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18 Apr 2019

NZ Biography: Billy T James

From Afternoons, 2:33 pm on 18 April 2019

An in-depth look at the life and work of Billy T James - the musician, entertainer and ground breaking comedian. We talk about his career and legacy with his biographer Matt Elliott.

Billy's last Hegan's promo photo 1990 (Matt Elliott collection)

Billy minus the T. His first promotional photo as a solo act 1978 (Matt Elliott collection)

Billy 1979 (photo:Matt Elliott collection)

Billy mid-1980s (photo:Matt Elliott collection)

Billy T Live on stage 1984 (photo:Allan Wade)

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