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James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band
Cold Chisel Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums and Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes (at the ...
, has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. Barnes has achieved 15 solo number one albums in Australia, more than any other artist. Additionally Barnes achieved 5 more as lead singer of Cold Chisel, bringing his combined sum to 20 number one albums in Australia, comfortably eclipsing the Beatles (with 14), Madonna (12), Eminem and U2 (11).


Early life

Barnes was born James Dixon Swan in the
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, the son of Dorothy and Jim Swan. His father was a
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. His maternal grandmother was Jewish, but he was raised
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. He called his childhood environment a "slum" of alcohol and violence, saying that his mother had him and his four siblings (John, Dorothy, Linda, and Alan) before she was 21. His older brother, John, also later became known as a singer under the name Swanee. John encouraged and taught Barnes how to sing, as he was not initially interested. He and his family arrived in Australia when he was five years old on 21 January 1962, originally in
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, though they eventually settled in nearby
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. Another sister, Lisa, was born later that year. Shortly afterwards, their parents divorced. Dorothy remarried, to a clerk named Reg Barnes, who died on 3 September 2013. Jimmy adopted the name James Dixon Barnes, after his stepfather.


Cold Chisel


1973–1983

Barnes took up an apprenticeship in a
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with the
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in 1973, but the love he and his brother had for music led him to join a band. In 1974, his brother Swanee was playing drums with
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, which had just parted ways with the singer
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. Barnes took over the role but his tenure with the band was brief and, in December 1975, he joined a harder-edged band called Orange, with the organist and songwriter Don Walker, guitarist
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, drummer
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and bass guitarist Les Kaczmarek. In 1974, Orange 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
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while Walker completed his engineering studies there, Cold Chisel moved to
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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 that he changed his mind and decided to stay in the band. A month later,
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signed the band. Between 1978 and 1984, Cold Chisel released five studio albums and won numerous ''TV Week'' / ''Countdown'' Awards. The band broke up in December 1983, its final performances at the Sydney Entertainment Centre running from 12 to 15 December 1983.


Solo career


1980s

In November 1979, Barnes met Jane Mahoney (born 1958 as Jane Dejakasaya in
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), the stepdaughter of an Australian diplomat. Barnes began a relationship with her. They married in Sydney on 22 May 1981 and Jane gave birth to their first child,
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, named after
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, on 12 July 1982. They have four children (Mahalia, Eliza-Jane, Elly-May and Jackie). Barnes launched his solo career less than a month after Cold Chisel's ''Last Stand'' tour came to an end in December 1983. He assembled a band that included Arnott, the forme
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bass guitar player Bruce Howe and guitarists Mal Eastick (ex-
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) and Chris Stockley (ex-
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) and began touring and writing for a solo album. Signing to
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, Barnes released his first single, " No Second Prize", in August 1984, which peaked at number 12 on the Australian charts. His first solo album, '' Bodyswerve'', was released in September 1984 and debuted at Number One on the Australian charts. On 22 December 1984, days after Barnes had begun that year's ''Barnestorming'' tour, his second daughter, Eliza-Jane ("E.J.") was born. Barnes' second album, ''
For the Working Class Man ''For the Working Class Man'' is the second studio album by former Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes, released in December 1985. The album consists of five original tracks and seven remixed tracks that had previously been released on Barnes' 1 ...
'', was released in December 1985 and included the tracks "
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" and "
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". ''For the Working Class Man'' debuted on the Australian national chart at No. 1 in December 1985 and 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
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film ''
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'', which used "Working Class Man". The Jimmy Barnes band that toured Australia in support of the album included Howe and Arnott, with the keyboardi player Peter Kekell, the former
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guitarist Robin Riley and the American guitarist
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. With the release of the album in America, Barnes and a band of Canadian musicians hand-picked by his North American management team toured with
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. It was the first time since 1981 that he had toured without his family, as Jane was pregnant. Shortly after their son Jackie (named after
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) was born on 4 February 1986, she and the children joined him in the US for the rest of the tour. In 1986, Barnes recorded two songs with
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, an cover version of the
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' "Good Times" and "Laying Down The Law", which he co-wrote with INXS members
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and
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. "Good Times" was used as the theme song for the
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series of concerts that toured the country in the summer of 1986–87. Australian 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 was
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,
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,
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, The Saints,
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and
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. The shows began in
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, on 26 December and concluded in Sydney on Australia Day, 26 January 1987. A concert film of this event was made by
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and released later that year. "Good Times" peaked at No. 2 on the Australian chart. In October 1987, Barnes released "
Too Much Ain't Enough Love "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" is a song by Australian rock singer, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in October 1987 as the first single from Barnes' 1987 album, '' Freight Train Heart'' It was his first Australian No. 1 hit single, Note: Used f ...
", which became his first solo number-one single. His third album, '' Freight Train Heart'', was released in December 1987 and peaked at number one. ''Freight Train Heart'' had moderate success outside Australia and as recently as 2003 was named as one of the top 100 rock albums of all time by the British magazine ''Powerplay''. In November 1988, Barnes released his first solo live album, '' Barnestorming'', which became his fourth solo number one album. A version of the
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standard " When a Man Loves a Woman" released from the album peaked at number 3. In the middle of 1989, Jane Barnes went into
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in Sydney with pregnancy complications. Elly-May Barnes was born almost three months prematurely on 3 May. Her father stopped further writing and recording until she was released from a humidicrib several months later.


