Jimmy Barnes
Background information
Birth name	James Dixon Swan
Born	April 28, 1956 (1956-04-28) (age 51)
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Rock Hard Rock Soul Blues
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Voice, Guitar
Years active	1972 -
Label(s)	Mushroom Records
Associated acts	Cold Chisel Fraternity Tin Lids Johnny Diesel Living Loud INXS
Website	Official Site

Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer. He was born James Dixon Swan on April 28, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. His career as both a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. The combination of 14 Australian Top 40 albums for Cold Chisel and 12 charting solo albums gives Barnes the highest number of hit albums of any Australian artist^[1]. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ... This article is about the country. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The word voice can be used to refer to: Sound: The human voice. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mushroom Records is an Australian record company. ... This article is about the Australian pub rock band. ... Fraternity was an Australian rock band active in the early 1970s. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Diesel bursts out of Perth in 1987 with the band Johnny Diesel and the Injectors. ... Living Loud is a heavy metal band featuring Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley (Both played in Uriah Heep and Ozzy Osbourne), Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple) and Jimmy Barnes, a famous Australian singer. ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) are an Australian rock group. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ... This article is about the country. ... Boxing, nicknamed the sweet science and also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two participants of similar weight attack each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. In both Amateur and Professional divisions, the combatants (called boxers or fighters) avoid... John Swan, better known as Swanee (born John Archibold Dixon Swan, 1952, Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock singer. ... This article is about the Australian pub rock band. ...

Early life

Barnes arrived in Adelaide, South Australia with his family on 7 January 1961 and they eventually settled in Elizabeth. Shortly afterward, Barnes' parents divorced. His mother Dorothy soon remarried, to a clerk named Reg Barnes. After her daughter Lisa was teased by a schoolmate about being adopted, Dorothy gave her children the option to change their surname to Barnes. All of them did except for the oldest brother John, who would go on to be much better known as Swanee, eventually recording a series of albums under that name from the 1980s. This would later cause confusion for Barnes and Swan. Because they both had different surnames, they were for many years often thought to be half- or step-brothers. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth is a suburb in the northern extent of Adelaide, South Australia. ... John Swan, better known as Swanee (born John Archibold Dixon Swan, 1952, Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock singer. ...

The Cold Chisel Years 1973 - 1983

Barnes took an apprenticeship in an iron smelter with the South Australian railways in 1973 but the love he and his brother had for music led him to join a band. Swanee was now playing drums with Fraternity, who had just parted ways with singer Bon Scott. Barnes took over the role but his tenure with the band was brief and before long he had joined a harder-edged band called Orange, featuring organist and songwriter Don Walker, guitarist Ian Moss, drummer Steve Prestwich and bass player Les Kaczmarek. Within a short time the group had changed its name to Cold Chisel and began to develop a strong presence on the local music scene. Barnes' relationship with the band was often volatile and he left several times, leaving Moss to handle vocal duties until he returned. After a temporary move to Armidale, New South Wales while Walker completed his engineering studies there, Cold Chisel moved to Melbourne in August 1976 and then three months later shifted base to Sydney. Progress was slow and Barnes announced he was leaving once again in May 1977 to join Swanee in a band called Feather. However, his farewell performance with Cold Chisel went so well he changed his mind and a month later the band was signed by WEA. Fraternity was an Australian rock band active in the early 1970s. ... Ronald Belford Bon Scott (July 9, 1946 – February 19, 1980) was a Scottish born Australian rock musician. ... Don Walker (born November 29, 1951) is an Australian musician and songwriter most famous for writing many of the hits for legendary Australian pub rock band, Cold Chisel. ... Ian Moss is an Australian rock guitarist and singer. ... Steve Prestwich is an Australian drummer, best known for his role as drummer for Cold Chisel and his short spell in the Little River Band. ... Armidale (population 28,000) is a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia, in Armidale Dumaresq Council. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Wea Plains, a historical marker near the extinct town of Granville in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. ...

