Williamson performing at the memorial service for Steve Irwin (September 2006)

John Robert Williamson AM (born 1 November 1945 in Quambatook, Victoria) is an Australian country music singer-songwriter. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Stephen Robert Steve Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006), nicknamed The Crocodile Hunter, was an Australian wildlife expert and television personality. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Quambatook is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...

Williamson was raised in the Mallee district of northwestern Victoria. In 1965, his family moved to Croppa Creek, near Moree, New South Wales, where John began performing at a local restaurant. The Mallee is the most northwesterly district in the state of Victoria. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Moree is a large town in northern New South Wales, Australia. ...

Throughout his career, John Williamson has released over 32 albums, 10 videos, 5 DVDs, and 2 books of lyrics. John has received more than 23 Golden Guitar Awards at the Australian Country Music Awards and has won 2 A.R.I.A. Awards for Best Australian Country Record. John Williamson has also featured in three television series as well as This is Your Life. Many of John’s albums have gone Gold and Platinum and continue to do so. John Williamson has sold more than 2,000,000 albums in Australia alone. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... The Golden Guitar is a one of the many big attractions that can be found around Australia. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...

One of John’s songs, True Blue, has become the anthem for the Australia national cricket team. In 1970 John Williamson’s first song, Old Man Emu, went to number one and became gold. John’s song, Mallee Boy, became triple-platinum and won him an A.R.I.A. Award. Williamson performing True Blue at the memorial for Steve Irwin (September 2006) True Blue is a patriotic Australian folk song written in 1981 by singer-songwriter John Williamson. ... An anthem is a composition to an English religious text sung in the context of an Anglican service. ... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1988 John Williamson performed at the opening of the New Parliament House. The Variety Club named John Williamson ‘Entertainer of the Year’ in 1989. At the A.R.I.A. Awards in 1990 John’s Album, Warragul, was named Best Australian Country Record. In 1991 the album, Waratah St, went gold before it even got to the shops. This album contained a song that got John kicked out of a few country RSL clubs. This song was A Flag Of Our Own. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Parliament House Canberra: The main entrance and the flag Parliament House is the name given to a purpose-built building opened in 1988 in Canberra, the capital of Australia. ... Variety, the Childrens Charity was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1927 when a group of 11 men involved in show business set up a social club which they named the Variety Club. On Christmas Eve 1928 a small baby was left on the steps of a movie... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... RSL National HQ, on Constitution Ave, Canberra, nearest the Australian Defence Force Russell Offices HQ The Returned and Services League of Australia (often abbreviated to RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force. ...

Williamson became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1992, for his services to Australian Country Music and conservation issues [1]. Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1995 John released the book, True Blue, which contained the lyrics to all his songs and how they were thought of and written. John Williamson was surprised at his book launch when he became part of the television show, This is Your Life. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ...

In January 1997 John Williamson was inducted to the Roll of Renown. In 1998 John won an award for the Biggest Selling Album at the Country Music Awards of Australia at Tamworth. In 1999 the album, The Way It Is, was released and went gold after eight weeks. In 2000 John Williamson won three Golden Guitar Awards- Bush Ballad of The Year: Three Sons, Heritage Song of The Year: Campfire on the Road and Best Selling Album of The Year: The Way It Is. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The largest recorded congregation of aboriginal australians apart from yothu yindi concerts and the tamworth pcyc weekly pool competition. ... Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Guitar is a one of the many big attractions that can be found around Australia. ...

John Williamson was honoured to be asked to perform his tribute song, Sir Don, at Sir Donald Bradman's Memorial Service in Adelaide in 2001. The original scraps of paper this song was scribbled on have been framed and now hang in the Bradman Museum, Bowral, New South Wales. John also represented Australia when he sang at the Opening Ceremony of Winterlude in Ottawa, Canada. Sir Donald George Bradman AC (27 August 1908—25 February 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer, administrator and writer on the game universally acknowledged to be the greatest batsman of all time. ... 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. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Bowral Station Bowral is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... Ice sculpture museum carved out of snow at the annual Winterlude Sculptures in Confederation Park are illuminated nightly Winterlude is an annual festival in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec that celebrates winter. ...

In 2003 John Williamson was elected President of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) after the retiring of Slim Dusty. John was asked by John Howard to perform Waltzing Matilda at the Memorial Service for the 1st Anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombing on 12 October 2003. In 2004 John won 2 Golden Guitar Awards for Vocal Collaboration of The Year and Single of The Year for his duet with Sara Storer, Raining on the Plains. As of 2005, John Williamson is working on a new album, Chandelier of Stars with Pixie Jenkins and Warren H. Williams. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ... Waltzing Matilda is usually sung in informal settings, but it was played with a 90 piece orchestra and the 100 voice Melbourne Chorale at the 2005 Classical Spectacular Waltzing Matilda is Australias most widely known folk song, and one that has been popularly suggested as a potential national anthem. ... The 2002 Bali bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sara Storer is an Australian country music singer. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006 Williamson performed True Blue in the pre-match entertainment of the ANZAC Day AFL game between Essendon and Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He also performed this song and Home Among The Gum Trees at Steve Irwin's memorial service. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ANZAC Day is commemorated by Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who in the Battle of Gallipoli landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. ANZAC Day is also a public holiday in the... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... “MCG” redirects here. ... Stephen Robert Steve Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006), nicknamed The Crocodile Hunter, was an Australian wildlife expert and television personality. ...

Two Months later Williamson was embodied in statue form in his home town of Quambatook, Victoria, a tribute to his contributions to both Australia and Country Music. The statue was a bronze commission of Melbourne Artist Sydney Coxx, and stands roughly at 12'2", On the Bullant ave/Northumberlain Road Corner, near the entrance of the town. At the unveiling, Williamson performed an impromptu set featuring a back catalog of some of his best known songs, acapella (it was later revealed that his guitar was accidentally lost in transit). Quambatook is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. ...

He is currently married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

On 23 April 2007, it was reported that Williamson's 35-years marriage to his wife Mary Kay, is over.^[1] April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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External links

• Official John Williamson web site
• John Williamson music video sample
• John Williamson on Howlspace.com
• AMG Entry for John Williamson
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• Audio interview with Williamson on Australian rugby