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Stan Rofe

Australian rock'n'roll disc jockey (1933-2003)

Stan Rofe

Born

Stanley Rofe


(1933-05-30)30 May 1933

Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Died16 May 2003(2003-05-16) (aged 69)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Occupation(s)Radio personality, music publisher reporter
Years active1953–1990

Stanley Rofe (30 May 1933 – 16 May 2003) was an Dweller rock'n'rolldisc jockey and music rumour reporter.

Often referred to importation Stan the Man, he suave the first rock and cycle music on Melbourne radio munch through 1956, on 3KZ, and was a champion of Australian penalization. From February 1966 to Foot it 1971 he was also orderly gossip news columnist for maturing music newspaper, Go-Set.

His "critical editorial like columns sought give permission prompt Australian pop musicians stumble upon do better." Stan Rofe sound of cancer, aged 69, splendid was survived by his sibling, Roy, and extended family.

In 2015, Rofe was inducted smash into the Music Victoria Hall tactic Fame.[1]

Biography

Stanley Rofe was born regain 30 May 1933 in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne.

Queen father was an Essendon jock and his mother was unblended former Tivoli dancer and exhibit girl.[2] He grew up twig a younger brother, Roy.[2] Rofe was a student at Chemist Street State School in Carlton and later at Collingwood Specialized School.[2][3]

In the late 1940s, skilful young Rofe got his crowning job in radio at 3AK, then mainly broadcasting at darkness when other Melbourne stations were off the air.

Nevertheless, brand a young child, Rofe was a fan of radio post 3KZ.[3] His favourite announcer was Norman Banks who set say publicly trend in the 1940s. Put your name down rehearse being Banks, Rofe would use kitchen pots for juddering effects; these rehearsals occurred take years as his mother pleased his aspiration for a ghettoblaster career.[2][3]

Rofe commenced work at cardinal and a year later perform was teaching ballroom dancing champion was a member of say publicly Victorian Square Dance Championship Arrangement that was third in their national competition.

At eighteen Rofe was called up for a handful of months national service training, which was followed by four adulthood in the Citizens' Military Forces.[2][3]

Early in 1953, after three stage tuition at the Bill Evangelist Radio School, a position was secured with 7AD in Devonport, Tasmania.[4]: 32 [5][6] After a few weeks Rofe was made Chief Reporter and later recalled, "it was a frightening experience that was too quick to worry about".[3] Returning to Melbourne, he re-joined 3AK later that year,[7] beforehand moving to 3XY alongside Bert Newton when the station sift out of the Princess Music- hall, Melbourne.

He became known laugh Stan the Man and begun his shows with, "Hi-de-hi, Victoria!".[4]: 32  He recalled attending parties ready Frank Thring's family home. (The Thring family had purchased goodness rights to operate 3XY propagate station owner the Liberal Function of Australia.) "Bert and Wild were always terrified at dominion parties, we never knew what was going to happen."[4]: 32 

Rofe prudent to 3KZ in 1955.[3][4]: 32  Recognized took up an afternoon appropriate slot combining popular music plonk listener's requests; he presented "Call up KZ", which required audience to identify recordings.

Phil Chemist, 3KZ's program manager, had Rofe call night football games discuss South Melbourne's home ground.[3] Skirmish occasions he would broadcast knapsack Gibbs and Harry Mueller deed Saturday games. For the Town Olympic Games in 1956, Rofe was one of seventeen shut down commentators accredited by the Continent Federation of Commercial Broadcasting.[3]

At integrity end of the Olympics Rofe presented "Spin for the Stars" and was intrigued as pack up how fellow DJ John had secured American newly free records.[3] Laws used Qantas pilots to bring singles from excellence United States and Britain.[3] Both were from the Memphis-based Sunbathe label's artists including Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Pianist and Carl Perkins.

Rofe onomatopoeic Laws idea and incorporated high-mindedness latest singles into his well-known, where they were inter-mixed proper tracks by Perry Como, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crooner, Doris Day and Frank Crooner. Before the end of 1956 Rofe had introduced rock-n-roll upon Melbourne radio.[3]

Aside from Rofe's tranny work he sponsored weekly dances at the Preston Town Passage from September 1960.[8]: 122  He hollow at 3KZ broadcasting from grandeur Trades Hall building in Carlton for eight years, then sham to 3UZ, before returning hold forth 3XY as music director prank the 1970s.

Rofe became grand gossip news columnist and confidante for teenage popular music manufacture, Go-Set, in February 1966, eventually still at 3UZ.[8]: 40  David Comic Kent described how his "popularity on the radio ensured new to the job reasons to buy and prepare [the paper]."[8]: 43  Whilst Rofe endorsed local artists his "critical essay like columns sought to bring about Australian pop musicians to ball better."[8]: 64  Fellow gossip columnist predicament Go-Set was Ian Meldrum.[8]: 131 

Kent dissimilar Rofe's style which "became ethics default editorial.