By 1980 Cold Chisel was the biggest band in Australia and Barnes had developed a notorious reputation as a hard-drinking wild man who reportedly drank more than two bottle of vodka a day, much of it onstage during performances. He was also rumoured to be a womaniser and a myth grew that he had had sex with over 1000 women. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Vodka bottling machine, Shatskaya Vodka Shatsk, Russia Vodka is one of the worlds most popular distilled beverages. ...

While in Canberra in November 1979 however, he met Jane Mahoney (born Jane Dejakasaya, in Bangkok, Thailand, 1958) the step-daughter of an Australian diplomat. Mahoney had been dating Chris Bailey of The Angels for some time but their relationship had cooled due to his overseas touring. Barnes began a relationship with her and they started living together but in March 1980 she began to feel overwhelmed by the rock lifestyle and followed her family to Tokyo where her father was posted. Barnes wrote the song "Rising Sun" about this, which would appear on the album East. The pair married in Sydney on 22 May 1981 and Jane soon gave birth to their first child Mahalia, named after Mahalia Jackson, on 12 July 1982^[2]. The couple now have four children. Barnes was already the father of a son, David Campbell (born 23 August, 1973 in Adelaide), who, due to the young age of his parents at the time of his birth, was being raised by his grandmother. While Barnes maintained contact with him, Campbell did not become aware that Barnes was his father and not merely a family friend until the mid-1980s. For other meanings see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... A BTS skytrain passing the Sathon area of Bangkok. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Angels was a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...   , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Singles from East Released: November 1979 Released: May 1980 East was the third studio album by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in June of 1980. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Mahalia Barnes was born in Australia and is a singer/song-writer. ... Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911[1] – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the history of the genre. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... David Campbell (born August 6, 1973 in South Australia) is an Australian singer and stage performer. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The singer had never been careful with money and the increasing pressure on him to provide for his young family caused even more tension between he and the rest of Cold Chisel. Despite being hugely successful in Australia, the group had still not been able to crack the market internationally and a disastrous tour of US in 1981 pulled them even further apart. While the 1982 album Circus Animals provided Cold Chisel with its second consecutive No. 1 album, Barnes returned from the band's German tour in 1983 virtually broke. He asked for a $10,000 advance from the band's management but was refused, as the terms of the group's contact meant that if one member was given such a sum, the rest of them was entitled to the same amount^[3]. At a meeting in August, it was decided that Cold Chisel should split up. The group had already begun to fragment, with Ray Arnott having replaced Steve Prestwich earlier in the year. Sessions for the final album were spread across different studios as various members refused to work together but at the end of the year The Last Stand farewell tour (with Prestwich back in the band) became the highest-grossing concert series by an Australian band ever. The group's final performance was in Sydney on 12 December 1983, reportedly precisely ten years after its original formation. The resultant film of that show remains the best-selling live concert film of any Australian band. United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Circus Animals cover Circus Animals was a studio album released by Australian band Cold Chisel in 1982. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Ray Arnott - Australian Drummer Lives and works on the Mid North coast of Australia as a teacher & occassional band member. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Barnes had recorded seven albums with Cold Chisel between 1978 and 1983, including two live albums (the second of which, Barking Spiders Live 1983, was released in 1984), and was arguably now Australia's highest-profile rock singer. Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

Solo career

1980s

Barnes launched his solo career less than a month after Cold Chisel's Last Stand tour came to an end. He assembled a band that included Arnott, former Fraternity bass player Bruce Howe and guitarists Mal Eastick (ex-Stars) and Chris Stockley (ex-The Dingoes) and began touring and writing for a solo album. Signing to Mushroom Records, Barnes released his first solo album Bodyswerve. He was now billing himself as Jimmy Barnes, instead of merely 'Jim Barnes' as he had been credited during his Cold Chisel days. The album was immediately successful, entering the Australian charts at Number One on 8 October. This was the first of a remarkable run of top charting albums for Barnes, as each of his first six solo albums all debuted in the Number One position, a feat that no other Australian musical artist is likely to match. His list of Number One albums now totals eleven, including three Cold Chisel albums. His total of eight No. 1 albums as a solo performer is matched only by comedian Billy Birmingham who, as The Twelfth Man, has (as of 2007) an equivalent tally. The final Cold Chisel studio album 20th Century and the live album Barking Spiders Live were also released in 1984. 20th Century peaked at No. 1 on 23 April. The Dingoes were an Australian rock band from 1973 to 1979. ... Mushroom Records is an Australian record company. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Billy Birmingham is an Australian humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name. ... The Twelfth Man (also known as The 12th Man) is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 22 December 1984, days after Barnes had begun that year's Barnstorming tour, his second daughter Eliza-Jane was born. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

