This Day In Music - August 8

 This Day In Music – 8 August - Updated

1923 - A fourteen-year-old clarinet player named Benny Goodman lands his first professional gig, playing for a cruise ship operating on Lake Michigan near Chicago - https://youtu.be/saiY6YwsQKg .

1933 - Southern Soul singer Joe Tex is born Joseph Arrington Jr. in Rogers, Texas. Tex died on 12th August 1982 aged 49. Best known in for his 1977 No.1 ‘Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)’ - https://youtu.be/GAh4RhOg1oY .

1938 - Actress/singer Connie Stevens is born in Brooklyn, New York. She had an #20 hit with "Sixteen Reasons" in 1960 - https://youtu.be/itAtYKklaSc .

1939 - Baritone singer Phil Balsley (of The Statler Brothers) is born in Staunton, Virginia. Best known in for their 1965 No.24, ‘Flowers On The Wall’ - https://youtu.be/1s8nRL2bPCU .

1942 - John "Jay" David (drummer for Dr. Hook) is born in Bayonne, New Jersey. Played drums for the group in their earlier years, with the top charting ‘Sylvia’s Mother’ his best success - https://youtu.be/7LXpnNKNxJI .

1949 - - Rob Pearce was born on the 8th of August 1949 in Mosman. Bassist and vocals with Pulse (School Band The Kings School) 1966 to 1968. Played post school and reformed with a variety of members as Syd Harbour & the Ferries in about 1991.

1949 - Airrion Love (of The Stylistics) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Best known in for the 1972 No.10, ‘You Are Everything’ and the 1974 No.2, ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’ - https://youtu.be/dJm51jsRoo0 .

1953 - - Tim Gaze of Tamam Shud, Rose Tattoo and several other high-profile groups was born on the 8th of August 1953 - https://youtu.be/dVGNYITQ9p4 .

1953 - Les Paul and Mary Ford's "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" hits No.1 in America and peaks at No.2 in - https://youtu.be/QqZ0Sdz_V40 .

1956 - Alister "Ali" Score (drummer for A Flock Of Seagulls) is born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. Best known in for the 1982 No.5, ‘I Ran’ - https://youtu.be/BJ7NVjZ-Eyg .

1958 - Chris Foreman (guitarist for Madness) is born in London, England. They have had 4 singles reach the top twenty, including ‘It Must Be Love' (No.4 ), 'House Of Fun' (No.3 ), 'Our House' (No.15 ) and 'Driving In My Car' (No.16 ) - https://youtu.be/GJ2X9SANsME

1960 - Decca Records in England refuses to release Ray Peterson's latest single, "Tell Laura I Love Her," going so far as to throw away 25,000 pressings of the teen-tragedy song, which they feel is "too tasteless and vulgar for the English sensibility." A cover by Ricky Valance proves them wrong by going straight to No.1. (The song, in which a stock-car driver mutters the title words before he dies, ironically only reaches No.7 in America & ) - https://youtu.be/pTjQgkHzbTk .

1960 - 16-year-old Brian Hyland went to No.1 on the & US singles chart with 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' it made No.8 in the UK - https://youtu.be/ge9Ou3-YyqU .

1961 - David Evans is born in East London. He later becomes The Edge as a member of U2. They signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy in 1980. Their 1987 worldwide No.1 album The Joshua Tree spent 156 weeks on the UK chart. The U2 360° Tour of 2009–2011 is the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history - https://youtu.be/GzZWSrr5wFI .

1961 - Rikki Rocket (drummer for Poison) is born Richard Allan Ream in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. They scored the 1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.13 single 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' ( No.31 ) and have sold over 45 million records worldwide. The highest peak was gained by the 1990 No.8 single, ‘Unskinny Bop’ - https://youtu.be/NsV98KMmt1g .

1961 - Paul Jackson born. Bassist with T'Pau, who had the 1987 UK No.1 single 'China In Your Hand' and the 1987 US & UK No.4 and No.11 single 'Heart And Soul', (which was initially a flop in the UK). T'Pau took their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek - https://youtu.be/SwrYMWoqg5w .

