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'''George Assang''' (1927&ndash;1997) was an Australian jazz and blues singer and actor from [[Thursday Island]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. He performed under his own name and the [[stage name]] Vic Sabrino. Assang was of [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]], [[Pacific Islander]], and [[Asia]]n descent.<ref>{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Clinton |authorlink=Clinton Walker |title=[[Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music]] |year=2000 |publisher=Pluto Press |isbn=1-86403-152-2 |pages=62–63 |chapter=Last of the Red Hot Mammas |ref= }}</ref>
'''George Assang''' (1927&ndash;1997) was an Australian jazz and blues singer and actor from [[Thursday Island]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. He performed under his own name and the [[stage name]] Vic Sabrino. Assang was of [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]], [[Pacific Islander]], and [[Asia]]n descent.<ref>{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Clinton |authorlink=Clinton Walker |title=[[Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music]] |year=2000 |publisher=Pluto Press |isbn=1-86403-152-2 |pages=62–63 |chapter=Last of the Red Hot Mammas |ref= }}</ref> His son, Brett, was the stepfather of [[Julian Assange]].<ref>http://newtheatrehistory.org.au/wiki/index.php/Person_-_Patti_Asange</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==

Revision as of 10:47, 3 May 2019

George Assang
Also known asVic Sabrino
Born1927
Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
Died1997 (aged 69–70)
Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
InstrumentVocals

George Assang (1927–1997) was an Australian jazz and blues singer and actor from Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia. He performed under his own name and the stage name Vic Sabrino. Assang was of Aboriginal, Pacific Islander, and Asian descent.[1] His son, Brett, was the stepfather of Julian Assange.[2]

Music career

As Vic Sabrino he may have made the first Australian Rock'n'Roll recording. A single he recorded with French-jazz artist Red Perksey and his orchestra included a version of the Rock Around The Clock. This single may have been recorded in 1955, some three years before Johnny O'Keefe's recording of Wild One in 1958.[3]

Acting career

As an actor he featured un television and film. Assang had a major part in the TV series Barrier Reef[4] (1971–1972), appeared in episodes of Skippy and Hunter (1968), Spyforce (1971), Boney (1972 and Number 96 (1974). He also acted in several films, the 1969 film The Intruders, the 1973 film And Millions Will Die, and was one of the voices in the animated movie Dot and the Kangaroo (1977).[5] Under the Vic Sabrino name he had a short-lived television series in 1958 called Vic Sabrino Sings. He was briefly married to actress Rowena Wallace from 1973 until their divorce 1974.

Discography

George Assang

with Trevor Jones' Orchestra

  • "Daughter of Mona Lisa" (1955) Mercury

George and Ken Assang

  • Just A Closer Walk (1965) Philips
  • "Songs From Down Under" - The Colonials (1967) Phillips PD 200

Vic Sabrino

  • "Dust In The Sun / Who Needs You" Festival

with Red Perksey & His Orchestra and Sheila Sewell

  • "The End Of The Affair/Drifting Along" Pacific AUS #19[6]

with Red Perksey & His Orchestra

  • "The Magic of Love/(We're gonna) Rock Around the Clock" (1955) Pacific
  • "Merry-go-round/Time For Parting" (1955) Pacific
  • "Blue Suede Shoes/Heartbreak Hotel" (1956) Pacific

with Dave Owens and his Blue Boys with The Blue Notes

  • "Long, Long Lane/Painted Doll" (1957) Festival

with Gus Merzi's Orchestra and with Harry Willis Orchestra; and The Belltones & Iris Mason Singers

  • "Fraulein/Hitch-Hiking Heart" (1957) Festival

with Graeme Bell and his Skiffle band

  • "Sweet Georgia Brown/ Freight Train" (1957) Columbia
  • "John Henry/Don't You Rock Me, Daddy-O" (1957) Columbia
  • "The Gospel Train/Come Skiffle Chicken" (1957) Columbia
  • "Gamblin' Man/Skiffle Board Blues" (1957) Columbia

References

  1. ^ Walker, Clinton (2000). "Last of the Red Hot Mammas". Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music. Pluto Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 1-86403-152-2.
  2. ^ http://newtheatrehistory.org.au/wiki/index.php/Person_-_Patti_Asange
  3. ^ The Age 4 June 2005 Discovered: rock'n'roll's scratchy start
  4. ^ Great Australian Television: Barrier Reef, http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/BarrierReef1.htm
  5. ^ IMDb: George Assang, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039768/, accessed 22 August 2012
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
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