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Ronnie Van Zant – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Rock and Roll Heaven Ronnie Van Zant -  Lynyrd Skynyrd February 3, 1959...

August 9, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Jimmy Little

Rock and Roll Heaven Jimmy Little There have been some “special”...

August 2, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Billy Preston – That’s the way God Planned it

According to those in the know William Everett “Billy Preston” was born...

July 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Fly me to the Moon

There are moments in our lives when an historic event happens and stops...

July 19, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Mama Cass Elliot- Ellen Naomi Cohen

Mama Cass (Mama Cass Elliot) was born Ellen Naomi Cohen on September 19, 1941...

July 19, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Davy Jones – The Monkees

David Thomas Jones was born 30th December 1945 in Manchester England. During...

July 11, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Jim Keays – Masters Apprentices

James Jim Keays was born in Glasgow Scotland September 9 1946, owing to personal...

July 4, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

The Bee Gees by Billy Gates

The Bee Gees Ken Sparkes - DJ Bill Gates (Swingin’ Gates) is one of my most...

June 30, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Doc Neeson – Bernard Patrick Neeson

Rock and Roll Heaven - Doc Neeson Bernard Patrick Neeson OAM was born...

June 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Lost in the Fabulous 50’s

We thought we'd go way back in time today...  take a look at some of the memories...

June 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Walden Robert Cassotto – Bobby Darin

Rock and Roll Heaven Bobby Darin Walden Robert Cassotto was born May 14 1936...

June 20, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Best 60’s live music – Peter McKay

JBSN  The best live acts of the 1960s – by Peter McKay (Peter McKay...

June 13, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Dave Dee

David John Harman was born 17 December 1943 in Salisbury England. He eventually...

June 13, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Fishing Blooper Reel

Fans of Jukebox Saturday Night all love the end blooper reels! Live TV catches...

June 4, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

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...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

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...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Napoleon X1V They’re coming to take me away

During the sixties a piece of Craziness hit the air waves. Napoleon X1V “There’re...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Al Martino – Here in my heart

During the early days of television in the USA, talent shows were the rage...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

The Big O – Roy Orbison

For fans of Roy Orbison “The Big O” the life and times, success and failures...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Barry White – Barry Eugene Carter

In the Seventies Barry White combined suggestive story lines, great dance...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Andy Gibb – The Bee Gees

Over the years I spent different times performing on the same TV Shows...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible

During the 1980’s music videos started to get into high gear one of the most...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Gerald Rafferty – Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street

Gerald “Gerry” Rafferty was born in Scotland 16th April 1947 the son and grandson...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Dobie Gray – Drift Away

In 1965 a song hit the jukeboxes by Dobie entitled “The In Crowd” it happened...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Johnnie Ray – There’s no business like show business

John Alvin “Johnnie” Ray Born January 10 1927-Febuary 24 1990 John...

May 28, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Early Robin Williams on the Johnny Carson Show

Check out Robin Williams, Ken met him many moons ago in LA when he was just...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Touching speech by father of the bride

Who Gives This Woman away? Well this inspirational father is not going...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

The healing Power of Music

Obviously we love music – we wouldn’t be doing Jukebox Saturday Night...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Mrs Robinson Plays a Prank

Here’s to you Mrs Robinson being played in the background... great song...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Ian Meldrum on Up Tight

Again we love our goofs here at Jukebox Saturday Night and live television...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Early Australian TV on TCN 9

An old flashback to the start of television on TCN-9. Narrated and introduced...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Concept cars of the 1940’s – 1960’s

We love our Music here at Jukebox Saturday Night.. but, we also love our cars....

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Jumpin Jive – Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers

We shared this clip on Facebook and didn’t feel it got the recognition...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

1 Minute History of the Evolution of the Bicycle

Change is inevitable; some happens slowly overtime, some things change...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Good Eating Habits in 1951

The duration of the instructional video was probably a little long, but we like...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Old Australian TV Bloopers

It’s always hard to get by in Television without something going wrong...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Sargent Barry Sadler

The Ballad of the Green Berets. First up let me give you a disclaimer....

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Mike Smith Dave Clarke 5 fame

Michael George Smith of Dave Clark 5 fame was born December 6 1943 in Edmonton...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

John Denver Colorado

If you have ever followed famous stories of Aliens from outa space then...

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes

Harry Foster Chapin – Cats in the Cradle

Harry Foster Chapin was born in New York City to a musical family in 1942....

May 26, 2014  By Ken Sparkes


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