Musical chairs. 2000-12-16, John Rowles.

He left NZ as a teenager to join the live music scene in Australia. Rowles was discovered by Cliff Richard's manger Peter Gormley, and whisked off to England, where he became a hit with the song "If I Only Had Time".
Years on the cabaret circuits of Las Vegas, LA and Hawaii followed and thirty years later, John Rowles is still singing. He is one of NZ's most internationally successfully singers.

He talks about being born with a 'magical singing voice' shares some of the heady tales of life on the international singing circuit and explains why he'll never get married. It's the story of a young man thrust into the limelight alongside stars such as Tom Jones and Elvis Presley.

Produced by Gemma Gracewood with the technical assistance of Jason McClelland.