Jackie Barnes
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Jackie Barnes is a Thai Australian
musician
. He has been performing since the age of five and has appeared on almost a dozen albums since 1990. He is currently the drum
mer in father Jimmy Barnes
' band.
on 4 February 1986 he was the third child of Barnes and his wife Jane and their first and only son. His half-brother is Jimmy Barnes' oldest child, singer and actor David Campbell
. Jackie Barnes was born while his father was touring the U.S.
with ZZ Top
and named after Soul
singer Jackie Wilson
. Within days of his birth, his mother took he and his sisters to America to join their father on tour.
When he was four, he joined older sisters Mahalia
and Eliza-Jane for the recording sessions of their father's Two Fires
album. Their voices are among the children's choir that features on the track "When Your Love is Gone".
From the age of five he formed part of the children's singing group the Tin Lids
(after Glaswegian
rhyming slang for "kids") with sisters Elly-May, Eliza-Jane and Mahalia. The Tin Lids recorded three albums between 1991 and 1994, all of which achieved platinum sales. They were also each nominated for an ARIA
Award for Best Children's Album.
After finishing high school Barnes began touring with "The Jimmy Barnes Band". In 2005 Barnes won the position of drummer and backing vocalist in that same band. He recorded the song "Same Woman" as a duet with father on the 2005 album Double Happiness
that topped the ARIA charts. Since then he has been able to work with artists including his uncles John Swan
and Diesel
, Jade MacRae
, Gary Pinto, Steve Morse
, Bob Daisley
, Andrew Roachford
and Glenn Hughes to name a few.
In 2010 he graduated with a Bachelor of Music majoring in drum performance at Berklee College of Music
in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
. At Berklee he had been able to study with the likes of Kenwood Dennard, Eguie Castrillo, Rod Morgenstein
and Dave DiCenso.
Jackie recorded the drums on the 2007 Jimmy Barnes album Out In The Blue as well as on the DVD "Max Sessions- Live At The Sydney Opera House" and then in 2008 he played drums on the Jimmy Barnes "Live At The Enmore" DVD.
Jimmy Barnes
Diesel
Nick Hardcastle
The 12th Man
Mahalia Barnes
EJ Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes & Mahalia Barnes
Thai Australian
A Thai Australian is an Australian of Thai descent. The Australian census records 20,606 Australians with Thai ancestry in 2001, and 30,022 in 2006.There is currently an estimation of 150000 Thais living in Australia.-Community:...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He has been performing since the age of five and has appeared on almost a dozen albums since 1990. He is currently the drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
mer in father Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...
' band.
Early life
Born in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
on 4 February 1986 he was the third child of Barnes and his wife Jane and their first and only son. His half-brother is Jimmy Barnes' oldest child, singer and actor David Campbell
David Campbell (Australian musician)
David Joseph Campbell is an Australian singer and stage performer. He has performed and recorded many different genres of music from rock to classics. He is the son of singer Jimmy Barnes.-Theatre career:...
. Jackie Barnes was born while his father was touring the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with ZZ Top
ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
and named after Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was known as a master showman, and as one of the most dynamic singers and performers in R&B and rock history...
. Within days of his birth, his mother took he and his sisters to America to join their father on tour.
When he was four, he joined older sisters Mahalia
Mahalia Barnes
Mahalia Barnes is an Australian singer/songwriter, daughter of well-known Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes.She began performing as part of kiddie pop group The Tin Lids with siblings, Eliza-Jane and Jackie; but has since become a respected session and backup singer.She performs regular live gigs...
and Eliza-Jane for the recording sessions of their father's Two Fires
Two Fires
Two Fires is the fourth studio album for Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, and his first US release for Atlantic Records. It was released in Australia by Mushroom Records and was his fifth consecutive No. 1 album, peaking on release on 9 September 1990 and remaining at the position for 4 weeks...
album. Their voices are among the children's choir that features on the track "When Your Love is Gone".
From the age of five he formed part of the children's singing group the Tin Lids
Tin Lids
The Tin Lids were an Australian group comprising Mahalia Barnes, Eliza-Jane Barnes, Elly-may Barnes and Jackie Barnes. All are children of Australian rock icon, Jimmy Barnes. The band released three albums following their first hit single, "Walk the Dinosaur". The first, in 1991, was a collection...
(after Glaswegian
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
rhyming slang for "kids") with sisters Elly-May, Eliza-Jane and Mahalia. The Tin Lids recorded three albums between 1991 and 1994, all of which achieved platinum sales. They were also each nominated for an ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
Award for Best Children's Album.
