RONNIE BURNS is an Australian rock singer and guitarist. He fronted the Melbourne band 'The Flies' in the early 1960s, followed by a solo career into the 1970s and was a member of Burns, Cotton & Morris in the 1990s. He retired from performing in 2000. His solo hit single, "Smiley" peaked at number two on the Go-Set National Top 40 in 1970