Doug Parkinson - I'll Be Around (tv performance)

Fantastic Australian soul/pop from 1979, by one of the finest voices Australia has ever produced. This was a top 40 hit for Doug.

[@brennonwall3400]

Doug Parkinson,remember watching him live at Traffic nightclub in 1969 great ,ah the good old days live music.

[@janineblasiak6859]

I had forgotten how good this song is thank you r.i.p

[@jimdavid7710]

What a great voice and what a great entertainer RIP Doug

[@michelleaus]

R.I.P thank you for the amazing music that was a big part of my younger years ❤️

[@janinemartin9045]

Love Doug Parkinson. He was amazing and one of Australia’s favourite singers. ❤😢😢

[@Ausmozzie]

I met Doug at the Crown Casino: with Glenn Shorrock and Dannielle Gaha. He is a true Aussie Legend and all round top bloke. True, real people will be sadly missed when they no longer share their talent and beautiful human spirit with us...... may they always, BE AROUND!

[@riewoldt12]

RIP Great man thanks too your music you always will be round

[@michaelainsley3924]

smooth as Silk and strength of Character at the same time ... and absolute Aussie legend, miss ya Doug.

[@2fasteddy]

Saw Doug Parkinson in Adelaide many years ago - absolutely brilliant - is one of the best male vocalists in Australia.

[@hercsie]

One of the few acts on Countdown to actually sing and not mime a song - fantastic, timeless - thanks for posting

[@gravy2973]

Blue eyed soul from the land of oz ! ........ the greatest place

[@Discovios]

Takes the Poms to tell us we got great music because we don't appreciate our own.

[@janinemartin9045]

R.I.P Doug. An Australian Icon and Treasure Thank you for the music. Very much loved Australian If there's a Rock N Roll Heaven there will be a hell of a band.

[@Bjornlooser]

Once you have seen Doug Parkinson you never forget

[@terrymwalsh]

+Bjornlooser I saw Doug and In Focus with Billy Green on guitar and Johnny Dick on drums at Springvale Town Hall in 1970 and I was won. I have just seen Doug at Crown Casino's Palms room with Colleen Hewitt and he hasn't lost anything. What a legend and what a voice! Colleen was pretty darn good too! He'll be touring Victoria later in the year, a must see for any long term follower.

[@byronsigrano6849]

+terrymwalsh Duncan McGuire on bass - best Aussie band of the era.

[@JusticeinUnity]

He sounds better today then he did then.

[@jcee6886]

One of the great voices. RIP Doug.

[@razorback0z]

Spot on 70s80sVidz, also met him, great bloke and perhaps one of the best all round voice sounds in popular music.

[@kel77771]

a truely great voice . missed so much . rip doug

[@musicalhartbeat]

Wow cool footage and Tommy Emmanuel on Guitar! :)

[@barbarataylor2488]

musicalhartbeat thanks for pointing that out. Love them both!

[@peterbulloch4328]

I thought that was Tommy!

[@cathycastleton]

Tommy plays ona few versions of this including NYE 1979 at the Opera house

[@mikmop]

He would have been 24 yo there. It was his first band after moving to Sydney from the country. A year later he started doing his acoustic duet act with his brother Phil, throughout Sydney pubs. And also in a band format, with the Emanuel Brother's Wizz Band.

[@gogetstuffed]

go Dougie go. Still doing the clubs and worth the effort.

[@MrFoobz]

This is the best version of this song, followed closely by Darryl Hall's version he does in his basement

[@michaelhenshaw258]

I used to see the Southern Star band a few times a month, luckily supported them for a few months at the Musicians Club Charmis st early 80:’s

[@Comictango]

Still as cool now as back then .. a great song by a great performer ... thanks for posting this

[@hawkbeard]

Tommy Emmanuel on guitar. This must be some of the oldest footage of him on KZbin!

[@mikmop]

He would have been 24 yo there. It was the first band he played in, after moving to Sydney from the country. A year later he started doing his acoustic duet act with his brother Phil, throughout Sydney pubs. And also in a band format, with the Emanuel Brother's Wizz Band.

[@michaelcopelin5275]

Pure gold rip big man

[@islandsands7734]

Agree one of the finest groovy velvety voices Australia has ever produced

[@joanchan6041]

RIP you absolute legend

[@markolav70]

Rest In Peace Doug ❤️

[@MaxWaldron]

He did get around. I saw Doug and Tommy (?) in a tiny venue, Ballarat. A performance I didn't fully appreciate at the time.

[@joefiala2282]

A rare true live version on Countdown, the man is all class. Aussie gold!

[@gairunnalls8923]

Still a great talent..... catch as many of his concerts as I can...

[@JohnHarris-hj6lb]

Taken early...r.i.p. Doug... a great entertainer and great fella too. .

[@THEELDER1]

Gee he was good looking back in the day! Great voice Doug!

