Move over Mick Jagger, here comes Wyndham legend Phil Golotta.
Mr Golotta, 86, has recently celebrated the milestone of 70 years of singing on stage – and he shows no signs of slowing down.
Still averaging about three gigs a week, his big break came emulating Elvis Presley in 1956 at the Metro Theatre in Melbourne.
Never to back away from a challenge, he left nothing in the tank– including those moves that you weren’t supposed to do back then!
The more than a thousand screaming concertgoers that night could tell you had a gift and incredible moxy.
Riding high with his group The Blue Echoes in the 1960s and 1970s, Mr Golotta wrote songs, captivated crowds and conquered the western suburbs many times over.
In 1979, he opened a talent agency in Werribee called ‘Westside Talent’ that he was involved with until 2012.
That same year he attempted to retire– something that didn’t quite fit his style.
He had a renaissance of sorts singing at aged care facilities and retirement homes, spreading joy and charisma with every tune.
Heart failure on a Caribbean cruise followed by 21 days on Puerto Rico in intensive care in 2018 had him on the ropes, but he bounced back.
As Mr Golotta is also not finished with adding more strings to his bow.
He is currently in his sixth week of at an acting school, is revelling in it and cannot wait to be cast in a show or television series.
