Little Pattie

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Little Pattie
Birth namePatricia Thelma Amphlett
Born (1949-03-17) 17 March 1949 (age 75)
Paddington, Sydney, Australia
OriginSydney, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)vocals, piano
Years active1962–present
Labels

Patricia Thelma Thompson (née Amphlett) OAM (born 17 March 1949), known professionally as Little Pattie, is an Australian singer who started her career as a teenager in the early 1960s, recording surf pop, with her backing group The Statesmen. She subsequently went on to record adult contemporary music.[1][2][3]

Billed as Little Pattie, she released her debut single in November 1963, "He's My Blonde Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy"[1][3] which peaked at No. 19 on the national Kent Music Report and entered No. 2 in Sydney.[4]

She appeared regularly on television variety programs, including Bandstand, and toured as a support act for Col Joye and the Joy Boys.[1][3] Little Pattie was entertaining troops during the Vietnam War in Nui Dat, Vietnam, as an Australia Forces Sweetheart (in the vein of Lorrae Desmond, Dinah Lee and others), when the nearby Battle of Long Tan began on 18 August 1966.[1][2][3]

In 1994 she received the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal "in recognition of her services in support of the Australian Armed Forces in operations in Vietnam."[5]

Beginnings[edit]

Patricia Thelma Amphlett was born in March 1949 in Paddington, New South Wales, and has an older brother, Joe.[2] She is the first cousin of the late Chrissy Amphlett, frontwoman of Australian band Divinyls.[2][6] She was educated at King Street Primary School[2] and Sydney Girls High School.[1][7] She was nicknamed "Little Pattie" at school as she had two taller friends also named Patricia.[2]

At eight years old, she commenced piano lessons with Gwen Parsons, and then singing lessons when 11 years old.[8] Parsons also taught Noeleen Batley, a popular singer called "Australia's Little Miss Sweetheart".[1][9] Both persuaded her to audition for the Nine Network TV teen variety show Saturday Date, where she was a hit.[9] She first appeared on TV, singing on the Opportunity Knocks series, when she was 13. While a third-year high school student, at the age of 14, she performed weekly at the Bronte Surf Club as lead singer of the Statesmen with Nev Jade, Peter Maxworthy, Duncan McGuire (on bass guitar), Mark Rigby and Peter Walker.[9] Singer-songwriter Jay Justin was impressed with her vocals and recommended her for a recording contract with EMI.[1]

Teenage singing star[edit]

Little Pattie's debut single was the double A-sided "He's My Blonde Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy" / "Stompin' at Maroubra", both co-written by Jay Justin and record producer Joe Halford,[9][10][11][6] which used the surf music style and a dance style craze that was known as 'The Stomp'.[1] It was released by EMI on HMV in November 1963 when she was aged 14, and reached No. 2 on the Sydney music charts (#1 was the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand"),[1] No. 6 in Brisbane,[6] and peaked at No. 19 on the national Kent Music Report.[4] Little Pattie left school in early 1964,[9] and released her debut album, The Many Moods of Little Pattie on EMI / HMV.[1] She had further hits on the Sydney charts with "We're Gonna Have a Party Tonight" (#18 in March),[1] "Pushin' a Good Thing Too Far" (#28 in March 1965)[1][12] and "Dance Puppet Dance" (#9 in October).[1]

Her popularity saw her voted as Australian Female Singer of the Year in 1965.[9] She appeared frequently on television variety programs, including Bandstand, Saturday Date, An Evening With and Sing, Sing, Sing.[1]

Little Pattie regularly toured supporting Col Joye & the Joy Boys, with Judy Stone, Cathy Wayne and international star Sandie Shaw.[1] The Joy Boys included Joye's brothers Kevin Jacobsen on piano and Keith Jacobsen on bass guitar.[13]

On 16 August 1966, 17 years old and 147 cm (4 ft 10 in) tall, Little Pattie became the youngest and shortest person to entertain troops during the Vietnam War.[3] Along with Col Joye & the Joy Boys she performed three concerts each day[14] in Nui Dat. She was singing onstage backed by the Joy Boys when the Battle of Long Tan started on 18 August less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away.[2][3][14] Although organisers had promised her safety, she was evacuated from the area before the completion of her scheduled performances.[3]

