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It's Hot in Brisbane But It's Coolangatta - Gwen Ryan and Claude Carnell’s Orchestra

1953

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It's Hot in Brisbane But It's Coolangatta - Gwen Ryan and Claude Carnell’s Orchestra

1953

  • NFSA IDCQCXD67H
  • TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
  • MediumAudio
  • FormMusic
  • GenresJazz music, Popular music
  • Year1953

It's Hot in Brisbane but it's Coolangatta was recorded in 1953 by singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell's Orchestra with Doug Roughton's Hokey Pokey Club on vocals as well.

We can only imagine that it was a tourism promotion of some kind. Carnell was a venue operator and band leader on the Gold Coast from the '50s through to the late '70s, but it is the only recording we know of by Gwen Ryan.

CREDITS

Performers Singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell's Orchestra with Doug Roughton's Hokey Pokey Club on vocals Production company Coolangatta's Souvenir Record

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Coolangatta’s Souvenir Record MX54594

It's Hot in Brisbane but it's Coolangatta was recorded in 1953 by singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell's Orchestra with Doug Roughton's Hokey Pokey Club on vocals as well.

We can only imagine that it was a tourism promotion of some kind. Carnell was a venue operator and band leader on the Gold Coast from the '50s through to the late '70s, but it is the only recording we know of by Gwen Ryan.

CREDITS

Performers Singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell's Orchestra with Doug Roughton's Hokey Pokey Club on vocals Production company Coolangatta's Souvenir Record

Courtesy of
Coolangatta’s Souvenir Record MX54594
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    Singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell’s Orchestra with Doug Roughton’s Hokey Pokey Club on vocals
    Production company
    Coolangatta’s Souvenir Record
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