Some memories of the Melbourne band The Highlights (1978-1983). The band had several line up changes over the years and played a variety of
music from funk & pop to jazz-rock & swing.

Photos

The Highlights at the Melbourne Musicians Club - Tony, Vic, Lass, JT, Wes

Vic doing his thang (you old smoothy)

The Fag (meep) warms up before the floorshow at Rembrants Resturant (not the Highlights band)

Lassie dog at the Muso's Club (love those transparent drums)

Tony Hag poppin the bass

The Highlights in the snow - Tony. Pace Entertainment had some nice gigs.

Highlights in the snow - Kevin and Victor

Highlights in the snow - Ziggy (trombone)

Vic picks up Tony in Kew in the infamous Hi-Ace van.

Ladies and gentleman... Mr Wes Montgomery (actually Gary Manning)

Gary at his shop Caulfield Music Centre (1979)

Band Song Lists

What songs did Highlight play way back in 1980?

Horn Charts (I've still got these)

• Another brick in the wall
• Another star
• Around and around
• As if you read my mind
• Baby don't leave LA
• Back in the USSR
• Come and get your love
• Cocaine
• Copacabana
• Dancin' in the street
• Dirty work
• Doctor Doctor
• Fool tonight
• Fun time
• Georgie Porgie
• Gimmi some lovin
• Here from nowhere
• Hey bartender
• Hey 19
• Hot stuff
• I only want to be with you
• I just wanna stop
• I will survive
• I write the songs
• Isn't she lovely
• JB Good
• Little sister
• Love x love
• Love is alright
• Long train running
• Lowdown
• Newyork city
• Master blaster
• Only 16
• Proud mary
• Rio
• River deep
• Ride like the wind
• Rock'n roll music
• Rock with you
• Rock around the clock
• Running with the night
• Rhynestine cowboy
• She's not in love
• Shake your booty
• Sir Duke
• Smiling face
• Spooky
• So into you
• Standing on shaky ground
• Stay
• Still R&R to me(ep)
• Take a letter maria
• Treat her right
• Tied of to'in the line
• You make me feel like dancing
• You may be right
• Walk right in

> Dinner Music

• Alfie
• Fool on the hill
• Games that lovers play
• Girl from ip
• Hokey pokey
• Laughter in the rain
• Love story
• More
• My cherie amour
• Off broadway
• Pink pather (playoff)
• Quando quando
• Raindrops keep falling
• Somewhere my love
• Sunny
• Sweet caroline
• This guys in love with you
• Yellow river
• You are the sunshine of my life
• Zorba

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Typical Early Dinner Music Brackets

• Girl from ip
• Rain drops
• Games lovers play
• More
• Man & a woman
• Off broadway
• Lass samba

>

• Breezing
• Lowdown
• Peter gunn
• Hey Bar tender
• Long train running
• Can't turn you loose
• You make me feel like dancing
• Doctor doctor
• Little sister
• Give me some lovin
• Spooky
• Co-caine
• Long tall sally

>

• Man eater
• I found somebody to love
• The one you love
• Let's stick together
• Brown sugar
• The other woman
• Treat her right

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Typical Muso's club brackets

10.30am-11.00am

• Lass samba
• I just wanna stop
• Fun time
• Georgie Porgie
• Shake your booty
• Where are you
• Walk righ in
• Shaky ground

11.20pm-12.00am

• Rio samba
• So into you
• Sir duke
• Come and get your love
• Rio
• Lowdown
• Copacabana
• How sweet it is

12.20am-1.50am

• Dirty work
• Ride like the wind
• You make me feel like dancing
• Who will be the fool tonight
• Let me love you tonight
• You may be right
• Rock around the clock

1.10am-1.40am

• It's still rock & roll
• Little sister
• Co-cane
• Long train running
• Treat her right
• The wall
• Doctor doctor

Audio - Highlights Live at Melbourne Musos Club