The cover of the debut US album

Early in his solo career, Barnes was determined to break into the US market and signed to Geffen Records for release there. His second album For the Working Class Man was tailored in this direction, featuring remixed songs from Bodyswerve plus five new tracks including "Working Class Man" that was written by Journey musician Jonathan Cain and would become Barnes' signature tune. Several US musicians worked on the album including Cain, Charlie Sexton, singer Kim Carnes and British drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. The album was released as a double vinyl set and shifted 250,000 copies in twelve months in Australia. Like its predecessor, For the Working Class Man debuted on the national chart at No. 1 on 16 December 1985. It remained at No. 1 for seven weeks. Titled simply Jimmy Barnes in the US, the album was issued in February to tie in with the release of the Ron Howard film Gung Ho which featured "Working Class Man". Because of this, Gung Ho was released as Working Class Man in Australia. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Working Class Man is a song originally performed by Scottish-Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... Jonathan Cain (born Jonathan Leonard Friga, 26 February 1950, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American musician, most known for his keyboards and songwriting roles in the rock band, Journey. ... Charles Wayne Sexton (born August 11, 1968) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena, California) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter. ... Mick Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is an English musician best known for his role as the drummer with the rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. ... This article is about the band. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... For other people named Ron Howard, see Ronald Howard. ... Gung Ho is a 1986 Ron Howard film, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe. ...

