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Leon Isackson. Behind the Rock and Beyond
FOREWORD
PREFACE
PART ONE
1 JONNIE BE GOOD
I TAKE THEE, ROCK’N’ROLL
DIG THAT CRAZY BEAT
2 THE BEAT OF THE DRUMS
MASSACRE AT MASCOT
1958
GET ‘IM FOR THE BAND!
RYANNY GETS A PADDLE
3 I WANNA LOVE YOU
HARRIS STREET ‘59
AMERICA Vs. AUSTRALIA
A SMASH HIT FOR DIG!
WHAT ABOUT THE OFF BEATS?
DON’T GIVE UP YOUR DAY JOB!
4 THE BABY DRUMMER
THE ONE YOU MISS..
5 THE POWER OF THE BAND
CRASH AT THE STADIUM
BUBBY’S FIRST BASH AT FESTIVAL
PART ONE PHOTOGRAPHS
6 “WRECKS” RECORDS
ENTER THE DAISY SECTION: With A Bang!
THE ROCKING SECTION RULES
ENTER A MOOSE
GO WEST YOUNG MAN: You Can’t Reason With A Lunatic!
7 TEEN TIME
BRYAN’S BUM
THE LONG ARM
I FOUND A NEW LOVE
8 REVUE ’61
GOING BANANAS
TROPICAL ROCK
9 MORE BANANAS
YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS
HEADING FOR THE GUTTER: The Long Way Round
10 OUT ON OUR OWN
CAUGHT IN THE A.C.T
11 LET’S TWIST AGAIN
NOBODY WANTS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN..
PART TWO
12 OPENING THE CAN
13 THE BAND FROM SNOWY RIVER
FROM R’JAYS TO RAJAHS
THE BRUMBIES
14 “ALLO MUM, I’M ON THE TELLY!”
SHOUT
15 THE LAND OF THE WRONG WHITE CROWD
16 JO’K AND THE MARCHING GIRLS
THE MILD ONE
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JON AND WENDY: The Year of the Rabbit
PART TWO PHOTOGRAPHS
17 BREAK-DOWNS AND BREAK-UPS
THE RETURN OF THE “BIG RAJAHS”: The Oriental Queen
DINAH, ACKERMAN AND THE PERIGUINE
18 WHERE’S VIETNAM?
SAIGON ATTACK
WAR IS HELL
19 SEVEN DANG DUNG
MY COUNTRY IS CRYING
20 SHORT TIME
ROUTE ’66
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE
EPILOGUES — LEON & JON. Leon
Jon
FOREWORD
Post Script 2010 — Glenn A. Baker
PART THREE
The Continuing Story — Prologue
21 SNOW PLACE FOR THE RAJAHS
THE END OF THE RAJAHS
FLASHBACK
NEW SOULMATES
IT’S PERMANENT YOU KNOW
22 VIETNAM AGAIN
BACK TO THE BAY
MR MUCKLE
23 A DIFFERENT DRUM
A NEW CHANT
GREAT AS ALWAYS
24 MORE BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS
THE LAST STRAW
THE SMALL CHANT
ANOTHER DELLTONE
25 BEHIND THE PIANO
A FEUDIC SUPPER
HOWARD GOZE
SIR FRANK PACKER
THE ZARSOFF BROTHERS
JOY BOYS
PART THREE PHOTOGRAPHS
26 THE POOH AND LEW (BLACK & WHITE RAG)
WONDERFUL HAT RACK
THE HAMILTON HECKA PORTA PIE
THE TRAVELLING ZARSOFFS
A DIAMOND JIM SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE
OFF THE RECORD 1972
27 GUNFIGHT AT BATEMANS BAY
HORRIBLE HUBERT
THE WINE-OCEROS
THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS
MAGIC PUDDING IN THE SHAKY ISLES
28 WINNIE AND THE RAJAHS
EVEN MORE BANANAS
I’M ALRIGHT JACK
29 THE RETURN OF DIGBY RICHARDS
BACK IN THE POOH
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
SOLID SOUND AT THE SEALS
30 FARMER JOHN
SURVIVING IN THE SEVENTIES
MORE POOH AND LEW
LEW AND NED KELLY’S LAST STAND
31 THE BEAT GOES ON
THE RETURN OF THE DELLTONES
BACK TO THE ROCK LEGENDS
OVER THE EARS
32 STILL CRUISIN’
THE MIGHTY GUYS
INDEX
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One of my fondest rock’n’roll memories takes me back to 1982, when I accompanied The Mighty Guys — a rockabilly band I had signed to my Rivet Records label — to the ABC TV studios in Sydney’s Gore Hill, where they were to appear on Countdown. As we walked through the main studio, Leon Isackson, the trio’s drummer commented, “Gee, this place hasn’t changed since the last time I was here.” And when was that Leon? “When I used to do 6 O’Clock Rock.”
I can’t imagine there were too many Countdown performers who could claim to have been part of the origins of rock television in Australia. Then again I can’t imagine there are too many Australian musicians who can claim the incredible array of experiences of the genial, genuine Leon Isackson and his buddy-for-life, Jon Hayton.
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We rehearsed in the little storeroom that belonged to the CBC Bank at North Sydney where Barry’s father was the manager. We learned a new song, an original, written by Dig’s younger brother Doug, called I Wanna Love You. Doug was a miniscule “nerd” at the time and no one realised the talent that this boy had. Dig signed a contract with the A&R (Artists & Repertoire) man of Festival Records, Mr. Ken Taylor, and with a simple little guitar riff, (Da Dah — Da Da Da Dum Splang!) which I discovered on the 12th fret, WE WERE ON OUR WAY!
Number 223-229 Harris Street, Pyrmont was the address of Festival Records, the leading record label in Australia in 1959. Our first encounter with this establishment in June, 1959 was the recording of Dig’s first songs: I Wanna Love You and its flip-side or B side I’m Through, both of which were written by Dig’s little brother Doug. We carried our gear into the studio, with mixed feelings of excitement, apprehension, wonderment and a certain fear of the unknown, through the main office with a few giggles and a lot of looks from the more junior members of the female staff.
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