Michael Ansara the american indian clue helped

OK thanks Sheba who is this fella

Hi Relax-n you've got him over to you for a pick.

Jamie Redfern (born 9 April 1957) is an English-born Australian television presenter and pop singer. Redfern was an original cast member of children's variety show, Young Talent Time from April 1971 to early 1972. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, he "possessed a booming, mature voice which belied his tender age... [he] scored four Top 40 hit singles and sold more than $1.3 million worth of records."^[1] His equal highest charting singles were the double-A sided covers of "Rainbow on the River"/"We'll Meet Again" (November 1972), and "Venus" (August 1973), which each peaked at No. 8 on the Go-Set national charts.

Biography

Jamie Redfern was born on 9 April 1957 in Liverpool to Sam and Mary Redfern; he has five siblings, including his younger brother, Derek Redfern.^[2][3] The family emigrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne.^[2] He took singing lessons with United States-born theatre actor and singer, Evie Hayes.^[3] He made his TV debut in 1964 on Brian and the Juniors, a children's variety-talent series, hosted by Brian Naylor on HSV-7 and remained with the show until 1970.^[2][4] In 1968 he appeared alongside Happy Hammond in an early colour television demonstration for the same channel.^[5] Redfern also guested on Happening '70 (1970) and Happening '71 (1971), which were co-produced by former pop star, Johnny Young, and his associate, Kevin Lewis.^[6]

In April 1971 Redfern became an original cast member of the Australian children's variety show, Young Talent Time, hosted by Young and co-produced by Lewis and Young.^[3] Hayes was a long-term judge on the program.^[3] He was appointed to the Young Talent Team without an audition, Young recalled "He came in, he was only 13, 14 or something, and, er, what a voice. He'd could just stand there and sing a song without any accompaniment. You know, the true boy soprano with a really, really big powerful voice."^[6] His father, Sam, was his road manager and his brother, Derek, was a latter day Young Talent Team member.^[2][7]

Young arranged to have Redfern signed with Festival Records, which issued his debut single in 1971.^[1] It was a cover version of "The Little White Cloud", which peaked in the Go-Set National Top 60.^[1][8] It was recorded as part of his debut album, When You Wish upon a Star (1971), at T.C.S. Studios, Melbourne, with Young as record producer.^[9] The album peaked at No. 16 on the Go-Set Top 20.^[10] At the TV Week King of Pop Awards for 1971, he won the Outstanding Newcomer category, which was presented by visiting US entertainer, Liberace.^[1][2] His second single, "When You Wish upon a Star" (1971) reached the Go-Set Top 40 in February of the following year.^[11]

In mid-1972 Redfern toured the US with his mentor, Liberace.^[1][3] He was described by Australian Women's Weekly's Dita Cobb as "a lovely contrast to the local product of his age. Americans adore him. He is so fresh and funny and unassuming and downright young. Nothing seems to have gone to his head."^[12] Redfern remembered his early US performances, "lt was great... I was nervous at first. I got songs in the wrong order and the band was playing different music from what I was singing. But it soon straightened out, and I loved the excitement every night."^[3]

At the TV Week King of Pop Awards for 1972 he won Most Popular Australian Album for When You Wish upon a Star.^[13] His second studio album, Sitting on Top of the World (1972), also reached No. 16.^[14] It provided a double-A sided single with his versions of "Rainbow on the River"/"We'll Meet Again" (November 1972), which peaked at No. 8.^[15] At 15 he was the youngest Australian artist to have a top 10 hit until Nikki Webster's "Strawberry Kisses" in June 2001.^[16]

In January 1973 he briefly returned to Australia to record an album, Johnny Young, The Young Talent Team and Jamie Redfern Sing the Hits! (1973), he provided lead vocals for "Waltzing Matilda" and joined the then-current Young Talent Team on two tracks; his brother, Derek, sang lead for another track, "Puppy Love".^[2][7] His next single, "Venus" (1973), was a cover version of Frankie Avalon's song, which peaked at No. 8.^[1] For most of that year, Redfern was in the US for another touring stint with Liberace.^[1][7]

Redfern's third studio album, Hitch a Ride on a Smile (1974), provided the title track as its lead single in March, which reached the top 30.^[17] Also that year he was dubbed the King of Pop at the TV Week King of Pop Awards for 1974.^[13] In the following year he provided a compilation album, Jamie Redfern's Golden Hits.^[1] According to Australian music historian, Ian McFarlane, Redfern "slipped from view" during that year.^[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Redfern

Edit to say, opps egg on my face again, as I thought, Sheba had put the pic up

Hi Relax-n

Here is your picture, for those who are also having slowdowns

I think that the internet is becoming overloaded, as a lot of people are having problems

He looks familiar, but I do not know him

Thanks for sorting the pic TonyBev

A clue maybe, obscure so as to not make it too easy.....

Unlocked his career in Australia, not born here

And with others with similar skills they worked together, but did not quite qualify as master tradesmen

Bill B wrote:

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Relax-n wrote:

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Thanks for sorting the pic TonyBev

A clue maybe, obscure so as to not make it too easy.....

Unlocked his career in Australia, not born here

And with others with similar skills they worked together, but did not quite qualify as master tradesmen

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An apprentice ?

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He certainly was

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Apprentices --- Masters Apprentices --- is it Colin Burgess looking at this LINK there were so many of them 

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 Right group, wrong person

Sheba wrote:

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I'll take a guess.  Jim Keays ?

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 Thats him Sheba. Who have you got?

James Keays was a Scottish-born Australian musician who fronted the rock band the Masters Apprentices as singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica-player from 1965 to 1972 and subsequently had a solo career. Wikipedia

Born: 9 September 1946, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Died: 13 June 2014, Melbourne

Spouse: Karin Keays (m. ?2014)

Music groups: The Masters Apprentices, Cotton Keays & Morris, Cybotron

He is an Aussie.

Can't believe no-one remembers [This will give it away.]  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Skippy ?   

OK Sandy.  Off you go.

Know the face, but the name won't come.  He is an actor, isn't he ?

Where are other players ?   Sometimes it seems as though we're the only ones playing.  Don't want to lose this thread.

He looks like some-one from one of the Cop. shows, but from your clue, I take it he's a Singer ?

Albury Billy Miller.   Never heard of him.