Grantley Dee

Grantley Dee
Born
Grantley De Zoete

(1946-01-02)2 January 1946[1]
Died7 February 2005(2005-02-07) (aged 59)[1]
Mount Eliza

Grantley Dee (1946–2005) was an Australian musician and DJ.[2]

Dee, who was blind, began his radio career at age 16 when he was recruited by 3AK, in part for publicity.[3] He begin with a show on Sundays titled Turntable 63 before soon working 7 days a week.[1]

As a singer Dee had chart success with Wild One[3] and Let the Little Girl Dance with initial sales of the latter almost going gold. In 1967 he released a self-titled album. In the 80s he played with the Allstars, releasing four more albums with them.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Allen, Ian (21 February 2005), "Blind DJ who talked and sang his way to the top - Obituaries", The Age
  2. ^ Eliezer, Christie (9 February 2005), "Aussie radio pioneer Dee dies", Billboard
  3. ^ a b Mitchell, Glenn (9 February 2005), "Stars pay tribute to pioneer DJ", Herald Sun
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