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Bonnie’s Laurie Allen Tribute

 

 

 

Laurie Allen The 50's

Laurie Allen The 50's

 

 

The Three Lories

The Three Lories opening of Dick Cranbourns 1st Annual Rock N Roll Hillbilly Roundup in Ferntree Gully

March 1959

Laurie Allen..Electric Guitar

                    Spanish Steel

          Rick…Vocalist

          Johnny McGaw..Drums

 

The Three Lories

Rehearsal for The Savoy Theatre Melbourne

March 29 1959

Also Appeared on this show with Johnny McGaw in drums ans guitar act.

 

Other members listed as J Braggs, & J Kinder.

 

 

Blind Institute Variety Club 1959

 

Laurie with Les Darcy

1957

 

 

 

 

Laurie With Malcolm Arthur

Laurie appeared with Malcom Arthur in an Elvis competition at The Metro Melbourne in 1958

Malcolm Arthur 1st

Laurie Allen 3rd

 

 

Laurie Allen and The Blue Jays

 

 

 

Broken Hill sounded an usual name for a town when American banjoist-songwriter Freddie Morgan heard it for the first time, when appearing on Dick Cranbourne’s “Hillbilly Time” for 3DB. Freddie who wrote “Hey Mr Banjo” and “Sayonara” suggested to guitar-vocalist Lawrie Allen of “Hillbilly Time” that the town’s name would sound good in a song title, Lawrie took his advice and this week had his song “I Left A Broken Heart In Broken Hill” released on record and the first to autograph it- cigar smoking songwriter Freddie Morgan.

                                                                            

 

 

June 5 1957… Audition for Stairway to The Stars at HSV7

June 6 1957….Audition for Hillbilly Championship..Banjo Club.

June 19 1957…Mount Royal appearance with Banjo Club.

December 31st 1958..Arcacia Ballroom Thornbury..was paid three pounds ten….

January 1 1959..Started working in Allans Warehouse.

 

Victorian Tour….

1959…Laurie spent 6months touring Victoria with the Blind Institute professional variety Club.

July 1959..The Wally Pratt Show, The Brighton Town Hall and most Metropolitan Town Halls.

September 1959..A special request from South Melbourne Footballer Bobby Skilton, Laurie sang “Rock Around The Clock” “Personality” “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” and ”Heartbreak Hotel”  was asked to get a band together to play at Leggitts…sang “Waltzing Matilda” & “Over The Mountain”

September 14 1959.. Yea Town Hall…….Stayed @ The Grand Central

September 15 1959..Healesville Town Hall     Stayed @ Alpine Lodge

September 16 1959..Yarra Glen Memorial Hall     stayed @ Local Hotel

September 17 1959..Warburton Church Hall

September 18 1959..Wandong Hall……..

September 19.1959  Carnegie Memorial Hall   

September 20 1959..Palace Fitzroy..with Malcome Arthue, Billy & Johnny, Margie Mills, Pete McLean, Rondells and The All stars.

September 21.1959  Nyora Hall……Stayed @ local Hotel

September 22 1959  Wonthaggi St Josephs Hall   Stayed @ Colonial Hotel

September 23 1959..Leongatha Town Hall…Stayed @ Commercial Hotel

September 24 1959..Welshpool Memorial Hall…Stayed @ local Hotel

September 25 1959..Murchison Hall….Stayed @  Royal Standard, Toora

September 26 1959..Alberton West Hall….Stayed @ Commercial Hotel, Yarram

September 28 1959..Yarram Regent Hotel….Stayed @ O’Connor’s Commercial Hotel

September 29 1959..Toora Memorial Hall….Stayed @ Royal Standard Hotel

September 30 1959  Poowong Hall…Stayed @ Hotel Poowong

October 1 1959..Meeniyan Hall

October 2 1959..Korumburra Mechanics Hall   Stayed @ Victoria Hotel

October 3 1959..Fish Creek… Stayed @ Guest House

October 5 1959  Cowes Hall….Stayed @ Isle Of Wight hotel

October 6 1959  Lang Lang Memorial Hall……Stayed @ local Hotel

October 7 1959  Frankston Mechanics Hall…..

