Stan Rofe

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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