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Russell Hitchcock, Australian singer-songwriter
Russell Charles Hitchcock is an Australian musician and lead vocalist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. In 1995, Hitchcock recorded a duet, "Is It You", with Rita Coolidge from her album Behind the Memories. Hitchcock became a naturalized US citizen in December 2024.
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Russell Hitchcock was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Russell Hitchcock's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1949 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.27 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $8,400 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $5,000 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.40 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.46 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 149.2M | 341 million |
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