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Harold And Friends
''Harold and Friends'' is a 1988 various artists album credited to Harold G Raffe and Co. It is aimed at teaching young children about their bodies. Artists appearing on the album include Ricky May, Normie Rowe, Doug Ashdown, Maggie McKinney, Karen Johns, Allan Caswell and Cameron Daddo Cameron Peter Daddo (born 7 March 1965) is an Australian actor, musician and presenter. From 1987 to 1988, he hosted dating game show '' Perfect Match Australia''. He won two Logie Awards for his performances in '' Golden Fiddles'' and ''Track .... It was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1989. Harold G Raffe is one of the names given to Healthy Harold, a giraffe mascot for Life Education Australia. Tracklist #Let's Talk About Life #Harold (We Wanna Be All Like You) #I Can Always Rely On Me #All Your Body Needs #Balanced Diet #Skin #Super Computer #Keep Your Cool #Personality #I'm Your Body References {{Authority control 1988 albums Children's music albums [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky May
Richard Ernest May (22 November 19431 June 1988) was a New Zealand-born jazz singer and musician, best known for singing cover versions of numerous pop songs or jazz standards. He moved to Australia in 1962 where he worked mainly in theatre and cabaret and had TV appearances on ''The Don Lane Show'', ''The Midday Show'' and ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'', as well as taking over hosting from Mike Walsh on pop music show ''Ten on the Town'' Biography May was born as Richard Ernest May in New Zealand in Onehunga, Auckland, of Māori descent. His father, Keith May, was a jazz band leader and played alto saxophone. May grew up with his siblings, and from the age of 15 he performed at Picasso, a café/nightclub in Auckland. Apart from vocals, May played drums and piano but generally worked as a variety entertainer. He would introduce unconventional vocalisations, improvisation, and the spoken word into performance. In 1961, jazz pianist Ronnie Smith set up a group to play at the Sorrent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normie Rowe
Norman John Rowe (born 1 February 1947) is an Australian singer and songwriter of pop music and an actor of theatre and soap opera for which he remains best known as Douglas Fletcher in 1980s serial '' Sons and Daughters''. As a singer he was credited for his bright and edgy tenor voice and dynamic stage presence. Many of Rowe's most successful recordings were produced by Nat Kipner and later by Pat Aulton, house producers for the Sunshine Records label. Backed by his band, The Playboys, Rowe released a string of Australian pop hits on the label that kept him at the top of the Australian charts and made him the most popular solo performer of the mid-1960s. Rowe's double-sided hit the A-side, a reworking of the Doris Day hit "Que Sera Sera" /with b-side a cover of Johnny Kidd & the Pirates "Shakin' All Over" was one of the most successful Australian singles of the 1960s. Between 1965 and 1967 Rowe was Australia's most popular male star but his career was cut short when he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Ashdown
Douglas "Doug" Wesley Ashdown (born 29 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter who had a minor hit with "Winter in America (song), Winter in America", also known as "Leave Love Enough Alone", which reached No. 13 on the Dutch Singles Chart in 1978. In 1988 the song was covered by Dutch singer René Froger, and in 1994 by Australian group The Robertson Brothers. Ashdown reached No. 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report with "The Saddest Song of All" released in August 1970. In 1977, his album, ''Trees'' won the ''TV Week'' (an Australian television entertainment magazine) Australian pop music awards#1977, King of Pop Award for 'Best Album Cover'. Biography Douglas Wesley Ashdown was born in 1942 in Adelaide, South Australia and at the age of 17 he travelled to England to play in a rock band. In 1961 he was back in Adelaide and played guitar alongside Bobby & Laurie, Bobby Bright as vocalist in The Bowmen. By 1965, as a solo singer-songwriter, he released his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Caswell
David Allan Caswell, publishing under pen name Allan Caswell, is an English-Australian songwriter and performer, author, record producer, freelance journalist and teacher. Caswell wrote " On the Inside" (the theme from the television series ''Prisoner'') and recorded by Lynne Hamilton. It was a hit record in Australia and New Zealand in 1979. In 1983, the single "The Australia's Cup" peaked at number 17 on the Australian charts. Biography 1952-1978: Early years Allan Caswell was born in Chester and grew up in North Wales, Berkshire, and South London (Mitcham) before migrating to Australia in 1966. He was educated at Wimbledon County Secondary School and later at South Sydney Boys High School. Caswell's songwriting career started in 1973 when Chris Gilbey signed a song he had written with his brother Brian Caswell to Albert Music in Sydney. However, it was 6 years later when Allan Caswell had a song recorded. 1979-present: Music Career In 1979, Caswell wrote " On the Insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Daddo
Cameron Peter Daddo (born 7 March 1965) is an Australian actor, musician and presenter. From 1987 to 1988, he hosted dating game show '' Perfect Match Australia''. He won two Logie Awards for his performances in '' Golden Fiddles'' and ''Tracks of Glory''. After moving to Los Angeles, Daddo played Brian Peterson in soap opera '' Models Inc.''. He also starred in '' F/X: The Series'', '' Hope Island'' and '' She Spies''. He hosted the 2007 reality show ''Pirate Master'' on CBS. In 2020, Daddo joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' as Evan Slater. In addition to his acting career, Daddo is also a musician and radio host. He joined smoothfm in 2012 as the host of Sunday mornings, before moving on to host ''Mellow Music'' in the evenings. Early life Daddo was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 7 March 1965, the eldest son of Peter and Bronwen Daddo. His father was a jewellery designer. Career Acting career Daddo's first television role was host of a children's show called ''Off the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Award For Best Children's Album
The ARIA Music Award for Best Children's Album is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, ... hold the record for the most wins in this category (or any category). __TOC__ Winners and nominees In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.ARIA Award previous winners. Notes References External links * {{ARIA music awards Children Children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Healthy Harold
Life Education Australia (Life Ed) is the largest and most recognised health education provider in Australian schools. It is a not-for-profit organisation that adopts a holistic approach to health, covering critical areas of the Australian curriculum and state syllabi. Lessons are divided into three interrelated streams: physical health, social and emotional wellbeing and safety. Life Ed is on a mission to help children thrive supporting children, teachers and families with programs and resources, to address the complex challenges children face today. Whilst Life Ed's programs continually evolve, its vision remains the same: Healthy Australians living to their full potential. Life Ed reaches on average 700,000 children annually where qualified educators present evidence-based preventative health and wellbeing education, along with Healthy Harold, the giraffe puppet and mascot who is the face of the organisation. Founded in 1979 by Ted Noffs, the organisation is well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Education Australia
Life Education Australia (Life Ed) is the largest and most recognised health education provider in Australian schools. It is a not-for-profit organisation that adopts a holistic approach to health, covering critical areas of the Australian curriculum and state syllabi. Lessons are divided into three interrelated streams: physical health, social and emotional wellbeing and safety. Life Ed is on a mission to help children thrive supporting children, teachers and families with programs and resources, to address the complex challenges children face today. Whilst Life Ed's programs continually evolve, its vision remains the same: Healthy Australians living to their full potential. Life Ed reaches on average 700,000 children annually where qualified educators present evidence-based preventative health and wellbeing education, along with Healthy Harold, the giraffe puppet and mascot who is the face of the organisation. Founded in 1979 by Ted Noffs, the organisation is well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Albums
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