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    May 2014

    You’re never too old to kick a snake out of the way

    Down at the beach a bunch of minor birds are making quite a racket as a brown snake makes its way across the lawn. While filming the snake an elder gentleman does not alter his route at all and comes across the snake. Again instead of walking around,...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Jack Leroy Wilson Jr – Jackie Wilson – Higher and Higher

    Jack Leroy Wilson Jr – Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher Jack Leroy Wilson Jr was born June 9 1934 in Detroit and was without a doubt one of the greatest movers and shakers in music his carefully chorographer on camera and stage appeared effortless....

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Napoleon X1V They’re coming to take me away

    Napoleon X1V They’re coming to take me away During the sixties a piece of Craziness hit the air waves. Napoleon X1V “There’re coming to take me away”. Many DJ’s at the time gave it a big miss. But Ken was always trying to take advantage of the so called...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Al Martino – Here in my heart

    Al Martino – Here in my heart During the early days of television in the USA, talent shows were the rage so in the 21st Century nothing is new. One was Arthur Godfrey Talents Scouts show in New York. A bright eyed young man appeared in 1952 and won....

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    The Big O – Roy Orbison

    The Big O – Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman For fans of Roy Orbison “The Big O” the life and times, success and failures of Roy Orbison are explored to a greater depth in the 2013 book “Rhapsody in Black” by American writer John Kruth. In the 21st...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Barry White – Barry Eugene Carter

    Barry White – Barry Eugene Carter In the Seventies Barry White combined suggestive story lines, great dance rhythms and a sexy deep manly voice and very few record buyers at the time did not have at least one Barry White production in their LP collection....

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Andy Gibb – The Bee Gees

    Andy Gibb – The Bee Gees Over the years I spent different times performing on the same TV Shows and interviewing The Bee Gees, Barry, Maurice and Robin and we socialised in London sharing a mutual passion for fast sports cars, naturally Ferraris. There...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible

    Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible During the 1980’s music videos started to get into high gear one of the most talked about at time was “Simply irresistible” 1988 featuring Robert Palmer and a bevy of beauties. It was then part of the continuing...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Gerald Rafferty – Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street

    Gerald Rafferty – Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street Gerald “Gerry” Rafferty was born in Scotland 16th April 1947 the son and grandson of coal miners. Musically his first group in 1969 had the endearing name the Humblebums; this band also included another...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Dobie Gray – Drift Away

    Dobie Gray – Drift Away In 1965 a song hit the jukeboxes by Dobie entitled “The In Crowd” it happened at the start of the disco craze so very timely but took up to late 1972 for Dobie to make a real big hit, the classic “Drift away.” Like...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Johnnie Ray – There’s no business like show business

    John Alvin “Johnnie” Ray Born January 10 1927-Febuary 24 1990 John Alvin Johnnie Ray was born in Oregon USA January 10 1927. He was 24 when he started to dominate record sales and became one of the worlds most sought after performers. He starred...

    May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Early Robin Williams on the Johnny Carson Show

    Check out Robin Williams, Ken met him many moons ago in LA when he was just starting out. What a quick mind, what an inspiration to any radio/TV performer. There’s just no need for any sound effects with this guy, his vocal diversity is impressive! Here...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Touching speech by father of the bride

    Who Gives This Woman away? Well this inspirational father is not going to do so without saying a few touching words before handing over his much loved daughter. An inspirational speech that will make most you laugh as well as potentially bringing a few tears...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    The healing Power of Music

    Obviously we love music – we wouldn’t be doing Jukebox Saturday Night if we didn’t! For us it helps us to remember our youth and events that happened throughout our life. In this amazing clip watch the healing power that music has in helping to bring...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Mrs Robinson Plays a Prank

    Here’s to you Mrs Robinson being played in the background... great song by Simon and Garfunkel. Two seniors on a country journey and a bewildered wife as to why her husband has two car steering wheel inside the car. The wife then decides to have a play...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Ian Meldrum on Up Tight

    Ian Molly Meldrum on Up Tight Again we love our goofs here at Jukebox Saturday Night and live television brings out the best of them. Here we have Ian “Molly” Meldrum (before he was even known as Molly) on the program Up Tight doing a commercial...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Early Australian TV on TCN 9