1990s

In 1990, Barnes recorded his fourth studio album and featured songwriting contributions from the likes of
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,
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and
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. ''
Two Fires ''Two Fires'' is the fourth studio album by the Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, and his first United States release for Atlantic Records. It was released in Australia by Mushroom Records and was his fifth consecutive No. 1 album, debuting ...
'' was released in August 1990 and debuted at number one on the Australian chart. The album featured the top twenty singles " Lay Down Your Guns", " Let's Make it Last All Night" and " When Your Love is Gone". In November 1991, Barnes released his fifth studio album, '' Soul Deep'', an album of soul covers. Barnes had long fostered a love for soul and
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, naming his children after influential black artists and including songs by
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and
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on previous albums. ''Soul Deep'' became Barnes' sixth Australian number one album and included the track " When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" with
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. In March 1993, Barnes released ''
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'' which was influenced by the then-current grunge trend and the music of the
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. ''Heat'' peaked at number two on the ARIA charts, becoming his first solo album, not to peak at number one. The album contained the song " 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 an unplugged album ''
Flesh and Wood ''Flesh and Wood'' is the seventh album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, which was issued in December 1993. It was recorded by Barnes and Don Gehman co-producing and used only acoustic instruments. On eight of its fifteen tracks, Barnes d ...
'', which was released in December 1993 and peaked at number two. The album included a version of The Band's "
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", recorded with The Badloves, which became a top ten hit. Also in 1993, Barnes teamed up with
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for a duet version of "
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" in the form of a TV promotion for rugby league's
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. The single also reached the top ten in 1993. In the mid-1990s, Barnes' career suffered a slump. He faced financial ruin as his music publishing company Dirty Sheet Music and his wife's children's fashion label both went broke. He was pursued by both the ANZ Bank and the
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for amounts exceeding $1.3 million. The family sold their property in Bowral, New South Wales and settled for some time in
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,
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, attracting some adverse publicity when he assaulted a television crew from Channel 7. While there, Barnes did considerable live work throughout Britain and toured with the
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. In June 1995, Barnes released his eighth studio album, '' Psyclone'' which peaked at number 2 in Australia and featured the top-twenty single " Change of Heart". In September 1996, Barnes released "
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", which peaked at number 6 on the singles chart. This was followed in October 1996, with Barnes' first greatest hits compilation, ''
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'', becoming Barnes' seventh solo number one album. In 1998, Cold Chisel reformed and Barnes returned to Australia with his family after three years in France. In March 1999 Barnes performed the 1978 Sylvester hit "
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" live onstage at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras' annual party. Later that year Barnes released the heavy rock single "Love and Hate", followed by its parent album '' Love and Fear''. An autobiographical record combining hard rock with
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, ''Love and Fear'' was Barnes' first album to miss the Australian top ten, peaking at number 22.


