The Australian music collector, commentator and anthologist Tony Watson points out that this is in fact another take ofįestival liner notes have always put forward that the crowd overdub was the only difference… Ignoring the crowd overdub at the start, both versions have aĭifferent intro and JOK’s vocal on the foreign versions is noticeably wilder than on the EP version issued here… As far as I know, the US/UK single version which, This is often assumed to be a reissue of Wild One that was altered for its release as Real Wild Child, for example by having the Wild One with a different title (taken from the lyrics). Single on Brunswick (USA), B-side on Coral (UK). (Dave Owens - John Greenan - Johnny O'Keefe) Johnny O’Keefe & The Dee Jays - Real Wild Child (1958) The post by Roger Ford includes aĬhronology of the song, with comments by Frankįurther reading/listening: Probe is Turning-on the People! has audio of four Wild One versions including JO’K’s Brunswick release. Damian Johnstone’s definitive biography The Wild One (2001), pp.54ff. A TV mini-series about his life was made in 1985, Shout! The Story of Johnny He was a pioneer Australian rocker, a chart topping artist in his homeĬountry. Johnny O’Keefe (1935-1978) was known in Australia as The Wild One, The King of Johnny O’Keefe’s 1958 USA & UK singles used The song has often been renamed Real Wild Child or Real Wild Child (Wild One). See the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame’s Spotlight on Tony Windsor. Writer credits on future versions often omit Withers, who later worked in Britain on pirate stations RadioĪtlanta and, as Tony Windsor, Radio London. Johnny O’Keefe later contributed to the development of the song,Īnd Sydney disc jockey Tony Withers was credited to help get radio airplay for the song. The original writers of Wild One were Dave Owens and John Greenan, Deejays saxophonists who drafted the song overĭrinks after a particularly wild concert. Version released in the USA and UK (see below). This version, with overdubbed applause, differs from the (Tony Withers - Dave Owens - John Greenan - Johnny O'Keefe)ĮP on Festival label, Shakin’ At The Stadium. Johnny O’Keefe & The Dee Jays - Wild One (1958)
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