• Home
  • JBSN Founder
  • R’n’R Heaven
  • Around The Web
  • Ken’s Blog
  • Merchandise
  • Song Requests

Must Read

  • RICS' VINTAGE GUITARS 
  • The Kinks together again for a new Album
  • Oklahoma - Oh What a Beautiful Morning.
  • Was this the first Moonwalk?
  • Give me a head with hair, shoulder length or longer
  • Old School Ingenuity
  • The Bobby Darin Dream Car
  • The Beatles Pancakes
  • Lost in the Fabulous 50's
  • Fishing Blooper Reel
  • Home
  • JBSN Founder
  • R’n’R Heaven
  • Around The Web
  • Ken’s Blog
  • Merchandise
    • Product Categories

      • Baseball Caps (1)
      • Books (1)
      • CDs (2)
      • DVDs (16)
      • Gift Pack (1)
      • Key Rings (1)
      • Record Clock (0)
      • T-Shirts (2)
      • Vintage Guitars (5)
      • Vinyl (0)
    • Top Rated Products

      • JIMMYPAGE NUMBER 'TWO' by EDWARDS ESP Japan 2005 - Guitar JIMMYPAGE NUMBER 'TWO' by EDWARDS ESP Japan 2005 - Guitar $1,995.00
      • 1960/61 FENDER MUSICMASTER PRE CB - VINTAGE GUITAR - RED-BURST FINISH 1960/61 FENDER MUSICMASTER PRE CB - VINTAGE GUITAR - RED-BURST FINISH $3,295.00
    • Featured Products

      • Jukebox Saturday Night T-Shirt Jukebox Saturday Night T-Shirts BLACK $35.00
      • Jukebox Saturday Night White T-Shirt Jukebox Saturday Night T-Shirts WHITE $12.50
    • Popular Products

      • Jukebox Saturday Night DVD - Sounds of the Sixties Jukebox Saturday Night DVD - Sounds of the Sixties $20.00
      • JUKEBOX SATURDAY NIGHT, SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES Jukebox Saturday Night Sounds of the 70's $20.00

  • Song Requests

Peter Flanagan

September 13, 2014  By Ken Sparkes


Rock and Roll Heaven Peter Flanagan

The Flanagan’s were a serious part of the Australian music history and appeared on every major Australian TV Show including 6’O’clock Rock, Bandstand, Teen Time, Music Time, Star Time with John Laws, Revue 61, Revue 62, Mavis Bramston Show, Stuart Wagstaff Show, Magic of Music, Say it with Music, Don Lane Show to the iconic Graham Kennedy and Mike Walsh shows on Channel 10 and Channel Nine. That would only be the tip of the iceberg when it came to shows.

They were on every TV Network and in real terms one of the most sought after TV and Stage groups. You switched on your television to watch any major musical TV event there were the Flanagan’s who always came up with a new performance, extremely reliable, note perfect and made the audience extremely comfortable. In their first 20 years they would chalk up over 1000 TV performances.

1959 Paul, Margaret and Peter Flanagan started out as The Fauns and in a very wise move decided to take their family name Flanagan to headline their career and eventually became household legends.

The first song they performed on TV was a soft melodic #1 Billboard hit that was also performed by a USA trio The Fleetwoods, but there were two points of difference, The Fleetwoods were two girls and a guy and not related. Plus The Flanagan’s could definitely match The Fleetwoods harmonies.

If you get a chance seek some of The Flanagans performances and you will hear the magic of their individual talents and they could perform live extremely complicated and wordy acts with no cue cards.

1966 The Flanagan’s first record “Follow the Wind” was written by a very young Barry Gibb especially for the trio, no doubt he admired their work. The flip side “The Land of Beyond ” became a bigger success and voted by Radio 6IX Perth as the winner of one of the first, if not the first Radio award “The Golden Microphone” as the best song of 1966.

Perth radio personality John Fryer presented the Award live on the Nine Network Bandstand.

1979 The Flanagan’s celebrated 20 years in show business on the Nine Networks Mike Walsh show and again the six minute concept, arrangement and overall presentation was from the mind and talent of Peter Flanagan. Title? Simply “20 Years.”

The Flanagan’s really shone in the RSL and Football Club scene and there would few that they did not cover. Unfortunately today the once thriving Club Entertainment scene is not what it was back in those wonderful entertainment filled days that exposed Australian talent.

Peter was the youngest with a shy retiring welcome smile and the trio not only enjoyed Aussie success but sell out International audiences, going to places few if any OZ acts had explored. They really laid the ground work for the many future Australian.

Theatrical Agent Brian Fogarty (who has booked more Australian and overseas acts than he can remember) paid this tribute;

“Peter was part of the exceptionally talented Flanagans who wowed audiences in Japan, Okinawa, Guam, Taiwan and South East Asia and many will remember them in Sydney at Eric Duckworth and Bill Orrs Doncaster Theatre and the Manly Music Loft which they eventually purchased”

One standout part of The Flanagans was the Medleys of Broadway and Londons West End Shows and in many instances performed the songs well before they became known in Australia.

Peter later said, “We’ve sung a medley about just about everything and everybody.” In speaking with Peter’s sister Margaret and Brother Paul, they were a tight family and they especially heaped praise on Peter. Whilst Margaret and Paul had their nose to the grind stone learning singing and playing classical and what is termed serious music, brother Paul said, “Peter would come home with records by USA groups such as The Four Lads, lock himself in his room and they could hear him working out harmonies.”

Eventually, with none or the classical or music training of his siblings Peter would elevate himself to scoring arrangements for 44 piece orchestras.

