Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Richard Springthorpe, Richard Lewis Springthorpe
Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorne, 23 August 1949) is an Australian musician and actor. In his teenage years he lived in England where he joined various bands. In 1968, Pete Watson invited him to join Rockhouse (the name of the group was soon changed to MPD Ltd). After a tour in South Vietnam Springfield and the drummer Danny Finley formed Wickedly Wak.
In September 1969, Rick replaced Roger Hicks in the pop rock group Zoot. He had written various songs before the band broke up. Springfield commenced his solo career signing with Sparmac Records. In 1973, he started performing for Columbia Records. He released his best-known hit, “Jessie’s Girl”, in 1981 in the album Working Class Dog, and continues recording music nowadays.
Springfield is also known for performances in several TV series. He made his acting debut in 1977 in The Six Million Dollar Man. Since then, he appeared in shows including General Hospital, Legion, and Hawaii Five-0.
- Jessie’s Girl
- Wasted
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- World Start Turning
- What Would The Children Think
- Cry
- Honeymoon In Beirut
- Alien Virus
- Me And Johnny
- Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Carol of the Bells
- Inside Silvia
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas
- Take A Hand
- Bruce
- I’ll Make You Happy
- Miss You Nights
- The American Girl
- Beautiful You
- Motel Eyes
- I’ll Miss That Someday
- Love Somebody
- Walk Like a Man
- Do You Hear What I Hear?