During the third show I was given the sign, which of course is the fingers across the throat, which in show business means you better finish. We were very swiftly evacuated by Iroquois helicopters. We could see the jungle where the battle was well and truly taking place and I remember that instinctive... that feeling of – this is very bad; this is dangerous. This is going to be a sad night, and indeed it was. You know, 17-year-old thoughts and through 17-year-old eyes, I guess, but I could see thousands and thousands of orange lights, which of course was the gunfire, and I'll never forget it. Never.[15]

— Patricia Amphlett, 17 August 2009, Radio Australia Today

In the days after the battle, Joye and Little Pattie visited injured soldiers in hospital to comfort and sing to them.[2][5] In 1994 she received the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal in recognition of her services in support of the Australian Armed Forces in operations in Vietnam.[5] From 1966, Little Pattie was performing solo in cabarets and clubs, she continued releasing singles and albums with EMI until 1970, and then signed with Joye's ATA recording label and management group.[1] She subsequently appeared on several TV shows in America, including The Ed Sullivan Show.[9][14]

Later career[edit]

As Little Pattie entered her twenties, she continued her career moving into adult contemporary music. During the 1972 Australian Federal election campaign she sang with other entertainers including Joye and Judy Stone in the Australian Labor Party's "It's Time" TV commercial, which featured future Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam.[2] Styled as Pattie Amphlett from 1972, she released singles and albums on ATA / Festival Records and by 1977 had moved into country music.[1] In 1973, she married Keith Jacobsen (Joy Boys' bass guitarist, ATA record producer and manager) and continued to perform on television and in clubs.[2] Amphlett parted from Keith in 1984 and married Lawrie Thompson (a drummer) in 1986.[2]

Her repertoire included swing tunes from Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, and Cole Porter.[14] In 1990, she toured China as vocalist for veteran jazz musician Graeme Bell and his Allstars.[14] As Patricia Thompson, she became an active unionist in the entertainment industry,[2] and a vocal teacher, later coaching Nikki Webster before her performance at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] She has taught at a number of Sydney high schools: Burwood Girls High School, St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, Mercy College, Chatswood and Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.[8]

In 2001 EMI re-released a compilation album, 20 Stompy Wompy Hits, which featured her early songs. The ABC-TV series Long Way to the Top was broadcast in August 2001.[16] Little Pattie featured on Episode 1, "Bed of a Thousand Struggles 1956–1964", where she discussed her early surf music and 'The Stomp' dance craze.[17] The TV series inspired the Long Way to the Top national concert tour during August–September 2002, which featured a host of the best Australian acts of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s including Little Pattie and Col Joye and the Joy Boys.[2][9][18][19] In 2004, General Peter Cosgrove invited her to be patron of FACE (Forces Advisory Council on Entertainment) and she was invited to go to Iraq to perform for Christmas 2005 and New Year 2006. She performed at the "Salute to Vietnam Veterans" held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on 19 August 2006.[2]

In addition to her music career, Little Pattie was a member of the Council for the Australian War Memorial from 1995 until 1998, and received an Order of Australia Medal in 2003 for her services (as national President) to the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance and (as vice-president) to Actors' Equity.[20] She has been on the Federal Executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). In 2000 The Sydney Morning Herald included her on a list of the 'century's most loved faces', and she was included in a 1998 issue of Australian stamps featuring pop and rock acts.[3]

On 27 August 2009, Little Pattie was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame alongside Kev Carmody, The Dingoes, Mental As Anything and John Paul Young.[21][22][23] She was inducted by her cousin, Christina Amphlett of Divinyls, with former Australian Idol star, Lisa Mitchell performing "He's My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy".[24]

She is currently a singing teacher at various high schools in Sydney, including St Joseph's College and Burwood Girls High School.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit]

In 1973, Little Pattie married Joy Boys' bass guitarist and ATA record producer and manager Keith Jacobsen,[1][2] brother of Colin (Col Joye) and Kevin Jacobsen.[2] Keith and Little Pattie parted in 1984 and she subsequently married Lawrie Thompson in 1986.[2]

