Jeff St John
Jeff St John (born Jeffrey Leo Newton[1] 22 April 1946, in Newtown,[2] Sydney) is an Australian singer who gained fame for top ten hits with Teach Me How to Fly, Big Time Operator[3] and Fool in Love.[4] St John was born with spina bifida.
He appeared with a number of bands during the late 1960s and early 1970s including; John The Syndicate aka The Wild Oats (1965), The Id[5] (1966–67) with Bob Bertles (tenor sax '67), Jeff St John & Yama (1967–68), Jeff St John & Copperwine (1969-72), with Harry Brus (bass 70-72) and Wendy Saddington (co-lead vocals 70-71), Jeff St John Band (1972–73) and, Red Cloud (1975-76)[6]
In 1988 as part of Australian Bicentenary celebrations along with many other Australian celebrities St John took part in a video shoot at Ayers Rock called Celebration of a Nation.[7]
St John has been involved in educating people about disabilities and is a member of spina bifida support group MOSAIC.[4] He appeared at the opening of the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney where he sang the Australian National Anthem.[6][8]
References
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- ↑ The Rare Music Shop
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- ↑ White, L., The Bicentenary of Australia: Celebration of a Nation in Fuller, L. K. (Ed.) (2004) National Days, National Ways - Historical, Political, and Religious Celebrations Around the World. p33 ISBN 0275972704
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