After finishing high school Barnes began touring with "The Jimmy Barnes Band". In 2005 Barnes won the position of drummer and backing vocalist in that same band. He recorded the song "Same Woman" as a duet with father on the 2005 album Double Happiness
Double Happiness (album)
Double Happiness is an album by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. It was released on 18 July 2005 on CD and vinyl. The album contains duets Barnes performed with various solo artists and bands.-Track listing :...
that topped the ARIA charts. Since then he has been able to work with artists including his uncles John Swan
Swanee (singer)
John Swan, better known as Swanee, is a Australian rock singer. He was born John Archibold Dixon Swan in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952. He is the older brother of rock singer Jimmy Barnes and the uncle of singer and stage performer David Campbell. He emigrated to Australia with his family in 1961...
and Diesel
Johnny Diesel
Johnny Diesel is an Australian musician, who has released material as leader of Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, under his birth name, or by the epithet Diesel...
, Jade MacRae
Jade MacRae
Jade MacRae is an Australian R&B/Soul singer and the daughter of two professional New Zealand musicians living in the UK. Her debut single "You Make Me Weak" debuted in the top 50 of the Australian singles charts in November 2004...
, Gary Pinto, Steve Morse
Steve Morse
Steven J. "Steve" Morse is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his work in the hard rock band Deep Purple since 1994. He began his career to form the unique styled instrumental rock band Dixie Dregs in the 1970. Morse's musical inspiration comes from country, funk, jazz fusion, and...
, Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley
Robert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...
, Andrew Roachford
Andrew Roachford
Andrew Roachford is a British singer-songwriter.Andrew Roachford was the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits "Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man". Formed in 1987 the line-up was Andrew Roachford , Chris Taylor , Hawi Gondwe and Derrick Taylor...
and Glenn Hughes to name a few.
In 2010 he graduated with a Bachelor of Music majoring in drum performance at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. At Berklee he had been able to study with the likes of Kenwood Dennard, Eguie Castrillo, Rod Morgenstein
Rod Morgenstein
Rod Morgenstein is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the late '80s Heavy metal band Winger and with the Jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, The Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam...
and Dave DiCenso.
Jackie recorded the drums on the 2007 Jimmy Barnes album Out In The Blue as well as on the DVD "Max Sessions- Live At The Sydney Opera House" and then in 2008 he played drums on the Jimmy Barnes "Live At The Enmore" DVD.
Album Releases
Tin Lids- Hey Rudolph - Vocals
- Snakes And Ladders - Vocals
- Dinosaur Dreaming - Vocals
Jimmy Barnes
- Two Fires - B/Vocals
- Love And Fear - B/Vocals
- Double Happiness - Vocals, B/Vocals, Drums and Percussions
- Live in London - Drums and Keyboards
- Live in Concert - Drums and B/Vocals
- "50 Boxset" - Drums/Percussion/Vocals/Piano
- "In The Heat Of The Night" - Drums/Vocals
- Out In The Blue - Drums, Piano and B/Vocals
- "EasyFever" - Drums
- "Max Sessions- Live at the Sydney Opera House" - Drums
- "Live at The Enmore Theatre" - Drums
- "Rage and Ruin" - Drums, Percussion, B/Vocals, Songwriting
Diesel
- Coathanger Antennae - Percussions
Nick Hardcastle
- Nick Hardcastle - Drums
The 12th Man
- Boned! - Vocals
Mahalia Barnes
- Live at the Basement - Drums and B/Vocals
EJ Barnes
- Follow Me - Drums and Percussions
- There And Back - Backing Vocals
Single Releases
Tin Lids- School - Vocals
- Walk The Dinosaur - Vocals
Jimmy Barnes
- When Your Love Is Gone - B/Vocals
- "Bird On a Wire" - Percussion
- "Out of Time" - Percussion
- "Out In The Blue" - Drums
- "Blue Hotel" - Drums/Percussion/Piano
Jimmy Barnes & Mahalia Barnes
- Gonna Take Some Time - Percussions
DVD releases
Jimmy Barnes- "Flesh & Wood" - Vocals
- "Barnes Hits" - Vocals
- "Karaoke" - Vocals/Drums/Percussion
- "Max Sessions- Live At The Sydney Opera House" - Drums/Percussion
- "Live At The Enmore" - Drums/Percussion