music · 06 October 1978 · 47 years ago
Australias King of rock 'n' roll Johnny OKeefe died aged 43 of a heart attack. He was the first Australian rocknroll performer to tour the United States, and Australias most successful chart performer, with 29 Top 40 hits between 1958 and 1974,. OKeefes 1958 hit, Real Wild Child, was covered by Iggy Pop in 1986.