WARREN WILLIAMS

Warren Williams, a former child soprano born in 1940, put together one of Australia’s first rock & roll bands, Warren Williams and the Squares, in January 1958, inspired by Bill Haley and His Comets. By April, they were drawing crowds of 600 every Friday night at the Mascot Masonic Hall. Their TV debut came in July 1959 on Six O’Clock Rock, hosted by Johnny O’Keefe, and they soon became regulars on Bandstand and Teen Time. That same year, Williams opened for Fabian on tour. He released his first single, “My Teenage Love / Where My Baby Goes (She Goes With Me),” in December 1959, followed by “Kath-a-Leen / What’s A Happenin’ Baby” in April 1960, but left the Squares by the end of that year.

He put out the single "Lovely, Lovely Habit / Little Girl" on HMV and was voted the sixth most popular artist on Six O'Clock Rock. In 1961, Williams signed with the Leedon label, releasing several singles and EPs. A prolific songwriter, he started his own publishing company, Williams-Conde Music Pty Ltd, with Franz Conde. In 1963, he supported Chubby Checker's Australian tour. By March 1964, Williams had joined the Courtmen, who backed him on "It's Party Time" (later recorded in French by Petula Clark). His popularity began to fade with the wave of Beatlemania sweeping Australia. He turned to performing in clubs and cabaret shows, though CBS picked him up for three singles, none of which charted. He reappeared in the '70s and '80s on the nostalgia circuit, releasing "Long Black Veil / Jimmy Brown the News Boy" (1971) and "I Was There / Just Call Me" (1984), before launching the Williams Family Show with his three sons. Warren Williams died in 1985. 

SINGLES

''My Teenage Love / Where My Baby Goes (She Goes With Me)'' (#20) 1960 Festival
''Kath-A-Leen / What's A Happenin' Baby'' (#90) 1960 Festival
''Lovely, Lovely Habit (#97) / Little Girl'' 1960 HMV
''A Star Fell From Heaven (#23) / Why Do They Doubt Our Love'' 1960 Leedon
''Beautiful As You (#93) / Look Out, It's Me'' 1961 Leedon
''Too Proud To Cry / Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss'' 1962 Leedon
''Stand There And Cry / Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder'' 1962 Leedon
''Speak To Me Of Love / Heartache Queen'' 1963 Leedon
''Just Like A Child (#64) / Where My Baby Goes (She Goes With Me)'' 1963 Leedon
''It's Party Time (#77) / Great Balls Of Fire'' 1964 Leedon
''She's A Pretty One / Come To Me'' 1965 Leedon 
''Breaking My Heart / Some Other Face'' 1966 CBS

''Only A Rose / I Wake Up Crying'' 1966 CBS
''Goodbye / Wimoweh'' 1967 CBS
''Suddenly (There Was You) / Red Leaves And Gold (Bush Theme)'' 1968 Festival
''Nobody Wants To Know A Loser (Quand Et Puis Pourquoi) / Like A Child'' 1971 M7
''Long Black Veil / Jimmy Brown, The News Boy'' 1971 Troubadour
''I Was There / Just Call Me'' 1984 Pomegranate

EPs

'The Shy Guy' 1960 Festival
'A Star Fell From Heaven' 1962 Leedon
'Warren Williams Sings Famous Tenor Solos' 1962 Leedon
'Speak To Me Of Love' 1963 Leedon
'It's Party Time' 1964 Leedon

References

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/