The first time JOK performed at Sydney Stadium was in October 1957 during the Little Richard tour. JOK performed just before Little Richard and he got more applause from the audience. I was there five rows from the stage.
Very rare. Totally real. This song was everywhere in early 60s. Isley bro’s version got no look in. He did it in two parts. No one beats this. Used to wear leopard skin suit. Audience would go wild. The backing singers are the Deltones who were sensational in their own right. His band was crash hot. Ladies and gentlemen The Wild One.
Travels a lot better than I would have expected. I once shared a urinal in Canberra with John. He was truly diminutive. But he could sing rock you bet.
wow...just sitting here going???? come across the great man...….my mum taught me all the dances twist/etclimbo she also taught me to dance in Stilletoes…...yeah [go TINA} I had the pleasure of singing with him on 'MOCKINGBIRD" and backup for a few other of his songs still miss him...…………………………………………………………………………………………………….ANNIELEE
Shout was recorded in 1959 and O'Keefe says here that they have just recorded it. It's not rocket science folks! Also he clearly has his old face not the reconstructed one after his car accident. The Deejays are wearing the outfits they wore in the late 50s'. This appears to be the special performance that O'Keefe did for the filmimg of Shakin at the Stadium during the Fabian tour of that year but the film was withdrawn for copyright reasons. A Briiliant clip and great to see in its fullness.
The crowd at the Sydney Stadium (guessing) is in a frenzy and I assure you 59 years later we still are. Johnny O and your crew; you live on. As fine a rock and roll performance in Australia’s history right here - bravo!
It's an excerpt from a film that was made in 1959 titled "Rock 'n' Roll" directed by Lee Robinson. Sadly, only about nine minutes of the film survive, and Lee Robinson is no longer with us, so we can't ask him what happened to the rest of it. Thank you for sharing that Mr Greenan. It's nice to hear from someone who was there on the night.
The film has been found and is in pretty good condition. I believe it was shown in 2021 at Melbourne's ACME? In Federation Square. There is clip from it on YT, JO'K - Swanee River, you won't be disappointed.
The other day I was talking to a man who knew Lee Gordon when he was putting on concerts like this (he is now 87). He was saying what a fit man he was. He looked as if he worked out in a gym. He also got everything in writing, there were no "handshake" agreements. Thank you Peter. You're a walking encyclopaedia.
HE still had to do his own legwork to get his version of MOCKINGBIRD played by AUSTRALIAN RAIDO STATIONS as FESTIVAL records took his allready recorded version to the USA in a hope of getting it released there but it was left around for a shit box duo to record it and it was dumped in Australia before FESTIVAL released JOK'S version and raido stations played the US version saying JOK'S was a cover,no wonder he had so many breakdowns. AUSTRALIAN Artists of today owe him so much and so do we the public .RIP in peace JOK. and this version of SHOUT leaves the Isley Bros version in the shade and is the version all other artists copy in a short form. this is INSANE SHOWMANSHIP. RIP JOK.
Noel Widerberg (Delltones), featured in the video died on 7 July 1962 so it's not 63/4. Looking at the Big Shows at the Stadium that featured The Delltones, it seems more likely to be 60/61. I think that this performance features on one of the JO'K Shakin' at the Stadium eps. The Global Dog lists Vol. 2 of this ep as being released in October '61; having a problem tracking the release of Vol. 1!
My Mum & Dad were caught kissing in a shop doorway by a cop as they were walking home from seeing J OK at the Paddington Police Boys club. The cop gave Dad a bit of a kick in the bum & said " If you're doing that to this girl you better bloody well be marrying her" All these years later their still married. 😊
Excelente, como nos velhos tempos, quantos destes ainda estao na ativa? muito fizeram para eternizar o bom e alegre Rock n` roll., obrigado pela postagem, muitos agradecem e muito; maneco - Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre - Brasil.
At least two of the people you see here are still in the music business. The Drummer, John "Catfish" Purser is still doing shows. The tall man you see standing to the right of Johnny O'Keefe, Ian "Pee Wee" Wilson is also doing shows.
Later this year marks sixty years since this event took place. Someone should find the people who were there, whether on stage or in the audience, and document their recollections of the event while they can.
Hi This was filmed and recorded in October 1959 and the song(s) were added to the film as Johnny O'Keefe was not on the Fabian shows at the Sydney Stadium. There is another few minutes after he goes to make his exit . I know I've seen the footage Bob Hayden!!!!
Yes it's The Delltones with original singer Noel Widerberg who died in 1962, Ian "Peewee" Wilson, Brian Perkins, and Warren Lucas, plus O'Keefe's band The Dee Jays.