1963 - The Searchers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sweets For My Sweet', the group's first of three UK No.1's, but it peaked at No.51 in . Better known here for their 1964 singles, ‘Needles And Pins’ (No.2 ) and the No.1, ‘When You Walk In the Room’. The song ‘Sweets For My Sweet’ was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and was originally recorded by The Drifters - https://youtu.be/1tnqnXJl9qE .

1969 - The Beatles shoot the photo for their Abbey Road album cover at the crosswalk outside Abbey Road studios, where they are recording. The "Paul is dead" rumours have been floating around since the group stopped touring in 1966 - it was whispered that he had been replaced by a lookalike. On the cover, McCartney is smoking a cigarette and is barefoot. In the conspiracy theory, he represents a corpse in a funeral procession, with Lennon (in a white suit) the priest, Ringo (in black) the pallbearer, and Harrison (in casual clothes) the gravedigger. Then there's the Volkswagen Beetle parked askew on the side of the street. The license plate reads "28IF," as in McCartney would be 28 years old if he were still alive. It was McCartney who came up with the concept for the cover. The album is released about six weeks later as The Beatles are tying up loose ends before they part ways for good (the Let It Be album, which was recorded before Abbey Road, is released in 1970, after their split).

1973 - - Toby Allen was born on the 8th of August 1973 in Papua New Guinea as Toby Charles Allen. The group have toured both nationally and internationally including as a support act for Celine Dion on her Falling Into You Around the World Tour (March 1996, June 1997) and Let's Talk About Love World Tour (1998). They also opened for Michael Jackson on the HIStory World Tour (December 1996, early to mid-1997). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 they won Highest Selling Album for Reach Out: The Motown Record. In May 2009 they began a residency performing a Motown-themed show on the Las Vegas Strip and in April 2014 they completed their 1000th show. In November 2019 Human Nature were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame - https://youtu.be/IJUIRarZCVQ .

1974 - Brian Harvey born. Singer from English pop boy band East 17 who had the 1994 UK No.1 & No.4 single 'Stay Another Day', plus 8 top-20 singles including the 1994 No.1, ‘It’s Alright’ - https://youtu.be/tP_WRk-xV7I .

1975 - Hank Williams Jr. nearly meets his doom when he falls 500 feet down Ajax Mountain in Montana. He survives, but with some facial scars he will often cover with a hat, beard, and sunglasses.

1976 - Drew Lachey (of 98 Degrees) is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Best known in for three top 30 hits in the late ‘90s, including their No.23, ‘I Do (Cherish You)’ - https://youtu.be/1kofixtz2Us .

1976 - JC Chasez (of 'N Sync) is born Joshua Scott Chasez in Washington, D.C. Among the group's singles, 'Bye Bye' (an No.1 ), 'This I Promise You', 'Girlfriend' ( No.2 ) and 'It's Gonna Be Me' reached the top 10 in several international charts. The group's second album, No Strings Attached, sold over one million copies in one day - https://youtu.be/Eo-KmOd3i7s .

1980 - The fantasy musical Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, debuts to scathing reviews ("In a word, Xana-don't.") and inspires the Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst films of the year. But it has a killer soundtrack thanks to "Magic" - https://youtu.be/sl5bqHP0-KA .

1981 - - Vanessa Amorosi was born in Melbourne, Vic. An Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over two million worldwide. She is known for her wide range and her ability to vocally cover various genres of music including pop, rock, blues, jazz and gospel. ‘This Is Who I Am’ debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts for the week beginning 18 October 2009. This was Amorosi's first number 1 single. The single held the top spot for a second week in a row – becoming the first Australian artist to debut at No. 1 and hold No. 1 single since Silverchair's "Straight Lines" in 2007. ‘This Is Who I Am’ has achieved 2× platinum sales in Australia making it her most successful single to date in her homeland. Remembered for her performance ag ‘Absolutely Everybody’ at the 2000 Sydney Olympics - https://youtu.be/vI2EbGCwmsA .

