Sunday, 27 July 2014
Post 520 - John Vincent - The Ballad Of John Grey Gorton - Those Prowling Pets
John
Vincent was a South Australian DJ who put out many ocker novelty records, both
under his own name and as the 'Ken Oath Ockerstra. This single recorded for
Nationwide Records in 1971, a “Big Bad John” take off about Australian P.M.
John Gorton. Both sides were penned by Norman Hodge. Here to download is “The
Ballad Of John Grey Gorton” b/w “Those Prowling Pets” (NSP-053). Vincent
commenced his radio career as an announcer with radio 2RE Taree NSW in 1963
then working with many Stations including; 2NX Newcastle, 7HO Hobart, 6PR
Perth, 5AD Adelaide, 5KA Adelaide, SA-FM Adelaide, 4TO Townsville, 5MU Murray
Bridge, Triple M Adelaide and 2GB Sydney.
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1 comment:
I don't remember this one. Not one of John Vincent's better efforts - the music backing just doesn't really work for mine. An interesting time capsule nonetheless.
Thanks as always my brother.
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