Stan Rofe

Stan Rofe (30 May 1933 16 May 2003) was an Australian rock'n'roll disc jockey. He played the first rock and roll music on Melbourne radio 3KZ in 1956 and was a champion of Australian music.

Career

He made forays into TV, appearing on Uptight] and Happening 70, and his popularity peaked in 1968 when he was crowned Prince of Moomba.[1] [2]

References

  1. Craig Bellamy, Gordon Chisholm and Hilary Erikson, (2006), Moomba: A festival for the people Available on-line at: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/rsrc/PDFs/Moomba/History%20of%20Moomba.pdf p 26 PDF
  2. Roy Rofe, Ian Allen, Bob Hayden, Legendary Australian R & R Disc Jockey passes away. Accessed at: http://www.rockabillyhall.com/ThatsNewToMe11.html
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