FRIDAY MORNING RADIO with Ray Hewitt 9 a.m. ~ Midday
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TYGA-FM 98.9
Streaming at: www.tygafm.org.au
Derwent Valley Community Radio
New Norfolk, Tasmania
19 January 2025
Valley Sunrise Edition 817
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
I invite you to start Sunday, my way on TYGA-FM 98.9 and on-line at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Kevin Sullivan – The Piano Player | 2024 | 1 | 4 | 12/1/2025 | AUVW1 2400006 |
| Charting this day 1976 ABBA – S O S | 1975-1976 | 1 | 11 | 8/11/2024 | |
| Charting this day 1976 George Baker Selection – Una Paloma Blanca | 1975-1976 | 1 | 11 | 22/12/2024 | |
| Ray Conniff Singers – Sweet Caroline | 1 | 0 | |||
| Frank DeVol Orchestra & Chorus – Mister Sandman | 1 | 0 | |||
| By Request Today: Michael Crawford – Love Changes Everything | 1 | 2 | 16/8/2024 | ||
| Johnny O’Keefe – I’m Counting On You | 1961 | 1 | 11 | 18/4/2021 | |
| BORN 1935 Bondi Junction, New South Wales – Johnny O’Keefe, often referred to by his initials, “J.O.K.” or by his nickname, “The Wild One,” rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s hits such as Wild One, Shout and She’s My Baby. In his twenty-year career, O’Keefe released over 50 singles, 50 EPs and 100 albums. Died 1978. | |||||
| Jimmy Shand & His Band – The Stein Song | 1 | 1 | 19/7/2024 | ||
| By Request Today: Lulu – To Sir With Love | 1968 | 1 | 10 | 8/8/2021 | |
| Everly Brothers – Till I Kissed Ya | 1959 | 1 | 3 | 10/3/2023 | |
| BORN 1939 Shenandoah, Iowa, U.S.A. – Phil Everly, one of the duo the Everly Brothers, rock and roll performers known for steel string guitars and close harmony singing. The Everly Brothers were a highly successful rock and roll duo whose greatest period was between 1957 and 1965. Died 2014. | |||||
| Backtrack: Jack Viljoen – Banjolina | 2020 | 1 | 6 | 18/12/2020 | |
| By Request Today: Merle Haggard – Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star | 1 | 2 | 20/12/2024 | ||
| Charting this day 1976 Glen Campbell – Country Boy | 1975-1976 | 1 | 5 | 7/10/2022 | |
| Caroline J Harte – If This Ain’t Love | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 10/1/2025 | TCAJB 2406935 |
| Michael Crawford – Any Dream Will Do | 2 | 3 | 15/9/2023 | ||
| BORN 1942 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England – Michael Crawford, acclaimed actor and singer who has won numerous awards, covering radio, television, film, and stagework on London’s West End and on Broadway. He is famed for originating the title role in The Phantom Of The Opera, as well as playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 70s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em | |||||
| Backtrack: Jason Owen – Calypso | 2017 | 2 | 4 | 5/1/2025 | |
| Audra Watt – The Good Of It | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 12/1/2025 | |
| Past Request 6 Times: Jim Reeves – Dear Hearts And Gentle People | 2 | 6 | 7/11/2021 | ||
| Charting this day 1976 Dr Hook – Only Sixteen | 1975-1976 | 2 | 2 | 16/6/2019 | |
| 101 Strings Orchestra – The Blue Danube | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sonny Morgan – Beach Solution | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 12/1/2025 | |
| Past Request 17 Times: Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville | 1977 | 2 | 21 | 29/9/2024 | |
| BORN 1931 St Polten, Austria – Edith Zuser alias Lolita, pop singer, who began singing in local clubs while working as a kindergarten teacher. She began her recording career in 1957, and in December, 1959, she recorded her only gold record, Seeman, Deine Heimat ist das Meer. This was one of only a handful of records sung in a language other than English, to be successful in Ausralian Top 40s. Lolita died June 30, 2010 in Salzburg, Austria. | |||||
| Charting this day 1976 John Denver – I’m Sorry | 1975-1976 | 2 | 2 | 22/11/2019 | |
| Gary Jay & The Fire – Riverview Tavern | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 5/1/2025 | QT3682 400014 |
| Eric Jupp Orchestra – Power Drive | 1969 | 2 | 9 | 26/3/2021 | |
| Backtrack: Jeff Brown – Pretty Bush Sheila | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 7/4/2019 | |
| Andrew Shipp – Still My Number One | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 29/12/2024 | AUM3N 2400001 |
| Engelbert Humperdinck – Too Beautiful To Last | 3 | 0 | |||
| Judy Stone – Ladybird | 3 | 1 | 29/9/2023 | ||
| Graeme Connors – Tropicali | 3 | 2 | 15/9/2023 | ||
| Caroline Loberto – Don’t Say Love | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 18/10/2024 | |
| Lawrence Welk Orchestra – Apples And Bananas | 3 | 0 | |||
| Past Request 9 Times: Heintje – When The Summer Comes | 3 | 13 | 25/7/2021 | ||
| Clint Bradley – Soul Of The West | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 10/1/2025 | |
| By Request Today: Lonnie Donegan – My Old Man’s A Dustman | 1960 | 3 | 11 | 15/3/2024 | |
| Seekers – Circle Of Love | 1997 | 3 | 3 | 2/8/2024 | |
| Bill Goodall – Johnny Guitar | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 26/3/2023 | |
EVENTS on this day:
1977 Miami, Florida, U.S.A. – Despite the ordinarily tropical climate, snow fell for the only time in the city’s recorded history. In the United States, snow has fallen further south only on the high mountains in Hawaii
1978 Emden, Germany – The last German-made Volkswagen Beetle left the VW plant, but production continued in Latin America, until 2003.
2006 The New Horizons probe was launched by NASA at 58,536 km/h, the fastest launch speed ever recorded for a man-made object. It passed Jupiter on February 28, 2007, and Saturn’s orbit on June 8, 2008. It arrived at Pluto on July 14, 2015, and became the first spacecraft to study the planet Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, Hydra. It has since continued into the Kuiper Belt, to study various bodies there.
17 January 2025
Friday Morning Radio, Edition 452
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio.
Today’s Photo: Primeval mosses and fungus, western Tasmania.
