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Jack Grimsley is responsible for some of the most recognisable Australian music of the 1960s and '70s.
He wrote a lot of memorable advertising jingles and TV theme music, with his music being heard...
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Johnny Milner takes a closer listen to the soundscape of Mad Max and Mad Max 2, highlighting the film scores of composer Brian May.
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This week marks 120 years since the birth of Australian singer-songwriter Jack O'Hagan, who wrote over 600 songs including 'Along The Road To Gundagai' and 'Our Don Bradman'.
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The NFSA presented a National Songwriting Award to Francesca de Valence for her song ‘Beautiful Night’.
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This is a broadcast recording of 'Just So Far', an original composition and blues-based arrangement by Jack Grimsley.
Performed by The Streamline Band, it features the trombone section with a trumpet...
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This ‘Traffic report’ theme music was composed by Jack Grimsley and released as part of the rebranded Radio 2CH in 1970.
Radio 2CH called their on-air team 'The Snob Mob', proclaiming their station...
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Jack Grimsley composed this opening theme for The Better Sex game show. He also wrote a range of other incidental music for the program, including 'Contestant Walk-On', 'Winner Fanfare' and 'Spare...
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Jack Grimsley composed the theme music for The Mike Walsh Show; this is the closing theme.
The Mike Walsh Show was an enormously popular Australian daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Walsh...
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Jack Grimsley composed this ‘Opening sequence’ theme music for Personality Squares, along with a range of incidental music for the show, including: 'Match Win', 'Mystery Square Fanfare' and 'Prize...
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Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist and composer, interviewed by Binny Lum in 1965.
Published courtesy of Sharon Terry and Geoff Charter.
