Little Pattie
| Patricia Thompson | |
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Little Pattie
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patricia Thelma Amphlett |
| Also known as | Little Pattie |
| Born |
17 March 1949 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Surf pop, country, adult pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | piano |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | EMI/HMV/Columbia, ATA/Festival, Labrava |
| Associated acts | Col Joye & the Joy Boys |
Patricia "Little Pattie" Thelma Thompson (nee Amplett) OAM (born 17 March 1949, Paddington, Sydney), is an Australian singer who performed as a 1960s surf pop singer and then in adult contemporary music. Her debut single from November 1963, "He's My Blonde Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy", achieved #2 chart success in Sydney and peaked at #19 on the national Kent Music Report. She appeared regularly on television variety programs, including Bandstand and toured supporting Col Joye and the Joy Boys. Little Pattie was entertaining troops during the Vietnam War in Nui Dat, Vietnam, when the nearby Battle of Long Tan began on 18 August 1966. In 1994 she received the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal "in recognition of her services in support of the Australian Armed Forces in operations in Vietnam."
Little Pattie received a Medal of the Order of Australia on 9 June 2003 for her services to the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (as National President) and to Actors' Equity (as vice-president). On 27 August 2009, Little Pattie was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame alongside Kev Carmody, The Dingoes, Mental As Anything and John Paul Young.
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