Deutros' comment made me think about who is still around .... of the 'first' rock n rollers who popped up in the late 50s , Col Joye had his 85th birthday recently, Frank Ifield is 84 (I don't think either now do formal performing, more general chat sessions - but I note both were guests at a charity function a couple of weeks ago. Johnny Devlin would be 83, I assume 'retired', Lonnie Lee is still performing (as 'the last man standing' ) at 81. For the Melbourne based people Johnny Chester is 80 I assume Frankie Davidson is still on this mortal coil ...
The performers from the mid to late 60s would now be in their mid 70s or later - but are still around, and performing - I note Normie Rowe, Dinah Lee and Jade Hurley are doing a three-person show that is going round the traps...