Night the `Bassman' got tough on Nevin
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Flashback to 1994
By SHIRLEY BROUN
THE tears swelled, the emotions ran high and it took every bit of strength that Nevin McLean could muster to sing a duet with Ian `Pee Wee' Wilson - one which they had sung together for almost a decade.
The date was June 25, 1994, the venue Campbelltown Catholic Club and the occasion - Nevin's farewell performance as a member of the nationally acclaimed and much-loved show group, The Delltones.… Members read the rest!
Peewee tells the story of The Delltones - March launch
By SHIRLEY BROUN
`HEY Surfer Girl, 'Come a Little Bit Closer`' and `Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands`' so you can `Get a Job' and be `Tickled Pink' in a `Papa Oom Mow Mow' way to `Hangin’ Five' with me later.
HAVE you ever known a group whose hits have been able to capture the very essence of several generations in one sentence?
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Cabaret is place to start - Nevin tells
By SHIRLEY BROUN
IF you want to become a recording artist or to pursue a career in the entertainment industry take time to learn how to read music. This is the advice of long time entertainer and former Delltones lead singer, Nevin McLean.
“Being able to read music, even just the basics, gives you the ability to understand it, and helps you to develop intonation and timing and to eventually grow as a performer,” said Nevin, who has been performing since he was encouraged into the industry in his late teens by veteran entertainer Johnny O’Connor (known in the 60s as Australia’s Bing Crosby).
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Delltones stand test of time
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Flashback to Variety Today 1994
WITH more than three decades of performances under his belt, Ian `Peewee' Wilson is continuing the tradition of fabulous show group, The Delltones. Recently, he welcomed the return of Danny Mayers after lead singer, Nevin McLean left the group in June this year.
As the only remaining foundation member of the venerable Delltones, Peewee has led the group through good times and bad since he formed a rock'n'roll band in 1958 and began playing regularly at Sydney's Bronte Surf Club.
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August 22, 2013
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