Also known as: Morris, Russell
Origin: Melbourne, Australia
Russell Morris is an Australian singer and songwriter, who had five Top 10 singles in the Land Down Under from the late 1960s to early 1970s. He is best known for his two consecutive 1969 Australian #1 hits 'The Real Thing (Parts I And II)' and 'Part Three Into Paper Walls'. Russell Norman Morris was born on July 31, 1948 and initially got his start in music playing with the Melbourne band called Sombody's Image in September, 1966. The group issued three singles between 1967 and 1968, including an early version of Joe South's 'Hush' (later made famous by Deep Purple ) that reached #2 on the Me…