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As Johnny Farnham he performed with local band The Mavericks on weekends, while still attending school, from 1964. The band had a five-song repertoire. In late 1965, he was asked to join band Strings Unlimited as lead singer; it was a band composed entirely of string-only instruments, and they had a regular booking at a local hotel. [2] [19] [20]
John Farnham, billed under stage name Johnny Farnham from 1964 until 1979, is a British-born Australian pop singer who has released 21 studio albums, 6 live albums, 3 soundtracks, 19 compilation albums, 13 video albums, 3 extended plays and 74 singles.
John Farnham had been a teen pop idol during the late 1960s and 1970s billed then as "Johnny". He met Glenn Wheatley, who was bass guitarist of rock group The Masters Apprentices, when both acts were managed by Darryl Sambell. [13] From the mid-1970s, Farnham had moved into television, stage and cabaret entertainment. [6]
John Farnham was keen to change his sound on Chain Reaction from his previous two studio albums Whispering Jack (October 1986) and Age of Reason (July 1988). Consequently, he enlisted the song writing help of Southern Sons' guitarist Phil Buckle, producer Ross Fraser and former bandmate and keyboardist David Hirschfelder: nine of the twelve songs on the album are co-written by Farnham.
The Best Of Johnny Farnham is the first compilation album by Australian singer Johnny Farnham, it was released on World Record Club in 1971. [1] [2] [3] "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" was first released in November 1967 and peaked at No. 1 on the Go-Set National Singles Charts for five weeks early in 1968. [4]
Uncovered is the eleventh solo studio album by British-born Australian singer John Farnham, [1] produced by Little River Band's Graeham Goble, [2] [3] and released on 3 July 1980, which peaked at No. 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report album chart [4] and was certified gold in 1981.
Two Strong Hearts Live is a live album by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John recorded in Melbourne with Philharmonia Australia in April 2015. The live album was released on 16 June 2015 with the live DVD being released on 21 August 2015.
Johnny Farnham Sings the Big Hits of '73 Live! is a live album by Australian singer John ... "Free Electric Band" (Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood) Charts. Chart (1973