An unmistakable voice of Australia's '60s rock dreamtime, Russell Morris had his first hits with Somebody's Image in '67. He sealed his fate as Oz rock's undisputed psychedelic godfather with his endlessly remixed head-trip The Real Thing, which first hit No. 1 in '69. His evolution as a heart-stopping balladeer was distinguished by Sweet, Sweet Love and the perennial Wings of an Eagle in the '70s. A relentless live performer, Russ enjoyed a late rush of chart glory when his Sharkmouth album—blues-based tales of true crime in Melbourne's '40s underworld—went from nowhere to platinum in 2013. A year on, Van Diemen's Land continued a mooted blues-history trilogy.