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Russell Morris
Born on July 31, 1948 in Melbourne, Australian national treasure Russell Morris
earned his stripes as a pop singer in the late '60s, first joining pop and rock
troupe Somebody's Image, with whom debuted in 1967 and scored a Top 20 single,
"Hush," that same year. The band's follow-up single, "Hide And Seek," went to
Number 32 in 1968, but Russell Morris quit Somebody's Image that September and
kickstarted his solo career with the release of his debut single, the swirling
psychedelic rock of "The Real Thing," in March 1969. Despite clocking in at
nearly seven minutes, "The Real Thi...
