The Good Old Days of Rock ‘n' Roll
- intouch Magazine
- May 1
- 2 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
In The Good Old Days of Rock ‘n’ Roll, audiences will be taken back in time to where it all began as they relive favourite songs from the hitmakers themselves – Little Pattie, Digger Revell, Jade Hurley, Dinah Lee and Lucky Starr.
Little Pattie’s debut single, He's My Blonde Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy / Stompin which used the surf music style and a dance style craze that was known as 'The Stomp’. It was released in November 1963when she was aged 14, and reached No. 2 on the Sydney music charts. Further hits included We're Gonna Have a Party Tonight (#18 in March
1965), Pushin' a Good Thing Too Far (#28 in March 1965) and Dance Puppet Dance (#9 in October 1965).
Dinah Lee (the one and only Queen of the MODS) is a New Zealand-born superstar whose international number one hits include Don’t You Know Yockomo, Reet Petite, and Do the Blue Beat. She is acknowledged as New Zealand’s greatest musical export to Australia.
Jade Hurley, dubbed by Johnny O’Keefe as Australia’s King of Country Rock and considered Australia’s very own ‘Piano Man’, has achieved gold, platinum or double platinum status in both Australia and New Zealand with every record
he has released.
Lucky Starr is an Australian pioneer of rock and roll, pop and country music singer, guitarist and television presenter. His most popular single, I've Been Everywhere, appeared in early 1962 and peaked at number one. During the late 1960s, Lucky performed as a country musician, taking his travelling show around the Australian Bush. 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.
Presented by Bob McKinnon, this show is full of memories, laughs and nostalgia. This is not a tribute concert … this is the real deal. For more information about the upcoming Newcastle show on 22 June at NEX Newcastle and tickets, visit www.thenex.com.au.
