Warren Williams, is an Australian rock musician. In the 1950s, he
was a pioneer of Australian rock music and was a prolific
songwriter. A former child soprano, Williams formed Warren Williams
and the Squares in January 1958, after the tradition of Bill Haley
and His Comets. The group released their debut single "My Teenage
Love" in December 1959 and "Kath-a-Leen" in April 1960.
Warren Williams and the Squares made their first television
appearance on Six O'Clock Rock the Johnny O'Keefe-hosted television
show in July 1959. He was voted the sixth most popular artist on Six
O'Clock Rock. By the end of 1960, Williams left the Squares. His
first single of his solo career was "My Little Girl", released at
the end of 1960. He also starred on the popular music TV show
Bandstand in the 1950s and 1960s.
Williams signed with the Leedon label in 1961 and released several
singles, e.g. "A Star Fell From Heaven". This song reached the lower
top 20 in 1961 in several Australian states. He went on to form his
own publishing company, Williams-Conde Music Pty Ltd., with Franz
Conde. Williams joined the Courtmen in March 1964 and they backed
him on his song "It's Party Time".
In 1964, Beatlemania swept Australia. Williams' popularity began to
lag with the rise of pop music. Williams took to performing in clubs
and cabaret shows, and then the nostalgia circuit.