Tuesday, July 22, 2014

The Lancers, the Escorts, Ross D Wylie, Toni McCann and Brian Withers @ South Pacific

Brisbane groups The Lancers and the Escorts and singer Ross D Wylie, Toni McCann and Brian Withers performed @ the South Pacific Club on 631 Stanley Street South Brisbane

The Planets and the Beachies @ AHEPA Hall

-this is from the Telegraph April 23rd 1965 The Planets and the Beachies popular Brisbane groups played @ AHEPA Hall in Westend on April 23rd 1965

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Dig Richards and the R'Jays at the Hiberian Hall July 28th 1961

this is from the Telegraph July 28th 1961. Legendary Australian rock singer Dig Richards and the R'Jays played at the Hiberian Hall in Woolloongabba on July 28th 1961 and this show was ran by Dulcie Day who ran the rock n roll shows in those early days in Brisbane which she had 4 sons who were musicians- Tommy Jr, Peter who played in the Avengers, Kerwin and Darcy.

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This is dedicated to the rock n roll scene in Brisbane of the 50's and 60's as well as the bands and singers who were popular in Brisbane like the Planets,The Dominoes, The Hucklebucks, The Red Caps, The Pacifics, the Corvettes, the Avengers, The Worried Minds, The Beachies as well as singers like Sherry Wheeler, Mandy Sheridan, Julie Paris, Johnny Gray as well as the acts who made it nationally and internationally like the Bee Gees, Billy Thorpe, Tony Worsley, Betty McQuade, Ross D Wylie etc and also the venues like Cloudland, Mersey City,Festival Hall, City Hall, O'Connor Boathouse, Snoopy Hollow, The Wicked Witch(Bald Hills Hotel), Nundah Memorial Hall and others and if you have memories of seeing these acts as well as working with the acts feel free to comment. I have got 3 pages dedicated to the top music venues in Brisbane in the 60's- Birdland, Teen City(a work in Progress) and TC's (which I will do it again soon).