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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Jimmy Barnes really should've performed at the #arias last night. Even a duet with David Campbell would've been good *sigh*
xhelloxgoodbyex (Emma Thompson) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:44:56 -0000
Jimmy Barnes really should've performed at the #arias last night. Even a duet with David Campbell would've been good *sigh*
RT: Apparently it's a general consensus that ALL Australians love Jimmy Barnes. Therefore I am now not .. http://bit.ly/5tFsP7
tweetiexist (Meaning Of Life) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:17:37 -0000
RT: Apparently it's a general consensus that ALL Australians love Jimmy Barnes. Therefore I am now not .. http://bit.ly/5tFsP7
@butchaaaaa just everything really. Jimmy flipping barnes, my love robbie. Stuff like that ontop of others
lloozzaa (Laura Elliot) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:04:53 -0000
@butchaaaaa just everything really. Jimmy flipping barnes, my love robbie. Stuff like that ontop of others
Apparently it's a general consensus that ALL Australians love Jimmy Barnes. Therefore I am now not an Australian. Bummer.
Brooke_McMaster (Brooke McMaster) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:59:37 -0000
Apparently it's a general consensus that ALL Australians love Jimmy Barnes. Therefore I am now not an Australian. Bummer.
@butchaaaaa you liking jimmy fucking barnes disgusts me
lloozzaa (Laura Elliot) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:12:06 -0000
@butchaaaaa you liking jimmy fucking barnes disgusts me
JIMMY BARNES! I love him haha. Fuck yeah! AC/DC! Yew! <3 Best Rock album is just about the only good award at the Arias.
AlysheeaPM (Alysheea) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:04:27 -0000
JIMMY BARNES! I love him haha. Fuck yeah! AC/DC! Yew! <3 Best Rock album is just about the only good award at the Arias.

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