Jimmy Barnes
Musician
Warehouses take home life to another levelThere's a bit of the working-class man still left in Jimmy Barnes. It's not just in the gravelly voice, but also in the singer's taste for industrial warehouse residential spaces. Barnes formed his band Cold Chisel on the industrial... In this article: Jimmy Barnes, Harry M. Miller, Matt Carroll, Cold Chisel, and Adelaide |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 11, 2009
A big day for Keith Urban
...a performance from his son, David Campbell - where he is expected to perform the classic My Yiddish Momme. In August, Barnes revealed how he had discovered his heritage just hours before he was due to perform at another Jewish charity event,...
In this article: Keith Urban, Gordon Moyes, Fred Nile, Nathan Rees, and Sydney
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 05, 2009
Festival off to a flying start
...in September. Although the band is yet to announce touring or recording plans outside the V8 appearance, back in September frontman Jimmy Barnes indicated a yearning for the good old days of cheap wine and a three-day growth, saying:...
In this article: Mamdouh Habib, Ronan Keating, Malcolm Turnbull, and Stephen Gately
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Boston Herald | October 31, 2009
Dynamic duos
...Finn is the son of Crowded House's Neil Finn and talented-if-strange singer-songwriter Eliza-Jane Barnes, daughter of Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes, is his childhood pal. The sound: Their debut, "Champagne in Seashells," has some Beatles...
In this article: M. Ward, She & Him, Liam Finn, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Zooey Deschanel, Academy Award, and Falling Slowly
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The Australian | October 25, 2009
Through the past brightly
...Eugene Ball's trumpet and Greg Sheehan's hand-held percussion whipped up a percussive storm that enthralled the crowd. Jimmy Barnes and Shane Howard joined the stage to sing Howard's Waakoobawhan yannak in the Peek Whurrong language of...
In this article: Joni Mitchell, Wendy Matthews, Katie Noonan, and Archie Roach
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Stuff | October 11, 2009
Barnes has Rhythm and the Blues
...Chicks have music awards covered Gig review: Shihad in Auckland Jazzfest could attract 100,000 Musician Jimmy Barnes may have proved he's no elite athlete during a recent skit on The Footy Show, but the former wild man of rock has proven...
In this article: Liam Finn, Cold Chisel, The Footy Show, Bob Dylan, Soul Deep, Cancer, and NRL
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The Australian | October 05, 2009
Danny McCrum Band's new album debuts Oct 19
...supporting international greats Eric Clapton, Bryan Ferry, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Katie Melua, Joan Armatrading, Tommy Emmanuel, and Jimmy Barnes among others. Danny McCrum (guitar/vocals), and Matt Harvey (bass) officially formed the band...
In this article: Jeff Beck, Bryan Ferry, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Liberation Music, and Tommy Emmanuel
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Stuff | October 01, 2009
Kiwi singer Jon Stevens 'deteriorates'
...two stents inserted into the arteries in his heart in December. News.com.au reported Stevens sought advice from fellow rocker Jimmy Barnes, who has undergone similar surgery. He was told to take it "gradually" but hoped to be back on stage by...
In this article: Jon Stevens, Surgery, INXS, Treasure Island, Michael Hutchence, Noiseworks, and Sydney Hospital
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 01, 2009
It must have been the budgie smugglers, old boy
With the return of Hey, Hey, It's Saturday to our screens the night before last with unbelievable ratings, and Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham back on stage at the AFL grand final, I've had a thought that the good old days weren't so bad...
In this article: Fairfax, Burt Bacharach, Revenue, News Corp, and Goldman Sachs
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Sydney Morning Herald - Top Headlines | August 21, 2009
Jimmy Barnes finds his roots
...Central Synagogue's Cantor Shimon Farkas was dining with the chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, and he invited Barnes to sing at Thursday night's concert. And so Barnes was there to sing My Yiddishe Momme. But not before calling his mother that day.
In this article: Central Synagogue, Sydney, Hinduism, Aries, Taurus, Scorpio, and Cancer
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The Australian | August 02, 2009
Rugged enthusiasm retained
...on guitar, Barnes tore through a two-and-a-half hour set that traversed his 30-year recording history. Barnes retains the same rugged enthusiasm he brought to the stage of the Largs Pier Hotel in Adelaide, where Cold Chisel first came to...
In this article: Cold Chisel, Adelaide, Melbourne, Peroxide, Money, Khe Sanh, Good Times, Flame Trees, and Working Class Man
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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.
- Name At Birth:
- James Dixon Swan
- Birth Date:
- April 28, 1956
- Occupation:
- Songwriter
- Instrument Played:
- Voice, Guitar
- Record Label:
- Mushroom Records
- Years Active:
- 1972 - Present
- Associated With:
- Living Loud
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