By Request Today: Kenny Rogers – Through The Years
1
9
11/2/2024
Charting this day 1978 Neil Diamond – Desiree
1977
1
6
7/7/2023
Charting this day 1978 Leif Garrett – Surfing U S A
1977
1
6
17/7/2020
By Request Today: Hot Chocolate – Everyone’s A Winner
1
2
25/8/2019
Nick Berry – Heartbeat
1
19
2/2/2024
BORN THIS DAY: 1944 Wallasey, Cheshire, England – Geoffrey Hughes, actor best known as Onslow in the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, and as Vernon Scripps in the drama series Heartbeat. Died 2012. 1956 London, England – Philip Franks, best known as Charlie in the original TV series The Darling Buds of May, and as Sergeant Raymond Craddock in the drama series Heartbeat. Turns 69.
Richard Clayderman – Woman In Love
1
1
22/10/2021
Tracey Davis & Alan Percy – Help Me Make It Through The Night
2018
1
2
3/1/2025
John Denver – Annie’s Song
1974
1
3
2/11/2018
Past Request: Foster & Allen – Maggie
1
12
17/7/2020
Charting this day 1978 Paul McCartney & Wings – Mull of Kintyre
1978
1
10
21/1/2024
Charley Pride – Millers Cave
1
5
17/1/2025
Anthony Newley – Strawberry Fair
2
0
By Request Today: Johnny Horton – All For The Love Of A Girl
2
6
16/6/2024
Pete O’Brien – Indiana Girl
2024
2
2
31/1/2025
USY3E 2400250
Xani – Dreaming of You
2022
2
3
15/7/2022
Patsy Cline – South of the Border
1961
2
4
5/3/2023
Highway 95 – Ain’t Giving Up On You
2024
2
0
AUL0G 2400008
Charting this day 1978 Bonnie Tyler – It’s A Heartache
1978
2
5
14/2/2020
Henry Arland – Around The World
2
2
12/10/2018
The Lonesome Six – It’s Time I Started Walking
2024
2
0
Past Request: Jimmy Durante – The Bluebird of Happiness
2
10
10/2/2023
Charting this day 1978 ABBA – The Name Of The Game
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965: Canadian Sweethearts – Blowing In The Wind
1965
1
2
10/4/2020
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965: Val Doonican – Walk Tall
1965
1
9
7/11/2021
Eric Diamond – All Of Me
2024
2
1
24/1/2025
Paul Hudnott – On The Prowl
2024
2
2
24/1/2025
Foster & Allen – Nobody’s Darling But Mine
2
10
21/7/2024
They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Russ Conway – Side Saddle
1959
2
8
16/9/2018
Giants of Latin – Sometimes
2
0
Backtrack: The English Rain – Need Your Love Tonight
2022
2
4
17/4/2022
Alfred Hause & His Orchestra – Popcorn
2
0
By Request Today: Dean Martin – I Walk The Line
2
4
2/8/2019
Caroline Loberto – Don’t Say Love
2024
2
2
19/1/2025
The Charlesys – She’s Away
2024
2
2
24/1/2015
CALVP 2454180
Clint Bradley – Soul of the West
2024
2
2
12/1/2025
Sonny Morgan – Beach Solution
2024
2
3
19/1/2025
Annette & Kim – Try A Little Kindness
2
2
7/6/2024
Chad Morgan – The Farmyard Yodel
2
2
30/12/2018
Johnny Gregory Orchestra & Chorus – Happy Days Are Here Again
3
0
By Request Today: Chad Morgan – The Tough Cane Cutter From The Isis
3
0
Dave Caley – Too Good To Be Forgot
2024
3
0
US9BH 2400033
John Michael Ferrari – Are You Ready For Love
2024
3
0
TCAAW1129204
Horst Jankowski – A Walk In Bavaria
3
0
Carmel Charlton – Heartwood
2024
3
3
24/1/2025
AUOUL 2400001
Waikikis – Hawaii Tattoo
3
5
1/10/2021
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 P J Proby – Somewhere
1965
3
16
6/10/2024
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Gerry & Pacemakers – I’ll Be There
1965
3
10
7/1/2024
Julie Healy – My Lovely Glenamaddy
2019
3
6
10/4/2020
John Gilheaney – The Photos On The Wall
2025
3
0
TCAJD 2584152
Teresa Brewer – Second Hand Rose
1963
3
14
5/12/2023
Orchestral Sounds – Fool On The Hill
3
2
17/9/2021
31 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
EVENTS:
1918 A series of collisions amongst Royal Navy ships on a misty Scottish night, known as the Battle of May Island, led to the loss of over a hundred lives and two submarines, plus damage to another five warships, all of which were on their way to fleet exercises in the North Sea. Details of the incident, the subsequent investigation and court martial were kept secret, with much of the information not released until the 1990s.
1942 Darwin, Northern Territory – W W 2 – A QANTAS flying boat was shot down by a Japanese aircraft, with the loss of 31 lives.
