- Six O'Clock Rock
infobox television
show_name = 6 O'Clock Rock
caption =
format =Music
runtime =
creator =
starring =Johnny O'Keefe
country = Australia
network =ABC Television
first_aired =1959
last_aired =1962
num_episodes =
imdb_id =
tv_com_id= |"6 O'Clock Rock" was an Australian
Rock and Roll television show which showed onABC Television from February 1959 to 1962 and was broadcast at 6PM on Saturday night's. It had a similar format to its rival on theTCN9 network, "Bandstand" compered byBrian Henderson .The show initially opened with an American girl as compère and
Johnny O'Keefe and his band theThe Dee Jays as guests. After six shows O'Keefe had taken over in the hosting role. The show always opened with O'Keefe singing "Weeeeee'll , come on everybody its 6 o'clock huh huh huh".Many entertainers got their first big exposure on "6 O'Clock Rock" and these included
Lonnie Lee ,Barry Stanton andWarren Williams . The show was produced byPeter Page .O'Keefe left the show in 1961 to move to
ATN-7 to compère the more elaborately produced "Johnny O'Keefe Show ". "6 O'Clock Rock" closed in 1962 after having moved to a 'softer' format with O'Keefe's departure and greater competition from that and "Bandstand".ee also
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List of Australian music television shows References
*http://www.johnnyokeefe.com/joktv.htm
*http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en/okeefejohnny/okeefejohnny.htm
* [http://www.abc.net.au/corp/history/galpost7.htm Photo of Lonnie Lee on Six O'Clock Rock]External links
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A138269;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Six O'Clock Rock at the National Film and Sound Archive]
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