The problem with being a Dead Set Legend is that there are all sorts of demands on your time with tours and other commitments.

Just like Ross Ryan in January, we have the chance to meet another previously-inducted DSL live in the studio so we are re-inducting Russell Morris during our April show.

Russell Morris is one of Australia's most enduring singers. A major pop star in the late '60s, he went on to become one of the country's first singer/songwriters.

Morris' career started in September 1966 with the formation of the Melbourne group Somebody's Image, which rose to prominence with a local hit version of the Joe South song "Hush". Morris was convinced to leave Somebody's Image for a solo career. His manager/producer, local music identity Ian "Molly" Meldrum, spent unprecedented hours and money to create a seven-minute production extravaganza around a song called "The Real Thing." Once the result was released to shocked radio programmers who had never been asked to play such a long Australian single before, it was up to Morris' personality, singing, and performing talents to make the record work. It reached Australia's number one spot in June 1969. Without any promotional support from Morris, "The Real Thing" reached number one in Chicago, Houston, and New York.

In the almost 40 years since, Russell has continued to be an active singer/songwriter with an increased focus on live performance both as a solo artist and with a long list of Australia's elite musicians including Ronnie Burns and Brian Cadd. Most recently, Russell has combined with Daryl Cotton (from Zoot) and Jim Keays (from the Masters Apprentices) to perform as Cotton, Keays and Morris.