LibGuides: Popular Culture: Music

Other music styles in Australia

Jazz in Australia This link opens in a new window
Outlines the history of jazz and the influences from outside Australia.
Country music This link opens in a new window
Includes information about Tex Morton, Smoky Dawson, Slim Dusty plus many more and includes links to other websites.

Australian Women's Weekly 1933 -1982

Search digitised editions of the Australian Women's Weekly from 1940s - 1982 to find information on your topic. Include in your seach the year you are looking for if you know it.

Australia 1940 - 2000s History

Pop culture in post-war Australia This link opens in a new window
Outlines the rise of 'teenage culture' in Australia after World War 2.
Australia's social and cultural history in the post-war period This link opens in a new window
Covers social and cultural features of the decades 1940s-1990s including Music and entertainment, Fashion, Sport and American and British cultural influences. This website is published by Skwirk and after a period of time you will be asked to login.

General music sites

The music you want This link opens in a new window
Information from Popular culture in post-war Australia which focuses on the explosion of vinyl records which changed the way people experienced music.
Countdown debuts on ABC This link opens in a new window
Countdown (1974) was the most successful and influential pop/rock music television program ever produced in Australia. Includes information and a film clip.
The Sunbury Music Festival This link opens in a new window
Held for the first time in 1972 the Sunbury Music Festival was Australia's answer to the famous Woodstock festival.
Top 40 TV This link opens in a new window
Looks at some of the earliest shows of light entertainment which were based around pop music or the ‘hit parade’ as it was known then.
Classic Aussie Music 1970s This link opens in a new window
Includes information about what was happening generally in Australia during the 1970s apart from the music and it includes video clips of classic Aussie bands.

Rock 'n' Roll Music

Australian rock music This link opens in a new window
Discusses the styles and music across the decades starting with the 50s and 60s with lots of links to other information.
The Rolling Stones tour Australia 1973 This link opens in a new window
A brief summary and the effects of the Rolling Stones tour of Australia in 1973.

Popular Music

Australian pop music This link opens in a new window
A history of popular music in Australia with references to disco, John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John, Soap stars turned pop stars and links to other websites.

Music through the decades

All music by decades 1950s - 1993 This link opens in a new window
Clips and additional information on a variety of singers and bands from Australian Screen.

Johnny O'Keefe

After Johnny O'Keefe heard Bill Haley singing Rock Around the Clock in the film Blackboard Jungle in 1955, he decided to become a rock'n'roller.