caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
april byron 1982 the , beeb birtles -lrb- little river band -rrb- , john bee farrar , olivia newton-john gees , johnny o'keefe , johnny farnham 1960 -- present warburton , victoria , australia festival , leedon , cbs/arc , down under label april byron solo_singer 22 march 1947 vocals , keyboard rock , pop aprilbyron2.jpg april byron
 april elizabeth dove potts singer , songwriter
april byron

april byron -lrb- real name april elizabeth dove potts -rrb- was born 22 march 1947 , in warburton , victoria , australia .
april is an award-winning australian pop/rock pioneer .
she is a singer , songwriter and actress , and is the first chart-topping female artist to collaborate with the bee gees -lrb- april 's 1966 single ` he 's a thief/a long time ago ' -rrb- .
april is the 9th great niece of roger williams , founder of providence , rhode island and the first baptist church in america and is the great-great-granddaughter of lady caroline gardiner -lrb- garner -rrb- , lady-in-waiting to queen victoria ,
