Ray Burgess

Raymond Peter Burgess (born 1951) is an Australian pop singer and TV presenter. His highest charting single, "Touch Me" (late 1974) reached the top 20 on the Kent Music Report singles chart. From July 1976 to November 1977 he hosted TV pop music and magazine-style show, Flashez on ABC-TV. He issued three solo albums, Not So Pretty, Final Mix (1978) and Gloria—Best of Ray Burgess (1992), all via Festival/Infinity. His daughter, Casey Burgess, is also a singer and TV personality and former member of children's music group, Hi-5 from 2008 to 2013.

Biography

Raymond Peter Burgess was born in Melbourne in 1951. From 1970 to 1973 Burgess was a singer for Red Time , a pop music covers band, which performed the club circuit in Melbourne and Perth. This was followed by "Love Fever" (July 1975), which reached No. 21. It provided the single, "Sad Rock'n'Roll" (September 1976), which was written by Greg Macainsh, and reached the top 100. In 2013 he worked with fellow Australian artists Tommy Emmanuel, John St Peeters, John "Swanee" Swan, and Marty Rhone, to release the single "Legends of the Southern Land".

Discography

Albums

Not So Pretty (1976) – Festival/Infinity Final Mix (1978) – Festival/Infinity Gloria—Best of Ray Burgess (compilation album, 1992)

Singles

"Touch Me" (1974) – Festival/Infinity/L&Y Aus: No. 16 "Love Fever" (1975) – Festival/Infinity/L&Y Aus: No. 21. "Rock 'n' Roll Lightning" (1975) – Festival/Infinity/L&Y "Sad Rock And Roll" (1976) – Festival/Infinity/L&Y "Legends of the Southern Land" (with Swanee, John St Peeters and Marty Rhone featuring Tommy Emmanuel) (2013)