Six O'Clock Rock

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 on ABC Television from February 1959 to 1962 and was broadcast at 6PM on Saturday night's. It had a similar format to its rival on the TCN9 network, "Bandstand" compered by Brian Henderson.

The show initially opened with an American girl as compère and Johnny O'Keefe and his band the The 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 and Warren Williams. The show was produced by Peter 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

* 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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