The Jimmy Barnes band that toured Australia in support of the album featured Howe and Arnott, plus keyboardist Peter Kekell, former Rose Tattoo guitarist Robin Riley and American guitarist Dave Amato. With the release of the album in America, Barnes headed off with a band of Canadian musicians hand-picked by his North American management team and toured with ZZ Top. It was the first time since 1981 that he had toured without his family as part of his entourage as Jane was pregnant. Shortly after their son Jackie (named after Jackie Wilson) was born on 4 February 1986 she and the children joined him in the US for the rest of the tour. Rose Tattoo is an Australian blues/hard rock band, led by Angry Anderson and slide guitarist Peter Wells. ... ZZ Top is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... For the British author, see Jacqueline Wilson. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1986, Jimmy Barnes recorded two songs with INXS, an Easybeats cover "Good Times" and "Laying Down The Law", which he co-wrote with INXS members Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. "Good Times" was used as the theme song for the Australia Made series of concerts that toured the country in the summer of 1986 - 87. Australia Made was the largest touring festival of Australian music talent that had ever been attempted to that point. Barnes and INXS headlined and the rest of the line-up featured Mental as Anything, Divinyls, Models, The Saints, I'm Talking and The Triffids. The shows began in Launceston, Tasmania on 26 December and concluded in Sydney on Australia Day, 26 January 1987. A concert film of this event was made by Richard Lowenstein and released later that year[1]. "Good Times" peaked at No. 2 on the Australian chart and several months later was featured in the Joel Schumacher film The Lost Boys, allowing it to chart Top 40 in the US. INXS (pronounced In Excess) are an Australian rock group. ... The Easybeats were a rock and roll band in the 1960s from Australia. ... Good Times was a single released in Australia in December 1986. ... Andrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician (born March 27, 1959 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) best known as the keyboardist and key songwriter for the Australian band INXS. Farriss first met INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence in high school after breaking up a fight between Hutchence and another student. ... Michael Kelland John Hutchence (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997) was the original lead singer of the Australian rock band INXS. // Hutchence was born in Sydney, son of Kelland (Kell) and Patricia Hutchence, but was subsequently raised in Hong Kong. ... Mental As Anything is an Australian New Wave/rock music band who, since the late 70s have released numerous albums & singles and have produced many innovative music videos. ... Divinyls (often incorrectly referred to as The Divinyls) are an Australian rock music band. ... Models were an alternative rock group from Melbourne, Australia, formed in August 1978 and splitting in 1987. ... {{Infobox_band | band_name = The Saints | image = | years_active = 1974–present | origin = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | status = On tour, promoting their new album Imperious Delirium music_genre = Punk Alternative rock | record_label = Harvest Records Sire Mushroom Records | current_members = Chris Bailey Caspar Wijnberg Peter Wilkinson<br The Saints are an influential Australian punk band, formed in Brisbane... Im Talking was a 1980s Australian funk-pop rock band, noted for launching vocalist Kate Ceberano. ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 90,000 (Greater urban and 99,100 statistical division), located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Richard Lowenstein is an Australian film director. ... Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, writer, and producer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The "Good Times"/"Laying Down the Law" release was the first in a long line of songs Barnes would record with other well known singers and artists. In 1991 he recorded a version of "When Something is Wrong With My Baby" with John Farnham as a single and centerpiece track for his Soul Deep album. The following year he released a version of "Simply The Best" as a duet with Tina Turner that was used as the theme song for that year's Australian Rugby League advertising campaign. It peaked at #13 in Australia. His 1993 album Flesh and Wood also featured several duets, including songs with Joe Cocker, Archie Roach, Tommy Emmanuel and a version of The Band's "The Weight" with the Badloves. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Singles from Soul Deep Soul Deep is the fifth album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. ... For the television game show of the same name, see Simply the Best (TV Series). ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... The Australian Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. ... Joe Cocker OBE (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, Sheffield) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. ... Archie Roach (born 1956, Mooroopna, Victoria) is an Australian musician. ... Tommy Emmanuel, CGP (born May 31, 1955) is an Australian guitarist, best known for his fingerpicking style. ... For other uses, see Band. ...

The next album release Freight Train Heart (1987) again featured contributions from a range of US musicians including Huey Lewis, Journey members Randy Jackson and Neal Schon and former Babys and Rod Stewart drummer Tony Brock, who would later accompany Barnes on tour. The recording process was deeply problematic however, as Barnes fought with producer Jonathon Cain over artistic control and Geffen Records wanted to feature a solo by Robert Cray in the track "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" in place of the one laid down by Schon. In the end, Barnes claimed the masters and returned to Sydney to rework the recording with English producer Mike Stone. Most of the songs were remixed, with parts added by Peter Kekell, Rick Brewster from The Angels, and Johnny Diesel, the 20-year old guitarist and frontman of Perth band Johnny Diesel and the Injectors, who had just begun to make a name for themselves. Jon Farriss from INXS and ex-Angels bassist Chris Bailey also played on the album. Diesel, Kekell, Brock, Bailey and Dave Amato were kept on as Barnes' touring band, which hit the road in November just ahead of the release of the first single, "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" in December, 1987. It became Barnes' first No. 1 hit single. The album followed the trend set by the previous two, and debuted in the No. 1 slot on 21 December. Singles from Freight Train Heart Released: December 1987 Freight Train Heart is an album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, released in late 1987 in Australia by Mushroom Records and in early 1988 in the US by Geffen. ... Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg, III on July 5, 1950) is an American musician and occasional actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Neal Schon (b. ... The Babys, on the cover of their 1977 Broken Heart LP. From left to right: Tony Brock, John Waite, Michael Corby, & Wally Stocker. ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a Scottish singer born and raised in London. ... Robert Cray (foreground) Robert Cray (born 1 August 1953, in Columbus, Georgia) is a blues musician, guitarist and singer. ... Too Much Aint Enough Love was the first single lifted from the 1987 album Freight Train Heart by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. ... Diesel bursts out of Perth in 1987 with the band Johnny Diesel and the Injectors. ... For other cities named Perth, see Perth. ... Jonathon James Farriss (born 10 August 1961, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is the drummer for the Australian rock band, INXS. He is the younger brother of fellow band members, Tim Farriss and Andrew Farriss, and was the youngest member of INXS until J.D. Fortune joined on lead vocals. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Freight Train Heart found moderate success outside of Australia and as recently as 2003 was named as one of the top 100 rock albums of all time by British magazine Powerplay. His problems with Geffen during the recording process caused him to sever his relations with them and he eventually signed to Atlantic in 1990. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

