Aus 64 - Tribute To Jack O' Hagan
A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 64 “John Francis "Jack" O'Hagan” OBE (29 November 1898– 15 July 1987) was an Australian singer-songwriter and radio personality.O'Hagan was born as John Francis O'Hagan, in Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne. He was the son of Pat O'Hagan, a hotelkeeper and Alice née Quinlan. He went to school at St Patrick's College and then later at Xavier College in Melbourne. His first job in the music business was at Allans Music in Melbourne - he played sheet music for potential customers. When radio was introduced to Australia, he was one of the first to broadcast for 3LO.Between 1916 and 1961 O'Hagan wrote over 600 songs, more than 200 of which were published. One of O'Hagan's best known songs is: "Along The Road To Gundagai" 1922 (used as the theme to the Dad and Dave radio show); first performed by Bass-Baritone singer Peter Dawson in 1924 and recorded in London before selling some 40,000 to 50,000 copies in the first three months. This Tribute for the legendary composer was recorded in January 1985 and was originally broadcast over 3LO in the program “Sentimental Journey” on January 26th 1985 (Australia Day). Jack O’Hagan died on July 15th 1987 at Brighton Vic and the interview was re-broadcast July 25th 1987. Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined. If they are not in the public domain, notify me and they will be deleted.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.