Career Debut
In the early 60's Spencer moved to London and became a well-known singer, supporting such acts as The Rolling Stones, the Four Seasons, The Hollies and Marianne Faithfull. Spencer eventually had his first hit on the His Master's Voice label, "Fireball", the theme song for the TV series Fireball XL5, written by Barry Gray. Other singles included "Busy Doing Nothing", "Worried Mind", "Marriage Is For Old Folks", and a cover of The Beatles' song "In My Life". Spencer presented his own teenage pop show, Gangway!, for seven years, then co-hosted Pop-In. He later appeared in such television comedies as Face it With Ronnie Barker. Returning to Australia, he appeared on Bandstand, and acted in Sons and Daughters, Return to Eden, and the 1974 film Barry McKenzie Holds His Own.
By 1977 Spencer wrote his own song called "What's A Pommie?".
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