In Australia, Jimmy Barnes' success remained virtually unmatched. The Number One success of his first three albums continued with the live album Barnestorming, recorded during the promotional tour of the same name and peaking at No. 1 for three weeks from 5 December. A version of the Percy Sledge standard "When A Man Loves A Woman" lifted from the album was a No. 3 hit. His next tour brought controversy by being underwritten by Pepsi, which allowed him to expand the production and increase promotion, and at the end of the tour he made a $25,000 donation to the Children's Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Percy Sledge Percy Sledge (born November 25, 1941 in Leighton, Alabama) is a US-American R&B and soul performer. ... Pepsi Cola, is a soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... A view of rooftops in Camperdown Camperdown postcode 2050 is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

In the middle of 1989, Jane Barnes went into Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney with pregnancy complications; Elly-May Barnes was born almost three months prematurely on 3 May. Her father held off all further writing and recording until she was released from a humidicrib several months later. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Childrens Hospital at Westmead, officially the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, is a major hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Hawkesbury Road in Westmead. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

1990s

Barnes signed to Atlantic for worldwide release in mid-1990 and immediately headed into the studio with producer Don Gehman to record Two Fires. The album featured songwriting contributions from the likes of Desmond Child, Diane Warren and Holly Knight and vocal contributions from Brian Setzer, as well as from his wife and children. Collectively known as the Tin Lids (after Glaswegian rhyming-slang for "kids"), the four Barnes children later recorded three albums of their own. Two Fires had a slight funk influence and an even more polished sound than his previous albums but this proved no barrier to it becoming his fifth consecutive Australian No. 1 album. Don Gehman is a record producer, best known for his work with John Mellencamp. ... Desmond Child Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ... Diane Warren (born Diane Eve Warren on September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys, California) is an American songwriter. ... Holly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician, who has written some of the biggest hits in pop and rock music. ... Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

The following year he took the bold step of releasing an album of soul covers. Barnes had long fostered a love for soul and black music, naming his children after influential black artists and including songs by Sam Cooke and Percy Sledge on previous albums. He and Gehman had discussed the idea during the sessions for Two Fires and both had apparently decided that it would be "a fun thing to do". Soul Deep went on to become Jimmy Barnes' most successful album ever, spawning the No. 3 single "When Something is Wrong With My Baby", a duet with John Farnham. Re-releases of the album were issued in special gatefold sleeves with embossed gold lettering, collector cards and extra live tracks. It remains one of the best-selling Australian albums of all time. For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... African American music (also called black music, formerly known as race music) is an umbrella term given to a range of musical genres emerging from or influenced by the culture of United States. ...

The 1993 album Heat saw Barnes return to rock. While described as his most interesting album^[4], it broke his run of Number One releases (it peaked at #2) but did contain the hit "Stone Cold", written by former Cold Chisel bandmate Don Walker. It marked the first time Jimmy Barnes had worked with any member of his old band for almost a decade. The pair teamed up for an acoustic version of the track for Flesh and Wood, which appeared later the same year. Don Walker (born November 29, 1951) is an Australian musician and songwriter most famous for writing many of the hits for legendary Australian pub rock band, Cold Chisel. ...

