Six O'Clock Rock

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6 O'Clock Rock
Format	Music
Starring	Johnny O'Keefe
Country of origin	Australia
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC Television
Original run	1959 – 1962

6 O'Clock Rock was an Australian Rock and Roll television show which showed on ABC Television from February 1959 to 1962 and was broadcast at 6PM on Saturday night's. It had a similar format to its rival on the TCN9 network, Bandstand compered by Brian Henderson.

The show initially opened with an American girl as compère and Johnny O'Keefe and his band the The Dee Jays as guests. After six shows O'Keefe had taken over in the hosting role. The show always opened with O'Keefe singing "Weeeeee'll , come on everybody its 6 o'clock huh huh huh".

Many entertainers got their first big exposure on 6 O'Clock Rock and these included Lonnie Lee, Barry Stanton and Warren Williams. The show was produced by Peter Page.

O'Keefe left the show in 1961 to move to ATN-7 to compère the more elaborately produced Johnny O'Keefe Show. 6 O'Clock Rock closed in 1962 after having moved to a 'softer' format with O'Keefe's departure and greater competition from that and Bandstand.