Sir John Edward Rowles (born 26 March 1947) is a New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, and he is best known in New Zealand for his song "If I Only Had Time" and from 1970, "Cheryl Moana Marie", which he wrote about his younger sister == Early years == Rowles was born in Whakatāne, New Zealand, and is of Māori descent. His father, Eddie Hohapata Rowles, played rugby union for the... [more on Wikipedia]