Joseph Vincent Camilleri, aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons' highest-charting single was "Hit & Run" from June 1979, which peaked at #12; Jo Jo Zep's "Taxi Mary" peaked at No. 11 in September 1982; and The Black Sorrows top single, "Chained to the Wheel", peaked at No. 9 in March 1989.
Oz is a 1976 Australian film written, directed and co-produced by Chris Löfvén. It stars Joy Dunstan, Graham Matters, Bruce Spence, Gary Waddell, and Robin Ramsay; and received four nominations at the 1977 AFI Awards. The musical score is by Ross Wilson. The plot is a re-imagining of the 1939 The Wizard of Oz film transferred to 1970s Australia and aimed at an older teen / young adult audience. It was released on DVD in 2004 as Oz - A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie : Collector's Edition with additional material. The poster and album sleeve for the American release was done by rock artist Jim Evans.
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons are an Australian blues and rock music band that features the singer, songwriter and saxophonist Joe Camilleri. The band was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and had several Australian chart hits including "Hit and Run", "Shape I'm In" and "All I Wanna Do". The Falcons dissolved in 1981 and the group's biggest Australian hit, 1982's "Taxi Mary", as well as the New Zealand top ten hit "Walk on By", were both credited simply to "Jo Jo Zep". In 1983, Camilleri and other members of the Falcons formed the Black Sorrows.
"Billy Baxter" is a song by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots, released on 20 October 1980 as the lead single from the album Talk (1981). It was written by band members Paul Kelly and Chris Langman. It peaked at No. 38 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song was produced by Joe Camilleri for Mushroom Records. In early November the group performed the track on national pop music TV show, Countdown – it was Kelly's first TV appearance. The song's subject, Billy Baxter, is an Australian musician and was a long term member of Coodabeens Footy Show on ABC Radio National.
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons were an Australian Blues, rock and R&B band. The band released eight studio albums. The band were included into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.
For the AC/DC song of the same name, see Highway to Hell.
Don't Waste It is the debut studio album by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in February 1977, the album peaked at number 37 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
Whip It Out is the second studio album by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in November 1977. The album peaked at number 98 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
Live!! Loud and Clear is the first extended play by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in December 1977 and released in February 1978 and limited to 5,000 copies. The EP peaked at number 53 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
"Taxi Mary" is a pop song written by Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri and Tony Faehse and recorded by the Australian musicians Jo Jo Zep and Jane Clifton. It was released in September 1982 as the lead single from Zep's seventh studio album, Cha (1982).
"So Young" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was the group's fifth single, released in September 1978 as the lead single from a 12" EP also entitled So Young (1978).
Let's Drip Awhile is the second live album by Australian blues and rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and released early in 1979. The album peaked at number 85 on the Australian Kent Music Report in July 1979. It was the band's final release on Oz Records.
Screaming Targets is the fourth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was the band's first via Mushroom Records. Released in July 1979, the album peaked at number 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's first top twenty album. The album was released with a limited edition bonus record featuring songs recorded live at Sentimental Bloke Hotel, Bombay Rock, Melbourne, April 1979.
"Shape I'm In" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was released in October 1979 as the second single from the band's fourth studio album Screaming Targets (1979).
"All I Wanna Do" is a pop song written by Lilley/Cook and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album Hats Off Step Lively (1980).
Hats Off Step Lively is the fifth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was released in August 1980 and peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's second top twenty album. The band toured the album across Australian throughout August and September 1980.
"Puppet on a String" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was released in July 1980 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album Hats Off Step Lively (1980).
Cha is the seventh studio album by Australian band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, but first and only to be credited as Jo Jo Zep. It is also the final studio album by the band until Ricochet in 2003. The album was released in November 1982 and peaked at number 28 on the Australian Kent Music Report. David Nichols called Cha primarily a "latin-based dance record".
Step Lively is a reissue of Hats Off Step Lively, the fifth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was released in North America and Europe in September 1981.
Dexterity is the sixth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was released in July 1981 and peaked at number 92 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
