Russell Hitchcock
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Russell Charles Hitchcock (born 15 June 1949 in Melbourne
, Victoria
) is an Australia
n musician and one half of the group Air Supply
. He formed the group after meeting Englishman Graham Russell
in 1975 on the set of a production of Jesus Christ Superstar
.
in Carlton North. At school he was appointed a prefect and was a keen member of the school baseball team. He left school in 1965 to work as a salesman. At this time he played drums and was lead vocalist in a band called 19th Generation. At age 20, he obtained a job in the spare parts division of a computer company and worked there for three years before being promoted and transferred to Sydney.
In 1975 he was convinced by his girlfriend Karen to audition for Jesus Christ Superstar and was accepted to the cast and met Graham Russell. Russell Hitchcock has released three (3) solo albums titled Russell Hitchcock, Take Time and his latest country solo CD titled Russell Hitchcock Tennessee, The Nashville Sessions.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n musician and one half of the group Air Supply
Air Supply
Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of Graham Russell as guitarist and singer-songwriter and Russell Hitchcock as lead vocalist. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s...
. He formed the group after meeting Englishman Graham Russell
Graham Russell
Graham Cyrill Russell is a British musician and, with Russell Hitchcock, is one of the mainstays of soft rock group Air Supply which formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1975 and had top ten hits nationally and in United States.He released The Future, his 10-track, debut solo album...
in 1975 on the set of a production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
.
Early life
Hitchcock was the second of two children (his sister Gail was four years older), and he lived his formative years in Brunswick, a suburb of Melbourne. When he was 7, he moved around to Melbourne suburbs as his parents managed boarding houses. He attended South Brunswick State School, and he was hit by a truck at age 7. He attended Princes Hill High School now known as Princes Hill Secondary CollegePrinces Hill Secondary College
Princes Hill Secondary College is a state, coeducational Secondary school located in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North, Australia.Prior to 1959, when it was elevated to High School status, PHSC was known as Princes Hill Public School and Princes Hill State School.The school has been in...
in Carlton North. At school he was appointed a prefect and was a keen member of the school baseball team. He left school in 1965 to work as a salesman. At this time he played drums and was lead vocalist in a band called 19th Generation. At age 20, he obtained a job in the spare parts division of a computer company and worked there for three years before being promoted and transferred to Sydney.
In 1975 he was convinced by his girlfriend Karen to audition for Jesus Christ Superstar and was accepted to the cast and met Graham Russell. Russell Hitchcock has released three (3) solo albums titled Russell Hitchcock, Take Time and his latest country solo CD titled Russell Hitchcock Tennessee, The Nashville Sessions.
Discography
Solo- 1988 Russell HitchcockRussell Hitchcock (album)Russell Hitchcock is the self-titled debut album by Russell Hitchcock, best known as the lead singer of Air Supply, released in 1988. The album didn't reach the charts, though singles "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and "Where Did The Feeling Go?" had a minor recognition.This would be the only...
(Arista RecordsArista RecordsArista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
) - 2008 Take Time
- 2011 Russell Hitchcock Tennessee, The Nashville Sessions (Better Angels Music)