Following this, in the mid-90s, Jimmy Barnes' career suffered a slump. The singer faced financial ruin as his music publishing company Dirty Sheet Music and his wife's childrens' fashion label both went broke. He was persued by both the ANZ Bank and the Australian Tax Office for amounts exceeding $1.3 million. The family sold their enormous property in Bowral, New South Wales and settled for some time in Aix-en-Provence, France, attracting some adverse publicity when he assaulted a television crew from Channel 7^[5]. While there, Barnes did considerable live work throughout Britain and toured with the Rolling Stones. His 1995 album Psyclone was virtually ignored but in 1996 the greatest hits compilation Hits returned Jimmy Barnes to the top of Australian charts. It was the beginning of a comeback that was hastened by the reformation of Cold Chisel in 1998. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; ASX: ANZ, NZX: ANZ, NYSE: ANZ), commonly called ANZ, is the third largest bank in Australia, after the National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth Bank. ... ATO may stand for: Abort to Orbit, one of the Space Shuttle abort modes Air Training Officer, a former position at the United States Air Force Academy Alpha Tau Omega, an American student fraternity Alternative Trading Organization (ATO) - a non-governmental organization focusing on Fair Trade exports from developing countries... Bowral Station Bowral is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... Coordinates Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence Canton Chief town of 3 cantons Intercommunality Communauté dagglomération du Pays dAix Mayor Maryse Joissains-Masini  (UMP) (2001 - 2008) Statistics Land area¹ 186. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... This article is about the rock band. ...

2000s

The comeback was continued with another string of solo releases, including a second album of soul tunes, Soul Deeper (2000), and two live albums, the first an acoustic performance and the second a performance of his soul songs. He appeared live on stage with INXS at some shows throughout Australia between 1999 and 2001, but the reception (with Barnes fronting the band) was not encouraging.

In 2004, Jimmy Barnes recorded an album with Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse, Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake, bass player Bob Daisley and keyboards player Don Airey under the name Living Loud. The self-titled album featured a number of songs originally written and recorded with Ozzy Osbourne by Kerslake, Daisley and Airey. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Steve Morse Steven J. Morse is a rock guitarist and guitar virtuoso, best known for his position as guitarist in the Dixie Dregs and Deep Purple. ... Uriah Heep are an English rock band, formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label. ... Lee Kerslake (born April 16, 1947 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England) is the longtime drummer for rock group Uriah Heep. ... Robert Bob Daisley (born February 13, 1950) is from Sydney, Australia. ... Don Airey Don Airey (born June 21, 1948) is the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord. ... Living Loud is a heavy metal band featuring Lee Kerslake and Bob Daisley (Both played in Uriah Heep and Ozzy Osbourne), Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple) and Jimmy Barnes, a famous Australian singer. ... Ozzy redirects here. ...

Double Happiness, released in July 2005, reaffirmed his popularity, debuting at #1 on the ARIAnet Albums Chart, his sixth album to do so. Jimmy Barnes was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on the 23 October, 2005 for his solo career efforts. Coupled with Cold Chisel's previous induction, Barnes is the only artist to be entered into the Hall of Fame twice. 2005's Double Happiness was a complete album of duets, including several with his children, daughters Mahalia and Elly-May, son Jackie and oldest son, entertainer David Campbell. Roachford, Smoky Dawson and Tim Rogers of You Am I are among others who appear on that album. An album released by Australian legend Jimmy Barnes in July 2005, containing duets. ... The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is the Australian counterpart of the Recording Industry Association of America. ... The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mahalia Barnes was born in Australia and is a singer/song-writer. ... David Campbell (born August 6, 1973 in South Australia) is an Australian singer and stage performer. ... Andrew Roachford (born in London on January 22, 1965) is a British singer and songwriter. ... Smoky Dawson (born 13 March 1913) is an Australian country music performer. ... Tim Rogers at a Temperance Union gig in Canberra during November 2005. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In late 2006, Barnes became patron of the Choir of Hard Knocks, a choral group formed by Jonathon Welch and consisting of homeless and disadvantaged people in Melbourne. The formation of the choir was documented by the ABC as a five-part series aired in May 2007. Barnes took an active part in the teaching of the choir despite his health problems and has even busked with them. Barnes or a member of his extended family have regularly performed "Flame Trees" with the Choir at their concerts including those at Melbourne Town Hall on 24 June and the Sydney Opera House 17 July 2007. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Flame Trees is a song by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel for their 1984 album Twentieth Century. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2007, Jimmy Barnes performed with Neil Finn at daughter Elly-May's charity benefit for Cerebral Palsy. The event was held at the Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School, Stowe in Buckinghamshire, UK. The benefit was in aid of he UK charity SCOPE, England's largest charity working for people living with cerebral palsy and their families. Also in 2007, Barnes was the celebrity ambassador for the Melbourne's longest cake project, another fundraising event for cerebral palsy patients. He underwent heart surgery in February and then in May, the boxed CD set 50 was released, featuring remastered versions of all his studio albums and a double CD of rare tracks. The collection was limited to 5000 copies. Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27, 1958 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a singer and songwriter and one of New Zealands foremost musicians. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Stowe School is a well known British public school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... The scope of a given activity or subject is the area or range that it covers. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

