Billy T James, born William James Te Wehi Taitoko, was a New Zealand entertainer, comedian and actor. He starred in numerous TV shows and variety programmes and performed on stage and in motion pictures.
James joined the Maori Volcanics Showband

Maori Volcanics Showband

The Maori Volcanics Showband are a New Zealand show group that formed in 1967. The Volcanics toured widely on the cabaret circuit. The Rajon Music Group released a compilation of the band's recordings in 2002.- Albums :...

 in the 1970s and performed around the world. Going solo in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and then New Zealand saw him in great demand for his skits and impressions and his cabaret singing.