Today’s Playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Jason McCahill – Bonaparte’s Retreat | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 5/1/2025 | |
| Ray Conniff Singers – Mame | 1 | 0 | |||
| Marilyn King & Miller Sisters – Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree | 1 | 0 | |||
| Charlie’s Attic – Sleepy Old Town | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Past Request: Foster & Allen – After All These Years | 1 | 7 | 29/9/2024 | ||
| Backtrack: Vanessa Delaine – One Girl Band | 2020 | 1 | 4 | 31/7/2020 | |
| Rod Stewart – Sailing | 1975 | 1 | 24 | 25/8/2024 | |
| Luiz Gonzalez Perez & His Tropical Orchestra – Marta | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lee Ann Kelly – Remember Me Beautiful | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eartha Kitt – Just An Old Fashioned Girl | 1958 | 1 | 7 | 18/9/2022 | |
| BORN 1927 North, South Carolina, U.S.A. – Eartha Kitt, actress, singer and cabaret star noted for her highly distinctive singing style. Her hits include Let’s Do It, C’Est Si Bon, Just an Old Fashioned Girl and Under The Bridges of Paris. Died 2008. | |||||
| Backtrack: Shavonne Aliphon – In My Mind | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 2/4/2021 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Canadian Sweethearts – We’re Gonna Stand Upon The Mountain | 1964-1965 | 1 | 1 | 8/3/2019 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Barron Knights – The House of Johann Strauss | 1964-1965 | 1 | 11 | 16/4/2023 | |
| Steve Cheers – Nobody’s Home | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 5/1/2025 | AUZV4 2200002 |
| By Request Today: Stone Poneys – Different Drum | 1967 | 2 | 1 | 23/3/2018 | |
| Steve Cal – Find Me A Rainbow | 2024 | 2 | 0 | AUQ8U 2400001 | |
| Michael Golding – Bringing Mary Home | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 6/12/2024 | |
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Dinah Shore – Three Little Sisters | 1942 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tomas Jackson – Only You | 2024 | 2 | 0 | IEATQ 2400001 | |
| Backtrack: Rachael McDonald – Some | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 25/1/2019 | |
| Max Harris Orchestra – Blues In The Night | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lolita – Sailor | 1960 | 2 | 20 | 30/6/2024 | |
| BORN 1931 St Polten, Austria – Edith Zuser BKA Lolita, pop singer, who began singing in local clubs while working as a kindergarten teacher. She began her recording career in 1957, and in December, 1959, she recorded her only gold record, Seeman, Deine Heimat ist das Meer. This was one of only a handful of records sung in a language other than English, to be successful in Ausralian Top 40s. Lolita died June 30, 2010 in Salzburg, Austria. | |||||
| Seekers (Live) – I’ll Never Find Another You~With My Swag On My Shoulder | 1968 | 2 | 1 | 5/1/2020 | |
| Past Request: Elvis Presley – Easy Come Easy Go | 1967 | 2 | 8 | 9/6/2023 | |
| Past Request: Frank Sinatra – My Way | 1969 | 2 | 8 | 7/8/2022 | |
| Ron Christopher – Los Diablos Tejanos | 3 | 0 | QZWKY 2400268 | ||
| Col Elliott – See How Things Have Changed | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 29/12/2024 | USCGJ 1244287 |
| Slim Dusty – Sitting On The Old Front Verandah | 3 | 7 | 19/9/2021 | ||
| Horst Wende’s Accordeon Band – Those Were The Days | 3 | 2 | 5/8/2018 | ||
| Renee Geyer – I Got Rhythm | 3 | 2 | 6/12/2019 | ||
| Backtrack: Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Stardust | 3 | 0 | |||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Searchers – What Have They Done To the Rain | 1964-1965 | 3 | 3 | 12/1/2020 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Jimmie Rodgers – English Country Garden | 1964-1965 | 3 | 7 | 25/12/2020 | |
| Victoria Eman – Tiny Christmas Tree | 2024 | 3 | 0 | NLJ9A 2400004 | |
| Edward Nass – Memory Lane | 3 | 2 | 25/12/2018 | ||
| Charley Pride – Millers Cave | 3 | 4 | 21/2/2021 | ||
17 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
BORN:
1820 Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England – Anne Bronte, novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Bronte literary family. Died 1849.
1899 Ealing, London, England – Nevil Shute Norway alias Nevil Shute, novelist and aeronautical engineer. Died 1960.
1923 London, England – Kathleen Mary Corkery alias Carol Raye, Australian-based theatre and television actress and comedienne. Died 2024.
1933 New York, U.S.A. – Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz alias Shari Lewis, ventriloquist, puppeteer and childrens’ television show hostess, of the 1960s and 1990s. . Died 1998.
1942 Mittagong, New South Wales – Ita Buttrose, journalist, businesswoman and founding editor of Cleo, a magazine aimed at young single women, and later, editor of the Australian Womens’ Weekly. Former chairperson of the ABC.
DIED:
1997 Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A. – Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, and many asteroids. Some of his ashes are aboard the New Horizons spacecraft, which was launched in 2006 to flyby Pluto. Aged 90.
2019 England – Windsor Davies, actor, well known for his role as Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the 70s television sitcom It Ain’t Half Hot Mum. Aged 88.
2020 Bath, England – Derek Fowlds, actor best known for his roles as civil servant Bernard Woolley in the popular British television comedies Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, but more recently as Oscar Blaketon in the long-running police drama Heartbeat. Aged 82.
2023 Geelong, Victoria – Renee Geyer, soul, pop and rhythm and blues singer. Aged 69.
EVENTS:
1889 Cloncurry, Queensland – Recorded Australia’s highest temperature to that date; 52.7 C.
1912 Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
1940 London, England – The Thames River froze for the first time since 1888.
1952 Hobart, Tasmania – Elephants from a visiting circus were used to remove a building, to enable a start to be made on construction of the new Hobart railway station.
1966 Near Palomares, Spain – An American B-52 bomber aircraft collided with a Stratotanker, dropping four unarmed 70-kiloton nuclear bombs.
1968 Melbourne, Victoria – The Seekers were named Australians of the Year.
1980 Aviation history was made when Australia’s first female commercial pilot commenced duty. Debbie Wardley, aged 26, co-piloted a Fokker Friendship owned by Ansett Airlines on a return flight from Alice Springs to Darwin. This marked the conclusion of a 15-month legal battle which had previously prevented her from taking the controls.
2004 Darwin, Northern Territory – The first freight train arrived from Adelaide, after the extension of the Central Australian Railway from Alice Springs opened.
