Bob Johnson presents "Famous Faces, Fascinating Places"

Bob Johnson played trombone behind Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr, Liza Minnelli, Shirley Bassey and Johnny Mathis. Famous Faces, Fascinating Places tells that story. The talk moves from early life and the Army Band to the Sydney music scene, the Daly-Wilson Big Band and the band on Ray Martin's Midday Show. The centrepiece is seven years touring with Sammy Davis Jnr, plus Sinatra dates that began at the 1988 Sanctuary Cove opening and ran to the 1991 Diamond Jubilee Tour. He also explains the anatomy of a trombone, gives a didgeridoo demonstration that pays respect to First Nations people, and sings his own tributes to Peter Allen and Sammy Davis Jnr. Bring it to a Morning Melodies crowd or a corporate function when you want something light and funny. He needs a microphone and PA that will take backing tracks from his laptop. Adelaide-based, travelling up to 50 km.