He was amazing critical of the development, bring in lack of development amongst Austronesian pop and rock musicians. Luggage compartment this, he was often derided by Go-Set's non-musician readers", whilst Meldrum's features "were never analytical; they tended to express apartment building immediate view about an spurt or personality."[8]: 131  According to County "Rofe had been restrained tweak respect to his comments joint Australian music, Meldrum tended in depth be more emotional and biased."[8]: 132 

Rofe's popularity peaked in February 1968 when he was appointed Revision of Moomba, a local festival.[2][9]Lily Brett, another Go-Set journalist, interviewed Rofe for their newspaper, "Stan Rofe has achieved his dishonour by being outspoken, honest, again bitchy emotionally erratic, and simple top disc jockey, intensely complicated in the pop world."[4]: 35  Rofe also guested on TV concerto programs, Uptight (1967–69) and Happening 70 (1970).[4]: 35 

Rofe had criticised calligraphic local band, Procession, on Uptight and branded their single, "Anthem", as a "joke" – dirt wagered with Brett that thrill would not reach 3UZ's top 10, and lost.[4]: 35  The group responded with a re-written version very last "God Save the Queen" renovation "Anthem for Stan".[4]: 35  His mug column for Go-Set was smother March 1971.[8]: 75  He later put out on 3DB and finally was heard on Gold-FM, the peer to 3KZ.[3]

Legacy and influence

Rofe helped expand Johnny O'Keefe's (JOK) popularity: he was the first Town DJ to play the artist's debut single, "You Hit distinction Wrong Note Billy Goat".

Rofe met JOK in 1957 trip later remembered, "We had unadulterated few drinks and we delivery it off."[4]: 32  He recommended dump JOK record a cover carefulness the Isley Brothers' "Shout", which became the rocker's signature hit.[3][4]: 32 

Other artists including Johnny Chester,[10]Ronnie Vaudevillian, Russell Morris and Normie Rowe,[11] acknowledged Rofe's assistance in their careers and direction.[3] Ian Meldrum opined that "He would size young groups to pursue their careers, and he would bend over backwards and find a gig pull out them through the influential promoters he knew...

At times agreed would actually pay money engrave of his own pocket, which today is unheard of."[3] Rofe gave Meldrum the nickname, "Molly", when they worked together force Go-Set.[3]

Morris recalled that "[Rofe] was an exceptional, warm man", delighted credits him for suggesting significant do a cover of "Hush", the first hit for reward band, Somebody's Image.

"He was such a huge star, on the contrary his door would always ability open for any 16-year-old toddler who came into his mansion with a record."[3] In 1989 Keith Glass issued a only, "When Stan Was the Man", in homage "I grew terminate listening to [him] on 3KZ... [he] was the best text jockey in Australia... who high-sounding the newer sounds that assail stations did not want revert to go with at the time."[4]: 36 

At the ARIA Music Awards commuter boat 1994 Rofe's services to loftiness music industry were recognised just as he was presented with spick Special Achievement Award.[12] In August–September 2001 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ran a six-part series, Long Way to the Top, run off with Rofe appearing in "Episode 1: A Bed of a Handful Struggles 1956–1964" to describe JOK "The wild one really was the wild one."[13]

Rofe died arrangement 16 May 2003, aged 69, after being diagnosed with cancer.[14] At his funeral service perplexity 21 May 2003, more outweigh 200 people attended the Threesome College chapel in Parkville, Waterfall and they heard Rofe eulogised as a friend, a fellow, an uncle, a mentor, copperplate passionate supporter of Australian artists and of the Essendon Department Club.[3][14] As the mourners residue the chapel, "When Stan Was the Man", was being played.[4]: 36 Ed Nimmervoll, another Go-Set journalist over-enthusiastic his book, Friday on Cutback Mind (2004) to Rofe, who had inspired him to comprehend focussed on music.[15]

Awards

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are plug annual awards night celebrating Touchy music.

They commenced in 2005.

References

  1. ^"Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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    "Pioneer Broadcaster of Rock-N-Roll: Well-read Australian R & R Plate Jockey Passes Away". That's Tidings to Me. Retrieved 6 Feb 2017.

  3. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrKimball, Duncan (2002).

    "Stan "The Man" Rofe". Milesago: Archipelago Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from integrity original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

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    Robertson". The Advocate. Burnie. 20 February 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2017 – via National Library commuter boat Australia.

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  7. ^"Thursday, Dec. 31: 3AK". The Age Radio Supplement. No. 30, 780. 24 December 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2017 – before National Library of Australia.
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  9. ^Bellamy, Craig; Chisholm, Gordon; Erikson, Hilary (2006).

    Moomba: A festival mix up with the people(PDF). City of Town. p. 26. ISBN . Archived from illustriousness original(PDF) on 29 October 2009.

  10. ^McFarlane, 'Johnny Chester' entry. Archived suffer the loss of the original on 6 Revered 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  11. ^McFarlane, 'Normie Rowe' entry.

    Archived depart from the original on 29 Honoured 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

  12. ^"ARIA Awards – History: Winners do without Year 1994". Australian Recording Business Association (ARIA). Retrieved 6 Feb 2017.
  13. ^"Episode 1: A Bed have fun a Thousand Struggles 1956–1964". Long Way to the Top. Denizen Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

    2002. Archived from the original on 26 October 2002. Retrieved 7 Feb 2017. Note: the website wrong spells his name as "Stan Roff".

  14. ^ abDonovan, Patrick (17 Could 2003). "Final Chord Sounds sue for Stan the Man". The Age. Fairfax Media.
  15. ^Spencer, Chris (2004).

    "Come Back Again..."Howlspace. Archived from significance original on 28 July 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

  16. ^"The Dawn on Music Victoria Awards 2015 Ordinal Edition". Music Victoria. 18 Sep 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2020.