12 January 2025
Valley Sunrise Edition 816
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
I invite you to start Sunday, my way on TYGA-FM 98.9 and on-line at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s pic: Rugged Western Tasmania. Frenchman’s Cap, the peak at the centre-right of the horizon, is a long-distance landmark. Photo: Yours Truly
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Neil Diamond – I’m A Believer | 1967 | 1 | 7 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Charting this day 1972 Benny Hill – Ernie | 1971-2 | 1 | 7 | 21/1/2024 | |
| Charting this day 1972 Sherbet – Free The People | 1971-2 | 1 | 1 | 15/9/2023 | |
| By Request Today: Cilla Black – You’re My World | 1964 | 1 | 11 | 7/6/2024 | |
| Clint Bradley – Soul Of The West | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Sonny Morgan – Beach Solution | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra – One | 1 | 3 | 21/1/2018 | ||
| By Request Today: Easybeats – Friday On My Mind | 1966 | 1 | 15 | 29/12/2024 | |
| Sandy Rasmussen – Take These Chains From My Heart | 2015 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Past Request 2014 ~ 2015 Rein Vallinga – Delilah | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| By Request Today: Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – Telstar | 1 | 1 | 4/9/2016 | ||
| Past Request 2015 ~ 2018 Crystal Gayle – River Road | 1 | 9 | 16/3/2018 | ||
| Charting this day 1972 Mom & Dads – The Ranger’s Waltz | 1971-2 | 1 | 8 | 29/12/2023 | |
| Craig Woodward – Be Brave | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Glenn Yarborough – Love Came A’Tricklin’ Down | 1965 | 2 | 2 | 11/8/2023 | |
| BORN 1930 Milwaukee, Wisconsin U.S.A. – Glenn Yarborough, folk singer and the lead singer with The Limeliters between 1959 and 1963. He has also had a successful solo career. Died 2016. | |||||
| Backtrack: Emma Jene – Higher Than The Clouds | 2016 | 2 | 7 | 19/1/2018 | |
| Terry Bennetts – Backing In The Van | 2024 | 2 | 5 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Past Request 2017 ~ 2019 Daniel O’Donnell – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore | 2 | 19 | 17/3/2023 | ||
| Charting this day 1974 Charley Pride – Wings Of A Dove | 1971-2 | 2 | 15 | 11/2/2022 | |
| Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains – The Peanut Vendor | 2 | 1 | 28/12/2012 | ||
| Des O’Connor – Red Roses For A Blue Lady | 2 | 8 | 27/1/2023 | ||
| BORN 1932 Stepney, East London, England – Desmond Bernard O’Connor BKA Des O’Connor, broadcaster and singer, who has recorded thirty six albums and has had four top ten singles. Died 2020. | |||||
| Past Request 2015 ~ 2020 Harry Belafonte – Banana Boat Song | 1957 | 2 | 12 | 1/3/2024 | |
| Audra Watt – The Good Of It | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Anthony Baxter – Christmas Day At Hanging Rock | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Gloria Estefan – I’m Not Giving You Up | 2 | 0 | |||
| ABC Showband – Weekend Magazine | 2 | 2 | 5/1/2025 | ||
| Kevin Sullivan – The Piano Player | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 10/1/2025 | AUVW1 2400006 |
| Past Request 2013 ~ 2016 Elvis Presley – The Green Green Grass of Home | 1975 | 3 | 8 | 15/9/2019 | |
| Marty Robbins – Melba From Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 10/1/2025 | ||
| By Request Today: Tony Christie – Train To Yesterday | 3 | 3 | 10/1/2025 | ||
| Carmel Charlton – Heartwood | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 10/1/2025 | AUOUL 2400001 |
| Long John Baldry – Let The Heartaches Begin | 1968 | 3 | 5 | 12/1/2024 | |
| BORN 1941 East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England – John William Baldry alias Long John Baldry on account of his height of 2.01m, blues singer and actor who sang with many British musicians, including Rod Stewart and Elton John. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let The Heartaches Begin which reached No. 1 in 1967. Died 2005. | |||||
| Simon May Orchestra – Holiday Suite | 3 | 5 | 9/7/2021 | ||
| Andy Williams – Seasons In The Sun | 3 | 0 | |||
| Kamahl – Guantanamera | 3 | 1 | 4/10/2019 | ||
| Backtrack: Geoff Williams – Across The Ditch | 2024 | 3 | 6 | 20/10/2024 | |
| Shaun Connery & The Sounds – Walking Talking Dolly | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 10/1/2025 | |
12 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
EVENTS
1934 Perth West Australia – The temperature rose to 43.4 C during the hottest January day for 37 years. Exactly 44 years later, in 1978, the city had it’s hottest day then on record, at 44.7 C. That, in turn was exceeded on 23 February 1991, when a maximum of 46.7 C was recorded.
1950 London, England – 64 crewmen perished when the submarine Truculent collided with a Swedish oil tanker in the Thames Estuary and sank
1955 South Australia – Many homes were destroyed by major bushfires near Adelaide, including the vice-regal summer house in Marble Hill.
1965 Wanda Beach, Sydney, New South Wales – A double homicide occurred in which two 15-year-old girls, Christine Sharrock and Marriane Schmidt, were murdered. This case has never been solved despite an unprecedented £10,000 reward.
10 January 2025
Friday Morning Radio, Edition 451
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio.
Today’s Photo: The Bluff, Devonport, northern Tasmania.
Today’s Playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Shaun Connery & The Sounds – Walking Talking Dolly | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 3/1/2025 | |
| Kevin Sullivan – The Piano Player | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 25/8/2024 | AUVW1 2400006 |
| Caroline J Harte – If This Ain’t Love | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 27/12/2024 | TCAJB 2406935 |
| Anthony Baxter – Christmas Day At Hanging Rock | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 29/12/2024 | |
| Past Request 2017 ~ 2022: Glen Dee – You’ll Always Be My Little Girl | 2017 | 1 | 19 | 29/9/2024 | |
| Backtrack: Indy van Spanje – Summer Winds | 2021 | 1 | 8 | 19/3/2021 | |
| Romantic Strings – Moonlight Serenade | 1 | 2 | 27/9/2024 | ||
| Audra Watt – The Good Of It | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Ray – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again | 1959 | 1 | 5 | 13/2/2022 | |
| BORN 1927 Hopewell, Oregon, U.S.A. – John Alvin Ray BKA Johnnie Ray, singer, songwriter, and pianist, highly popular during the 1950s. Ray’s jazz and blues-influenced music has been cited as a major precursor of rock and roll. Died 1990. | |||||
| Backtrack: Joe Maher – Sweet Caroline | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 9/10/2020 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Roger Miller – Do Wacka Do | 1965 | 1 | 4 | 28/12/2018 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Dinah Lee – Do The Blue Beat | 1964-1965 | 1 | 4 | 7/12/2018 | |
| Al Caiola – The Bounty Hunter | 1961 | 1 | 7 | 3/11/2023 | |
| Neil Diamond – I’m A Believer | 1967 | 2 | 6 | 3/11/2024 | |
| Scott McKenzie – San Francisco | 1967 | 2 | 14 | 18/8/2024 | |
| BORN 1939 Jacksonville, Florida U.S.A. – Philip Blondheim BKA Scott McKenzie, singer best known for his 1967 hit single San Francisco Died 2012. | |||||
| Clint Bradley – Soul Of The West | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Georgia Gibbs – The Hula Hoop Song | 1958 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sonny Morgan – Beach Solution | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Backtrack: Jason Carruthers – Don’t Sell Australia Out | 2022 | 2 | 9 | 8/11/2024 | |