National honours[edit]

Little Pattie received a Medal of the Order of Australia on 9 June 2003 for her services to the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (as National President) and to Actors Equity (as vice-president).[20] On 27 August 2009, Little Pattie was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame alongside Kev Carmody, The Dingoes, Mental As Anything and John Paul Young.[21][22][23]

Discography[edit]

Releases by Little Pattie unless otherwise indicated:[1][25][26]

Albums[edit]

List of albums, with Australian chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[27]
The Many Moods of Little Pattie
  • Released: 1964
  • Format: LP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (OCLP-7621)
Pattie
  • Released: 1965
  • Format: LP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (OCLP-7651)
Little Things Like This
  • Released: 1965
  • Format: LP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (OCLP-7666)
The Best of Little Pattie
I Will Bring You Flowers (as Pattie Amphlett)
  • Released: 1972
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Ata Records (SATAL-934579)
-
Sunshine of My Life (as Pattie Amphlett) -
Only if You Want to (as Pattie Amphlett) -
A Little Bit of Country (as Pattie Amphlett with Col Joye)
  • Released: 1978
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Pisces Records (L 27031)
86
20 Stompie Wompie Hits!
  • Released: 1980
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: EMI Music (EMY.504)
  • Compilation album
-

Extended plays[edit]

Title Details
Little Pattie
  • Released: 1964
  • Format: 7-inch EP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (7EGO 70044)
Pushin' a Good Thing Too Far
  • Released: 1965
  • Format: 7-inch EP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (7EGO 70050)
Dance Puppet Dance
  • Released: 1965
  • Format: 7-inch EP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (7EGO 70057)
I'll Eat My Hat
  • Released: 1967
  • Format: 7-inch EP
  • Label: His Master's Voice (7EGO 70077)

Singles[edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
Go-Set
[28]
KMR
[4]
1963 "He's My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy" /
"Stomping at Maroubra" (by Little Pattie & the Statesmen)[A]
19 Little Pattie
1964 "We're Gonna Have a Party Tonight" (by Little Pattie & the Statesmen) 41 The Many Moods of Little Pattie
"He's My Boy" 71
"Surfin' Time Again" 91
1965 "Pushin' a Good Thing Too Far" 34 Pushin' a Good Thing Too Far EP'
"Dance Puppet Dance" 29 Dance Puppet Dance EP'
"My Love" Little Things Like This
"Game of Love"
1966 "Never Gonna Love Again" Non-album single
"Don't Walk Away"
"Let Me Dream" 81
"With Love from Jenny" (by Bryan Davies & Little Pattie) 88
1967 "I'll Eat My Hat" 38[29] 45 I'll Eat My Hat
"If He Would Care" Non-album single
"I Knew Right Away"
"Let Me Down Lightly[30]"
1968 "Sunshine Boy"
"Love Is a Happy Thing" (by Grantley Dee & Little Pattie) 53
1969 "Gravitation" 67 Beautiful in the Rain
"Someone Out There"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
Go-Set
[28]
KMR
[4][31]
1969 "The Penthouse" Beautiful in the Rain
1971 "April Fool" Non-album single
1972 "Save Me" (by Pattie Amphlett) I Will Bring You Flowers
"Carolina" (by Pattie Amphlett)
1973 "What's Your Mama's Name" (by Pattie Amphlett) Non-album single
1974 "Kentucky Blues" (by Pattie Amphlett) Sunshine of Your Life
1976 "Only If You Want To" (by Pattie Amphlett) 61 Only If You Want To
1977 "You'll Never Know" (by Pattie Amphlett)
"What Am I Gonna Do?" (by Pattie Amphlett)
1980 "Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You" Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Charity singles[edit]

