This month in Australian Music – October
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 |
More historical gigs on the Gig Guide page