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Ross D. Wyllie (born 1948) is an Australian pop music singer and television presenter and producer from the 1960s and 1970s. Wyllie had a Top 20 hit with his cover of Ray Stevens' song "Funny Man" and an Australian No. 1 with "The Star", both in 1969. Originally from Brisbane, Wyllie hosted ''Uptight'', a weekly four-hour music series, on Channel 0 in Melbourne between 1967 and 1969. In 1970 he followed with a similar show, ''Happening '70'', and from 1978 to 1980, he presented films on a late-night time slot. ==Biography== Ross D. Wyllie was born in 1948 and raised in Brisbane.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) "> 'Childs Dream' at APRA search engine )〕 In 1964, he joined a pop band, The Kodiaks, as lead singer. By 1967, as a solo artist, he signed with the Sunshine label and released a debut single, "Short Skirts". He was backed by label-mates, The Escorts.〔 His next single, "A Bit of Love" followed, using only studio musicians. Wyllie relocated to Melbourne and, on 28 October, became the host of a new pop music television show, ''Uptight'' for local Channel 0. He signed with Festival Records, and released the non-charting single, "Smile", in April 1968. ''Uptight'' was a weekly four-hour series that ran until 1969 with Wyllie as its host.〔〔 Molly Meldrum was a regular member of the on-air team. A Calendar LP (R66-522) was issued in about 1969 named "Uptight Party Time" – Ross D. Wyllie and the Uptight Party Team. The album contains two side long medleys of then current songs such as "Midnight Hour", "You Are My Sunshine" and "Day Tripper". Wyllie had a No. 17 hit on ''Go-Sets National Top 40 in July 1969, with his cover of Ray Stevens' song, "Funny Man".〔〔 His National No. 1 hit, "The Star", followed in November.〔 It was later covered by United Kingdom act, Herman's Hermits, as "Here Comes the Star".〔 In 1970, ''Uptight'' was replaced on Channel 0 by a one-hour pop music series, ''Happening '70'', with Wyllie retained as host. In April, he released a double-A-sided single, "Free Born Man" / "My Little Girl", but its sales were affected by the radio ban, during which commercial stations refused to play recordings by Festival Records (among others) from May to October.〔 Wyllie left ''Happening '70'' to return to Brisbane in late 1970.〔 In 1971, Wyllie signed with the Fable Label and released "He Gives Us All His Love" in April. He followed with "It Takes Time" in August and "Sweet White Dove" in May 1972. He then turned to the pub and club circuit. Eventually he formed a production company with fellow pop artist Ronnie Burns, and artist manager Jeff Joseph. With Tony Healy, he also created a public relations company. In the late 1970s he presented a late-night movie show on Melbourne's Channel 0–10.〔 In May 1988, Festival Records released ''Smile: The Festival Files Volume Ten'', a compilation album of Wyllie's singles, as a part of their ''Festival File'' series.〔 In a review of the collection for ''The Canberra Times'', Stuart Coupe said: "Star of ''Uptight'', Wyllie's run of hits ended in the early '70s. This is probably the least interesting of the albums in this series, but at worst is a curio item".〔 In August 2003, Wyllie performed an ''Uptight'' themed variety show at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne reuniting with other 1960s performers.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ross D. Wyllie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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