Here are some books that you may find useful during your studies. Search the Bennies catalogue Accessit for more, or browse the Non-fiction collection NFS..
She's so fine- Easybeats
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs- Poison Ivy
The Seekers- The Carnival is Over
Johnny O'Keefe- Shout
Col Joy- Be Bop a Lula
Australian pop music 1950'-1960's
Australian rock music 1950's-1960's
The Australian Newspaper- 50 years of Australian Music
ABC- Surf Culture hits Australia in the 1960's
A guide to jazz, folk and Australian music by 
