Johnny O'Keefe
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John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 â 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include "Wild One" (1958), "Shout!" and "She's My Baby". In his twenty-year career, O'Keefe released over fifty singles, 50 EPs and 100 albums. O'Keefe was also a radio and television entertainer and presenter
Often referred to by his initials "J.O.K." or by his nickname "The Wild One", O'Keefe was the first Australian rock n' roll performer to tour the United States, and the first Australian artist to make the local Top 40 charts. He had twenty-nine Top 40 hits in Australia between 1958 and 1973. O'Keefe was the younger brother of Australian jurist Barry O'Keefe (a former head of the New South Wales ICAC). His father, Alderman Ray O'Keefe, was Mayor of Waverley Council in the early 1960s. Through Barry, O'Keefe was the uncle of Australian television personality Andrew O'Keefe. O'Keefe died in 1978 from a drug overdose.
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- I'm Counting On You by Johnny O'Keefe
- Shes My Baby
- Right Now
- So Tough
- Mockingbird
- Cryin' Is One Thing I Do Very Well
- She Wears My Ring
- So Why
- Rocknroll Will Stand (it Will Stand)
- Over The Mountain
- The Wild One
- Sing (and Tell The Blues So Long)
- Shake Baby Shake
- The Suns Gonna Shine Tomorrow
- Shout
- Come On Take My Hand
- Move Baby Move
- My Heart Belongs To Only You
- Im Counting On You
- Ecstasy
- Moon River
- A Girl Needs To Love And Be Loved
- Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
- Lollipops And Roses
