[1] His older brother, Ross Sutherland, was an apprentice jockey who died in February 1958, aged 18, after a four-horse collision at Gosford race-track.
[6] In 1969, Sutherland released his first solo single, "Fairyland", on Du Monde Records, which was a cover version of a song by United Kingdom group, Pop Workshop, from the previous year.
[8] It was broadcast each Saturday morning for twelve years until 1987, and was a long-term competitor to the ABC's pop music series, Countdown, hosted by Meldrum.
I remember one program when disc-jockies "from all over Australia" appeared and gave their views on the current state of Australian pop music...
"[9] John Byrell of The Australian Women's Weekly described how his lifestyle of "Too much work too many late nights and a poor diet are doing the damage... [he had] a minor physical and nervous collapse" a year earlier.
[11] Also in that month, he organised a charity event, "Wonder Wheel", during which celebrities, including Gaynor Martin (Skyways actress), Lynda Stoner and Nick Jones (2SM DJ), raced across Sydney Harbour for Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children.
Notable international guests on the show included Steve Marriott, John Cooper Clarke, the Ramones and Jello Biafra.
From 1978 Sutherland also hosted five hours of disco music presented on Sydney radio station 2UW on Saturday nights from 7pm to midnight which lasted a year.