| Capitol Symphony Orchestra – Country Gardens | 2 | 1 | 27/3/2022 | ||
| By Request Today: Patsy Cline – Rose of San Antone | 1961 | 2 | 9 | 16/4/2021 | |
| Jim Croce – Bad Bad Leroy Brown | 1973 | 2 | 5 | 26/10/2018 | |
| BORN 1943 South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. – James Joseph Croce BKA Jim Croce, singer-songwriter who, between 1960 and 1973, released six albums and eleven singles. His singles Bad Bad Leroy Brown and Time In A Bottle were both number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Croce died in a plane crash at the age of 30, in 1973. | |||||
| Carmel Charlton – Heartwood | 2024 | 2 | 0 | AUOUL 2400001 | |
| Past Request 2018-2019: Elvis Presley – Make The World Go Away | 1970 | 2 | 5 | 29/12/2019 | |
| Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely – Baby It’s Cold Outside | 1949 | 2 | 7 | 10/1/2021 | |
| DIED 2011 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.A. – Margaret Whiting, popular and country music singer who enjoyed her greatest success in the 1940s and 1950s , perhaps best known for her 1949duet with Johnny Mercer, Baby It’s Cold Outside. Aged 86. | |||||
| Eva Cassidy – Fields of Gold | 1998 | 2 | 10 | 4/12/2022 | |
| Craig Woodward – Be Brave | 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Charlie’s Attic – Sleepy Old Town | 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tony Bennetts – Backing In The Van | 2024 | 3 | 4 | 22/3/2024 | |
| Roger Whittaker – Schon War Die Zeit | 3 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack: Andrew Ryan – In The Warrego | 2022 | 3 | 4 | 6/1/2023 | |
| Buddy Bregman Orchestra – Anything Goes | 3 | 2 | 9/8/2024 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Dionne Warwick – Reach Out For Me | 1965 | 3 | 7 | 1/9/2023 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Petula Clark – Downtown | 1964-1965 | 3 | 12 | 26/12/2021 | |
| Tony Christie – Train To Yesterday | 3 | 3 | 3/12/2023 | ||
| Marty Robbins – Melba From Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 20/10/2023 | ||
| Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra – Wheeling Free | 3 | 3 | 19/1/2024 | ||
| Daniel O’Donnell – Little Arrows | 3 | 4 | 23/8/2024 | ||
10 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
EVENTS THIS DAY:
1946 London, England – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opened, with 51 nations represented
1949 Melbourne Victoria – The Orient liner Orcades arrived after a record setting maiden voyage from Tilbury, England, of 26 days. The vessel predominately served on the U K, Australia, New Zealand route, carrying many migrants. Built in 1948, Orcades was broken up in Taiwan in 1973.
1949 U.S.A. – New microgroove 7-inch records were released by the Columbia and RCA Victor companies. Although the discs were the same size, they played at different speeds; RCA Victor’s at 45 r.p.m. and Columbia’s at 33 and one third r.p.m. Meanwhile, ordinary shellac 78 r.p.m. records continued in production.
1954 Groton Connecticut U.S.A. – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched by the First Lady of the United States, Mamie Eisenhower
1962 Peru – A massive avalanche swept down the side of Mt Huascaran, devastating the village of Huaraz and causing the loss of over 3,000 lives. The same village had been struck by a similar disaster 20 years previously. +
1968 Canberra – John Gorton was sworn in as Australia’s 19th Prime Minister of Australia after the disappearance and presumed drowning of Prime Minister Harold Holt.
5 January 2025
Valley Sunrise Edition 815
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
I invite you to start Sunday, my way on TYGA-FM 98.9 and on-line at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s pic: Rugged Western Tasmania.
Photo: Yours Truly
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Dianne Coombes – A Small Town With A Big Heart | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 6/12/2024 | |
| By Request Today: Beatles – The Long And Winding Road | 1970 | 1 | 12 | 12/5/2024 | |
| Charting this day 1970 Roy Orbison – Penny Arcade | 1969 | 1 | 6 | 4/9/2022 | |
| Charting this day 1970 Hank B Marvin – Sacha | 1969 | 1 | 16 | 19/4/2024 | |
| Chloe Sweeney – Good Hearted Woman | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 27/12/2024 | TCAIZ 2492155 |
| By Request Today: Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes | 1956 | 1 | 7 | 7/1/2024 | |
| Ray Conniff Orchestra – It Had To Be You | 1 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack: Jason Owen – Calypso | 2017 | 1 | 3 | 10/5/2020 | |
| The Heartstrings – Hometown Holiday | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Past Request 2014 ~ 2015 George Strait – I Just Want to Dance With You | 1998 | 1 | 5 | 25/2/2024 | |
| By Request Today: Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – The French Song | 1 | 4 | 28/6/2024 | ||
| Charting this day 1970 Karen Young – Nobody’s Child | 1969 | 1 | 5 | 23/5/2021 | |
| Mary Rose – Me And Bobby McGee | 2024 | 2 | 0 | TCAIY 2492173 | |
| Gary Jay & The Fire – Riverview Tavern | 2024 | 2 | 0 | QT3682 400014 | |
| Backtrack: Jim Haynes – When Cheryl Went Feral | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 1/3/2024 | |
| By Request Last Sunday: Johnny Cash – The Ten Commandments | 2 | 0 | |||
| Charting this day 1974 Ross D Wylie – The Star | 1969 | 3 | 5/1/2018 | ||
| ABC Showband – Theme to All Creatures Great And Small | 2 | 5 | 14/10/2022 | ||
| ABC Showband – Weekend Magazine | 2 | 1 | 8/3/2013 | ||
| Seekers – Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright | 2 | 3 | 29/11/2024 | ||
| BORN 1940 Colac, Victoria – Athol Guy, who played the double-bass with the Australian pop folk group the Seekers. During their live performances, Guy often acted as the group’s compere. In more recent years, Guy has invested in a winery and a health and lifestyle centre. (Turns 85) | |||||
| Micki Fuhrman & Ranger Doug Green – Swing On By | 2024 | 2 | 0 | QZT8N 24 00001 | |
| Steve Cheers – Nobody’s Home | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goodall – Bonanza | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 24/2/2023 | |
| Irish Rovers – The Belle of Belfast City | 2 | 4 | 24/5/2020 | ||
| Geoff Taggart – A Dance For Fools | 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Past Request 2014 ~ 2022 Heintje – In Grandma’s Rocking Chair | 3 | 16 | 6/11/2022 | ||
| Graeme Clarke – Always My Best Friend | 2024 | 3 | 6 | 27/12/2024 | |
| Marti Webb – Anyone Can Fall In Love | 3 | 5 | 15/9/2023 | ||
| Lance Friend – Moments | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 27/12/2024 | AUN0 22400005 |
| By Request Today: Curly Rivers & Dusty Trail Ramblers – The Ferryboat Shuffle | 1975 | 3 | 3 | 5/5/2017 | |
| Geoff Love Singers – Unforgettable | 3 | 3 | 3/12/2023 | ||
| Past Request 2013 ~ 2019 Harry Secombe – Amazing Grace | 3 | 8 | 5/1/2020 | ||
| Judy Stone – Our Day Will Come | 3 | 0 | |||
| John Rowles – Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay | 3 | 1 | 31/12/2023 | ||
| Donna Cunningham – Pretty Paper | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 20/12/2024 | |
| Jason McCahill – Bonaparte’s Retreat | 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
5 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
EVENTS
1943 Albury, New South Wales – Police renewed an investigation into the unsolved “Pyjama Girl” murder of 1934, in which an unidentified body had been found in a culvert near Albury, after the victim was identified as Linda Agostini, a young lady who had been reported missing a week before the discovery.