Margaret Flanagan gave JBSNight a fitting heartfelt tribute.

My brother had a beautiful and gentle nature, Paul and I learnt classical singing and piano but Peter learnt nothing. However he was self taught and developed an amazing musical ear. Peter did all our arrangements over the 43 years we performed and there was not one argument and he never sought an extra money

Peter was an amazing talent but most of all a loving and caring brother.

Brother Paul who today teaches music and very dedicated to his students said of Peter, “He was an amazing humble genius.”

Peter Flanagan passed away 11 am September 2 2014 and will be remembered as part of one of Australia’s most loved and extremely talented groups Paul, Margaret and Peter, The Flanagan’s.

Peter FlanaganThe FlanagansThe Flannagans
Rock N Roll Heaven


Share On


Previous Article
Johnny Rebb
Next Article
Lynne Randell






  • Connect with us

    fans
    Like

    137

    subscribers
    Subscribe
  • Merchandise

    • JIMMYPAGE NUMBER 'TWO' by EDWARDS ESP Japan 2005 - Guitar JIMMYPAGE NUMBER 'TWO' by EDWARDS ESP Japan 2005 - Guitar $1,995.00
    • 1960/61 FENDER MUSICMASTER PRE CB - VINTAGE GUITAR - RED-BURST FINISH 1960/61 FENDER MUSICMASTER PRE CB - VINTAGE GUITAR - RED-BURST FINISH $3,295.00
    • 1980 FENDER TELECASTER DELUXE VINTAGE GUITAR IN NATURAL FINISH 1980 FENDER TELECASTER DELUXE VINTAGE GUITAR IN NATURAL FINISH $4,995.00
    • 1975 FENDER STRATOCASTER VINTAGE GUITAR IN VIBRANT SUNBURST FINISH 1975 FENDER STRATOCASTER VINTAGE GUITAR IN VIBRANT SUNBURST FINISH $5,495.00
    • GIBSON LES PAUL GOLD TOP 1970 Vintage Guitar GIBSON LES PAUL GOLD TOP 1970 - Vintage Guitar $9,995.00
  • Around The Web

    • RICS' VINTAGE GUITARS May 19, 2020
    • The Kinks together again for a new AlbumJune 28, 2018
    • Oklahoma - Oh What a Beautiful Morning.June 12, 2018
    • Was this the first Moonwalk?June 5, 2018
    • Give me a head with hair, shoulder length or longerFebruary 1, 2016
    • Old School IngenuityJanuary 28, 2016
    • The Bobby Darin Dream CarApril 3, 2015
    • The Beatles PancakesFebruary 22, 2015
    • Lost in the Fabulous 50'sJune 26, 2014
    • Fishing Blooper ReelJune 4, 2014
    • You’re never too old to kick a snake out of the wayMay 28, 2014
    • Napoleon X1V They’re coming to take me awayMay 28, 2014
    • Early Robin Williams on the Johnny Carson ShowMay 26, 2014
    • Touching speech by father of the brideMay 26, 2014
    • The healing Power of MusicMay 26, 2014
    • Mrs Robinson Plays a PrankMay 26, 2014
    • Ian Meldrum on Up TightMay 26, 2014
    • Early Australian TV on TCN 9May 26, 2014
    • Concept cars of the 1940’s - 1960’sMay 26, 2014
    • Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas BrothersMay 26, 2014
  • Rock N Roll Heaven

    • Roky Erickson, 13th Floor ElevatorsAugust 9, 2019
    • Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved...August 18, 2018
    • Kathleen O’Rourke otherwise known as Kathy KirbyJune 5, 2018
    • Percy SledgeMay 2, 2015
    • Digby George Richards - Dig Richards April 3, 2015
    • Kim Vincent FowleyJanuary 23, 2015
    • Robert Iredale October 13, 2014
    • Lynne RandellSeptember 21, 2014
    • Peter FlanaganSeptember 13, 2014
    • Johnny Rebb August 16, 2014
    • Ronnie Van Zant - Lynyrd SkynyrdAugust 9, 2014
    • Jimmy LittleAugust 2, 2014
    • Billy Preston - That’s the way God Planned itJuly 26, 2014
    • Mama Cass Elliot- Ellen Naomi CohenJuly 19, 2014
    • Davy Jones - The MonkeesJuly 11, 2014
    • Jim Keays - Masters ApprenticesJuly 4, 2014
    • Doc Neeson - Bernard Patrick Neeson June 26, 2014
    • Walden Robert Cassotto - Bobby DarinJune 20, 2014
    • Dave DeeJune 13, 2014
    • Jack Leroy Wilson Jr – Jackie Wilson - Higher and HigherMay 28, 2014


  • Around The Web

    • RICS' VINTAGE GUITARS May 19, 2020
    • The Kinks together again for a new AlbumJune 28, 2018
    • Oklahoma - Oh What a Beautiful Morning.June 12, 2018

  • Rock N Roll Heaven

    • Roky Erickson, 13th Floor ElevatorsAugust 9, 2019
    • Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved YouAugust 18, 2018
    • Kathleen O’Rourke otherwise known as Kathy KirbyJune 5, 2018

  • Ken's Blog

    • The Blue Mountains Elvis FestivalJuly 3, 2017
    • Jukebox Radio - The One That Got AwayOctober 13, 2016
    • The Troggs 50th Anniversary TourAugust 18, 2016


Copyright JukeboxSaturday.com All Right Reserved.
Back to top
  • Privacy Policy
  • T & C
  • Sitemap
  • Contact