Fabian did come to Australia on a tour in October/November 1959. See on the Trove website: trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/44796612?searchTerm=fabian&searchLimits=l-decade=195
Considering that this was done in Australia - a backwater at the time - way back then, it is genuinely world class.
what utter insulting nonsense that Australia was a backwater in 1959. Please...
@@paulbrennan3816 U r being sarcastic, sardonic -- RN'T U NOW??.....
Back water really
You insolent bastard!
The first time JOK performed at Sydney Stadium was in October 1957 during the Little Richard tour. JOK performed just before Little Richard and he got more applause from the audience. I was there five rows from the stage.
What this man did for rock and roll in Australia is sadly being forgotten.
A pioneer in every sense of the word..
Yes. These were the people who were there when rock and roll was just beginning in Australia.
Inspired some of buddy Holly’s later tracks, Buddy holly said Johnny O’keefe is one of his favourites during his Australian Tour.
Ditto
Seen Johnny 3 times live, what a legend
RIP and long live Johnny O’Keefe (January 19, 1935 - October 6, 1978), aged 43
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Very rare. Totally real. This song was everywhere in early 60s. Isley bro’s version got no look in. He did it in two parts. No one beats this. Used to wear leopard skin suit. Audience would go wild. The backing singers are the Deltones who were sensational in their own right. His band was crash hot. Ladies and gentlemen The Wild One.
He was the Father of Rock and Roll in.Australia an absolute bloody legend the best ever....
went the stadium to see him --bloody marvelous--never forget what a buzz that was.
Travels a lot better than I would have expected. I once shared a urinal in Canberra with John. He was truly diminutive. But he could sing rock you bet.
wow...just sitting here going???? come across the great man...….my mum taught me all the dances twist/etclimbo she also taught me to dance in Stilletoes…...yeah [go TINA} I had the pleasure of singing with him on 'MOCKINGBIRD" and backup for a few other of his songs still miss him...…………………………………………………………………………………………………….ANNIELEE
You are who? You sang Mockingbird with him?
Johnny and the Delltones - you can't get better than that!
Rock and roll is the greatest of all things American in history. The music of several generations and sadly gone now.
America did bring rock and roll but we Aussies took it up fast like this song.
All things considered, this is one of the best songs ever recorded in Australia.
JOK....He was definitely the "wild one"!!
Well accompanied by the Delltones
Amazing performance and drive!!!
~ Australian Rock n Roll Pioneers ~
Makes You Proud to be an Aussie
Shout was recorded in 1959 and O'Keefe says here that they have just recorded it. It's not rocket science folks! Also he clearly has his old face not the reconstructed one after his car accident. The Deejays are wearing the outfits they wore in the late 50s'. This appears to be the special performance that O'Keefe did for the filmimg of Shakin at the Stadium during the Fabian tour of that year but the film was withdrawn for copyright reasons. A Briiliant clip and great to see in its fullness.
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
The crowd at the Sydney Stadium (guessing) is in a frenzy and I assure you 59 years later we still are. Johnny O and your crew; you live on. As fine a rock and roll performance in Australia’s history right here - bravo!
paid 2 shillings (20cents) every friday night at the Paddington police boys club dance where Johnny was the band --proud to say I new the legend.
We have Elvis impersonators everywhere worldwide! Why not our Aussie of Rockn Roll..Our ledgendary
"JOHNNY O"
It's an excerpt from a film that was made in 1959 titled "Rock 'n' Roll" directed by Lee Robinson. Sadly, only about nine minutes of the film survive, and Lee Robinson is no longer with us, so we can't ask him what happened to the rest of it. Thank you for sharing that Mr Greenan. It's nice to hear from someone who was there on the night.
The film has been found and is in pretty good condition. I believe it was shown in 2021 at Melbourne's ACME? In Federation Square. There is clip from it on YT, JO'K - Swanee River, you won't be disappointed.
The other day I was talking to a man who knew Lee Gordon when he was putting on concerts like this (he is now 87). He was saying what a fit man he was. He looked as if he worked out in a gym. He also got everything in writing, there were no "handshake" agreements. Thank you Peter. You're a walking encyclopaedia.
was with suski m/c with the words move susie move and was end with tell,em JOK sent you, wish could find it
A true pioneer of rock n roll inAustralia
This is my favorite song of all times it should be national anthem to rock n Stephen Peters.
My favorite. Simply the best.