1953 A combination of a high spring tide, a severe storm and a tidal surge of the North Sea breached sea defences and caused extensive flooding in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and resulted in 1,835 deaths.
1957 Burnie, Tasmania – Hundreds of people in Burnie saw television for the first time during the evening, when a radio retailer placed a television receiver in his shop window. The receiver, which was tuned to a Melbourne channel, gave near perfect reception.
1958 Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. – Explorer 1, the first successful American satellite, was launched into orbit. It returned scientific data until May 23rd, 1958, when its batteries died. Explorer 1 orbited the Earth more than 58,000 times over the following 12 years and ultimately re-entered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean on March 31, 1970.
1961 Launceston, Tasmania – A fire tore through a timber yard in the eastern suburbs, destroying two sawmills and joinery, plumbing and tinsmithing workshops. Damage was estimated at £60,000.
1984 Sydney, New South Wales – After being cornered by police during a bank hold-up, a gunman took 10 hostages, and escaped by car. A car and helicopter chase ended when the gunman was trapped by the raising of the Spit Bridge. The gunman wounded two police officers before being fatally shot by police.
2003 Near Waterfall, New South Wales – A Tangara intercity electric train derailed whilst travelling at excessive speed, resulting in the deaths of 6 passengers. An inquiry determined that the driver had previously succumbed to a coronary.
By Request Today: Peter Allen – I Still Call Australia Home
1
12
18/6/2023
Reg Poole – I Love This Land Australia
1987
1
3
25/9/2015
Norma O’Hara Murphy – This Van Diemens Land
1
4
26/7/2020
Colin Buchanan – The Local District Show
1
6
14/7/2023
John Williamson – You Come Back to Tassie
1
4
16/7/2021
John Sidney – Near You
1
2
26/1/2024
Lance Friend – My Home Australia
2023
2
3
19/2/2023
Alisha Smith – Darwin The Big Heart Of The North
2016
2
3
21/7/2017
Runaway Dixie – Territory Skies
2024
2
1
2/8/2024
Penny Davies & Roger Ilott – Beside A Railway Line
2
3
25/8/2023
Col Millington – Jindabyne
2
2
28/7/2023
Chad Morgan – The Party In The Local Hotel
2
4
6/6/2021
Bill Eckelschott – The Dutchman’s Lament
2
3
16/6/2024
By Request Today: Peter Allen – The Tenterfield Saddler
1972
2
4
4/2/2024
Desert Mulga Band – Karnta Nyuntu
2
7
19/5/2024
Bushlark – Tasmania
2021
2
1
13/8/2021
Rod Williams – A Big Wide Country
2020
2
4
28/8/2022
Lee Kernaghan – The Boys From The Bush
2
3
24/12/2021
James Blundell – Kimberley Moon
2
4
2/2/2024
Graeme Clarke – Wrong Road Again
2
9
13/9/2024
Slim Dusty – G’day G’day
1988
3
6
1/3/2024
19 0 1 – Along The Road To Gundagai
3
11
8/12/2023
Ali Mills – Waltjim Bat Matilda
3
7
8/3/2024
Clelia Adams – Looking Forward Looking Back
2022
3
10
29/9/2024
Two Man Band – Hobart Just A Day Away
1983
3
4
24/11/2023
Oodgeroo Noonuccle – Civilisation
3
7
26/1/2024
Bill Goodall – The White Rabbit
3
3
1/9/2024
Lindsay Butler & Barry Thornton – Home Among The Gum Trees
3
0
Jazz Kings – Maria Elena
3
3
4/10/2024
John Williamson – The Boomerang Cafe
2024
3
3
5/6/2022
Paul McNeilly – Australia’s Sunny Soil
2024
3
4
14/6/2024
Slim Dusty – The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
3
4
28/4/2024
Seekers – I Am Australian
3
8
26/1/2024
26 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
EVENTS THIS DAY
1788 Port Jackson, New South Wales – A British fleet of 11 convict ships, led by Captain Arthur Phillip, arrived to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on the Australian continent.
1808 The New South Wales Corps deposed the Governor of New South Wales, Captain William Bligh, during the Rum Rebellion. Bligh, known for his authoritarian rule, was found hiding beneath his bed.
1924 Melbourne’s first radio station, 3AR, commenced transmission, as an “A” Class station, sponsored by public licence fees. In 1928, the Federal Government-owned National Broadcasting Service took over all “A” Class radio stations in the country. In 1932, the National Broadcasting Service and the Australian Broadcasting Company, which had been supplying programmes, were merged to form the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
1925 Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales – Radio station 2EU became the first “B”class radio station in Australia upon its launch. The “B” Class were predecessors to commercial stations. This station’s call-sign related to the station’s owner, Electrical Utilities, but it was later directed to change to 2UE because, over the air the callsign “2EU” sounded like “who are you?”
1988 Sydney, New South Wales – Over 1½ million people crowded Sydney Harbour to watch a re-enactment of the arrival of the First Fleet, 200 years previously. Meanwhile beneath the white cliffs of Dover in Britain, Burnum Burnum, Aboriginal actor and activist, raised the Aboriginal flag claimed Britain for the Australian Aboriginal people.
