10/79 Stars Melbourne Bombay Rock
19/10/79 Radiators Sydney Stagedoor Tavern
+ Matt Finish, The Lonely Hearts
22/10/79 Ol’ 55 Punchbowl Sundowner Hotel
+ The Clones, The Lonely Hearts
25/10/79 Mi Sex Moore Park, NSW Hordern Pavilion
27/10/79 Matt Finish Circular Quay Metropole Tavern
with Dee Minor and the Discords

Gigs from October 1980

Date Artist City Venue
01/10/80 Matt Finish Kings Cross The Manzil Room
02/10/80 Mad Gorilla Campbelltown Luke’s
03/10/80 Mad Gorilla Bulli Woonoona/Bulli Soccer Club
03/10/80 Matt Finish Fairfield Fairfield Hotel
03/10/80 Matt Finish Kings Cross The Manzil Room
(Late show)
04/10/80 Mad Gorilla Wentworthville Highway Hotel
04/10/80 Matt Finish Cammeray San Miguel Hotel
05/10/80 Cold Chisel Darwin Darwin Amphitheatre

Gigs from October 1985

Date Artist City Venue
03/10/85 Bandanna Woy Woy Bayview Hotel
04/10/85 Cliche Leumeah Campbelltown Leagues Club
05/10/85 Jimmy Barnes Leumeah Campbelltown Leagues Club
11/10/85 Bandanna Penrith Penrith Leagues Club
11/10/85 Zarsoff Brothers Leumeah Campbelltown Leagues Club
11/10/85 Kids In The Kitchen Revesby Revesby Workers Club
12/10/85 Bandanna Manly Hotel Manly
13/10/85 Kids In The Kitchen West Ryde Jaggers

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