15 Facts About Ivan Dayman

Ivan Howard Dayman was an Australian music promoter, record producer, label owner and talent manager of the 1960s and 1970s, based first in Adelaide, then Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

Ivan Dayman is notable for the many successful artists he managed, including his flagship act, Australia's 1960s TV Week "King of Pop", Normie Rowe, whom he managed from 1965 onwards.

Ivan Howard Dayman was born on 20 July 1920 to Howard Herbert Dayman and Gwendoline Vivienne nee Starr of Walkerville.

Ivan Dayman was working as a promoter for his Adelaide Swing Shows by December 1959.

Ivan Dayman was the manager of England-born singer, Tony Worsley, and matched him with an existing group, the Blue Jays, to form Tony Worsley and the Fabulous Blue Jays.

Ivan Dayman expanded his business interests into Brisbane where he established Sunshine Records in collaboration with Aulton and Nat Kipner.

Ivan Dayman owned or leased multiple venues within his territory, such as Cloudland Ballroom in Brisbane, The Bowl Soundlounge in Sydney, and the Op Pop disco.

Ivan Dayman converted ten-pin bowling alleys into ballrooms by filling in the gutters with the same timbers.

Ivan Dayman was respected by the musicians he hired because he treated them well and respected their abilities.

Ivan Dayman picked his vocalists from the cream of the Brisbane and Adelaide nightclubs and TV scene.

Ivan Dayman's actions resulted in a revival of dance hall attendances and the Cloudland Ballroom was often packed for the midnight to dawn dances that he held at long weekends.

Ivan Dayman was successful for several years, but the cost of his attempts to launch Rowe's career in the United Kingdom caused a drain on his organisation's funds.

Aulton remained as Sunshine's house producer, but unbeknownst to him, Ivan Dayman had made him a director of Sunshine, and when the company collapsed Aulton became liable for its debts.

Ivan Dayman's death was not noted publicly at the time, but official records indicate that he died in Perth on 1 October 1989.

Ivan Dayman competed as a 14-year-old at the Tokyo games in 1964 and finished 6th in heat 3 of the Women's 100-m backstroke.