254:" where Kelly sang that "I want to be like Billy Baxter and do imitations, Billy's got a thousand faces, he's a lover and a gambler too". He was a vocalist for Ghetto Blasters from 1982 to 1984 with Archie Cuthbertson, Kevin Fleming, Don Morrison and Nigel Sweeting. Baxter and Fleming then formed Big Fans of Jesus (1984–1985) with Allan Brooker, Ian Hill and Steve Watson. They released a
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