JERRY J WILDER

Jerry J. Wilder born in 1942 made his TV debut on The Johnny O'Keefe Show when he was 18 and later appeared on Bandstand. Though new to TV, he already had sung at a lot of dances with Lonnie Lee and had toured with him in on the east coast of Australia. Jerry had a warm, friendly, Dean Martin sort of voice. His real name was Loris Spiteri. But he felt that Jerry suited him better, and that Wilder's a bit more interesting for a singer than Spiteri. The J's there just for the look of it. 

Of mixed British-Maltese extraction, Jerry was born in Cairo, where his father was serving with the British Army. He arrived in Australia in 1951 and lived in Adelaide. A versatile fellow, Jerry not only sung but composed as well (he wrote "Sunday" for Lonnie Lee) Wilder also plays the piano accordion, guitar, bass, and piano. Signed to Leedon, his first record was the self written "Teresa Bella''. Moving to the CBS label he released three singles. He was the support act for Italian singer Claudio Villa on his tour of Australia in 1962.

SINGLES

''Teresa Bella / Yesiree, Yesiree'' 1962 Leedon
''Let's / Oh! Claire'' 1963 CBS
''I'll Never Let You Go / The End Of Me'' 1964 CBS
''Tiamo (I Love You) / You Belong To Me'' 1965 CBS

References

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40952492?searchTerm=Jackes&searchLimits=l-decade=196