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T h e boys ;i re a t rli e ir best wh en ~111ging !1v"Jdern ~ i t v HJgs snch as " \.Y ho 's Th at Kn o ck rn '," "l ec n;; gc r in Love," " So Fine" ;u 1d "Shy:· a 'iong cnm p0,;;cd hr themsel ves, whi ch shou ld ha ve :in earl v rc:Jc;; ,;c on the Lccclo n labe l. ' Alth oug h th ey were a ll t;orn in Sydney .and belo ng to Bro n te Surf C lub, the boys' interest in form ing a <1ua rt c t was no t aro used un ti l some friends urged them to give i t a try aft er hearing them singi!lg a t par ties, c;1barcts, etc. They then entered a series o t a ma teur-talent quests a nd we re so s uccessful tha t par fessional singing becam e th eir ma in o bjective.

As the boys are still working at their regular jo~s-N ocl, an insura nce offifer; Warren, a butcher; Brian a sign,vriter, and Ia n, a glazier-and as they arrange: their own harmony, intensive work naturally ii needed, and so all recreation has had to be abandoneC to allow of their rehearsing three to four houri nightl y, The big break for the Delltones came when th< boys visited Radio 2UE in search of a record and were heard by Bob Rogers, who arranged for them , to appear on one of h is popular radio shows, and had • Lee Gordon listen-in to them. The latter was so impressed that he immedtately signed them up fo r recordings and "Big Show" app.:earances, Individually, they are Noel Widerberg, lead; Warren Lucas, tenor; Brian Perkins, baritone, and Ian

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ock' n' roll , classical , swin9, raditional iaZ7- - they can andle it all , this talented and ersatile group of e l'.· ydney lifesavers who inside 2 months have won a eputation that is rapidly ecoming international.

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~h. Peewee ;h ,:~ccllenc voic~fed a flair for rtl y on Col Jo rc:'m the start. ';:'s, and soon {.,'.' ':"eek-end 0, a big f ,Y hnkcd up and Bria' 5;· 91 ?·• 13•stonc

toliday at C e~krns, whom

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om a musical r:ft·.7m . and 'i.e name "Dell mtl y, com"de l" . tones" comes ·s. meanmg "the" and >roved vc r iC~ , spoke ~o P~!cular and 1mprenr' Gordon 'ced the to called them m to sun singing nbers with .iction on ~ut a blemish of an . ordon's face'

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~•----»< ~ny week '"'"'· be found at Bro -end, four yo un . riding their sur~c dBcach, soaking !ps•;gers can

rdly believe thci ,rTab H rears , n • hirs o unrer, toured Now, barely a yrhe Fa bian shown the Conway anuary 1959 car since the .

Jreams in sho:.V't e Dellrones are;' first formed in the last months t•ness. Brian h,:"~ng the bwicsr work slaving o I rough the hours s a stone in neBw harmonies.o arrangements an~ ~ ugh_ menu!

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If It m cn nt you tramcd up with lovelies lik when you trlC'd to get rid of lhem , And, as w e wn tchcd. I ht? eig ht hn PP.Y young

people swam, with th(' g irls getting quite ad ven turous 1111d going way out because t hcy knew they hnd lifesavers on the spot beside them.

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hand and a pretty girl ln the ot her.

It was back to work. but the m em ory of the fun they had Just had would carry them through

the ha rd yakker ahead. ...

RELAXING WITH

THE DELLTONES '

F our lucky g irls lla1>e r elaxing time with A11streilia's top male quartette at B ron te Beach. Sydn61/.

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,~'=»Ml Delltones !e_!ll.1 ~ ~ep .:water. ' Jl ast the clu bhouse at Sydney's - and d P S trP I • Beach one of these ays U bear the mellow notes of"JJroo~ ! you 1]1lght we The Delltones ringing out.

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}IE clubhoUSC is the only place they have to racuse-and it's easy for "ck out for a d,p P thelXl to ru the t,ooming surf, as : I • lJl • they h ave all winter. who's boy Noel's the only one keen winter ~•atcr the others say ihc{vc h:ld ch a few dips.

