ROBBIE SNOWDEN
Sheila
(Tommy Roe)
Australia 1967
#41 Melbourne #36 Brisbane #13 Perth

Single on Clarion by Western Australian pop star (1948-2009) who relocated from Perth to Melbourne and had a handful of charting records 1967-68. For more details see No One Really Loves A Clown, his biggest hit.

WA TV History's Robbie Snowden tribute page has video of Robbie's last performance of Sheila, recorded in October 2009.


A suitable song for an Aussie artist to record, given the local meaning of sheila:




See also: Surrounded By A Ray Of Sunshine, Sunshine Rides On A Trolley and Freckles.
TOMMY ROE
Sheila
(Tommy Roe)
USA 1962
#1 USA #3 UK #1 Sydney #1 Melbourne #2 Brisbane #1 Adelaide #1 Perth

Single on New York label ABC-Paramount, a rerecording produced by Felton Jarvis. See ABC-Paramount label shot at Rockin Country Style.
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TOMMY ROE & THE SATINS WITH THE FLAMINGOS
Sheila
(Tommy Roe)
USA 1960
Original version

Single on Judd label, Muscle Shoals, Alabama. This version predates the 1962 hit release on the major label ABC-Paramount. See the Judd label shot at Rockin' Country Style. RCS also has an audio clip.

Clearly a dip o' the old lid to Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue, Sheila was the first hit for Atlanta pop singer Tommy Roe. His later work tended towards bubblegum, as the titles suggest: Sweet Pea, Dizzy, Jam Up And Jelly Tight. See also Susie Darlin'.

Arnold Rypens lists more versions of Sheila at The Originals.

Later versions:

LEIF GARRETT
Sheila
(Tommy Roe)
USA 1979
Later version
#21 Brisbane

Late 70s pop idol and actor, born 1961.

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