2000s

In October 2000, Barnes performed at the closing ceremony of the
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. In November 2000, Barnes released a second album of soul tunes, titled '' Soul Deeper... Songs From the Deep South''. The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA charts. A number of live albums followed with little commercial success. In 2004, Barnes recorded an album with
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guitarist
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, Uriah Heep drummer
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, bass player
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and keyboard player Don Airey under the name ''
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''. The self-titled album featured a number of songs originally written and recorded with
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by Kerslake, Daisley, and Airey. In July 2005, Barnes released his eleventh studio album, '' Double Happiness'', which debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts. ''Double Happiness'' was an album of duets, including several with his children, daughters
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and Elly-May, son Jackie and oldest son, entertainer David Campbell. After its initial success, it was re-released as a double CD/DVD package featuring many of his duets from previous albums, including those with INXS, John Farnham, Joe Cocker, and Tina Turner. Barnes was inducted into the
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on 23 October 2005 for his solo career efforts. 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
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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 "
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" with the Choir at their concerts including those at Melbourne Town Hall on 24 June and the
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on 17 July 2007. In a January 2007 interview with '' The Bulletin'', Barnes spoke passionately about Australian rock musicians saying: "Australian bands for me will always have the grunt. Grunt is what gives you longevity, strength, the power to believe in yourself. We have great bands here because they play live, they cut their teeth playing to people.". Barnes underwent heart surgery in February 200
Barnes under the knife
On 7 July 2007 Barnes was a presenter at the Australian leg of
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. In August he became a regular presenter on '' The Know'', a
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program on the pay-TV channel MAX and has also been a presenter of the ''Planet Rock'' program on the
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network. In September 2007 he started recording his twelfth studio album, '' Out in the Blue''. Produced by
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, it was released on 14 November and debuted at number 3 on the ARIA chart. The songs were written while he recovered from his heart surgery, and displayed a more subdued mood than much of his previous output. "When Two Hearts Collide" was a duet with
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. The album was promoted with a performance at the
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, which was released on CD and DVD. In March 2008, Barnes appeared as a special guest during soul singer
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's tour. November 2008 saw the release of a duet with son David Campbell, a cover of
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' "
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" that featured on Campbell's album ''
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''. In September 2009, Barnes released his thirteenth studio album '' The Rhythm and the Blues'' which became Barnes' ninth Australian number one album; thus giving him more No. 1 albums than any other Australian artist.


2010s

In August 2010, Barnes released his fourteenth solo studio album, '' Rage and Ruin''. Barnes stated that the ideas for most of the lyrics and song themes came from a journal he kept during a period in his life (late 1990s to early 2000s) when he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. ''Rage and Ruin'' debuted at number 3 on the ARIA Charts on 5 September 2010. On 27 September 2010, it was revealed that Barnes met two previously unknown adult daughters. On 14 March 2011 he planted a flame tree, made famous in Cold Chisel's 1984 song "
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", at the National Arboretum Canberra. Barnes then headlined at Celebrate in the Park, playing a 90-minute set which included his solo hits and some Cold Chisel greats. He was joined by daughter Mahalia in a soulful rendition of "
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", which he dedicated to the memory of
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. In August 2014, Barnes released, '' 30:30 Hindsight'', which is an anniversary album, celebrating 30 years since his chart-topping debut solo album, '' Bodyswerve''. The album debuted at No. 1 in Australia, becoming Barnes' 10th solo No. 1 album. In 2015, Barnes asked the
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Political Party to stop playing his music at their Rallies. In July 2015, it was announced that Barnes would release '' Best of the Soul Years'' compilation. The album would be compiled of soul and R&B classics, from his three soul albums; "Soul Deep" (1991), "Soul Deeper" (2000) and "The Rhythm and the Blues" (2009). A fourth album of soul covers was released in June 2016 called, '' Soul Searchin''', which became Barnes' 11th number one album in Australia and tied Barnes the equal second-most (with
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and U2) of all time behind
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at 14. In 2016, Barnes released his autobiography, '' Working Class Boy'', which explored his traumatic childhood experiences. In 2017, he featured in the song " Big Enough" by Kirin J. Callinan, alongside Alex Cameron and Molly Lewis. The song was featured on ''
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'' in a comedic skit. In addition to this, his cameo in the song's music video became a popular
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in late 2017. In March of the same year, Barnes released a children's album called ''
Och Aye the G'nu ''Och Aye the G'nu'' is a 2017 children's album credited to Australian singer-songwriter, Jimmy Barnes and the Wiggles. It was first mentioned by Anthony Field in the Wiggles' 25th anniversary feature interview. The album was released in March ...
''. It won the
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at the
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, although the brand that appeared on the album, as well as the poetry books that were released on the first of April are related to
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. In November 2017, Barnes released a second memoir; a sequel to ''Working Class Boy'' titled ''
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''. On 3 May 2018, Barnes won the
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of the year
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at the Australian Book Industry Awards for the second year in a row. Barnes also guest-starred in the television comedy "These New South Whales" based on the Australian band. His autobiography Working Class Boy was adapted into a
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by
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. Directed by
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, the film premiered in Australian cinemas on 23 August 2018. A
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was released on 17 August 2018. In January 2019, Barnes announced his forthcoming eighteenth solo studio album '' My Criminal Record''. It was released on 17 May 2019. It was Barnes's 12th solo number-one album, and 16th including releases with Cold Chisel on the Australian albums chart, making him the artist with the most chart-topping albums in Australian chart history, having previously tied at 11 number ones with
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and U2. At the
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, " Shutting Down Our Town" was nominated for Most Performed Rock Work of the Year.


