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Thread #121179 Message #3170315
Posted By: Allen in Oz
14-Jun-11 - 04:59 AM
Thread Name: Frank Ifield & Slim Whitman
Subject: RE: Frank Ifield & Slim Whitman
David and our John on the Sunset Coast
Jade Hurley sounds correct to me.
I met Frank Ifield once when I was playing in the Bell Bird Bush Band at a gig in Fagan Park Hornsby, Sydney . Frank was the MC for the day . He is a true gentleman and attended Carlingford Rural School (north west Sydney)as a boy.
His brother was the gardener for our piano player(Wilma) and I believe that Frank worked as a fireman for a while in North Sydney region
So there is some trivia for us all. Sadly, when I met him his voice was suffering and he could not sing for us although he indicated that he would liked to have done so. A good bloke.
Best wishes
AD