October 8 1959  Bayswater Memorial Hall

October 9 1959  Werribee Hall

October 12 1959  Trafalgar Picture Theatre    Stayed @ Criterion Hotel

October 13 1959  Yallourn Picture Theatre…..Stayed @ Yallourne Hotel

October 14 1959  Moe Picture Theatre……….Stayed @ Corner Hotel

October 16 1959  Heyfield Picture Theatre…   Stayed @ Railway Hotel

October 17 1959  Rosedale Memorial Hall……Stayed @ local Hotel

October 19 1959  Bairnsdale  Regent Theatre…Stayed @ Local Hotel

October 20 1959  Sale RSL  Electric guitar broke down so sang the last two songs with ordinary one…..Stayed @ Star Hotel

October 21 1959  Tambo Upper……Stayed @ local Hotel

October 22.1959  Orbost local Hotel  Used ordinary guitar as it was direct current and no mic……Stayed @Club Hotel

October 23 1959  Lakes Entrance Local Hall

October 24 1959  Glengarry Hall

October 26 1959  Maffra Picture Theatre      Stayed @ Metropolitan Hotel

October 27 1959  Warragul Soldiers Memorial Hall….Stayed @ Railway Hotel

October 26 1959  Merbein South Local Hall…..Stayed @ Local Hotel

October 29 & 30  Morwell Town Hall…..Stayed @ Club Hotel

October 31  1959 Bullara Memorial Hall   Stayed @ local Hotel

November 2 1959  Traralgon Town Hall….Stayed @ Commercial Hotel

November 3 1959  Newborough Picture Theatre     Stayed @Club Hotel, Moe

November 4 1959  Yarragon Memorial Hall…..Stayed @ Commercial Hotel, Darnham

November 5 1959  Drouin Soldiers Memorial Hall….Stayed @ Family Hotel

November 6 1959  Sarsfield Memorial Hall

November 9 1959  Bacchus Marsh Memorial Hall     Stayed @ Court House Hotel

November 10 1959  Ararat Town Hall…..Stayed @ The Turf Hotel

November 11 1959  Willaura Memorial Hall…..Stayed Privately

November 12 1959  Glen Thompson Memorial Hall      Stayed Mac’s Hotel

November 13 1959  Horsham Town Hall       Stayed @ Commercial Hotel

November 14 1959  Balmoral……Stayed Privately

November 16 1959  Goroke….Stayed @ Watermark Hotel

November 17 1959  Edenhope Mechanics Hall      Stayed @ local Hotel

November 18 1959  Coleraine Local Hall      Stayed @ Commercial Hotel

November 19 1959  Heywood Memorial Hall……..Stayed @ local Hotel

November 20 1959  Bessie Belle Mechanics Hall

November 21 1959  Dartmoor Mechanics Hall

November 23 1959  Branxholme Memorial Hall       Stayed @ Argyle Arms Hotel, Hamilton

November 24 1959  Hamilton Town Hall                  Stayed @ Argyle Arms Hotel, Hamilton

November 25 1959  Wallacedale Local Hall

November 26 1959  Merino Mechanics Hall              Stayed @ Commercial Hotel

November 27 1959    Casterton Town Hall     Stayed @ Casterton Hotel

November 28 1959  Sandford Mechanics Hall         Stayed @ Casterton Hotel

November 30 1959  MacArthur Mechanics Hall….Stayed @ local Hotel

December 1 1959  Portland Star Theatre…..Stayed @ Macs Hotel

December 2 1959  Port Fairy Town Hall….Stayed @ Commercial Hotel

December 3 & 4 1959  Warrnambool Town Hall….Stayed @ Royal Archer Hotel

December 7 1959  Keriot Picture Theatre    Stayed @ Victoria Hotel

December 8 1959   Panmure      Stayed @ local Hotel

 

Songs during this tour… .Hard Headed Woman, Over The Mountain, Mona Lisa, Rockin Robin, Bye Bye Baby, Personality, Waltzing Matilda, I’m Gonna  Be A Wheel, Tiger, Oh Boy, Waterloo, Blue Suede Shoes, Need Your Love To-night, Danny Boy, Sentimental Journey, Does Your Chewing Gum, Three Bells, Shape I’m In, Caribbean, The Diary,Grand Luther, Grandfathers Clock,

 

Requested Songs….Old Shep, Lovin You, My Heart Is An Open Book, Lonely Boy, Rockin Rollin Clemintine, Wear My Ring, Jailhouse Rock,