    An old flashback to the start of television on TCN-9. Narrated and introduced by the late great Bruce Gyngell and then later commentated by Brian Henderson. Bruce Gyngell went out of news reading later on and into the executive world, becoming one of the most...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Concept cars of the 1940’s – 1960’s

    We love our Music here at Jukebox Saturday Night.. but, we also love our cars. Take a look at many of the great concept cars that never made it to the production line during the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s. Some of these one offs were made, others are drawing...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Jumpin Jive – Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers

    Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers We shared this clip on Facebook and didn’t feel it got the recognition it deserved. So we’re sharing it again on around the web on the Jukebox Saturday Night Website. The Jumpin Jive is a catchy...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    1 Minute History of the Evolution of the Bicycle

    Change is inevitable; some happens slowly overtime, some things change so fast you simply can’t keep up. This is a great animation on how the bicycle changed from initial inception to modern day.. all compressed into one minute.

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Good Eating Habits in 1951

    The duration of the instructional video was probably a little long, but we like the fact that there was even an instructional mainstream video for healthy eating back in the day. Now there’s so much information and misinformation in regards to healthy...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Old Australian TV Bloopers

    It’s always hard to get by in Television without something going wrong at one stage. Anything live is eventually destined for a mishap, major or minor. Graham Kennedy often adlibbed and caused the catastrophes on set for the amusement of the audience,...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Sargent Barry Sadler

    Sargent Barry Sadler - The Ballad of the Green Berets. First up let me give you a disclaimer. We do not wish to glorify war but to pay tribute to the brave men and women who serve their country. Especially some mates currently serving in the SAS and they...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Mike Smith Dave Clarke 5 fame

    Mike Smith Dave Clarke 5 fame Michael George Smith of Dave Clark 5 fame was born December 6 1943 in Edmonton London. His musical talent shone through at 5 years of age and he studied classical piano. Mike met Dave Clarke when they were both members of the St George...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    John Denver Colorado

    John Denver Colorado If you have ever followed famous stories of Aliens from outa space then the name Roswell New Mexico will really stand out for it is in this area John Denver was born December 31 1943. In the sixties with “Sunshine” on his shoulders...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Harry Foster Chapin – Cats in the Cradle

    Harry Foster Chapin - Cats in the Cradle Harry Foster Chapin was born in New York City to a musical family in 1942. Following College Graduation he wanted to become a film documentary maker and his first effort “Legendary Champions” was nominated...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Rock N Roll Heaven 

    Chrysler Charger 70’s commercial

    Hey Charger! Tough to forget this old car campaign. To this day when we see one driving down the road the temptation is there to yell out "hey charger!". The ad campaign was a great success as well with the car selling incredibly well particularly for the VH series. Much...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Australian 60’s commercials including Johnny Farnham

    Here are a few old Aussie 60’s commercials including one we love from John Farnham for Tip Top Sunblest Bread. It was a catchy tune and a longer form TV promotion enticing viewers to write the last line of the song to win. Particularly enjoyable are the bread...

    May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Around The Web 

    Cinesound News Reel The Beatles

    Cinesound News Reel The Beetles The arrival of the Beatles in Australia in 1964 was one of the main Newsreel features of the era. Cinesound News Reels produced a 6min 40 second feature entitled "The Mersey Sound at the Stadium" and I was the Commentator....

    May 21, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

    Macquarie Radio Network 2MG Mudgee

    Macquarie Radio Network 2MG Mudgee BUSH RADIO is not a derogatory term it was where would be announcers who showed initial talent were given the chance to do an apprentice and if they were good enough they had the chance to make it in the "Big Smoke."...

    May 21, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

    Coca Cola Hi Fi Club

    Coca Cola Hi Fi Club In the sixties Coca Cola instigated a very ambitious Radio-TV-Event based project "The Hi Fi Club" the term "Hi Fi" was the buzz expression meaning Hi Fidelity. The Club was launched in the USA in 1958 and by 1959 47 States had local...

    May 21, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

    Soundies Featuring Glenn Miller

    Jukebox Saturday Night where did it all start? The first reference got its airing way back in the 1940's when Glenn "In the Mood" Miller recorded the Al Stillman and Paul McGrane song with Nino and the Ebb Tides. However the cinama graphic memory...

    May 21, 2014  By Ken Sparkes   Posted In  Ken's Blog 

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