(Charlie Rich)
Australia
#23 Adelaide
Label shot by John Pear.
Rock’n’roll star Lonnie Lee, born David Lawrence Rix in western New South Wales in 1940, had his
first hit in 1959, Ain’t It So, written with Johnny O’Keefe.
With his backing band The
Leemen, he followed this with a number of national hits. In Sydney, for example, he charted eight times from 1959 to 1962, notably with I Found A New Love (1960) and John Marascalco’s Starlight Starbright
(1960). Like many early Aussie rockers, he moved on to country music, and remains active to this day. His website is at LonnieLee.com.
(Charlie Rich)
USA
Original version
Single on Phillips International.
Charlie Rich (1932-1995) started out playing jazz and blues, played rock’n’roll
with Sun Records in the 50s, and by the 70s was a major country star.
Further reading: Charlie Rich biography at All Music Guide.
Thanks to Tony Watson for identifying the original.
(John Marascalco - Scott Turnbull)
Australia
Red herring
#29 Sydney #1 Melbourne #33 Brisbane
Same title but not the same song as ‘Don’t You Know (Pretty Baby) by Lonnie Lee.
See: Johnny
O’Keefe – Don’t You Know (Pretty Baby) for more details.
Label shot by John Pear.
Thanks to John Pear who verified this surprising red herring by checking label credits and listening to both songs.
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