Great to hear the intro
HE still had to do his own legwork to get his version of MOCKINGBIRD played by AUSTRALIAN RAIDO STATIONS as FESTIVAL records took his allready recorded version to the USA in a hope of getting it released there but it was left around for a shit box duo to record it and it was dumped in Australia before FESTIVAL released JOK'S version and raido stations played the US version saying JOK'S was a cover,no wonder he had so many breakdowns. AUSTRALIAN Artists of today owe him so much and so do we the public .RIP in peace JOK. and this version of SHOUT leaves the Isley Bros version in the shade and is the version all other artists copy in a short form. this is INSANE SHOWMANSHIP. RIP JOK.
Little pocket rocket!❤
He was our king
Pee wee is standing next to Johnny o keefe , that’s historic !
Hi,how are you doing,how is the weather?
Top NOtch stuff !
Absolutely brilliant performance.
An absolute classic, Johnny and the dellies
Noel Widerberg (Delltones), featured in the video died on 7 July 1962 so it's not 63/4. Looking at the Big Shows at the Stadium that featured The Delltones, it seems more likely to be 60/61. I think that this performance features on one of the JO'K Shakin' at the Stadium eps. The Global Dog lists Vol. 2 of this ep as being released in October '61; having a problem tracking the release of Vol. 1!
My Mum & Dad were caught kissing in a shop doorway by a cop as they were walking home from seeing J OK at the Paddington Police Boys club.
The cop gave Dad a bit of a kick in the bum & said " If you're doing that to this girl you better bloody well be marrying her"
All these years later their still married.
😊
Excelente, como nos velhos tempos, quantos destes ainda estao na ativa? muito fizeram para eternizar o bom e alegre Rock n` roll., obrigado pela postagem, muitos agradecem e muito; maneco - Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre - Brasil.
At least two of the people you see here are still in the music business. The Drummer, John "Catfish" Purser is still doing shows. The tall man you see standing to the right of Johnny O'Keefe, Ian "Pee Wee" Wilson is also doing shows.
Contrary to some of the comments below, this performance was recorded in October 1959 during Fabian's Oz tour.
In those days we weren't allowed to stand or you were removed from the venue if you didn't sit down talk about chair dancing
Hi,how are you doing,how is the weather?
PEE WEE….the tall guy singing backing vocals……the DELLTONES
Legends never die.
Later this year marks sixty years since this event took place. Someone should find the people who were there, whether on stage or in the audience, and document their recollections of the event while they can.
It has been documented and is still be documented to this very day Bob hayden
very good:)
he was great,, my Anty use to work with him, but shes in that other place now so i cant ask her to tell me anymore,,,
It's crazy, you see the audience looking like they're about to faint.
Hi This was filmed and recorded in October 1959 and the song(s) were added to the film as Johnny O'Keefe was not on the Fabian shows at the Sydney Stadium. There is another few minutes after he goes to make his exit . I know I've seen the footage Bob Hayden!!!!
YOU WERE OK. J O K
To quote someone famous simply the best our ver
Y own Home grown talen
Hi,how are you doing,how is the weather?
That is what i as looking for
👍😘
Classic.
Hey Fabian, follow that, son.
Alas, Shout is not on either Shakin' at the Stadium eps! Still think that the performance in this video is from 60/61.
Shout was on either Six O'clock Rock vol. 1 or 2. I think from memory it was vol 1 as Ooh Poo Pah Do was on vol 2
Is that the Delltones backing JOK? I know it;s Peewee Wilson there.
Yes it's The Delltones with original singer Noel Widerberg who died in 1962, Ian "Peewee" Wilson, Brian Perkins, and Warren Lucas, plus O'Keefe's band The Dee Jays.
Fabian did come to Australia on a tour in October/November 1959. See on the Trove website: trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/44796612?searchTerm=fabian&searchLimits=l-decade=195
Johnny O' Keefe: A little bit softer now
Fan girls: ARRRRRGGHHHHHHHHHHH
I think I see my Mum there...
check the size of the second row to Johnny's left.
He was brilliant. Was that the delltones as his backup
Peter -this is a real live performance. The ones on the Shakin at the Stadium Eps are not ...
Or in the 50s. Not wild and rough enuf. Too smooth
ha ha , i am the age too , but realise the girls screaming here are pushing 80,s hell where did the years go ?
@caz4777 thanks xox
Hi,how are you doing,how is the weather?
JOK wasn't the greatest singer and the sound on this film clip is pretty poor - but, what an electrifying performance!!!
australian rock. nothibg wrong with that
just try!!
Backing singers? Was that the Delltones?
Yes
😂😂😂😂
No relation to my mayor l hope....
Bababoey
I prefer Ronald Isley's version.
My favorite. Simply the best.