Terry Kaff

Sydney performer Terry Kaff has the distinction of being Australia’s most recorded session singer between 1970 and 1982

As a session singer earlier in his career much of Terry’s work has – to the uninformed public – gone largely without acknowledgement, despite his voice dominating our early television broadcasts.

So prevalent were they at the time that fellow musician Bob Pierse (of Delltones fame) quipped 'Terry’s voice is behind 60 per cent of all ads and shows on radio and television’.

To show his versatility Terry was also featured on the TV Times record of '1974 Top TV themes’, recorded under the baton of renowned composer/musician Eric Jupp and his orchestra. at the EMI Studios in Sydney.

" I really loved the singing and session work – it was my forte and my passion,’’ says Terry.

But like so many aspiring performers of the day and with quick roads to success such as today’s `You Tube’ technology still in the future, Terry was not an instant hit … he had to find his way into the world of entertainment. “At the age of 19, I gave away an accountancy job with Qantas to pursue my singing,’’ he said. “ I entered a talent quest at the Bronte Charles Hotel in 1968 which sparked an invitation to join `The Sounds of Lawrence (S.O.L.)’ as vocalist with Peter Rappolt and Brenda Kristen.’’

Above: Terry Kaff, left, in The Sounds of Lawrence (S.O.L.) 1968