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1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 min. 43 sec.) ; 343568495 bytes |
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*Coarse Language**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died*Big Name No Blanket tells the extraordinary story of George Rrurrambu, the former lead singer of the pioneering Warumpi Band of the 1980s. George is the charismatic frontman, who combined rock and roll, reggae, pop and traditional culture to spread the message about Indigenous contemporary issues, awakening the Australian consciousness of a third world in its own backyard. With George joining founding members Neil Murray and the Butcher Brothers, the Warumpi Band became the most successful Indigenous rock and roll band Australia had ever seen. Dubbed the black Mick Jagger for his energetic performances and hailed a legend for being the first Aboriginal frontman to sing rock and roll music in Aboriginal languages, George caught the Australian nation by surprise.By the late 1980s, after national and international touring, George was the rock and roll star he always aspired to be; however, alongside success, George struggled with alcoholism and fame. With support from his wife, Suzina McDonald, George drew on the influences of the Christian faith to give up alcohol, which coincided with the break up of the Warumpi Band.George's solo career enabled him to return to practising his Gumatj traditions. He performed his traditional stories on stage and continued his role as a singer, teacher, hunter, dancer and performer. Later, George became an Australian ambassador for reconciliation and continued to spread the message about contemporary Indigenous issues through performance. PRODUCTION DETAILS:(c) 2013 Night Sky Films, ABC, Screen Australia and Film Victoria |
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Broadcast 2013-09-29 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Warumpi Band.
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Aboriginal Australians.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Music.
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Rock musicians -- Biography.
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Yolngu (Australian people)
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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McGregor, Steven, director
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A. Baker, Glenn, contributor
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Anderson, Amos, contributor
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Bennett, Lou, contributor
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Burarranwanga, Loretta, contributor
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Burarrawanga, carlos, contributor
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Burarrawanga, Marion, contributor
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Burarrawanga, Peter Datjin, contributor
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Burns, Selwyn, contributor
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Butcher, Brian, contributor
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Butcher, Gordon, contributor
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Butcher, Jesse, contributor
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Butcher, Sammy, contributor
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Cooke, David, contributor
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Garrett, Peter, contributor
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Howard, Shane, contributor
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Karpany, Carroll, contributor
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McDonald, Suzina, contributor
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Micallef, Richard, contributor
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Minor, Dennis, contributor
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Murphy, Allen, contributor
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Murray, Neil, contributor
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Perkins, Rachel, 1970- contributor
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Rrurrambu, George, contributor
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Thornton, Warwick, contributor
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