Ep 2, Part 1: The Ginchiest
from The Intersection - Eastside FM Hosted by 89.7 Eastside FM
Australia may have "turned to America" during WWII, but culturally, it was still doggedly British. This changed in the 1950s. We look at one arbiter of the change - Lee Gordon - an American with a shady backstory who arrived in Sydney in 1953 and within a year had created the Australian concert circuit! And how! But it's a very strange story too, and poses a lot of questions.... Hear choice samples from some of the acts Gordon brought to Australia; Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, LaVern Baker and more. Playlist Lee Gordon: Get The Message Elmer Bernstein: The Street Eddie Cochran: Scratchin' Gene Vincent: Catman Frank Sinatra: I Got The World On A String Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Hums The Blues Johnnie Ray: Lotus Blossom LaVern Baker: Tiny Tim Elvis Presley: Reconsider Baby Alis Lesley: Handsome Man Johnny O'Keefe: Don't You Know Chuck Berry: Downbound Train Little Richard: Directly From My Heart The Leemen: Make Love To Me Lee Gordon: She's The Ginchiest
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