Pam Oakley was a singer in the early 60s and was the first female electric guitarist to be seen on Australian TV. She wrote the song "I Want To Be A Surfer girl" as a send up to Little Pattie's surfer song. She recorded the song on an old reel to reel tape, just her and her guitar, and took it to RCA. Johnny Devlin was the P&R man at the time and decided it was good enough to record. Although it had a lot of airplay it didn't get far in the charts but did enough to allow Pam to pursue a career in TV club appearances and tours. She recorded one more single ''Keep Your Hands Off My Baby / If It Wasn't For You''. She now lives in Tasmania and entertains the elderly in nursing homes. Her band is called " Showtime."
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