John Williamson

Birthday: November 1, 1945 in Quambatook, Victoria, Australia

Birth Name: John Robert Williamson

Height: 175 cm

John Williamson is a famous Australian country music star, a bush balladeer who is keeping alive the links to the bush and Australia's history.Famous all over Australia for his moving song True B ...Show More

John Williamson is a famous Australian country music star, a bush balladeer who is keeping alive the links to the bush and Australia's history.Famous all over Australia for his moving song True Blue.John Williamson has sold more than two million albums just in Australia let alone the world. John Williamson was honoured to be asked to perform his tribute song, Sir Don, at Sir Donald Bradman's Memorial Service in Adelaide in 2001. The original scraps of paper this song was scribbled on have been framed and now hang in the Bradman Museum in Bowral New South Wales.John was asked by John Howard to perform Waltzing Matilda at the Memorial Service for the 1st Anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombing on 12 October 2003Since recording the duet Raining On The Rock with Warren H. Williams, they have toured together ever since.Has performed duets with Sara Storer, The Sheik Of Scrubby Creek Chad Morgan, Jimmy Little, Australian cricketer Steve Waugh, Warren H. Williams.A big supporter of Australian made items, and cares deeply for the bush and the stripping of Australia's forests, he wrote the song rip rip wood chip about them. Hide