this blog is looking at tthe Australian rock and pop tours of the 50's and 60's which includes the Big Shows promoted by Lee Gordon as well as show promoted by Harry M Miller, Bill Watson, Aztec Services etc and will have the Beatles, the Rolling Stones tours as well as the Monkees, Bill Haley, the Everly brothers and many others which also include jazz,country and folk singers and musicians as well. If you have memories of attending these shows feel free to send an message
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Tommy Sands 1960 Australian tour
this is from the Telegraph in brisbane March 1960.
Promoter Lee Gordon
Performers-
Tommy Sands
Rod Lauren
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Jimmy Clanton
Dick Caruso
Freddy Cannon
Marv Johnson
Mark Dinning
Jack Scott
Chan Romero
Johnny Preston
Johnny O'Keefe and the Dee Jays
The Delltones
Lonnie Lee
Dates-
Melbourne March 21 and 22
Adelaide March 23rd
Brisbane March 24th
Sydney March 25th and 26th
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Can this have been the final line up? I don't recall a lot of these artists. The program sold at the show lists Sands, Frankie Avalon, the Sharks - I remember all of them - and the Platters, I don't remember the Platters at this show. - Ed Matzenik.
ReplyDeleteThat was the 1959 tour that had Tommy Sands with Frankie Avalon, The Sharks and the Platters
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