Not that they h3VC i~:.::s ) . ctiCC (or sw1 • tune for pr2 f m e.3rl)' ,norn· Tbefre busy .r~t with reco rd· ranees, TV, ing till late mg ings, P""'"'"' •PP"" and toun.

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' ~•ith the ~P roup h . a· solo. £a ly "''"' y,a.r t • g . h will :our New Zt-aland wit Ella Fitzgerald.

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TV

LTHOUGH rhe Among the stars of the first majority of Aussies episode of long Way To th, Top are quick to eel• are O'Kecfe (pic1ured, above ebra1e lbe glories of

BY RITCHIE YORKE front, wirh the Dellro ncs), Col L Oz rock these days, Joye, pioneering Melbourne DJ r-=-'calways that way.

Sran Rofe, Judy Stone and indil'&t, uch 10 lbe conuary, vidual members of our early rock and fasc_inar.ing si~~ wan1ed young Aussies not 10 be medin ro shrug off its anti-rock bands. senes prerruenng exposed 10 the son of seminal reluclance.

In subsequenl episodes, expect One Sydney DJ by the name of C early in Augutr music being produced by Ameri• can colo ured people, which we nl Tony Withers predicted cu. rhe ne w 10 sec The Loved Ones, Mas1crs against the grain of our lingering music would be dead in nine Apprcnr ices, The Easybeats, I y To rh, Top ofAustralian Rocle & Roll obsession with the Whjte Aus• monrhs, bur later changed his Billy Thorpe and The Seekers !aka us back 10 the begin- tralin policy. mind and climbed o n the band- (episode rwo); Daddy Coo l, As one of Johnny O ' Keefe's wagon.

Mixtures and Lobby Lloyd (epiwhen rhc conservative who controlled this baclc:up musicians points our in A TV station (Channel 9) sode three); Renee Geyer, John ia lbe 'SO. ICaChed • the li,sr episode of long Way To appointed ns host of irs Band• P au l Young, Cold C hise l , mcnl panic in response th, Top: " We didn ' t hear llflY , rand formal (borrowed from the Skyhooks, Rose Tauoo, AC/DC l'.'1. they JlCl'.C"ived was lbe black music here. It wasn't being US) a hoSI so straight (Brinn (episode four); Men a t Work, ~ n vas100 of entenain• played. So Johnny was very Henderson) that he still rends Midnight Oil, INXS, Mental As sman he cottoned on 10 that Sydney'• evening news 10 1his Anylhing (episode live); and al the new ICCl!age and figured that was the wny to day.

Chris1inc Anu, Yothu Yindi, go."

Oz teens loved rhe arrival of Kylie Minogue, The Cruel S ea, But O' Keefe had 10 create a rock ' n ' roll, bur lhe Es1ablish- silverchoir (episode six). c boredom 1har

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I\RE YOU LOIIESOM~L~~~~,IIT MOTH . . "' L•W • BI\BY f I\CE RUBBER BI\LL • THEME fOll;.. ORE,._M

I \'11\11111\ LO~E MY LlfE l\\'11\Y vou ·u OR\VIHG ME cR•IY

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Four Bronte surl tlub boys are punch· SU Mood ..

South SH• fng their way lo the combtn: Pour pleasant "lUSical h1ghspols o! one, (l!.P.).

• "Night of the Qu•rter .•; ''1iney.