1981 - Bradley McIntosh born. From English pop group S Club 7 who had the 1999 UK No.1 and No.3 single 'Bring It All Back'. Their 2001 single ‘Don’t Stop Movin’ hit No.1 - https://youtu.be/w60C081sLtI .

1987 - U2 scored their second US No.1 single from their Joshua Tree album with 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'. The song received two nominations for the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988, for Record of the Year and Song of the Year - https://youtu.be/hjWmz_1-L7E .

1998 - Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes born. His single 'Stitches' reached the top 10 in (No.4 ), the US and Canada, and No.1 in the UK. Both his albums debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard 200, making Mendes one of five artists to ever debut at No.1 before the age of eighteen - https://youtu.be/VbfpW0pbvaU .

2007 - Amy Winehouse overdoses on a mixture of alcohol, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine after a London pub crawl. Her hospitalization causes the cancellation of her first US tour. The singer refused her record company's request to enter rehab for alcohol abuse, inspiring her hit record "Rehab." She does eventually end up in a clinic, but never gets sober for good - https://youtu.be/7CYE0DYIbaw .

2017 - American singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor Glen Campbell died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 81. He became a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care and treatment facility in 2014. Campbell released more than 70 studio albums and sold 45 million records worldwide. His hits include: 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix', 'Wichita Lineman', 'Galveston' and 'Rhinestone Cowboy'. His guitar playing can be heard on ‘Strangers in the Night’ by Frank Sinatra, ‘You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'‘ by The Righteous Brothers and ‘I'm a Believer’ by The Monkees - https://youtu.be/QVmhmmeLvCY .

2020 - Taylor Swift becomes the first artist to debut at #1 on both the Hot 100 and US albums chart when Folklore and its lead single, "Cardigan," both go to the top. Folklore is her seventh consecutive #1 album - https://youtu.be/K-a8s8OLBSE .

2021 - Dennis Thomas, Kool & The Gang Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang known for such hits as “Celebration” and “Get Down on It,” has died. He was 70. He died peacefully in his sleep Saturday in New Jersey, where he was a resident of Montclair, according to a statement from his representative. Thomas was the alto sax player, flutist and percussionist  - https://youtu.be/qchPLaiKocI

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1940 - Singer/actress Damita Jo is born in Austin, Texas. Had the 1960

No.9 hit with "I’ll Save The Last Dance For You" as well as the 1963 No.23, ‘Love Is A Ball’. Also had two top fifty hits in 1961 - https://youtu.be/R1bpKmy-HvA .

1942 - Rick Huxley born in Dartford, Kent, England. Guitarist from English pop rock band, Dave Clark Five, who scored the 1964 UK No.1 single 'Glad All Over' ( No.3 ), the 1964 No.2 ‘Bits And Pieces’, and the 1964 No.7 single 'Can’t You See That She’s Mine’, plus over 15 other hit singles. He died on 11 February 2013 aged 72 - https://youtu.be/XoRLIJJSG4o .

1943 - Country music singer/songwriter Sammi Smith is born Jewel Faye Smith in Orange County, California. Has two Top 10 hits in AU, 1971’s No.10 ‘Help Me Make It Through The Night and 1972’s No.2, ‘I’ve Got To Have You’. References suggest Sammi is a direct descendant of Cochise, the Apache Chief - https://youtu.be/cXeG80KkZHU .

1947 - - Born Gary Stephen Anderson, Angry Anderson was born on the 5th of August 1947 in Melbourne, Vic. From 1971 to 1973, Anderson led the rock group Peace Power and Purity and came to wider public notice as the lead vocalist with Buster Brown. He fronted the hard rock and blues rock band from its foundation in 1973, the original line-up included Phil Rudd on drums, who left in 1974 to join AC/DC. In 1975, Buster Brown released an album, Something to Say, on Mushroom Records/Festival Records before disbanding in November that year. In 1976 in Sydney, Rose Tattoo was formed by Peter Wells of the heavy metal band Buffalo. Anderson had relocated to Sydney and replaced the group's original singer Tony Lake. Their most popular single on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart was "Bad Boy for Love" from 1977, which peaked at No.19 - https://youtu.be/FTXvcF93qk0 .

