Australian Country Singer Johnny Ashcroft Dies At Age 94
Johnny Ashcroft, the Australian country singer best known for his hits ‘Little Boy Lost’ (1960), ‘The Girl Behind The Bar’ (1962), ‘Playground In My Mind’ (1973) and ‘Holy Joe The Salvo’ (1975), has died at the age of 94.
Johnny’s first hit ‘Little Boy Lost’ is considered Australia’s first country-rock song, years before the term was used.
Johnny’s great, great, great grandfather Corporal John Gowen arrived in Australia in 1788 on the First Fleet’s HMS Sirius. His great, great, grandfather was a convict arriving in 1814 on the Surrey.
Country Capitol Music News report:
We are saddened to hear the news of the passing of the great Johnny Ashcroft OAM.