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TOGETIIER • \'IIIEELS SECOND TIME AROUND

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• "The Whffe Mqnolla Tree" (L«<loa), llelen

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lattle of New )rleans 1 1ersonality 2 3 lye Bye Baby 6 !ior a Penny 9 lllr~ terloo rake a Message to 4 ~ary 5 Lonely Boy l)ream Lover 7 ~A!thway to 11 Paradise A Fool Such As I 8

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Hayt$: A "first lady" reads a"' sentimental piece

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18. A Teenager in Love 17 19. Poor Jenny 18 20. Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye 21 , Five Penny Saints 14 22. Clementine 28 23. Little Dipper 27 24. Quiet Village 22 25. Crossfire 31 26. Doreen 29 27. I Wanna Love You 32 28, There'll Never Be Anyone Else But You 25 29, The Wonder of You 30. I Need Your Love Tonight 21 31. Guitar Boogie Shuffle 30 32. Bonaparte's Retreat 26 33, Twixt Twelve and Twenty 34. Deefeecult for You, Easy for Me 35. Pink Shoelaces 23 36. I Know 37. There's No Fool

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Based on music Wes, rtcord sales and disc jockey playings.

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2, Bis H unk o• Lo'l'e

3. U o b by!!O X t o Stocklnc•

4. ;uy ll"ar t h An Open Book 5. Wha t o. DHf' rence • Day ltaku (I , T•ll• b-»le La1111le '1. l'n1 Come of A c• 8 , 1-' r a akle ». Mona Lisa

• "Spook!"

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Henry Mancini: More from TV's " Peter Gunn."

• "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" (R.C.A.), J.sley Brothers: 0Kc. only.

• "Quiet vm..- _(IINI, die), Marco W-- Good fouble.

• "The Aogd la ...

'Fount.In" (R.C.A.), La Monte: Somewhat wet.

• "Doreen" (LeedoaJt Johnny Devlin: The Kfwi rocker.

• "Gee" (Leedon), l>iJj. tonea: Gosh.

·>f.fhey are known a.i the Delltones. and, 11kt many other v o c a groups, both in and ou' or world etas.,, thet1

start WM Just a matte-I ot clla:IIOs.

The surf club wa holcllnC a cab&ret danc, and for IClllle unknowt reaso:i:i. there-- waa n " ailst with the ban , .a~f1· Widerberg

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23. l •'oreve r Ambro1e 2-1. T a ll Cool One :!G. Tbe Quiet Thrffl 2G. On ly S ixt een 2'1 , T enneHee S tud 28, The re Goeil My Doby 20. J,' urry Murray 30, LIL Plume d e m a T a nte 31. Uel i\ll r llh;h du Sch o n 3~. Jud y 33. 1' 00 111 L ike l i e :H. Ile>' Li t. ti e L ucy 35, I T bl uk I'm Oonna KIii ll Y1>e lf SG. l l y :\leluncholy llaby :n. Someone 311. I Ct1n't. Get You Out ut l l y H eart !UI. \\' h lte L lsbtnln ~ -10, l 'or gy 11 . C r y 42. Ju r.t a Little Too M ud• "3, l ' o unc lde1111 41 , T luuik Yo u Prett y

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tlle!r elubmates.

They went so well t ptbtt that they deci ed to tey out lot pr

feaslona. engagemeu Radio and TV appe, ances followed.

This week Leed records pre-leued... th lint disc GEE,- bad

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ot the dlsc'.has been g ting- aanonnal air pl

Johnny O'Kccfe has als written bis fi rst toYI- t,allad, "Why Do They .Doubl Our Lon," recorded with the Dec Jay group (Fesrn1

Gee ls a good d but, to, my mind, th is too much copy other vocal groups the style used fo.r W

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11. Ra g thne Cowbe7 Joe !!. Sorr:r I Han All the \Va y Ho111e 13. I Gotta Ue T r ue 1'1. 40 ll.lle111 of lJad Road H, S wee t Susar L l pil 10. A U oy Witho ut a Gh'l 11. Only You 18. Rln1 a Linc • Larlo JO. Ue m emb er \\' hen 20. Ma rs le 21. My \Vl8h Cam e True

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:-..:nor > got anotht tenor, warren Luca Brian Perldna (bar tone~ and P eewee WI

The Delltones . .. a quartet of local boys, who ar e making quite a name for t hemselves ou the market with their recording or " Gee " and the reverse