- Roger Voudouris
Roger Voudouris (
29 December 1954 -3 August 2003 ) was an Americansinger-songwriter /guitarist best known for his 1979 hit, "Get Used To It".Voudouris was born in Sacramento,
California and formed Roger Voudouris Loud as Hell Rockers while still inhigh school . That band would later enjoy small success while performing as an opening act forThe Doobie Brothers ,Stephen Stills andJohn Mayall .His first solo
album was the self titled "Roger Voudouris" released in 1978 which received little interest fromradio or other media. However, Voudouris' second album "Radio Dream " contained the pop smash hit "Get Used To It" which became one of the highest selling singles in the U.S. for 1979."Radio Dream" was followed a year later with the 1980 "A Guy Like Me" album and later by 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 large amount of success in
Japan where his musical style was very popular. He also became a small cult-figure inAustralia after appearing on the popular music television program "Countdown" in August 1979. In his appearance on the show he wore a figure hugging white outfit while miming "Get Used To It" into a wind machine, which made his long hair flow. This led to his brief status as asex symbol in that country.After the decline of his solo career Voudouris returned to writing
music andlyrics for various projects including the movie "The Lonely Lady " starringPia Zadora , and a documentary on the life ofElvis Presley .Voudouris died in 2003 after suffering from
liver disease for some time. He was survived by three children, as well as his former wife, from whom he had been divorced for a while. Also surviving was his current wife, Jennifer, from whom he was separated.Discography
Hit singles
* 1979 "Get Used To It" US Billboard Peak #21
External links/references
* [http://www.sacbee.com/ Link to Sacramento Bee, who published an obituary on Voudouris in August, 2003 (access to obit not free)]
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