6 October 2024
Photo: Russell Falls, Mt Field National Park, taken Wednesday 2 October.
Valley Sunrise Edition 802
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
(A six month Daylight Saving period commenced in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory at 2 a.m. Clocks were put forward one hour.)
Today’s Playlist (V S):
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Pamela Rooney – Love Me Out Of Leaving You Tonight | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | QZW6A 2400218 |
| Clayton Saunders – Black Sheep | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Cumberland River Project – Highway Blue | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| By Request – P J Proby – Somewhere | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 15 | 12/5/2024 | |
| Briggs & Stark – Go Ahead | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Backtrack – Lance Birrell – Spinifex | 2022 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 11/11/2022 | |
| Fausto Papetti – La Mer | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/11/2020 | ||
| Muriel O’Connor, Fran Curry & Brendan Grace – My Elusive Dreams | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 27/9/2024 | IEPBV 1700015 |
| Sonny James – Still Water Runs Deep | HOUR 1 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack – Graeme Clarke – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend | 2017 | HOUR 1 | 5 | 13/2/2022 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Gerry & Pacemakers – It’s Gonna Be Alright | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 4/10/2024 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Kinks – You Really Got Me | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 4 | 4/10/2024 | |
| Bill Shadler – There’s Only Been A Few | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Drummond – Daddy Cool | HOUR 1 | 6 | 5/5/2023 | ||
| Victoria Eman – It’s About Time | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | |
| Lloyd Back – The Voice | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | AUZY4 2300052 |
| Cash Backman – Caroline | 1976 | HOUR 2 | 4 | 28/7/2023 | |
| Albert Hammond – Esperame En El Cielo | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Ray Malcolm – Que Sera Sera | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 29/9/2024 | |
| Charley Pride – Don’t Fight Feelings of Love | 1974 | HOUR 2 | 3 | 28/4/2017 | |
| London Symphony Orchestra – I Don’t Know How To Love Him | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline – The Wayward Wind | HOUR 2 | 4 | 5/3/2021 | ||
| Carpenters – On Top Of The World | 1972 | HOUR 2 | 11 | 18/12/2022 | |
| The Top 20 Billboard Tracks of 1962 – No 17: Chubby Checker & Dee Dee sharp – Slow Twistin’ | 1962 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Michaela Harkin – I’m On My Way | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 29/9/2024 | TCAIL 2453797 |
| Nishida Hikaru – Sukiyaku | HOUR 2 | 4 | 26/4/2024 | ||
| Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Penny Whistle Jig | HOUR 2 | 3 | 15/7/2018 | ||
| Chris Barber & Mark Knopfler – The Next Time I’m In Town | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 3 | 29/9/2024 | |
| By Request – Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – Morgen | HOUR 3 | 5 | 5/7/2024 | ||
| By Request – Johnny Horton – Whispering Pines | HOUR 3 | 2 | 26/11/2023 | ||
| By Request – Beatles – Help | 1965 | HOUR 3 | 13 | 28/8/2020 | |
| By Request – Annie Lennox – No More I Love Yous | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| Rae Leigh – The War That Stole My Daddy’s Life | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 3 | 29/9/2024 | QZTB3 2498152 |
| Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra – Alley Cat | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| By Request – ABBA – The Winner Takes It All | HOUR 3 | 4 | 19/11/2023 | ||
| By Request – Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind | HOUR 3 | 12 | 10/3/2024 | ||
| Andy Penkow – Ghostly Gums | 2022 | HOUR 3 | 6 | 19/4/2024 | |
| ABC Showband – Lost Patrol (Four Corners Theme) | HOUR 3 | 8 | 3/5/2024 |
6 October in History
BORN:
1846 – New York, U.S.A. – George Westinghouse, inventor of the railway air brake. Died 1914.
1908 – Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. – Jane Alice Peters alias Carole Lombard, actress known for her roles in comedy movies of the 1930s. Died 1942.
1914 – Larvik, Norway – Thor Heyerdahl, adventurer notable for the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. Died 2002.
1947 – Clarendon Jamaica – Millicent Dolly May Small, alias Millie, the first international recording star from the Caribbean and performer of the 1964 No 1 hit, My Boy Lollipop, which sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Died 2020.
DIED:
1978 – Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales – Johnny O’Keefe, often referred to by his initials, “J.O.K.”, rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. In his 20-year career, O’Keefe released over 50 singles, 50 EPs and 100 albums. Aged 43.
1980 – London, England – Josephine Edwina Jaques alias Hattie Jacques, comedy actress. Aged 58.
1985 – Los Angeles, California U.S.A. – Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. alias Nelson Riddle, arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator. Aged 64.
2011 – Cairns, Queensland – Diane Cilento, Australian theatre and film actress and author. (Aged 78)
2015 – Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S.A. – Billy Joe Royal, Best known for his 1965 Top 10 hit Down In The Boondocks. Aged 73.
2015 – Burbank, California, U.S.A. – Kevin Corcoran former child actor, director and producer. Aged 66.
2020 – Houston, Texas, U.S.A. – John Lester Nash, Jr. alias Johnny Nash, singer-songwriter, best known for his 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now. He was the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica. Aged 80.
2022 – Blanchard, Oklahoma U.S.A. – Myrna Joy Miller, alias Jody Miller, cross-over country/pop singer, whose best known hits were, He Walks Like A Man in 1964, and Queen Of The House, released 1965. Aged 80.
EVENT:
1972 – Faraday, Victoria – Six young girls and their teacher were kidnapped from a small country school near Castlemaine. Whilst they were imprisoned in the back of a van, the 19-year-old teacher effected an escape and led the children to safety. Two men were later charged, convicted and sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment.