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1. The Wild One, Johnny O'Keefe, was Australia's original rocker, releasing hits as far back as 1958. His signature tune, 'Shout' was unleashed in 1959, and he stayed on the charts until his death in 1978, at the early age of 42, with songs like 'She's My Baby' (1960), 'So Tough'(1958 and re-released in 1972), 'Mockingbird' (1974, with Margaret McLaren). He was the first Australian act to appear on 'American Bandstand' and the 'Ed Sullivan Show', and also entertained troops in Vietnam.
How many of his more than 50 songs hit the Number 1 spot on the Australian Top 40?
2. America had Woodstock in 1969, but Australia had several music festivals, too. The best-known started in 1972 on a farm about 40 kilometers from Melbourne, and was held each Australia Day long weekend up until 1975. The festival attracted the cream of Aussie talent with such bands as Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Daddy Cool, Country Radio, Johnny O'Keefe, Renee Geyer and Skyhooks (who were booed off stage!).
Where was the festival held?
3. Melbourne-born Helen Reddy had a huge hit with the feminist anthem 'I Am Woman', but this was not her only entry into Top 40 charts. Which of these songs does NOT belong in her discography?
4. One of the longest song titles to appear on the Australian charts was sung by Little Pattie, when she was only 14 years old. The song was called 'He's My Blonde Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy', and it reached Number 2 spot in 1963. What is Little Pattie's real name, and what other performer is she related to?
5. From 1967 to 1978, 'TV Week' magazine awarded the title of 'King of Pop' to the best local male artist, and from 1969 to 1978 to the best local female artist. One man won five of these awards in a row- who was he?
6. Jim Keays, Colin Burgess, Doug Ford and Glenn Wheatley were the most successful combination of this band. They had two huge hits in 1970, both of which could qualify for the label of 'classics'. The first song, 'Turn Up Your Radio' was a very guitary number, and for best results had to be listened to at over 100 dB.
Who was that band?
7. In 1974, Skyhooks had one of the top-selling albums in Australian music history with their ground-breaking debut album 'Living In The 70's'. Many of the tracks were banned by radio stations because of very suggestive lyrics, but that did not stop it selling almost 250,000 copies. Which of these songs was NOT on the album?
8. Australia's entrant into the Glam Rock Stakes hit the stage in 1973 with several singles off their four big albums, 'Aloud 'n' Live', 'Get Rocked', 'C'mon, We're Taking Over' and 'Rough, Tough and Ready'. They also supported tours by Status Quo and Alice Cooper. Who were they?
9. Olivia Newton-John provided some balance against the pounding guitars of the early '70s, with her sweet, pure voice. She had hits with 'If Not For You', 'Banks of the Ohio', 'I Honestly Love You', 'Let Me Be There', among others. Do you know where she was born?
10. No Aussie music quiz would be complete without mentioning AC/DC. One of their best songs, in my opinion, was also one of their first hits, released in 1974 with original singer Dave Evans. It was re-released in 1975 when Bon Scott joined the band. A simple story about 'boy meets girl' in a queue outside the picture theatre, it had an awesome up-and-down-the-scale guitar riff, provided by Angus Young.
Name that song! (A hint- it was the only one of the four options that was not included on an LP.)
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