Relive the heady days of Johnny O’Keefe’s Six O’Clock Rock and Brian Henderson’s Bandstand when The Good Old Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll comes to The Art House on October 4 and 5.
The memory riddled show, presented by Bob McKinnon, includes the original hits from the hitmakers themselves as Little Pattie, Digger Revell, Jade Hurley, Dinah Lee and Lucky Starr share the stage.
Little Pattie’s debut single He’s My Blonde Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy/Stompin was released in November 1963 when she was just 14, and reached No. 2 on the Sydney music charts.
Further hits included We’re Gonna Have a Party Tonight, Pushin’ a Good Thing Too Far and Dance Puppet Dance.
New Zealand born Dinah Lee had international number one hits such as Don’t You Know Yockomo, Reet Petite and Do the Blue Beat.
Jade Hurley is Australia’s very own ‘Piano Man’.
Every record he has released has achieved gold, platinum or double platinum status in both Australia and New Zealand.
Lucky Starr is an Australian pioneer in rock and roll, pop and country music.
His most popular single, I’ve Been Everywhere, appeared in early 1962 and peaked at number one.
During the late 1960s he took his travelling show around the Australian bush and he was inducted into the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Digger Revell was credited with pioneering rock ’n’ roll in Australia.
He has performed with some of the greats, including Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell and Johnny O’Keefe and still performing to this day.
This show features the cream of the crop.
They have survived over 70 years of continuous performing and, between them, have recorded dozens of hits.
The Good Old Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll will play The Art House, Wyong, at 2pm on Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5.
Book at thearthousewyong.com.au or call 4335 1485.
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