Soon afterwards, the victim’s husband, Antonio Agostini was arrested and charged. He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment, but released in 1948 and deported to Italy.
1975 Hobart, Tasmania – The bulk ore carrier MV Lake Illawarra struck the Tasman Bridge, resulting in the deaths of 7 crewmen and 5 motorists who were driving over the bridge at the time. This left the Bridgewater bridge as the only road crossing of the Derwent near Hobart.
2005 Palomar Observatory, California, U.S.A. – Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, was discovered. Eris is approximately 2,500 kilometres in diameter, has one moon, named Dysnomia, and is currently about three times as far from the sun as Pluto.
3 January 2025
Friday Morning Radio, Edition 450
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio.
Today’s Photo: Gormanston, Western Tasmania. During the early 20th century, a thriving mining town of 10,000 people, now it’s home to approximately 50.
Today’s Playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Conor Owens – Holdin’ Heaven | 2024 | 1 | 0 | TCAIY 2418642 | |
| Past Request 2013 ~ 2024: Frank Ifield – When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold | 1966 | 1 | 4 | 2/4/2021 | |
| Paul Hudnott – On The Prowl | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Abby Grace – Good Old Joe | 2024 | 1 | 0 | CADXG 2021053 | |
| Bill Anderson – A Good Love And A Bottle of Wine | 1 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack: Tracey Davis & Alan Percy – Help Me Make It Through The Night | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 25/1/2019 | |
| Simon Park Orchestra – Leaves Turn Brown | 1 | 1 | 6/5/2016 | ||
| By Request Today: Don McLean – Vincent | 1976 | 1 | 3 | 2/10/2020 | |
| George Jones – Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown | 1 | 5 | 28/11/2021 | ||
| The Charlesys – She’s Away | 2024 | 1 | 0 | CALVP 2454180 | |
| Emma Jane – Gairbraid Avenue | 2024 | 1 | 29/11/2024 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beach Boys – Dance Dance Dance | 1964 | 1 | 1 | 26/12/2014 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Wayne Fontana & Mindbenders – Um Um Um Um Um | 1964 | 1 | 4 | 28/10/2016 | |
| Chad Morgan – The Night I Went Below | 2 | 0 | |||
| Shaun Connery – Walking Talking Dolly | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Seekers – Georgy Girl | 1967 | 2 | 16 | 21/5/2023 | |
| Jason Owen – Needles And Pins | 2019 | 2 | 7 | 5/4/2024 | |
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers – Goody Goody | 1957 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brenda Lynn Allen – Live Your Dreams | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 22/11/2024 | QZS7J 2404200 |
| Daniel O’Donnell – What A Wonderful World | 2 | 0 | |||
| 101 Strings Orchestra – Wine Women And Song | 2 | 0 | |||
| By Request Today: Roy Orbison – Cry Softly Lonely One | 2 | 11 | 6/12/2024 | ||
| Beatles – Get Back | 1969 | 2 | 11 | 4/8/2024 | |
| Alice Benfer – Everlasting Cactus | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| The Gordon-Farleigh Dill Association – Throughout The Years | 2024 | 2 | 0 | QZZ79 2489986 | |
| Sarah Rose – Cinderella | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Matt Monro – Born Free | 1966 | 2 | 12 | 7/6/2024 | |
| Chase Stevens – As Good As It Gets | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 15/12/2024 | CAJEZ 2400002 |
| Past Request 2023-2024: Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy | 1975 | 3 | 19 | 14/7/2024 | |
| Sarah Riches – We Need To Talk | 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Foster & Allen – The Last Waltz | 3 | 1 | 2/10/2016 | ||
| Everly Brothers – Wake Up Little Susie | 1957 | 3 | 2 | 10/4/2016 | |
| Backtrack: Jack Viljoen – Misty River Morning | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 4/5/2018 | |
| Percy Faith & His Orchestra – Swedish Rhapsody | 1953 | 3 | 19 | 24/10/2021 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Bachelors – No Arms Can Ever Hold You | 1964 | 3 | 3 | 10/6/2016 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Peter & Gordon – I Go To Pieces | 1964 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gerry & Pacemakers – Girl On A Swing | 1966 | 3 | 3 | 24/9/2023 | |
| Carol Chaney – A Million Stars At Blackbutt | 2021 | 3 | 7 | 6/12/2024 |
3 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
BORN THIS DAY:
BORN 1923 Coogee, New South Wales – Charles Tingwell, alias Bud Tingwell, film, television, theatre and radio actor, and one of the veterans of Australian film. After his first motion picture appearance in 1946, he was in over 100 films and numerous television programmes in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Died 2009.
BORN 1950 Belgrade, Serbia – Vesna Vulovic, former air stewardess who became the only survivor of a plane crash and the holder of a world record for suriving the highest fall without a parachute, after falling over 10,000 metres inside portion of an aircraft after it exploded in mid-air. Vulovic recovered from her injuries to become a prominent political campaigner. Died 2016.
DIED THIS DAY:
1980 DIED Kenya, Africa – Friederike Victoria Gessner alias Joy Adamson, naturalist, artist and author best known for her book, Born Free, which related her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several languages and made into an Academy Award-winning movie of the same name, which starred husband-and-wife actors Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. (Murdered, 69)
2014 DIED Burbank, California, U.S.A. – Phil Everly, one of the duo the Everly Brothers, rock and roll performers known for steel string guitars and close harmony singing. The Everly Brothers were a highly successful rock and roll duo whose greatest period was between 1957 and 1965. (Aged 74)
2021 DIED, Birkenhead, England – Gerry Marsden, musician best known as leader of the 1960s Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers. (Aged 78)
EVENTS
1956 Paris, France – A fire damaged the top section of the Eiffel Tower.
1928 Colebrook, Tasmania – Four express passenger trains were held up on the Main Line near Colebrook, when an axle of Oatlands- Hobart rail motor broke, blocking the line.
1967 Launceston, Tasmania – A priceless bronze sculpture was stolen from an exhibition held at the Queen Victoria Art Gallery during a 15 minute period whilst it was unguarded.
29 December 2024
Valley Sunrise Edition 814
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
I invite you to start Sunday, my way on TYGA-FM 98.9 and on-line at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s pic: Penitentiary ruins, Sarah Island, Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania.