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio.
Today’s Photo: The TYGA-FM studio, New Norfolk.
Today’s Playlist:
TRACK
RELEASE YEAR
HOUR
PREVIOUS PLAYS
LAST PLAYED
ISRC
Paul Hudnott – On The Prowl
2024
1
1
3/1/2025
Gary Jay & The Fire – Riverview Tavern
2024
1
2
19/1/2025
QT368 2400014
Eric Diamond – All Of Me
2024
1
0
Carmel Charlton – Heartwood
2024
1
2
12/1/2025
AUOUL 2400001
Past Request: John Rowles – Massachusetts
1
11
28/7/2024
Backtrack: Lynchburg – La Chica Bella
2022
1
8
10/11/2023
Percy Faith & His Orchestra – Sunrise Sunset
1
2
16/8/2024
Andy Williams – Seasons In The Sun
1
1
12/1/2025
By Request Today: Tony Clarke – Not That Kind Of Fool
2024
1
3
22/9/2023
QZ825 1857501
Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful
1970
1
1
30/7/2021
BORN 1939 Clarkdale, Georgia, U.S.A. – Harold Ray Ragsdale, alias Ray Stevens, country and pop singer-songwriter, known for his novelty songs. Turns 86.
Backtrack: Jason Owen – Annie’s Song
2019
1
3
27/11/2020
By Request Today: Ray Charles – Crying Time
1
0
Glen Dee – While You’re Not There
2024
1
4
3/11/2019
Allan Caswell – Honey All I Need Is You
2024
2
0
QMFME 2483340
Pete O’Brien – Indiana Girl
2024
2
0
USY3E 2400250
The Charlesys – She’s Away
2024
2
1
3/1/2025
CALVP 2454180
They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: McGuire Sisters – Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1956
2
0
Robert Goulet – What A Wonderful World
2
2
7/1/2022
Backtrack: Larry Mattson – Candlelight And Wine
2023
2
2
20/8/2023
Roberto Delgado – Sirtaki In Athens
2
5
16/12/2022
Neil Diamond – Beautiful Noise
1977
2
9
6/8/2021
1941 BORN New York U.S.A. – Neil Diamond, singer-songwriter who scored many hits worldwide during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Turns 84.
Craig Woodward – Be Brave
2024
2
2
12/1/2025
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Tommy Roe – Party Girl
1965
2
3
18/1/2015
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Rob E G – Hawaii Tattoo
1965
2
10
3/3/2023
Dean Martin – Down Home
1965
2
1
10/8/2018
Camillus Egerton – Adalida
2021
2
4
9/1/2022
Ron Christopher – That Rockabilly Thing
2024
3
4
8/1/2023
By Request Today: Pussycat – Mississippi
1976
3
37
22/12/2024
Al Martino – This Is My Song
3
0
Kathy Carver – My Country My Australia
2025
3
0
Graham Rodger – Ghosts of the Murranji
2015
3
8
30/12/2022
Manuel & The Music of the Mountains – The Carioca
3
0
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Lucille Starr – Sukiyaki
1964-1965
3
0
60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
1964-1965
3
7
2/4/2023
By Request Today: Glen Dee – Especially For You
2017
3
5
24/11/2023
By Request Today: Neil Young – Harvest Moon
1992
3
9
22/12/2024
Roger Whittaker & Stephanie Taylor – Take Me To the Stars
3
0
24 JANUARY IN HISTORY:
BORN:
1884 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales – Sir Thomas Alfred Blamey, Australian Army General of the First and Second World Wars. In 1945, he signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on behalf of Australia and, a few days later, accepted the Japanese surrender in Morotai. Died 1951.
1917 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.A. – Ernest Borgnine, actor of television and the big screen, whose career spanned nearly six decades. On television, he is best remembered for his role as Quinton McHale in the 1962-66 sitcom McHales Navy. Died 2012.
EVENTS:
1898 The North-East Dundas Railway, in western Tasmania, opened between Zeehan and Montezuma
1903 Kalgoorlie, WA received its first water supply from the Mundaring Weir with the completion of the 566 km pipeline.
1978 The Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, burned up as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris from its nuclear reactor over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% of the wreckage was recovered.
1986 The Voyager 2 spacecraft, which was launched by NASA in 1977 to explore the outer planets, made its closest approach, within 81,500 km, of Uranus. It transmitted thousands of photographs, and an immense amount of scientific data on the planet, its moons and the rings surrounding it.
Voyager 2 is still operating and communicating with the Deep Space Network on Earth from interstellar space, over 18 billion km away. It is expected to continue transmitting for another few years, and is destined to wander the stars for eternity.
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
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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
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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.
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.
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
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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
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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.
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
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Caroline J Harte – If This Ain’t Love
2024
1
1
27/12/2024
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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
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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
DIED2011 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.
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
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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
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Gary Jay & The Fire – Riverview Tavern
2024
2
0
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
