Mike and Michelle Jackson
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Mike and Michelle Jackson were an Australian multi-instrumental duo principally known as children's entertainers. Between 1979 and 1986, the pair featured in a national TV Show (Playmates on ABC Television),[1] created ten albums (three Gold and one Platinum),[2] produced three songbooks and they teamed up with Western Australian author/storyteller Kel Watkins to create an instructional book, String Games for Beginners.[3] They had two albums released through A&M Records in Canada and toured extensively throughout Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. (Alaska).
History
Mike and Michelle, both singers and multi-instrumental musicians, met on stage at the 1979
Mike and Michelle's children's albums were a huge success with their second, Playmates going Platinum and the rest of their first four kids' discs going 'Gold' in Australia. They had two North American releases,
In 1986, the pair went their separate ways. Mike Jackson has continued touring, writing and recording both in Australia and internationally.
The duo
Mike Jackson
Mike Jackson (born Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, England) emigrated to Australia in 1970. He taught himself harmonica in high school and acquired a taste for comic songs from his grandfather and the radio. He branched out onto other instruments and acquired a reputation for being able to get a tune out of almost anything.[citation needed]
Michelle Jackson
Michelle Jackson (born
Discography
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Patchwork |
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Bunyips, Bunnies & Brumbies |
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The Roaring Days |
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Playmates |
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Ain't It Great To Be Crazy |
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References
- Sydney Morning Heraldpage 7 26 March 1984
- ^ Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Accredited Awards - April 1993 Playmates ARIA accredited Platinum Disk, May 1993 Bunyips Bunnies and Brumbies ARIA accredited Gold Disk, January 1995 Dances for Little Kids ARIA accredited Gold Disk, November 2007 Ain't it Great to be Crazy ARIA Accredited Gold Disk
- ISBN 0-949575-46-1
- Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 1980. Archivedfrom the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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