In use 1822 – 1833, known for the extremely harsh conditions meted out to inmates. Photo: Yours Truly
Today’s playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Andrew Shipp – Still My Number One | 2024 | 1 | 0 | AUM3N 2400001 | |
| Charting this day 1974 Sherbet – Silvery Moon | 1974 | 1 | 5 | 10/12/2021 | |
| Charting this day 1974 Daryl Braithwaite – You’re My World | 1974 | 1 | 17 | 15/9/2023 | |
| Roseann Sureda – Hanging On for Love | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 22/11/2024 | |
| By Request Today: South Pacific – Muriel Smith – Happy Talk | 1 | 7 | 19/3/2023 | ||
| Foster & Allen – From A Jack To A King | 1 | 5 | 19/5/2023 | ||
| Michel Legrand – Les Parapluies de Cherbourg | 1 | 0 | |||
| Andy Williams – A Song For You | 1 | 0 | |||
| By Request Today: Skyhooks – All My Friends Are Getting Married | 1975 | 1 | 6 | 13/3/2022 | |
| Backtrack: Emma Jene – A Girl Needs Her Daddy’s Love | 2018 | 1 | 8 | 15/11/2020 | |
| Anthony Baxter – Christmas Day At Hanging Rock | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Past Request 2015 ~ 2020 Easybeats – Friday On My Mind | 1966 | 1 | 14 | 16/10/2022 | |
| Charting this day 1974 Slim Whitman – Happy Anniversary | 1974 | 1 | 4 | 26/1/2020 | |
| Tom Mullally – Music The Passion Of Our Lives | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 22/12/2024 | |
| Rosalind Clare – Christmas Without You | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Backtrack: Glen Dee – Got Myself A Harley | 2020 | 2 | 1 | 6/3/2020 | |
| By Request Today: Willie Nelson – Nothing I Can Do About It Now | 3 | 1/9/2024 | |||
| Past Request 2014 ~ 2019 Daniel O’Donnell – Irish Eyes | 2 | 9 | 6/10/2019 | ||
| By Request Today: Pussycat – My Broken Souvenirs | 1977 | 2 | 3 | 3/11/2024 | |
| George Melachrino Strings – Christmas Alphabet | 2 | 0 | |||
| Charting this day 1974 William Shakespeare – My Little Angel | 1974 | 2 | 7 | 29/1/2023 | |
| Ric Lucia – He Loves The Rain | 2 | 0 | |||
| Past Request 2019 ~ 2020 Doris Day – My Blue Heaven | 2 | 6 | 31/5/2020 | ||
| Dancelife and Company with Bodane – Unchained Melody | 2 | 0 | |||
| Enya – Caribbean Blue | 2 | 0 | |||
| Col Elliott – See How Things Have Changed | 2024 | 3 | 0 | USCGJ 1244287 | |
| Past Request 2014 ~ 2019 Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue | 1957~64~68 | 3 | 12 | 20/12/2024 | |
| Sandy Summers – Angel of the Morning | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1/12/2024 | AUK2B 2300009 |
| Marianne Faithfull – Summer Nights | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bee Gees – How Can You Mend A Broken Heart | 1971 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Neil Anthony – Christmas The Aussie Summer Way | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 22/12/2024 | USCGH 1280877 |
| James Last Orchestra – Music Of The Night | 3 | 0 | |||
| Anne Murray – A Stranger In My Place | 3 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack: Alan Caswell – That Holden Saved My Life | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 25/10/2020 | |
| By Request Today: Bill Anderson – Still | 1963 | 3 | 12 | 21/7/2023 | |
| Dave Cox – Better With You | 3 | 0 | QMEU3 2415917 |
29 DECEMBER IN HISTORY:
BORN:
1936 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. – Mary Tyler Moore, actress, primarily known for her role in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966), and for her later role in the Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) as Mary Richards, a single woman who worked as a local news producer in Minneapolis. (d. 2017).
1946 Hampstead, London, England – Marianne Evelyn Faithfull, award winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades. Turns 78.
EVENTS
1876 Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.A. – In one of America’s worst railway accidents, a bridge over the Ashtabula River collapsed as an express train was passing over. The leading locomotive made it across the bridge, while the second locomotive and 11 carriages fell 23 metres into the river. This, and a fire ignited by heating stoves inside the wooden carriages, resulted in the loss of 92 lives.
A subsequent inquiry found the bridge had been poorly designed and built, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company was criticised for the way the carriages were heated and the Ashtabula Chief Fire Officer was censured for not extinguishing the fire.
1877 Melbourne, Victoria – A new word, “Larrikin” was added to the Australian vernacular to describe hoodlums involved in petty crime. Whereas the “Rough” of European cities avoided the locality of Police Courts, the Australian larrikin deliberately harassed police constables on the beat and crowded the Courts to display open interest in the outcome of trials involving friends
27 December 2024
Friday Morning Radio, Edition 449,
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio.
Today’s Photo: Milling rare Huon Pine using vintage machinery, Strahan, Western Tasmania: Yours Truly.
Today’s Playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Ashley Cook – Bilo’s Going Strong | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Past Request 2022: Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Teach Your Children | 1970 | 1 | 4 | 2/4/2021 | |
| Rob Breese – It’s Me | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1/12/2024 | AUC8U 2400001 |
| Chloe Sweeney – Good Hearted Woman | 2024 | 1 | 0 | TCAIZ 2492155 | |
| Kevin Sullivan – Just Don’t Mention Christmas | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 13/12/2024 | AUVW I1900001 |
| Backtrack: Olivia – Guardian Angel | 2022 | 1 | 6 | 3/11/2023 | |
| John Barry Orchestra – Somewhere In Time | 1 | 0 | |||
| Past Request 2014 ~ 2023: Don Williams – You’re My Best Friend | 1 | 11 | 10/12/2023 | ||
| Gerry & The Pacemakers – How Do You Do It | 1963 | 1 | 17 | 1/9/2023 | |
| Marckus Schoffl – Back In Town | 1960 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Four Seasons – Big Man In Town | 1964 | 1 | 4 | 8/7/2016 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Ned Miller – Do What You Do Do Well | 1964 | 1 | 12 | 2/12/2022 | |
| Billy McFarland – Wonderland By Night | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 24/11/2024 | |
| Eric Diamond – I Can’t Give You Anything But Love | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Daniel O’Donnell – Picture of You | 2 | 3 | 20/9/2015 | ||
| Hope River Road – Keep A Little Faith | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 13/12/2024 | |
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Eddie Cochran – Three Steps To Heaven | 1960 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sinead O’Connor – I Want To Be Loved By You | 2 | 0 | |||
| Les Brown & His Band of Renown – Lisbon Antigua | 2 | 0 | |||
| Aretha Franklin – Ain’t No Way | 2 | 0 | |||
| By Request Today: Nino Rosso – Il Silenzio | 2 | 0 | |||
| By Request Today: Sue Thompson – Norman | 1962 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rod Stewart – Stardust | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 24/6/2022 | |
| Graeme Clarke – Always My Best Friend | 2024 | 2 | 5 | 15/12/2024 | |
| Giants of Latin – Abrozame | 2 | 0 | |||
| Brothers Irmaos – Take You Home Tonight | 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Past Request 2023-2024: Elvis Presley – Don’t Be Cruel | 1956 | 3 | 7 | 11/8/2023 | |
| Johan Faber & Lianne Geurts – Naughty And Nice | 2024 | 3 | 0 | NLH2N 2400018 | |
| Hein Simons – Herzens Melodie | 3 | 1 | 17/5/2024 | ||
| Nat King Cole – Noche de Ronda | 3 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack: Colin Harney – Ring Of Fire | 2022 | 3 | 5 | 16/8/2024 | |
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Hooked on Mozart | 3 | 3 | 27/12/2019 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Jim Reeves – I Won’t Forget You | 1964 | 3 | 2 | 14/12/2014 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Drifters – Saturday Night At The Movies | 1964 | 3 | 11 | 2/4/2021 | |
| Lance Friend – Moments | 2024 | 3 | 0 | AUN0 22400005 | |
| Caroline J Harte – If This Ain’t Love | 2024 | 3 | 0 | TCAJB 2406935 | |
| Bert Kaempfert – Manhattan Merengue | 2024 | 3 | 5 | 16/12/2022 |
27 DECEMBER IN HISTORY:
BORN:
1822 Dole, France – Louis Pasteur, chemist and micro-biologist famed for developing vaccination and pasteurisation. His breakthroughs in the discovery of the causes of diseases and how to prevent them have saved countless lives since. Died 1895.
