19 April 2026
► EVENTS ON 19 APRIL;
On this day in 1937 Hobart’s second commercial radio station, 7HT, was opened with a recorded speech by the Tasmanian Premier of the day, Albert Ogilvie.
1947, A fire aboard a ship in Texas City (near Galveston) in Texas, U.S.A. spread to a nearby chemical factory and adjacent oil refineries. A series of massive explosions claimed 714 lives and devastated the city.
1956, In Portsmouth, England, British naval diver Lionel Crabb vanished after diving into the harbour to investigate a visiting Soviet cruiser.
1966, Throughout Australia, controversy erupted when the first conscripts were flown to the Vietnam War..
1966, In Auckland, New Zealand, a parachutist survived a one-in-a-million mid-air collision with a Tiger Moth aircraft, 366 metres above the Ardmore Airfield.
1971, The first space station, Salyut 1, was launched into a low Earth orbit of around 200 km. It was later de-orbited and destroyed after the only crew to occupy it died of asphyxiation during re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere.
► ARRIVALS ON THIS DATE
1907, Alan Wheatley, in Tolworth, Surrey, England. He was a radio announcer who turned to stage and screen acting during the 1930s, and was much seen during the black and white era.
He was probably best known as the malevolent Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood the latter being portrayed by Richard Greene. He died in 1991.
1933, Vera Jayne Palmer alias Jayne Mansfield, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A,. American actress in film, theatre, and television, also a nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates.
One of Hollywood’s original blonde bombshells, Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 50s and 60s. She died in 1967.
1940, Bobby Russell, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. He was a songwriter who penned several hit songs, including Little Green Apples, The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia, Honey (which was a big hit for Bobby Goldsboro), and The Joker Went Wild.
Bobby Russell also recorded several hit records, including 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero. He died in 1992.
1942, Alan Price, in Fatfield, England. He was a musician, best known as the original keyboardist for the rock group The Animals. He is also known for his solo work and with the Alan Price Set.
His organ playing is evident in The Animals hits, House of the Rising Sun, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood and Bring It On Home To Me. Turns 84 today.
Today’s photo: Going back 150 years, facing the northern shore of New Norfolk, as it was, then. The original black-and-white print has been colourised.
This comes to us from the Tasmanian Archives, via the New Norfolk Memories FB page.
Today’s Playlist :
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | LAST PLAYED |
| Ramona Bruins – Happiness For Free | 2026 | 06:07 | 3/4/2026 |
| Rob Cass – I’ve Hit Rock Bottom | 2026 | 06:12 | – |
| No PROMISES – Midnight Rider | 2026 | 06:16 | – |
| Bobby Russell – 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero Bobby Russell, BORN THIS DAY in 1940, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. Died 1992 | 1968 | 06:23 | 19/4/2024 |
| Alan Price – The House That Jack Built Alan Price, BORN THIS DAY in 1942, Fatfield, England Turns 84 today. | 1967 | 06:26 | 19/4/2024 |
| Francisco Cavez & His Orchestra – The Pines Of Portofino | 06:32 | 8/3/2026 | |
| For A Listener: Barbra Streisand – People | 1964 | 06:35 | 21/11/2021 |
| Vintage Vinyl: Gogi Grant – The Wayward Wind | 1956 | 06:40 | 10/3/2024 |
| Dave Varacalli – What You Mean To Me | 2026 | 06:43 | – |
| Seamog Buckley – Little White Cross | 2026 | 06:48 | 17/4/2026 |
| Diamond 45 Charting this day 1966 Jim Reeves – Snow Flake | 1966 | 06:51 | 17/4/2026 |
| Roseann Sureda – Back To My Heart | 06:54 | 3/4/2026 | |
| Christa Fartek – Don’t Wait | 2024 | 07:05 | 27/10/2024 |
| COUNTRY ROAD + Ashley Cook – The Waters of Lake Eyre | 2025 | 07:10 | 27/2/2026 |
| + Andy Penkow – The Lone Drover | 2024 | 07:13 | 24/11/2024 |
| For A Listener: Charley Pride – Crystal Chandelier | 07:19 | 31/7/2022 | |
| Vintage Vinyl: Joan Regan – If I Give My Heart To You | 1953 | 07:24 | 19/7/2013 |
| Johnny Cash – Girl In Saskatoon | 07:27 | – | |
| Living Strings – Aquarius | 07:32 | – | |
| Ray Malcolm – What In The World’s Come Over You | 2026 | 07:35 | – |
| Raymond Smith – Between You And I | 2026 | 07:40 | 29/3/2026 |
| Diamond 45 Charting this day 1966 Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound | 1966 | 07:45 | 17/4/2026 |
| Gerry & Pacemakers – Girl On A Swing | 1966 | 07:48 | 3/1/2025 |
| Graham Oliver – I Don’t Know How I’ll Ever Get Over You | 2024 | 07:50 | – |
| For A Listener: Craig Giles – Picture On The Mantle | 2017 | 07:53 | 8/2/2026 |
| Don Smythe – Daddy’s In Kandahar | 07:57 | 7/11/2025 | |
| Markus Schoffl & Jutta Cappallo – Endless Love | 08:05 | – | |
| COMFORT ZONE + Kamahl – Key Largo | 08:12 | 21/8/2024 | |
| + Little Patti – Torn Between Two Lovers | 08:15 | 9/11/2025 | |
| Anthony Baxter & Lindsay Butler – Mount Scoria | 2026 | 08:20 | 10/4/2026 |
| Shelley Minson – Dance When The Music Plays | 2026 | 08:22 | 12/4/2026 |
| For A Listener: Box Car Willie – Hobo Heaven | 08:29 | – | |
| Vintage Vinyl: Buddy Holly – Words Of Love | 1957 | 08:32 | 7/2/2016 |
| Perry Botkin Jr & His Orchestra – Norwegian Wood | 08:36 | 18/8/2023 | |
| Diamond 45 Charting this day 1966 S-Sgt Barry Sadler – Ballad Of The Green Berets | 1966 | 08:37 | 17/4/2026 |
| Diamond 45 Charting this day 1966 Bob Lind – Elusive Butterfly | 1966 | 08:43 | 17/4/2026 |
| Anastasia Lee & Celesta da Vinci – Swan Song (Tchaikovsky) | 2026 | 08:47 | 27/3/2026 |
| Jan Holland – The Last Waltz | 08:50 | – | |
| Graeme Clarke – Wrong Road Again | 08:54 | 26/1/2025 |
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Thank you Ray for playing my “What in the worlds come over you” on the 19thApril on your show .
Much appreciated.