This month in Australian music – May

Australian Musicians born in May

• 3rd May 1961 – Paul Field, The Cockroaches
• 18th May 1956 – Jim Moginie – Midnight Oil. Born in Sydney, NSW as James Moginie
• 14th May 1959 – David Reyne – Australian Crawl, The Chantoozies. Born David Nicholas Reyne in Nigeria
• 15th May 1947 – Graeham Goble – Little River Band. Born Graeham George Goble in Adelaide
• 19th May 1954 – Phil Rudd – AC/DC. Born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis in Melbourne.
• 19th May 1957 – James Reyne. Australian Crawl, Solo. Born James Michael Nugent Reyne in Lagos, Nigeria
• 31st May 1955 – Tommy Emmanuel. Born in Muswellbrook, NSW
• 31st May 1966 – Johnny Diesel. Born Mark Denis Lizotte in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

Australian Musicians passing away in May

• 2nd of May 1993 – Ian Belton – Q.E.D., Modo Rock
• 3rd of May 2012 – Edith Bliss
• 5th of May 2013 – Greg Quill – Country Radio, Southern Cross
• 6th May 1980 – Andy Durant. Stars
• 6th of May 2006 – Grant McLennan – The Go Betweens
• 11th of May 2017 – Robbie Souter – Dynamic Hepnotics, Mental As Anything
• 17th of May 2017 – Kevin Stanton – Mi Sex
• 24th of May 2018 – Phil Emmanuel

Number One Singles in Australia in May

• 1970 – The Beatles “Let it Be”, Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky”
• 1971 – Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee”, Tom Jones “She’s a Lady”, Paul McCartney “Another Day”
• 1972 – Nilsson “Without You”, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards “Amazing Grace”
• 1973 – The Carpenters “Top of the World”, Tony Orlando and Dawn “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree”
• 1974 – Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun”, Suzi Quatro “Devil Gate Drive”
• 1975 – Bob Hudson “The Newcastle Song”, Sherbet “Summer Love”, Pilot “January”
• 1976 – ABBA “Fernando”
• 1977 – David Soul “Don’t Give Up on Us”, Julie Covington “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”
• 1978 – Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive”, Kate Bush “Wuthering Heights”
• 1979 – Racey “Lay Your Love on Me”
• 1980 – Split Enz “I Got You”
• 1981 – Sheena Easton “9 to 5 (Morning Train)”, Roxy Music “Jealous Guy”
• 1982 – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”
• 1983 – Michael Jackson “Billie Jean”, Redgum “I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)”, Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
• 1984 – “Weird Al” Yankovic “Eat It”, Kenny Loggins “Footloose”
• 1985 – USA for Africa “We Are the World”
• 1986 – Diana Ross “Chain Reaction”, Cliff Richard and The Young Ones “Living Doll”
• 1987 – Paul Lekakis “Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)”, Dave Dobbyn with Herbs “Slice of Heaven”
• 1988 – Billy Ocean “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”
• 1989 – Fine Young Cannibals “She Drives Me Crazy”, Mike + The Mechanics “The Living Years”, Madonna “Like a Prayer”

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Gigs from May 1979

Gigs from May 1980