2020s

In 2021, Barnes stated that he formed a
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band with
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and
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. In April 2022, Barnes announced the forthcoming release of ''Soul Deep 30'', celebrating the 30th anniversary of ''Soul Deep'', alongside a national tour. In November 2022, Barnes released his first Christmas album, '' Blue Christmas''. It became his fifteenth number-one solo album.


Personal life

Barnes is a practising
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. He has seven children, four with his wife Jane:
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, Elly-May, Eliza-Jane and Jackie, one with Kim Campbell (a previous relationship): David Campbell, and two daughters from earlier relationships: Amanda Bennett and Megan Torzyn. He is brother-in-law to fellow musician and long time collaborator,
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, who married Jane Barnes's sister, Jep, in 1989. Barnes is a supporter of the
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, as well as the
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.


Discography


Cold Chisel


Studio albums

* '' Bodyswerve'' (1984) * ''
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'' (1985) * '' Freight Train Heart'' (1987) * ''
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'' (1990) * '' Soul Deep'' (1991) * ''
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'' (1993) * ''
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'' (1993) * '' Psyclone'' (1995) * '' Love and Fear'' (1999) * '' Soul Deeper... Songs From the Deep South'' (2000) * '' Double Happiness'' (2005) * '' Out in the Blue'' (2007) * '' The Rhythm and the Blues'' (2009) * '' Rage and Ruin'' (2010) * '' 30:30 Hindsight'' (2014) * '' Soul Searchin''' (2016) * ''
Och Aye the G'nu ''Och Aye the G'nu'' is a 2017 children's album credited to Australian singer-songwriter, Jimmy Barnes and the Wiggles. It was first mentioned by Anthony Field in the Wiggles' 25th anniversary feature interview. The album was released in March ...
'' (2017) * '' Working Class Boy'' (2018) * '' My Criminal Record'' (2019) * '' Flesh and Blood'' (2021) * '' Blue Christmas'' (2022)


Honours and significant awards

In 2017 Barnes was appointed an
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for distinguished service to the performing arts as a musician, singer and songwriter, and through support for not-for-profit organisations, particularly to children with a disability.


AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as
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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - ,
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, ''Flesh and Blood'' , Best Independent Rock Album or EP , ,


APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the
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to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. , - ,
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, (Jimmy Barnes as part of) Cold Chisel , Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music , , - ,
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, " Shutting Down Our Town" (featuring Troy Cassar-Daley) , Most Performed Rock Work , , - ,
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, "Flesh and Blood" , Most Performed Rock Work , , -


ARIA Awards

Barnes has won seven Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards, including his induction into their
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in 2005.


Country Music Awards of Australia

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(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the
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, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. , - , 2006 , "Birds on a Wire" (with Troy Cassar-Daley) , Vocal Collaboration of the Year ,


Helpmann Awards

The
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is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the
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. ! , - ,
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, ''30:30 Hindsight Greatest Hits Tour 2014 '' , Helpmann Award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert , , , - ,
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, ''Working Class Boy: An Evening of Stories & Songs '' , Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer , , , -


Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The
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are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of ''
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'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. ! , - , 2022 , Jimmy Barnes , Rolling Stone Readers' Choice Award , , , -


TV Week / Countdown Awards

''
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'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''
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''. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. , - , 1980 , himself , Most Popular Male Performer , , - , rowspan="2" , 1984 , rowspan="2" , himself , Best Male Performance in a Video , , - , Best Songwriter , , - , 1985 , himself – "Working Class Man" , Best Male Performance in a Video , , - , rowspan="2" , 1986 , himself & INXS "Good Times" , Best Group Performance in a Video , , - , himself – "Ride the Night Away" , Best Male Performance in a Video , , -


References


Further reading

* ''Who's Who of Australian Rock'' – Chris Spencer, Paul McHenry, Zbig Nowara, 2002; *''Say it Loud'' with
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, Published by Gary Allen, Australia, September 2002; *''Icons of Australian Music: Jimmy Barnes'' – Scott Podmore. Published by Hyperactive Inc. 2008; *Fraternity: Pub Rock Pioneers - Victor Marshall, Published by Brolga Publishing, Australia, 2021 ISBN 978-1920785109


External links

*
Jimmy Barne's Profile on Fraternity's Official WebsiteUnofficial Jimmy Barnes website dedicated to collecting everything JB related
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