Roger Voudouris
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Roger Voudouris | |
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| Birth name | John Roger Voudouris |
| Born | December 29, 1954 Warner Bros. Records |
John Roger Voudouris (December 29, 1954 – August 3, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter/guitarist best known for his 1979 hit "Get Used to It".
Biography
Voudouris was born in
His first solo album was the self-titled Roger Voudouris released in 1978; it received little interest from radio or other media. However, his second album
Radio Dream was followed a year later with the 1980 album A Guy Like Me and the 1981 album On the Heels of Love. While A Guy Like Me and On the Heels of Love did not achieve the success of his previous album, Voudouris did achieve quite a
After the decline of his solo career, Voudouris returned to writing music and lyrics for various projects including the movie The Lonely Lady starring Pia Zadora, and a documentary on the life of Elvis Presley.
Voudouris died in 2003 after suffering from liver disease for some time. He was survived by three children from his first marriage, his former wife, and his then-wife, Jennifer (from whom he was separated).
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Billboard 200 | Australia [2] |
Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Roger Voudouris (a.k.a. The Finger Painter) |
— | — | Warner Bros. Records
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| 1979 | Radio Dream | 171 | 46 | |
| 1980 | A Guy Like Me | — | — | |
| 1981 | On the Heels of Love | — | — | Boardwalk Records |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Record Label | B-side | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AC | AUS [2] |
NZ [3] | |||||
| 1978 | "Don't Turn My Music Down" | — | — | — | — | Warner Bros.
Records |
"Let the Singer Sing" | The Finger Painter |
| 1979 | "Get Used to It" | 21 | 18 | 4 | 20 | "The Next Time Around" | Radio Dream | |
| "We Can't Stay Like This Forever" | — | — | — | — | "Anything from Anyone" | |||
| 1980 | "Guys Like Me" | — | — | — | — | "On the Ladder" | A Guy Like Me | |
| 1981 | "First Love" | — | — | — | — | Boardwalk Records | "Outgrowing Me" | On the Heels of Love |
References
- ^ "Roger Voudouris". Alt.obituaries.narkive.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "charts.nz > Roger Voudouris discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
External links/references
- Roger Voudouris at AllMusic
- Link to Sacramento Bee, who published an obituary on Voudouris in August, 2003 (access to obit not free)
- Roger Voudouris at Find a Grave
- Video of Roger Voudouris on Countdown Australia on YouTube
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