Young, John Paul
(*1950)
Singer John Paul Young was one of the most popular stars of the 1970s. Affectionately known as Squeak, Young came to the attention of an enormous audience via his regular appearances on the ABC-TV's pop show Countdown. Under the guidance of the venerable songwriting/production team of Vanda and Young, who fashioned for him a string of sprightly, reckless and down-right catchy pop hits Yesterday's Hero, I Hate the Music, Standing in the Rain and Love is in the Air, Young was never far from the…