Johnny O`Keefe - "The Wild One" Print Page 
The statue commemorates Australian singer Johnny O'Keefe (1936-1978).
Johnny O'Keefe made his first public performance on stage in 1939 at the Waverley College School concert and speech night appearing as “Dopey” in their Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs play at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the grand age of 4 years. The rest as they say is history!! Johnny O’Keefe went on to forge a name for himself as the father of Rock N Roll that changed the face of Australian music forever.
Songs such as “You hit the wrong note, Billy Goat", “Wild One”, “Shout”, “She’s My Baby”, “I’m Counting On You”, “Be careful of Stones that you Throw”, “High Rollin Man”, “Sing Sing Sing”, “So Tough” and “Mocking Bird” reached the ears of all Australians during his musical career and beyond. John Michael O’Keefe, the father of Australian Rock N Roll died at approximately 8.50pm on the 6th October 1978. He was only 43 years old.
Location
| Address: | Wharf Street, Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads, 2485 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.168841 Long: 153.543598 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Arts |
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| Artist: | Dr. Alex Kolozsy (Sydney, NSW) |
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| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 10th June, 2004 |
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"THE WILD ONE"
Johnny O’Keefe
1936-1978
Unveiled By
Mayor Warren Polglase & John "Catfish" Purser
Thursday 10th June 2004
Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Association Inc.
John O'Keefe Jnr-President
Dr Alex Sandor Kolozsy CDVA Sculptor Sydney 2004
John Preston -Secretary
Bernie Stahl -Treasurer
Phil Villiers-Vice President
Committee
John Purser
Clare Donnelly
Vicky O'Keefe
