Ed Nimmervoll | |
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| Born | Eduard Nimmervoll (1947-09-21)21 September 1947 Leonfelden, Austria |
| Died | 10 October 2014(2014-10-10) (aged 67) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Period | 1966–2012 |
| Subject | Rock music |
| Notable works | Friday on my mind: a year by year account of popular music in the Australian charts |
Edward Charles NimmervollnéEduard Nimmervoll (21 September 1947 – 10 October 2014)[1] was an Australianmusic journalist,author andhistorian. He worked on rock and pop magazinesGo-Set (1966–1974) andJuke Magazine (1975–1992) both as a journalist and as an editor.[2] From 2000, Nimmervoll was editor of HowlSpace, a website detailing Australian rock/pop music history, providing artist profiles, news and video interviews.[3] He was an author of books on the same subject and co-authored books with musicians includingBrian Cadd (early history of Australian rock) andRenée Geyer (her autobiography).[4]
At theMusic Victoria Awards of 2014, Nimmervoll was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame.[5]
Eduard Nimmervoll was born inLeonfelden, Austria, on 21 September 1947 to Eduard Franz (1918–1981) and Ludmilla (née Woitsch, 1921–2011) Nimmervoll, as the third of four children.[6]: 1–3 His father was an Austrian Army sergeant (during World War 2), later a savings bank director and then teacher.[6]: 9 Nimmervoll moved with his family to Melbourne in February 1956 viaSSArosa Kulm.[6]: 1 He entered university to study architecture.Go-Set was Australia's first national pop magazine and Nimmervoll started contributing while still at university in 1966.[7] He began compiling a national top 40 singles chart from 5 October 1966,[2] later he wrote record reviews and by 1973 became its editor.[7]
AfterGo-Set was taken over in 1974, Nimmervoll beganJuke magazine, which was published weekly from 1975 until 1992.[7] He was involved in creatingTake 40 Australia, a local radio version ofAmerican Top 40. He also worked on radio and TV music specials.[8]
Nimmervoll authored, co-authored or edited a number of books, includingFriday on my mind: a year by year account of popular music in the Australian charts in 2003.[9] It was reviewed by fellow author Chris Spencer in 2004:
"Nimmervoll writes about the major artists for each year, weaving stories, anecdotes and incidental information making for an interesting read. The reader is able to pick the book up from the coffee table and turn to any page and be immersed in a particular period of our pop history."[9]
Nimmervoll was a contributor of biographies on the websiteAllmusic (AMG), mainly covering Australian performers and bands as diverse as country music legendSlim Dusty[10] and post-grunge bandGrinspoon.[11] He co-wrote "Red-Headed Wild Flower" withBeeb Birtles for theLittle River Band albumSleeper Catcher.
Nimmervoll attended theARIA Music Awards of 2013 on 1 December, where he "[passed] out for four minutes", raising concerns for his health.[12] He received medical attention and, by 4 December, fellow formerJuke journalist, Christie Eliezer, reported that Nimmervoll "was on the mend" and "is about to launch a new project soon".[12]
Nimmervoll died ofbrain cancer on 10 October 2014 at the age of 67.[13]
TheMusic Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Ed Nimmervoll | Hall of Fame | inductee | [14][15] |
Written or electronic resources credited to Nimmervoll as author, co-author or editor:[4][16]
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