List of charity singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Notes
AUS
[32]
"I Touch Myself" (as part of the I Touch Myself Project) 2014 72 The I Touch Myself Project launched in 2014 with a mission to encourage young women to touch themselves regularly to find early signs of cancer.[33]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Type
1988 Breaking Loose: Summer City II Moondoggy (as Little Patty Amphlett) Feature film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Type
1962 Opportunity Knocks Guest - Herself/Performer TV series, 1 episode
1963-1965 Sing Sing Sing Herself - Performer TV series
1964 Ampol Stamp Quiz Regular - Herself TV series
1964 Teen Scene Herself - Performer TV series, 1 episode
1965-1968 Bandstand Herself - Performer/Singer TV series, 9 episodes
1965 Saturday Date Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1966-1967 The Go!! Show Herself - Performer/Singer TV series, 10 episodes
1966 An Evening With Herself TV Special
1967 ABC News Herself in Vietnam entertaining the troops ABC TV series, 1 episode
1968 7 Days Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1968 The 10th Annual TV Week Logie Awards Guest - Herself (as 'Little Pattie' Amphlett) TV Special
1968 Off and Running with Little Pattie Host/Performer - Herself TV Special
1970 The Ed Sullivan Show Guest - Herself/Performer/Singer TV series US, 1 episode
1970 Sounds Like Us Guest - Herself (as Little Pattie) TV series, 1 episode
1971 15 Years of Channel Nine Herself - Archive clips TV Special
1972 Carry on Spike in Australia Herself - Guest TV Special
1973-1975 The Graham Kennedy Show Guest - Herself/Singer TV series; 3 episodes
1973 The Bert Newton Show Guest - Herself/Singer TV series, 2 episodes
1973 Matt Flinders and Friends Guest - Herself/Singer TV series, 2 episodes
1974-1975 The Ernie Sigley Show Guest - Herself/Performer/Singer (as Little Pattie, Little Patti) TV series, 5 episodes
1974 The Fabulous Col Joye Guest - Herself/Singer TV Special
1975 The Dave Allen Show Guest - Herself/Singer TV series, 1 episode
1975 The Norman Gunston Show Guest - Herself/Singer sings "I Can See Clearly Now" ABC TV series, 1 episode
1976; 1977 Countdown Guest - Singer sings "Only If You Want To" ABC TV series, 1 episode
1976 Bandstand '76 Guest - Singer sings "Only If You Want To" TV series, 1 episode
1977 The Celebrity Game Guest Panelist (as Little Patti) TV series, 1 episode
1977; 1981 Countdown: Silver Jubilee Show Guest - Herself sings "Only If You Want To" ABC TV series, 1 episode
1977 Maggie Eckhardt Show Guest - Herself (as Little Patti) TV series, 1 episode
1977; 1978-1984 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself sings "You'll Never Know" TV series, 1 episode
1977 This Is Your Life: Brian Henderson Guest - Herself (as Pattie Amphlett, Little Pattie) TV series, 1 episode
1978 The 1978 Australian Song Festival Guest - Herself/Performer TV Special
1978 Festival of Carols Guest - Herself/Singer TV Special
1979 This Fabulous Century Herself (as Little Pattie) TV series, 1 episode
1979 Young Talent Time Guest - Singer/Performer TV series, 1 episode
1980 Celebrity Tattletales Guest Panel with Keith Jacobsen TV series, 3 episodes
1981 Australian Music Stars of the 60s Herself in archive clips TV Special
1981; 1983 Countdown Herself sings "Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You" (as Pattie Keith, Little Pattie) ABC TV series, 1 episode
1981 The Don Lane Show Guest - Singer sings "Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You" (as Pattie Keith, Little Pattie) TV series, 1 episode
1981 Personality Squares Guest Panel - Herself (as Little Pattie) TV series, 1 episode
1982 The Daryl Somers Show Guest - Herself sings with Judy Stone TV series, 1 episode
1983 The 1983 Countdown Music & Video Awards Herself ABC TV Special
1984 The Sydney Story Herself TV Special
1984 Tonight with Bert Newton Guest - Herself (as Little Pattie) TV series, 1 episode
1985 Natural Causes Herself - Singer ABC TV movie
1985 Blankety Blanks Guest Panel - Herself TV series, 2 episodes
1986 Television: The First 30 Years Herself (as Patricia Amphlett, Little Pattie) TV Special
1987 Have a Go Herself - Guest Judge TV series, 3 episodes
1988 The N.S.W. Royal Bicentennial Concert Guest - Herself sings "He's My Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy" (as Little Pattie) TV Special
1988 Good Morning Australia Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1989 The Bert Newton Show Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1991 35 Years of Television Herself in archive clips TV Special
1992 The Sharp End Herself TV Film Documentary
1993 Sunday Joyride Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1995 Good Morning Australia Guest - Herself/Singer TV series
