nice quote from Olivia's Dad, tickled pink on hearing his daughter had won a Grammy award
NEW YORK, March 2. Australian singer Olivia Newton-John was named top female vocalist in the 17th annual Grammy awards to night.
Miss Newton-John’s recording of I Honestly Love You won her the title. It was also voted the highest award, Record of the Year.
In NEWCASTLE, NSW, Emeritus Professor Brinley Newton-John, one-time Master of Ormond College in Melbourne, Vice-Principal of Newcastle University until he retired last year to spend at least three uninterrupted hours a day listening to Wagner, Verdi, and Strauss, said he was “tickled pink”.
He said his daughter had beaten him at his own game.
“I trained as a singer myself once, but I gave it up and went back to the academic life again. The competition was too tough,” he said.