1947 - Guitarist/vocalist Rick Derringer (born Ricky Dean Zehringer, of the Edgar Winter Group and The McCoys) is born in Fort Recovery, Ohio. Best known for 1965’s No.8, ‘Hang On Sloopy’ & Edgar Winter Group’s 1973 US No.1 & / UK No.18 single 'Frankenstein' - https://youtu.be/N0D2OcUO9e0 .

1947 - Gregory Leskiw born. Guitarist from Canadian rock band Guess Who who had the 1970 US No.1, UK No.19 & No.33 single 'American Woman'. Leskiw operated Vox Pop Studios in Fort Garry, a popular recording studio for local Winnipeg Groups such as Crash Test Dummies - https://youtu.be/9uf6EY2BZBw .

1951- - Cheryl Lau Sang, known professionally as Samantha Sang, is an Australian singer born in Melbourne, Victoria. She had an earlier career as a teenage singer under the stage name Cheryl Gray, before adopting the stage name she is more widely known as in 1969. She first received nationwide recognition in Australia in 1967, after releasing the top ten single "You Made Me What I Am". By 1969, Sang had relocated to the United Kingdom, where she worked with the Bee Gees, before returning to Australia in 1975. She reconnected with the Bee Gees in 1977 and had an international hit with their song "Emotion", peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, no.2 in and number eleven in the United Kingdom. The single's parent album, Emotion (1978), reached the top thirty on Billboard 200 and included two other singles. - https://youtu.be/zPwpVJ-eIgg .

1955 - Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda born. Guitarist with Twisted Sister, (1983 UK No.18 single 'I Am, I'm Me', 1984 album 'Stay Hungry'). Better known in for the 1984 No.2 single, ‘We’re Not Gonna To Take It’ - https://youtu.be/ZqOp76R12DM .

1956 - Doris Day was at No.1 on the UK & singles chart with 'Whatever Will Be Will Be', the singer actress' third No.1 single. The Oscar-winning song was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, with Doris Day and James Stewart in the lead roles - https://youtu.be/xZbKHDPPrrc .

1957 - American Bandstand goes national when it airs for the first time on ABC. The show will run for five years on the Philadelphia TV station WFIL as Bandstand. Hosted by Dick Clark throughout its national run, the show remains on network TV until 1987. The first song the kids dance to this day is "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly.

1959 - Singer/songwriter Pete Burns (of Dead Or Alive) is born in Port Sunlight, Bebington, Cheshire, England. Best known in for their 1985 No.4 ‘You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)’, but had 5 other Top 40 hits, including a second release of ‘You Spin Me Round’ in 1996. He died on 23 Oct. 2016 following a sudden cardiac arrest - https://youtu.be/PGNiXGX2nLU .

1959 - Grammy winning an American guitarist Pat Smear is born Georg Albert Ruthenberg in Los Angeles, California. A founding member of the influential punk band the Germs and was the guitarist for Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. He joined Foo Fighters in 1997.

1960 - Stuart Croxford, from Kajagoogoo (1983 No.10 single 'Too Shy') born. Formed in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, in 1978, the band were originally known as Art Nouveau, a four-piece avant-garde group, with Nick Beggs on bass guitar, Steve Askew on lead guitar, Stuart Croxford Neale on keyboards, Jez Strode on drums. In 1981, Art Noveau advertised for a new lead singer. They ultimately auditioned and chose Christopher Hamill, who then went under the stage name Limahl (an anagram of his surname). The group renamed themselves Kajagoogoo, a name coined phonetically from the first sounds that many infants make - https://youtu.be/rkpG4XApJ28 .

1962 - Marilyn Monroe dies of a barbiturate overdose at age 36 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Musically, she's known for an iconic performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" - https://youtu.be/knLd8bfeWtI .