1995 Australian Women in Rock and Pop Music Herself TV Film Documentary
1995 Fifty Fantastic Years Herself in archive clips TV Special
1996 Our Century Herself in archive clips TV series, 1 episode
1998 Midday with Kerri-Anne Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1998 When Rock Was Young: The 60s Herself TV Special
1999 Barry Humphries Flashbacks Herself in archive clips ABC TV series, 1 episode
1999 Laws Guest - Herself (as Little Pattie) TV series, 1 episode
1999 This Fabulous Century: Heroes and Legends Herself in archive clips TV Special
2001 Long Way To The Top Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2002 Long Way To The Top: Live in Concert Guest - Herself sings "He's My Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy"/"Stompin' At Maroubra" ABC TV Concert Special
2003 Love Is in the Air Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2004 The Way We Were Guest - Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2006 Mornings with Kerri-Anne Guest - Herself with Rock legends Lonnie Lee, Johnny Devlin, Dinah Lee, Judy Stone & Warren Williams TV series, 1 episode
2006; 2008 Today Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2007 Billy Thorpe Memorial Service Guest - Herself TV Special
2007 ABC News Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2007 The Seven-Thirty Report Herself (Death of Billy Thorpe) ABC TV series, 1 episode
2007 Talking Heads Guest - Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2007 Bert's Family Feud Guest - Herself with Toni Lamond, Val Lehman & Val Jellay TV series, 1 episode
2008; 2012 Today Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2009 Aria Hall of Fame Special Guest - Herself TV Special
2010 Spicks and Specks Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2011- Anzac Day March Herself with Vietnam Entertainers ABC TV Special
2012 The Morning Show Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2012 Today Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2012 Today Extra Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2012 Sunrise Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2012 ABC News Breakfast Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2012 Long Way To The Top 10th Anniversary Herself TV Special
2013 The Time of my Life Herself TV Special
2016; 2020 News Breakfast Guest - Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2016 Australian Story Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2017 Men of Wood and Foam Herself Foxtel TV Special
2019 Ten News First Weekend Herself TV series, 1 episode
2020; 2021 News Breakfast Guest - Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2021 News Breakfast Guest - Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode
2021; 2022 Nine Late News Herself TV series, 1 episode
2022 Nine Late News Herself TV series, 1 episode
2022; 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards Guest - Herself ABC TV Special
2023 Nine News Herself TV series, 1 episode
2023 Australian Women in Music Awards Guest - Herself presents Judy Stone with Lifetime Achievement Award ABC TV Special

Notes[edit]

A.^ "He's My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy" / "Stompin' at Marourbra" was originally released as a double A-sided single by Little Pattie & the Statesmen in November 1963. Both tracks appeared on the EP, He's My Blonde Headed Real Gone Stompie Wompie Surfer Boy in December and subsequently appeared on the album, The Many Moods of Little Pattie in 1964.[1]

Awards and nominations[edit]

ARIA Music Awards[edit]

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Little Pattie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.[34]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
ARIA Music Awards of 2009 herself ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

Australian Women in Music Awards[edit]

The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018[35] Patricia Amphlett Lifetime Achievement Awards awarded

Go-Set Pop Poll[edit]

The Go-Set Pop Poll was coordinated by teen-oriented pop music newspaper, Go-Set and was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll during 1966 to 1972 of its readers to determine the most popular personalities.[36]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1966 herself Female Vocal 4th
1967 herself Female Vocal 5th
1968 herself Female Vocal 4th

Mo Awards[edit]

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Little Pattie won one award in that time.[37]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2009 Little Pattie John Campbell Fellowship Award Won

Honours and awards[edit]

Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

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