On 7 July 2007 Barnes was a presenter at the Australian leg of Live Earth. From August he will feature as a regular presenter on The Know, a pop culture program on the pay TV channel MAX. is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... The Australian Live Earth concert was held at Aussie Stadium, Sydney on 7 July 2007, in front of around 45,000 people[1]. // Blue King Brown Toni Collette & the Finish - Children Of The Revolution Sneaky Sound System - Pictures, UFO, I Love It Ghostwriters Paul Kelly - From Little Things Big Things... Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on July 7, 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change and advocate environmentally-sustainable living. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... MAX is an Australian music channel. ...

Health

In an interview with Andrew Denton^[6], Barnes revealed that a doctor told him that when Barnes sings, he makes use of his false vocal cords rather than his true ones. Barnes was not aware of this at the time. Andrew Denton on the poster for his film God On My Side Andrew Christopher Denton (born May 4, 1960) is an Australian comedian and television presenter, and is the host of the ABCs weekly interview program Enough Rope. ... The vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx. ...

In January 2007, it was reported that Barnes was to undergo open-heart surgery to replace a faulty aortic valve, a condition he has had since birth.^[7] He underwent successful surgery in late February 2007 and was set to begin touring in May after recovering from the operation. In an interview during his recovery period he claimed that apart from his heart condition, he was in perfect health in spite of being a heavy drinker and smoker until 2002. On May 11 2007, after a week of promotional activity for the 50 boxset that included a morning radio shift on Triple M, Barnes was readmitted to hospital in Sydney for a "minor procedure" after complaining of being unwell. A planned concert at Port Douglas in Queensland for the weekend of May 12 was rescheduled, ^[8]. is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ... Port Douglas is town in Far North Queensland, Australia, approximately 80km north of Cairns. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

With Cold Chisel

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Solo Albums

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• The Great Escape - Richard Clapton (backing vocals on "I Am An Island") (1982)
• "Good Times" - duet with INXS (single) (1986)
• Still the 12th Man - The Twelfth Man (vocals on "Marvellous") (1992)
• Living Loud - Living Loud (2004)

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References

1. ^ Howlspace - Chart Beat
2. ^ Creswell, Toby Jimmy Barnes: Too Much Ain't Enough pp 87-99, 1993 ISBN 0 09 182818 X
3. ^ http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en2/barnesjimmy/barnesjimmy.htm Howlspace - Jimmy Barnes
4. ^ Creswell, Toby and Fabinyi, Martin The Real Thing 1999 ISBN 0 09 183547 X
5. ^ Creswell, et al
6. ^ Interview with Jimmy Barnes, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2004-10-11).
7. ^ Jimmy Barnes to have open-heart surgery. The Sunday Telegraph (2007-01-21).
8. ^ Barnesy is back in business. The Sunday Telegraph (2007-05-06).

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Further Reading

• Who's Who of Australian Rock - Chris Spencer, Paul McHenry, Zbig Nowara, 2002. ISBN 1 86503 891 1

• Say it Loud with Alan Whiticker, Published by Gary Allen, Australia, September 2002. - ISBN 1875169903

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External links

• Official Jimmy Barnes website