Kevin Johnson

Australian singer-songwriter Johnson is best remembered for his sole commercial hit, ‘Rock ‘n' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)'. Originally recorded in 1973 for Mainstream Records in his native territory, it gradually picked up airplay until in 1975 it was covered by Mac Davis, who took it into the Billboard Top 20 in the US. In consequence Jonathan King leased Johnson's original version to his own UK Records label and was rewarded with a Top 30 success (number 23). It proved to be the artist's only success and has not subsequently been anthologised.