1879 Sandwich, Kent, England – Sydney Hughes Greenstreet BKA Sydney Greenstreet, English actor. Died 1954
1901 Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany – Magdalene von Losch, BKA Marlene Dietrich, actress and singer Died 1992
1941 Wallasey, Cheshire, England – Leslie Charles Maguire, pianist with the 1960s pop group, Gerry & the Pacemakers. Died 2023
1952 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England – David Knopfler, singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Dire Straits.
DIED:
1981 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.A. – Hoagy Carmichael, American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader. Of his many compositions, Stardust, The Nearness Of You, Georgia On My Mind, and Heart and Soul are amongst the most recorded American songs of all time. Aged 82
EVENTS:
1979 The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support a ruling pro-Soviet regime. Over the following nine years, a million civilians were killed, 90,000 Mujahideen rebels, 18,000 Afghan troops, and over 14,000 Soviet troops.
1996 Lone French yachtsman Raphael Dinelli was rescued from his sinking yacht in treacherous conditions 2,200 kilometres south of West Australia. Dinelli spent 36 hours in knee-deep water before being located by an RAAF Orion aircraft, which dropped a survival kit including an inflatable raft.
22 December 2024
Valley Sunrise Edition 813
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
Today’s pic: The Queen River in Western Tasmania, badly stained by over a century of mining. A lazy stream at the time this photo was taken, it is no stranger to violent torrents, given sufficient rainfall.
Taken from the West Coast Wilderness Railway’s train, this photo demonstrates the wild, inhospitable country the line was built through, in the 1890s. Photo: Yours Truly
Today’s playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| James Lynas – Christmas Time Has Just Begun | 2018 | 1 | 7 | 23/12/2022 | |
| Tom Mullaly – Music The Passion Of Our Lives | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Victoria Eman – Christmas Time | 2024 | 1 | 5 | 11/12/2022 | |
| Randy C Moore – Stille Nacht | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Val Doonican – Maggie | 1 | 1 | 31/7/2020 | ||
| By Request Today: Rod Stewart – Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow | 1 | 0 | |||
| Victor Silvester & His Orchestra – Misty | 1 | 2 | 16/10/2020 | ||
| Matt Monro – And You Smiled | 1 | 4 | 6/11/2015 | ||
| By Request Today: Dean Martin – Little Old Wine Drinker Me | 1967 | 1 | 6 | 29/12/2023 | |
| Anthony Snape & Tommy Emmanuel – It’s Christmas Time | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 15/12/2024 | USX9P 2469982 |
| Ron Christopher – On A Fast Horse | 1 | 0 | QZWKY 2400265 | ||
| Boney M – The Rivers of Babylon | 1978 | 1 | 19 | 16/6/2023 | |
| Peggie Nora – Rocking Around The Christmas Tree | 2019 | 1 | 7 | 16/12/2022 | |
| Chart-Topper this week in 1975: George Baker Selection – Una Paloma Blanca | 1974 | 2 | 10 | 6/8/2023 | |
| Warren Kearney – Christmas Our Way | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 24/12/2023 | |
| Lindsay Waddington – A Magical Christmas | 2022 | 2 | 4 | 20/12/2024 | |
| By Request Today: Boney M – Feliz Navidad | 4 | 23/12/2022 | |||
| Allan Caswell – He Loves His Radio | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3/11/2024 | AUGBT 2444959 |
| Ray Malcolm – California Blue | 2023 | 2 | 6 | 28/6/2024 | |
| Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra – A Say A Little Prayer | 2 | 1 | 2/4/2021 | ||
| Larissa Tormey – Special Christmas | 2019 | 2 | 10 | 22/12/2023 | |
| By Request Today: Pussycat – Mississippi | 1976 | 2 | 36 | 15/9/2024 | |
| By Request Today: Neil Young – Harvest Moon | 1992 | 2 | 8 | 25/8/2024 | |
| Foster & Allen – Christmas Time In Ireland | 2 | 14 | 17/12/2023 | ||
| Gordon Lightfoot – Summertime Dream | 2 | 1 | 9/7/2021 | ||
| Greg Champion & Rose Bygrave – Merry Christmas Everywhere | 3 | 1 | 18/12/2022 | ||
| Bucko & Champs – Carol of The Birds | 3 | 25 | 24/12/2021 | ||
| Joy Adams – Teach Your Children | 2023 | 3 | 8 | 13/12/2024 | |
| Graeme Clarke – The One On The Right | 2019 | 3 | 7 | 2/2/2024 | |
| Unfinished Business – Eight Days A Week | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 15/12/2024 | |
| Lou Monte – Dominick The Donkey | 3 | 12 | 25/12/2020 | ||
| Symphony Orchestra of Vienna – The Tritsch Tratsch Polka | 3 | 3 | 25/10/2019 | ||
| By Request Today: Slim Dusty – The Lights On The Hill | 3 | 21 | 8/9/2024 | ||
| Neil Anthony – Christmas The Aussie Summer Way | 3 | 0 | USCGH 1280877 | ||
| Shaza Leigh – The Bush Is Still The Same | 3 | 5 | 23/10/2020 | ||
| John Williamson – A Christmas Photo | 3 | 15 | 8/12/2024 | ||
| Al Martino – Come Share The Wine | 3 | 5 | 1/12/2023 |
22 DECEMBER IN HISTORY:
BORN:
1901 St Petersburgh, Russia – Andre Kostelanetz, American popular orchestra conductor and arranger, one of the pioneers of easy listening music. Kostelanetz was known for arranging and recording light classical pieces for mass audiences, as well as orchestral versions of songs and show tunes from Broadway. Over 50 million of his recordings were sold and his works became staples of beautiful music radio stations. Died 1980.
