EPISODE · Jul 6, 2021 · 43 MIN
Vic Simms and Luke Peacock on bringing new life to 'The Loner'
from Conversations · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Vic grew up on an Aboriginal mission in Sydney's La Perouse in the 1950s, becoming a singing star in his teens. He went on to write and record Australia's first Aboriginal protest album, while in prison. Luke Peacock 'unearthed' Vic's album decades later, and worked alongside him, to bring it to a new public (R)
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Vic grew up on an Aboriginal mission in Sydney's La Perouse in the 1950s, becoming a singing star in his teens. He went on to write and record Australia's first Aboriginal protest album, while in prison. Luke Peacock 'unearthed' Vic's album decades later, and worked alongside him, to bring it to a new public (R)
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Vic Simms and Luke Peacock on bringing new life to 'The Loner'
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