Artist · Australia
John Williamson
Australian country musician
Since 1945
Listen
Follow
Upcoming shows
No upcoming dates yet.
About
John Robert Williamson (born 1 November 1945) is an Australian country music and folk music singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, television host and conservationist. Williamson usually writes and performs songs that relate to the history and culture of Australia, particularly the outback, in a similar vein to Slim Dusty and Buddy Williams before him. Williamson has released over fifty albums, ten videos, five DVDs, and two lyric books and has sold more than 4,000,000 albums in Australia. His best known hit is "True Blue". On Australia Day (26 January) in 1992 Williamson was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) with the citation: "for service to Australian country music and in stimulating awareness of conservation issues". Williamson has received 28 Golden Guitar trophies at the Country Music Awards of Australia, he has won three ARIA Music Awards for Best Country Album and, in 2010, was inducted into the related Hall of Fame. Williamson has sold over 5 million records in Australia.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also in Français
John Robert Williamson (né le 1er novembre 1945 à Kerang, au Victoria) est un chanteur-compositeur-interprète de musique country australienne.
Il est connu pour jouer dans les clubs d'anciens combattants Returned and Services League of Australia à travers le pays, il est devenu une icône que l'on appelle pour honorer la musique australienne lors d'événements nationaux. Williamson a sorti plus de trente-deux albums, dix vidéos, cinq DVD, et deux ouvrages lyriques. Il a reçu plus de vingt-trois Golden Guitar Awards aux Country Music Awards d'Australie et a remporté deux ARIA Awards for Best Record Pays australien. Beaucoup de ses albums sont devenus disque d'or ou de platine et d'autres continuent de le faire. Il a vendu plus de 2 000 000 d'albums rien qu'en Australie. Sa première chanson en 1970, Old Man Emu, est devenue no 1 et disque d'or. Un autre de ses classiques, Mallee Boy, est devenu triple platine et lui a valu un Aria Award.
Williamson a également joué dans un certain nombre de séries télévisées telles que This is Your Life.
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Discography
Albums
- 1970 John Williamson
- 1974 From Travlin’ Out West
- 1976 Comic Strip Cowboy
- 1978 Country Greats
- 1978 Road to Town
- 1982 Bound for Botany Bay
- 1984 The Smell of Gum Leaves
- 1986 Mallee Boy
- 1989 Warragul
- 1990 JW’S Family Album
- 1991 Waratah St.
- 1993 Love Is a Good Woman
Show all (39)
- 1994 Mulga to Mangoes
- 1995 Old Man Emu
- 1996 Family Album No. 2
- 1997 Home Among the Gum Trees
- 1997 Pipe Dream
- 1999 The Glory of Australia
- 1999 The Way It Is
- 2002 Gunyah
- 2003 True Blue Two
- 2005 From Bulldust to Bitumen
- 2005 Chandelier of Stars
- 2005 The Whiskey and the Highway
- 2005 We Love This Country
- 2006 Wildlife Warriors: It’s Time
- 2007 The Spirit of Australia
- 2008 Hillbilly Road
- 2011 In Symphony
- 2012 The Big Red
- 2013 A Hell of a Career
- 2014 Honest People
- 2016 Looking for a Story
- 2016 His Favourite Collection
- 2018 Butcherbird
- 2025 How Many Songs
- Boomerang Cafe
- John Williamson’s Australia
- Road Thru the Heart
EPs
- 1973 John Williamson
- 1994 4 Track Special Sampler
Singles
- 1970 Old Man Emu
- 1970 The Unexplored Shadows of Mine
- 1971 Melbourne Blue - Melbourne Green / Beautiful Sydney
- 1972 Big Country Round
- 1972 Misery Farm
- 1973 Alfred the Koala
- 1974 W-W-Wallaby
- 1975 Comic Strip Cowboy
- 1976 Engine Driver
- 1977 It’s a Grab It While It’s Goin’ Kind of Life
- 1977 Tearjerkers
- 1977 Madame Tooshay
Show all (39)
- 1978 Lonesome Playground
- 1979 Murrumbidgee Madness
- 1981 The Breaker
- 1981 The Diggers of the Anzac (This Is Gallipoli)
- 1982 (You’ve Gotta Be) Fair Dinkum
- 1982 Country Football
- 1982 True Blue
- 1983 Lillee and McEnroe
- 1983 The Buddies Song (Have a Go)
- 1983 The Vasectomy Song (Blow Into This Bag, Please Sir)
- 1984 Dad’s Flowers
- 1984 I’m Fair Dinkum
- 1984 Queen in the Sport of Kings
- 1985 Go to Nashville
- 1985 You & My Guitar
- 1986 Cootamundra Wattle
- 1986 Raining on the Rock
- 1986 True Blue
- 1988 Crocodile Roll
- 1988 The Boomerang Cafe
- 1989 Boogie With M’ Baby
- 1989 Rip Rip Woodchip
- 1989 Special Girl
- 1989 Station Cook
- 1990 Christmas Photo
- 1990 Old Man Emu (1990 Version)
- 1991 Tubbo Station
