10/11/2008
This rousing edition of Australian Story brings together some of the best known names in Australian rock music history - from Chrissy Amphlett to Jimmy Barnes to Neil Finn and Midnight Oil.
The story centres on Rick Grossman who was a bass player for the The Divinyls when he became hooked on heroin.
His decision to step back and get help came at a cost when the band quickly replaced him and moved on.
Now drug free and playing with the Hoodoo Gurus, he's assembled an all-star cast of Australian musicians to produce a blockbusting fund raising CD to help 'The Buttery', the Northern New South Wales charity that helped him recover.
Grossman's close friend Jimmy Barnes introduces this final Australian Story of 2008.
PROGRAM EXTRAS
RELATED LINKS
- The Buttery
- Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre
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