re-uploads - Dinah Lee, Johnny Chester, The Delltones, Bobby & Laurie

 

Dinah Lee..The Viking Recordings 1964-67

Johnny Chester..The Rock and Roll Years 1961 - 1966

The Delltones...Walk Like A Man

Bobby and Laurie...I Belong With You

The summer of surf music 50 years later...article from National Film and Sound Archive

If you're into surfing music from the 60's, this article from the National Film and Sound Archive site is essential reading. 

                  

The summer of 1963-64, 50 years ago, was the summer of surf music in Australia. Sixteen Australian recordings with a surfing theme hit the charts, with The Atlantics’ 'Bombora’ and 'Hangin’ Five’ by the Delltones reaching No. 1 on the Sydney charts between August 1963 and April 1964. Another Atlantics instrumental, 'The Crusher’, and Little Pattie’s 'He’s My Blond Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy’ got to No. 2 while the other 12 made it into the Top 40 for at least a week or two. The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, The Surfaris and other American musicians joined them in the charts, but Australian surf music captured the public’s imagination in equal measure...read more here

The Delltones...Walk Like A Man

The Delltones started out as a vocal harmony group with the lineup consisting of Brian Perkins, Noel Widerberg, Ian 'Peewee' Wilson and Warren Lucas. In 1962, with the single "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" in the top five on the Australian charts, the lead vocalist Noel Weiderberg died in a motor vehicle accident. His position was later filled by Col Loughnan.

The Delltones have been entertaining Australian audiences for over five decades, with their most successful recording years in the 1960's. Ian 'Peewee' Wilson is the only current member from the original lineup. In the mid 1980's he transformed the group from a vocal quartet to a five piece vocal band. This along with other stylistic changes, led to the band's resurgence and the chart topping, Rock ‘n' Roll revival album, "Bop Til Ya Drop". The band remains as one of the most consistent live entertainers in Australia, with arguably the longest performing and recording history, for a vocal harmony band with an original member.

This 32 track compilation from this legendary vocal group includes classics like "Gee", "Come A Little Bit Closer", "Hangin' Five" and "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me".

1 Gee

2 Why

3 Every Little Thing I Do

4 Tonight

5 Tell Me What You Care

6 Yes Indeed

7 Land Of Beauty

8 White Cliffs Of Dover

9 Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands

10 A Happy Pair

11 Come A Little Bit Closer

12 Joanie

13 Sitting In The Moonlight

14 Mary Ann

15 Hangin' Five

16 Surf City

17 Out The Back

18 That's How Many Tears

19 Walkin' Along

20 Paper Doll

21 Hey Girl Don't Bother Me

22 The Wonder Of You

23 Lonely Boy

24 Walk

25 Tonight We Love

26 Don't You Care

27 Rock'n'Roll Will Stand

28 Billy's Rock'n'Roll

29 Rag Doll

30 Walk Like A Man

31 Cottonfields

32 Surfin' Hootenanny (The Delltones On Six O'Clock Rock, Introduced By Johnny O'Keefe)

The Delltones...Walk Like A Man