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Jimmy Barnes is known as the King Of Australian Rock. His style is a unique mix of rock and soul, which coupled with his great singing ability and extraordinary range , makes him a very popular figure in the Australian music industy.

Jimmy Barnes (born April 28, 1956 as James Dixon Swan) is a popular Australian rock singer. Barnes was born in Glasgow Scotland but moved to Australia with his family at the age of six.

He first came to attention as the lead singer with popular Australian pub rock band, Cold Chisel, which he joined in 1973 and with whom he recorded seven albums between 1978 and 1983. When the band split up in December 1983, he launched a solo career almost immediately with his first album Bodyswerve entering the Australian charts at Number One. It 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 artist is likely to match.

In 1986, Barnes recorded two singles with INXS, duetting with that band’s singer Michael Hutchence on the Easybeats cover “Good Times” and “Laying Down The Law”, which was co-written by Barnes with INXS members Andrew Farriss and 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. Both songs later appeared on the soundtrack of classic ’80s teen vampire film The Lost Boys.
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  • Nachiro

    his voice rocks!

    July 2011

  • mitchy39

    i met jimmy the last time he played in glasgow about five years ago,he is a really nice guy and what a singer and brilliant band,going to see him again this year when he is back in glasgow.can't wait.

    May 2011

  • BeNgEE4

    listening to an album from the Sydney opera house, wow really amazing!

    March 2010

  • pascaleledumbo

    If anyone interested..I have a pre-sale code from frontier and I am not using it..Msg me if interested.. Cheers..

    February 2010

  • razzu

    poor tjuderi, still not aware he'll be flippin burgers at mcdonalds all his life :(

    December 2009

  • AzzX

    Tjudel has not a clue, Not expecting much of his musical taste judging by that simplistic comment.

    December 2009

  • kidy11

    hey jimmy barnes, mahalia & son didnt get his name but his smile was great when he looked me in the eyes with a cute smikrk on his face, i hope ur reading this cutie, i want u so bad, keep thinking bout u this chik from mildura at o'malleys

    December 2009

  • razzu

    barnsey, I hate you for not tourin europe!!!

    September 2009
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