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Media
related articles of the SAMHF
Messenger
Newspaper _ _ musicsa.com.au
The
South Australian Music Hall of Fame is officially
instigated as part of the South Australian music
landscape.
Music is
the common denominator of us all. It moves people,
it motivates and mobilizes them.
It galvanizes them. It’s the sound track
to all the personnel memories and happenings in
our lives.
The SA MUSIC HALL OF FAME, by it’s nature
alone is destined to become a major tourist attraction,
locally, nationally and over seas. It will be
a highlight of Adelaide Tourists tours. A plaque
trail around Adelaide and suburbs of early venues
and historical musical happenings will also direct
tourists back to...the SA MUSIC HALL OF FAME.
It will
also be available to hire for launches, lunches,
celebrations, and conferences. The venue facilities
will be fully licensed and catered.
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Review
of Brian Cadd & Zkye 'Preview to the SAMHF'
Super Sunday
Sunday
October 18, 2009 - Review by Jeff Parham
It was a
glorious sunny day on Sunday...I arrived about
2.30 and sensed a happy, bon vivant atmosphere.
With Damien Steele-Scott accompanying on guitar,
Zkye was in full flight and as happens, "knocked
the socks off" those who had not heard her
deep-throated. strong and 'emotive' voice before
.. she pulled a few eyes out of their sockets
too by her stuuning appearance!
A break allowed closer inspection of David Day's
recent artwarks .. figures of rock, rocks in the
outback, etc. 'Daisy' told me the good news that
his hard-to-get 1985 book 'It's Our Music' will
be re-printed next June
On came Cadd & Co...a good tight band with
Damien Steel-Scott staying on to play bass and
Ursula excelling on backing vocals. Cadd was in
fine form as a vocalist, keyboardist, comedian,
raconteur, hand-clapper, energiser and dance-caller.
He pulled out an armory of good old (70's!) sing-along
songs and told some good tales in comic fashion.
At one point, I was changing camera settings after
he had told everyone to wave their hands in the
air ..."You too! Urrrgh!!" he barked.
I had no option but to oblige. "Ah, the power
of an "urrgh"!", he quipped to
all.
It really was an enjoyable, well-spirited afternoon.
Zkye and Cadd donated their time and services
towards costs of establishing the SAMHF &
also contributing to Support Act Limited; Australia's
Music Industry Charity Fund....as will other artists
over the next weeks of Sunday sessions at the
Kentish
Jeff Parham - JAPEG GROUP (Jeff's Adelaide
and Places Elsewhere Group) To find out more about
this group, email Jeff here
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| What
the music industry is saying about the SAMHF |
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Michael Gudinski
AM. Liberation.
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“Adelaide
has always had a unique live situation whereby the
public have really gone out and supported the live
talent to the point where bands came quickly to
the attention of the rest of the nation. The city
has been a landmark for its many inner-city and
suburban venues to great theatres and outdoor parks
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As
a manager I have had the pleasure of looking after
many Adelaide bands and their personalities including
Jimmy Barnes, The Angels, Stars, Paul Kelly, Doc
Neeson, Scandal and John Swan.
As I grew
up Adelaide delivered :- The Masters Apprentices,
The Zoot, and the Twlights.”
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Music Historian
Glen A. Baker
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“As
an outsider, I can only marvel at the rich vein
of creativity which ran through the city of churches
and only presume to understand the forces. How I
wish I had been there lining up outside the Oxford
Cub to see the incomparable Twilights play Beatles
songs that not even the Beatles would attempt live;
jammed inside the fetid Beat Basement while Dust
and Ashes, Blues, Rags & Hollers, and The Others
paid homage to Elmore James and Howling Wolf; leaping
about the Octagon Dance to the perfect pop sounds |
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of The Harts, the young Zoot and the Chosen Few;
being introduced to psychedelia by The James Taylor
Move or rock-blues by a young but tempestuous
Wendy Saddington.
What a charge
it must have been to have witnessed the graduation
of a young Scot called Jim Keays from junior commercial
artist to the adored lead singer of the firestorm
known as The Masters Apprentices.
What is
obvious to an outsider is the very great pride
which the youth of Adelaide possessed for their
music and its creator.”
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SA MUSIC HALL OF FAME supports SUPPORT ACT LIMITED |
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Brian
Cadd—Performer
Board Member of Support Act Limited |
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Adelaide has its own special set of environmental
factors which contributed to the creation of what
was, and still is consistently the most open,
inventive and intelligent sub-style of pop/rock
in Australia.
That the
city has been able to give birth to a stream of
high quality acts in quite disproportionate numbers,
is stark proof of the cultural vibrancy which
has long been a part of its great charm.
Support
Act is a registered charity which was formed in
1997 to provide relief and assistance to members
of the Australian music industry who are in need
or suffering hardship, illness or distress. It
was founded by the music industry's peak bodies
ARIA, APRA, AMCOS and PPCA and raises funds through
events and its members. Support Act has active
State Groups.
www.supportact.com.au
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