Background
Street John was born with spina bifida.
Street John was born with spina bifida.
He appeared with a number of bands during the late 1960s and early 1970s including. John The Syndicate aka The Wild Oats (1965), The Id (1966-1967) with Bob Bertles (tenor sax "67), Jeff Street John & Yama (1967-1968), Jeff Street John & Copperwine (1969-1972), with Harry Brus (bass 70-72) and Wendy Saddington (co-lead vocals 70-71), Jeff Street John Band (1972-1973) and, Red Cloud (1975-1976)
In 1988 as part of Australian Bicentenary celebrations along with many other Australian celebrities Street John took part in a video shoot at Ayers Rock called Celebration of a Nation. He appeared at the opening of the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney where he sang the Australian National Anthem.
Street John has been involved in educating people about disabilities and is a member of spina bifida support group MOSAIC.