StJohn Jeff

Australian singer and musician who gained fame for top ten hits with "Teach Me How to Fly," "Big Time Operator" and "Fool in Love." 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 (1966–1967) with Bob Bertles (tenor sax 67), Jeff St John & Yama (1967–1968), Jeff St John & Copperwine (1969-1972), with Harry Brus (bass 1970-1972) and Wendy Saddington (co-lead vocals 1970-1971), Jeff St John Band (1972–1973), and Red Cloud (1975-1976). 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. St John has been involved in educating people about disabilities and is a member of spina bifida support group MOSAIC. He appeared at the opening of the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney where he sang the Australian National Anthem. Jeff St John died on 6 March 2018, at his home in Perth, Western Australia. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less