Hawaiian singer/songwriter Yvonne Elliman is best remembered for her successes in the 1970's. Discovered in London by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber she featured on the concept album, in the touring production and also starred in the movie version of "Jesus Christ Superstar". Later she went on to be part of Eric Clapton's solo success and famously collaborated with the Bee Gees.
The late Vince Lovegrove is a man who really knew rock'n'roll. In the 1960's he was one of the lead singers for the Australian band The Valentines. Later he became a music journalist and managed "The Divinyls". He goes down in history as the man who told AC/DC to employ Bon Scott and you can also hear how he created a scandal for ELO.
Singer/songwriter Toni Childs disappeared from view when her career was at it's height and here you can find out why. "Stop Your Fussin", "House of Hope" and "I've Got To Go Now" are amongst her best known hits and there's some interesting tales behind those songs. Toni Childs also has a great Bob Dylan story she shares.
There are Grammy Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and so many hits you may have forgotten some of them, included in the history of the Pointer Sisters. Ruth Pointer has some great memories including those from the night they helped record the milestone "We Are The World" as part of USA for Africa.
English musician and singer/songwriter Howard Jones has been called "one of the defining figures of mid-'80s synth pop". He certainly gave us some memorable hits in the 80's including "Like To Get To Know You Well" and "No One Is To Blame". Here Howard reveals some of his musical influences as well as some great stories from his career.
This is Part 1 of Ian Keenan's interview with Helen Reddy, the Australian born singer who early in her career went to America and found worldwide success in the 70's. She is possibly best remembered for the anthem of the feminist movement, "I Am Woman", but her story also features plenty of other amazing highlights as you'll hear. Don't miss Part 2 either!
This is Part 2 of an interview with Helen Reddy, the Australian singer who found worldwide success in the 70's. This was recorded after Helen had released her autobiography so plenty of great stories are fresh in her mind. Included is the amazing tale behind her hit "I Am Woman". If you haven't heard Part 1 as yet you can find that here.
Over the years many New Zealand born performers have moved to Australia in order to further their careers, but in the 60's one of the very first to do so was Max Merritt. In the 70's he then left for the UK before settling in the USA. Max recalls some of his earlier hits as well as the massive chart success of "Slipping Away".
One of Australia's most quirky and creative musicians would have to be Spectrum's Mike Rudd. At one stage he had two bands simultaneously and the other was named by spelling "Spectrum" backwards! Whilst he also found some chart success with his band called Ariel, without doubt his greatest musical legacy will continue to be the 70's classic "I'll Be Gone".
American singer, songwriter, musician and painter Sophie B Hawkins was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 1993 after the huge success of her debut album which featured "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover". Sophie shares explanations of some of her hits and, for the first time, the tale behind a mysterious credit on one of her albums.