1963 - Mike Nocito born. Guitarist, from British band Johnny Hates Jazz who had the 1987 UK No.5 single and international success with 'Shattered Dreams' ( No.18 ) - https://youtu.be/f3YwemoKWWI .

1964 - MCA (Adam Yauch) of The Beastie Boys who had the 1987 US No.7 & UK No.11 single 'You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party', 1987 US No.1 and UK No.7 album 'Licence To Ill', plus 3 other US No.1 albums) born in Brooklyn, New York. He died on 4th May 2012. The best performance in was the 1998 No.24, ‘Intergalactic’ (followed by 1999’s No.31 ‘Body Movin’ and 2004’s No.40, ‘Ch-Check It Out’) - https://youtu.be/qORYO0atB6g .

1965 - The Beatles were at No.1 on the & UK singles chart with 'Help!' the group's eighth consecutive UK No.1 single. John Lennon later stated he wrote the lyrics of the song to express his stress after the Beatles' quick rise to success. "I was fat and depressed and I was crying out for 'Help'" - https://youtu.be/CTsB-llTzyc .

1966 - The Beatles Revolver was released in the UK. The bands seventh album featured: 'Taxman', 'Eleanor Rigby', 'I'm Only Sleeping', 'Here, There and Everywhere', 'She Said She Said', 'And Your Bird Can Sing' and 'Tomorrow Never Knows' - https://youtu.be/twFbweJfUUo .

1975 - The first all-female hard-rock band is formed when producer Kim Fowley puts together The Runaways, featuring Joan Jett, future Bangle Michael Steele, and Lita Ford. The Runaways are initially a trio, later joined by vocalist Cherie Curry - subject of their song "Cherry Bomb" - and lead guitarist Lita Ford. Steele is fired and replaced by Jackie Fox. In 1976 the band release their self-titled debut album and embark on a worldwide tour that sees them at the heart of the punk scene alongside acts like the Ramones, Generation X and The Sex Pistols. By the Fall of 1977, tensions have reached a breaking point between the egos of Ford and Currie, and the singer acrimoniously leaves to forge a solo career with her twin sister Marie - Jett takes over vocal duties. Fowley finds himself sacked, to be replaced by Toby Mamis, but by 1979 the band have burned out and the members go their separate ways. Fowley retains the rights to The Runaways' name and in 1984, he attempts another - unsuccessful - iteration of the band based around teenage New Zealand singer Gayle Welch - https://youtu.be/_EBvXpjudf8 .

1975 - Stevie Wonder signs the largest contract for a single artist in history: $13 million over seven years for seven albums with Tamla/Motown.

1975 - Dan Hipgrave born. Singer from British alternative rock band, Toploader who had the 2000 UK No.7 & No.14 single with of 'Dancing In The Moonlight' a cover of the French American rock group King Harvest - https://youtu.be/0yBnIUX0QAE .

1976 - At a show in Birmingham, England, an inebriated Eric Clapton speaks out in favour of the right-wing National Front, repeating their slogan, "Keep Britain white," and adding, "I used to be into dope, now I'm into racism." Clarifying his statements years later, Clapton says, "I made some fairly racial comments, but they weren't directed at any particular minority. It was a feeling of loss of identity and losing my Englishness."

1978 - "Substitute," a cover of a Righteous Brothers song recorded by an all-girl South African group called Clout, becomes a surprise hit, reaching #2 in the UK and No.3 in . Just one problem: they didn't play on the song, a male group called Circus did. In contrast, An girl group, Peaches, also took the song to No.3 here - https://youtu.be/aSaroSmyN2s .

1978 - The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Miss You' the group's eighth US No.1. The song was written by Mick Jagger after jamming with keyboardist Billy Preston during rehearsals for forthcoming club dates the Stones were playing. It peaks at No.11 in - https://youtu.be/hic-dnps6MU .

1979 - Def Leppard signed to Phonogram records with an advance of £120,000 pounds ($180,000) giving them a 10% royalty on 100% of sales for the first two years.

1980 - The Osmonds officially disband.

