Featuring music from the 50's through to the 80's. A look at interesting aspects of the songs and the artists; their place in the social, cultural and political contexts of the day and the changes which took place in music during these times.
This week we dip into more great Australian music. Two songs with two strong lead singers are King Harvest's Wichita Lineman/By ...
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This week under the LET’S REMEMBER theme we salute the following 2 wonderful singers… Morna Anne Murray born June 20th, 1945 is a retired Canadian ...
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In today's program we will feature news and songs from two years: 1963 and 1973. For 1963 Rob has selected ...
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This week’s theme has songs titles which focus on DOWN…UNDER. The British are highly represented with Petula Clark’s 1964 Downtown, a duet ...
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Bandstand was a popular Australian television pop/variety program which screened from 1958 - 1972. Many Australian international stars began on ...
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This week it’s Liverpool versus London or the Beatles vs Rolling Stones. Both groups started their careers playing covers of blues ...
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The line-up for this week’s theme ALONE and LONELY reflects a sense of being or feeling alone or lonely. The Beatles Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts ...
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This week's program has a more intellectual bent. It presents songs about writing and reading. Love letters figure in four ...
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Today's program poses the hypothetical question 'If'? It features two songs from Broadway musicals: Aussie tenor David Hobson sings If I ...
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This week's program features songs about the three armed forces: navy, army and air force. Starting the program is a ...
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