TAGGED: Johnny O'Keefe
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Johnny kissing a tortoise that he ‘kidnapped’ from Adelaide University students as part of a publicity stunt, 1961.

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Johnny holding a broom and smoking a cigarette on the set of ‘Sing Sing Sing’.

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First recorded by Hank Williams in 1952, Be Careful of Stones that You Throw is the only country and western song Johnny O'Keefe ever recorded.

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Trevor Rippingale, band member of Johnny O'Keefe and the Deejays, talks about Johnny O'Keefe's tremendous showmanship and rapport with his concert audiences.

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Composed by Dee Jay members John Greenan, Dave Owens and Johnny O’Keefe himself, 'Wild One’ was originally released in 1958 on the EP Shakin’ at the Stadium.

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Curator Tamara Osicka on the secrets contained in the scrapbooks created by Johnny O'Keefe's mother Thelma.

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Tens of thousands of items are collected by the NFSA each year. What did we collect in 2014? Part 1 includes Moulin Rouge! props, fake moustaches and the wild one.