[@SunFlower3Happy]

Superb Song Soaring. Hot Hit. Parkinson- Power Performance.

[@billba]

RIP Mr. Parkinson.

[@JonsmoDTM]

I remember seeing this on count down... Probably the Ballsyest cover ever done of any song.... Doug does a great job

[@Mookie70]

One of the best!

[@Electricchris1]

@70s80sVidz met him about this stage of his life and he is a nice bloke and very genuine we talked in the band breaks and i was blown away how down to earth he was like he and i were old mates. very underrated singer .just a bloody good bloke

[@funkmastermoon]

Soul over-load! Quality. One of the biggest soul sounds on the UK soul scene. Top post..

[@octochrome]

Brilliant, and on Par with the Original Version!

[@tonycostanzo383]

brilliant singer

[@robcolonnello2945]

This is such an outstanding song by one the greatest Australian voices ever! Thanks for posting it

[@motownsoulboy]

big track on the uk soul scene in my top ten cracking nice to put a face to the voice

[@retrosurfer2348]

Legend. 2020 and still singing as good as ever.....

[@qeull]

Yeah, the hungry years sung by him is brilliant, great aussie talent.

[@barrysaunders5484]

I'm sure that's Tommy Emmanuel on lead guitar. Am I right? Great song by Doug. Great show at the Pilbeam Theatre in Rockhampton long time ago.

[@mikmop]

Tommy would have been 24 yo there. It was his first band after moving to Sydney from the country. A year later he started doing his acoustic duet act with his brother Phil, throughout Sydney pubs. And also in a band format, with the Emanuel Brother's Wizz Band.

[@user-st2hr4je9l]

The Best ever Doug

[@suziestar777]

Dear Doug IL b there in Canberra on the 27th 2010 plz plz plz sing this song!!!! Cant wait xo

[@vernos46]

Fantastic song. Brings back some good , mad memoires

[@zoranduspara1299]

Rip Doug!

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

Golden voice :D

[@waynemanna1402]

Not only the great Doug Parkinson, but the Southern Star Band was absolutely hot and typically, Parkinson surrounded himself with the best players available. Tommy Emmanuel, the superlative Mark Kennedy and the sadly now late Duncan Maguire (the latter two probably the best rhythm section in Australia in that era). Great disappointment that band only released the one album and perhaps that is probably my one criticism of Parkinson's career - the lack of recorded work as a lasting testimony to one of this country's finest contempary singers of any genre.

[@mikmop]

Watching them play live at the Manzil room was an experience in itself. It wasn’t just the great bands that played there, it was all the musicians in the audience. It was THE place to go after you’d finished your own gig, just to catch up with other Muso’s and Crew who were in town. The Manzil Room was the original “after party” before there was even a term for it. And watching Tommy Emmanuel play in Doug's band, was just living in a moment of history. Tommy was just 24 years old, and it was his first band, after moving to Sydney from the country.

[@stevewaugh2]

Very Good

[@70s80sVidz]

@MUU51C A truly incredible singer...seriously...not many voices like that. Absolutely sublime.

[@THEELDER1]

@70s80sVidz Indeed he was......Ahhh the good ol' days ;)

[@bluechorus]

TOMMY EMMANUAL!!!!!! on guitar!!!!

[@mikmop]

He would have been 24 yo there. It was his first band after moving to Sydney from the country. A year later he started doing his acoustic duet act with his brother Phil, throughout Sydney pubs. And also in a band format, with the Emanuel Brother's Wizz Band.

[@johncanavan599]

Rest In Peace amazing artist

[@Slabhead420]

great version very big saturday newies nights at wigan casino early 80,s ,,i accualy prefer this to the spinners,, great voice doug.....

[@enoughalready1000]

this is ruling.

[@gairunnalls8923]

Thanks for posting this...

[@MUU51C]

THE MAN better than the Spinners version

[@acohen1980]

doug...4 eva....

[@TrevorNortondrummer]

AH.... MEMORIES GREAT STUFF

[@annemargaretmorrall1442]

Rest in Peace

[@gogetstuffed]

Go Dougie.

[@suziestar777]

waiting 4 u 2 come back 2 Canberra xo

[@acohen1980]

still does it....4 eva

[@Discovios]

DISCO! AUSSIE DISCO!!!

[@endeavouringit]

Yum love it

[@suziestar777]

waiting 4 u 2 come back 2 Canberra

[@jeannestein9312]

I just played this on the guitar (I'm no Tommy though).

[@enoughalready1000]

@mysticmoose yes

[@Tharg]

@bluechorus Looks more like Phil ! Great solo, typical tasty Emmanual brothers licks.

[@gtrhawk]

Tommy Emmanuel (correct spelling) :)

[@mikmop]

Yep, that's it. A young 24yo Tommy.

[@70s80sVidz]

@THEELDER1 he was soooo hot, sexy cuddly bear of a man...yum !