1949 Douglas, Isle of Man – Twins, Maurice Ernest Gibb and Robin Hugh Gibb, musicians and singer-songwriters, best known as members of the trio the Bee Gees, which were formed with their brother Barry. The trio got their start in Australia, found major success upon return to England and became one of the most successful pop groups of all time.
Maurice died 12 Jan 2003 age 53; Robin died 20 May 2012 age 62.
EVENTS
1943 Hobart, Tasmania – The floating concrete pontoon bridge across the Derwent between Hobart and Bellerive was opened. Crossing it was subject to a toll payment, which was discontinued on 31 December 1948. It was the first of it’s type in the world and remained in use until 17 August 1964, upon the opening of the Tasman Bridge.
1964 Palmdale, California, U.S.A. – The first flight of the SR-71 Blackbird aircraft took place. This was an advanced, long range, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft, which operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a missile was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate. The SR-71 was in service with the U.S. Air Force until 1998, during which time, 12 of the 32 aircraft were destroyed in accidents, but none were lost to enemy action.
1989 Berlin, Germany – The Brandenburg Gate re-opened after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany
20 December 2024
Friday Morning Radio, Edition 448,
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio.
Today’s Photo: The King River, from the West Coast Wilderness Railway near Strahan, Western Tasmania. Photo: Yours Truly.
Today’s Playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | HOUR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Ron Christopher – Forever 1956 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | QZWKY 2400272 | |
| Past Request 2016 – 2018: Brandon McPhee – The Six Twenty Two Step | 1 | 5 | 27/9/2024 | ||
| Liz Clarke – The Little Drummer Boy | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 15/12/2024 | |
| By Request Today: Merle Haggard – Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star | 1 | 1 | 6/7/2014 | ||
| Kris Cummins – Edge of Town | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Howie Brothers – Dunedoo | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 15/12/2024 | |
| James Last & His Orchestra – Medley~ | 1 | 4 | 6/9/2024 | ||
| Past Request 2024: Brothers Four – Green Fields | 1960 | 1 | 6 | 3/3/2024 | |
| Backtrack: Amber Lawrence – Aussie Aussie Christmas | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 13/12/2019 | |
| * Bobby Darin – Multiplication | 1960 | 1 | 2 | 14/5/2021 | |
| Backtrack: Rob Breese – Aussie Christmas Day | 2020 | 1 | 8 | 24/12/2021 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Dusty Springfield – Losing You | 1964 | 1 | 4 | 20/1/2023 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Hermans Hermits – Show Me Girl | 1964 | 1 | 7 | 19/6/2020 | |
| Glenn Levi – The Magic of Christmas | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 6/12/2024 | USl4R 2492416 |
| Becky Hobbs – Those Baldwin Sisters | 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Clayton Saunders – Merry Christmas | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 15/12/2024 | |
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Coasters – Along Came Jones | 1959 | 2 | 2 | 31/5/2019 | |
| ** Hank Snow – Cross The Brazos At Waco | 2 | 0 | |||
| By Request Today: Foster & Allen – Rose Of My Heart | 2 | 30 | 10/11/2024 | ||
| Craig Giles – I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas | 2017 | 2 | 9 | 24/12/2021 | |
| Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – The First Noel~O Tannenbaum | 2 | 11 | 25/12/2022 | ||
| Trevor Loughrey – I’d Really Love To See You Tonight | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1/12/2024 | |
| ***Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde – Yesterday’s Gone | 1964 | 0 | |||
| Lindsay Waddington – A Magical Christmas | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 22/12/2023 | |
| Downtown Mystic – Better Day | 2024 | 2 | 0 | USBAE 2497886 | |
| Seamus Fitzsimmons – Christmas Jive | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 30/12/2022 | |
| Brian Cadd – A Loving Man | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 6/12/2024 | AUPEL 1700043 |
| Past Request 2023-2024: Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue | 1959 | 3 | 11 | 19/4/2024 | |
| Noel Briody – The Next Time I’m In Town | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 6/12/2024 | IEWBS 2400001 |
| Roger Whittaker – Good King Wenceslas | 3 | 1 | 23/12/2022 | ||
| The Drongos – Jingle Bells | 3 | 4 | 15/12/2023 | ||
| Backtrack: Warren Kearney – Silent Night~Away In A Manger | 2022 | 3 | 5 | 25/12/2022 | |
| Percy Faith & His Orchestra – Um Um Um Um Um | 3 | 2 | 9/10/2020 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Nat King Cole – You’re Crying On My Shoulder | 1964 | 3 | 4 | 21/7/2017 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Johnny Tillotson – She Understands Me | 1964 | 3 | 9 | 9/10/2020 | |
| Petula Clark – Once In Royal David City | 3 | 5 | 4/12/2022 | ||
| Victoria Eman – Beautiful | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1/12/2024 | NLJ9A 2400002 |
| Donna Cunningham – Pretty Paper | 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Shand & His Band – Bluebell Polka | 3 | 10 | 15/9/2023 | ||
| Debra Thomas – Especially On Christmas Eve | 2021 | 4 | 23/12/2022 |
20 DECEMBER IN HISTORY:
DIED THIS DAY:
* 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. – Walden Robert Cassotto, alias Bobby Darin, singer, songwriter, and actor , who performed in a range of music genres. His career started as a songwriter for Connie Francis, but he later recorded his first million-seller Splish Splash in 1958. Later, Dream Lover, Mack The Knife, and Beyond The Sea brought him world fame. Died from complications due to heart surgery, Los Angeles, California, Aged 37
** 1999 Madison, Tennessee, U.S.A. – Hank Snow, Canadian country singer who during a 50 year career charted over 70 singles on the Billboard charts and recorded 140 albums between 1950 and 1980. (Heart failure, age 85)
*** 2020 Hailey, Idaho, U.S.A. – David Stuart Chadwick alias Chad Stuart, part of the 1960s folk rock duo, Chad & Jeremy. (Aged 79)
BORN THIS DAY:
1894 Jeparit Victoria – Robert Menzies, Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister, having occupied the position for a total of 18 years, 5 months and 12 days, and the foundation leader of the Liberal Party. Died 1978.
1952 Somerset, England – Jennifer Agutter, actress best known for her role as Sister Julienne in the BBC drama series Call The Midwife. Turns 72.
EVENTS
1951 Hobart, Tasmania – Internal fittings of the historic Theatre Royal were removed and sold as part of a refurbishment.
1957 Sydney, New South Wales – Seven deaths occurred, and 70 people were treated for heat exhaustion during a heat wave, in which the city recorded a maximum of 42 C. This was Sydney’s hottest day since January 1939, and the city’s third hottest day then on record.
1984 Near the town of Todmorden in England – One of the largest underground fires in transportation history occurred inside the Summit railway tunnel, after a train of tanker waggons loaded with over a million litres of petrol derailed. At the height of the fire, pillars of flame 45 metres high rose from ventilation shafts above. There were no injuries or deaths.