Rocky's Hall of Fame Pioneers Museum & Dean Rocky Page

Rocky's Hall of Fame Pioneers Museum

Located opposite the Barmera Visitor Information Centre, Main Street, Barmera. Something for everyone, visitors or country music fans enjoy a browse through the cartoons and photos, a good cross-section of memorabillia and musical instruments could keep you interested for hours. The 35 mitre long Big Guitar, which is the Hall of Fame, features in a well kept garden setting.

Berri Barmera Council own the building which is staffed by volunteers.

Rocky's Hall of Fame Pioneers Museum

Open hours to visitors please visit Facebook

Entry by $2 Gold Coin donation

 For appointment ring Chris on 0407 720 560

Keep the music going in Barmera!

Dean Rocky Page

10-5-1928 – 14-6-1997

Rocky was born in Kadina, South Australia in 1932 and the family moved to Wallaroo. While at school Rocky was a volunteer to all-travelling concert shows and circuses that came to the area, in the hope of a complimentary ticket. In 1939 his mother remarried and moved to Crafers in the Adelaide Hills where he completed school. Stepfather George Westly was a talented musician playing button accordian and mouth organ. He taught Rocky to play the instruments. Wilf Carter, Tex Morton and the Carter family were being played on radio request shows at the time, which greatly influenced Rocky.

At this time Rocky was introduced to hypnosis (age 10) he spent many years studying the mind. Although hypnosis was frowned upon he presented hypnosis in most theatres around Australia. Rocky's first job was delivering meat and mail around the Adelaide Hills on horseback. In the early 40s Rocky met radio personality Uncle Bert Wooley, who gave him a guitar and taught him to play. In the late 40s Rocky appeared on Radio 5DN, 5AD, Tivoli Theatre and Good Friday appeals.