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MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Fifty years ago this week, Graeme “Shirley” Strachan did his first gig as singer in Skyhooks, at the Frankston Police Boys’ Club dance.
Also 50 years ago this week, Sister Janet Mead’s The Lord’s Prayer entered the US Top 40. It would peak at number four.
The Real Thing – written by Johnny Young, sung by Russell Morris and produced by Ian “Molly” Meldrum – was played on Australian radio for the first time this week in 1969. It was the first Australian single to run for more than six minutes.
Olivia Newton-John’s Have You Never Been Mellow – written and produced by John Farrar – hit number one in the US this week in 1975.
The Bee Gees album Spirits Having Flown hit number one in the US this week in 1979. It was their first number one album (excluding the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack).
Air Supply’s Lost In Love entered the US Top 40 this week in 1980 to become their first American hit. It would peak at number three.
Ross Wilson and Dame Nellie Melba were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame this week in 1989.
The 6th ARIA Awards were the first to be televised, this week in 1992. Skyhooks were inducted into the Hall of Fame, and Yothu Yindi’s Treaty won Single of the Year.
Silverchair released their third album, Neon Ballroom, this week in 1999. It debuted at number one in Australia and peaked at 50 in the US.
This week in 2008, Mark Seymour released a book about his time in Hunters and Collectors, Thirteen Tonne Theory.
Happy Birthday to Angie Hart who is 52 on March 8.
And we remember PBS broadcaster, artist and photographer Pierre Baroni, who died of cancer this week in 2021.
CHART WATCH
Dom Dolla is still the only Aussie act in the Top 40, which features 12 Taylor Swift singles.
Saving Up DOM DOLLA (number 18)
There are no Australian albums in the Top 40. Taylor Swift occupies the top six spots, with 10 albums in the Top 40.
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
The Boxer MARK SEYMOUR & THE UNDERTOW
All Of The Day THE NIGHT PARROTS
Space Between JEM CASSAR-DALEY
Les Paul Waltz ASHLEY NAYLOR
Permaglow PETER GARRETT
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