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Lucky Starr is one
of the founding members of the Australian Pop Music Industry. A regular on
television shows such as Bandstand and also hosted Six O’clock Rock for one
season. He also made regular appearances on Mavis Bramston, Revue 60 – 61
In Melbourne Tonight, Sing Sing Sing, plus many other
entertainment shows.
In 1962 Lucky recorded a hit record “I’ve Been
Everywhere”, which to date still remains one of Australia’s all time favourites.
The record received the highest accolade in the music industry, the Platinum
Award.
1963 saw Lucky performing in the United States on the
Nevada Circuit, The Flamingo in Las Vegas, The Mapes in Reno and Harvey’s in
Lake Tahoe. Also in the same year Lucky signed a recording contract with Dot
Records in Los Angeles, releasing five singles. His agency was Coast Artist,
signing performers such as Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Rodgers and Billy Eckstein. As
a result of his American trips, Lucky was invited to work the Hilton Hotel Chain
world wide spending several years working these prestigious rooms.
Lucky was also the first Australian performer to
entertain the troops in Vietnam; in fact paying his own way there and made five
subsequent trips into the war zone.
2002 and 2003 saw Lucky touring with “Long Way To The
Top”, an Arena Spectacular which toured Australia’s capitals and regional
centres. The show featured the cream of Australia’s entertainers from the 50’s,
60’s and 70’s. Due to its popularity it become the subject of an ABC Television
special.
Lucky’s style ranges from Rock & Roll, to Country
through to Jazz and is in fact similar to the late great Bobby Darin.
These days his polished performing style has him
working full time in the business he loves.

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