Billy Field

Billy was raised in Urana in rural New South Wales and worked on a station in the Riverina region. In his twenties he headed to Sydney to chase the rock n roll dream.

Field was an enthusiastic jazz and blues musician and these influences that can be heard on his first, and most commercially successful, record Bad habits. The album was released in 1981 and featured the singles 'Bad habits' and 'You weren't in love with me' which reached number 3 on the Australian charts.

Field's next album, Try biology went gold within weeks of its release and was followed by an adventurous third album, Say yes, which featured the entire string section of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. But none of Billy Field's releases could eclipse the phenomenal success of his debut and he was relegated to "one hit wonder" status across the globe.