1980 - Pat Benatar releases her second album, Crimes Of Passion. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" is the big hit, but her Young Rascals cover "You Better Run" gets a music video that becomes the second one aired on MTV (after "Video Killed The Radio Star") when the network launches a year later - https://youtu.be/aU5aDqLUvug .

1986 - Culture Club keyboard player Michael Rudetsky was found dead at Boy George's London home in Hampstead - https://youtu.be/2nXGPZaTKik .

1989 - Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers had their first of three UK No.1's with 'Swing The Mood', which peaked at No.2 in . Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, Swing the Mood fused several early rock and roll records with liberal use of Glenn Miller's 'In The Mood' - https://youtu.be/ygIcyOSITgo .

1992 - Jeff Porcaro drummer from Toto died age 38 from a heart attack. His death has been the subject of controversy: some say the attack was caused by an allergic reaction to garden pesticide, while others say Porcaro's heart was weakened by smoking and cocaine use. Porcaro also worked with many other acts including Sonny and Cher, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, Paul Simon and Boz Scaggs - https://youtu.be/qmOLtTGvsbM .

1993 - Bassist Randy Hobbs (of The McCoys, Edgar Winter Group, and Montrose) dies of heart failure at age 45 in Dayton, Ohio. Best known for 1965’s No.8, ‘Hang On Sloopy’ & Edgar Winter Group’s 1973 US No.1 & / UK No.18 single 'Frankenstein' - https://youtu.be/RSLP1FCREBA .

1995 - Take That played the first of ten sold out nights at The Nynex Arena, Manchester, (the shows were without Robbie Williams who had quit the group on 17th July 1995). The group were also at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Never Forget', their 7th UK No.1 and last with Robbie Williams (it peaked at No.18 in ) - https://youtu.be/yoO_1FFr56k .

1999 - Music written by Johann Sebastian Bach was found in the Ukraine. The music was thought to have been destroyed over 50 years ago during World War II. The material was found in the musical estate of Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach, who was one of J.S. Bach's children.

2005 - Bob Dylan's song 'Like a Rolling Stone' topped a poll of rock and film stars to find the music, movies, TV shows and books that changed the world. The 1965 single beat Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' into second place in a survey for Uncut magazine. Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Robert Downey Jr, Rolling Stone Keith Richards and Lou Reed were among those who gave their opinions - https://youtu.be/IwOfCgkyEj0 .

2008 - - Australian Country and Western legend, Reg Lindsay OAM was born on the 7th of July 1929 and died of pneumonia on the 5th of August 2008 aged 79. He won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than 500 songs in his 50-year music career. Lindsay recorded over 65 albums and 250 singles. Reg made his first trip to Nashville in 1968 and recorded his first Nashville EP on this historic trip. His most popular cross-over hit was a cover version, "Armstrong" (March 1971), which reached No. 6 on the AU Go-Set National Top 60. It was written and originally performed by the American folk musician John Stewart as a tribute to Neil Armstrong's lunar landing in 1969 - https://youtu.be/5NQwGkvWiJw .

2009 - Steven Tyler of Aerosmith falls off the stage at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, suffering injuries to his head and neck, which force the rest of the band's tour to be cancelled. Tyler falls when he is entertaining the crowd with a dance while a technical problem is being sorted.

2021 - - Brian Henderson (born 15 September 1931 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand) passes. Notwithstanding his presence as the premier news anchor for over 35-years on Channel TCN-9 in Sydney, Brian Henderson was also the face of TV's iconic Australian Rock & Roll's representation to us as family entertainment, Bandstand. It first went to air in November 1958, three months ahead of Six O'Clock Rock's debut. Whilst Henderson couldn't sing, dance or play an instrument, he became a significant intermediary between the television viewing public and the world of pop music. It ended in 1972, having survived 14-years without scandal or eruptions of temperament, however, escalating budget costs became too high, and the show was axed. Only Bandstand survived long enough to grow up with its public; this is the true legacy of Brian Henderson - RIP - https://youtu.be/aDsrbANJta8 .