Johnny Chester
Encyclopedia
Johnny Chester is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne
. He started his career singing rock'n'roll and later changed to country music
. He has toured nationally with The Beatles
, Roy Orbison
, The Everly Brothers
, Kenny Rogers
, Johnny Cash
, Tammy Wynette
and Charley Pride
.
Chester has hosted the television series Teen Time on Ten (Channel 10, Gippsland), Teen Scene (ABC TV
) and Country Road (ABC TV). He has also worked as a radio announcer on Melbourne radio station 3UZ and Radio Australia
. He wrote a musical comedy 'Rebound' that opened in Wagga Wagga.
Chester has won Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia
for best selling track in 1975 and for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1981, 82 and 83. In 1994 he was awarded the Songmaker of the Year award from the Tamworth Songwriters Association.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He started his career singing rock'n'roll and later changed to country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
. He has toured nationally with The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
, The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
, Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
and Charley Pride
Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
.
Chester has hosted the television series Teen Time on Ten (Channel 10, Gippsland), Teen Scene (ABC TV
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
) and Country Road (ABC TV). He has also worked as a radio announcer on Melbourne radio station 3UZ and Radio Australia
Radio Australia
Radio Australia is the international broadcasting and online service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , Australia's public broadcaster.- History :...
. He wrote a musical comedy 'Rebound' that opened in Wagga Wagga.
Chester has won Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia
Country Music Awards of Australia
The CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They are wholly owned and staged by the Country Music...
for best selling track in 1975 and for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1981, 82 and 83. In 1994 he was awarded the Songmaker of the Year award from the Tamworth Songwriters Association.
Albums
| Title | Label | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild And Warm | W&G | 1963 | |
| The Best Of Ches! | W&G | 1964 | |
| Johnny Chester's Greatest Hits | W&G | 1965 | |
| Johnny Chester And Jigsaw | FABLE | 1971 | Re-Issued in 1975 on Summit |
| Going Places (Just For Fun) | FABLE | 1972 | |
| The Best Of Johnny Chester | FABLE | 1974 | |
| For The World's Greatest Mum | FABLE | 1974 | |
| Greensborough Music | FABLE | 1975 | |
| Into Country | BULLET | 1976 | Gold - Re-issued in 1998 on Homespun |
| Johnny Chester | IMAGE | 1978 | |
| Country Salute | RCA | 1978 | |
| Johnny Chester And Hotspur | WEA | 1980 | Gold |
| My Kinda Country | VELVET | 1980 | AUS #52 |
| Love In The Meantime | WEA | 1981 | |
| From Under The Influence | WEA | 1983 | |
| The Hits Of Johnny Chester | J&B | 1984 | AUS #61 |
| She's My Kind Of Woman | AXIS | 1984 | |
| Some Such Foolishness | RCA | 1985 | |
| Side By Side | RCA | 1985 | |
| There's A Shadow On The Moon Tonight | RCA | 1986 | |
| So Far So Good | J&B | 1987 | |
| Among My Souvenirs | HOMESPUN | 1988 | |
| Favourites Old And New | HOMESPUN | 1989 | |
| Portrait | AXIS/EMI | 1992 | |
| Waiting For The Lightning | HOMESPUN | 1992 | Re-issued in 2001 on MRA |
| Johnny Chester Collection Vol One | CASTLE | 1995 | |
| Songmaker | CASTLE | 1995 | Re-issued in 2001 on MRA |
| The Best Of Johnny Chester | FABLE | 1997 | |
| Listen | MRA | 1999 | |
| Rocker (Enhanced Cd With Vision) | ScreenSound Australia | 2002 | |
| Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands | Shock Records | 2005 | |
EPs
| Title | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|
| My Blues And I | W&G | 1963 |
| 4 On 1 Super Disc | In | 1965 |
| Johnny Chester | FABLE | 1973 |
| My Ding A Ling | FABLE | 1974 |
Singles
| Title | Label | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hokey Pokey | W&G | 1961 | |
| Can Can Ladies | W&G | 1961 | |
| California Sun | W&G | 1961 | |
| Shy Away | W&G | 1962 | |
| Let's Dance | W&G | 1962 | |
| Summertime Blues | W&G | 1962 | |
| Nick Nack Paddy Whack | W&G | 1963 | |
| Come On Everybody | W&G | 1963 | |
| Teeny | W&G | 1963 | |
| Bye Bye Johnny | W&G | 1964 | |
| Unless You Care | W&G | 1964 | |
| Your Cheatin' Heart | W&G | 1965 | |
| When Will I Be Loved | In | 1965 | |
| Something's Got A Hold On Me | In | 1965 | |
| Steppin' Out | In | 1965 | |
| Heaven Help The Man | ASTOR | 1968 | |
| Green Green | PHILIPS | 1969 | |
| Highway 31 | PHILIPS | 1969 | |
| If Only I Could Leave You | FABLE | 1970 | AUS #57 |
| Kawliga | FABLE | 1970 | |
| Glory Glory | FABLE | 1971 | AUS #49 |
| Gwen Congratulations | FABLE | 1971 | AUS #19 |
| Shame And Scandal In The Family | FABLE | 1971 | AUS #13 |
| Readymix Revenge | FABLE | 1972 | AUS #37 |
| Midnight Bus | FABLE | 1972 | AUS #31 |
| The World's Greatest Mum | FABLE | 1973 | AUS #8 |
| Let's Build A Love Together | FABLE | 1973 | AUS #43 |
| She's My Kind Of Woman | FABLE | 1974 | AUS #14 |
| My Special Angel | FABLE | 1974 | AUS #76 |
| Sally On Sunday | FABLE | 1975 | AUS #88 |
| The One In The Middle Of Lonely | FABLE | 1975 | |
| She's Gone To Someone Else's Arms | FABLE | 1976 | |
| My China Doll | BULLET | 1976 | |
| Lonely Women Make Good Lovers | ASTOR | 1977 | AUS #100 |
| It'Ll Be Me | IMAGE | 1978 | |
| Lord I'D Forgotten | IMAGE | 1979 | AUS #95 |
| I Love You So Rebecca | WEA | 1979 | AUS #33 |
| I Walked Out Of Blacktown | WEA | 1980 | |
| She's Been Gone Much Too Long | WEA | 1980 | |
| All On Your Own | WEA | 1980 | |
| My Ding A Ling | FABLE | 1981 | AUS #50 |
| Love In The Meantime | WEA | 1981 | |
| Rough Around The Edges | WEA | 1982 | AUS #99 |
| You Bring Out The Devil In Me | WEA | 1982 | |
| An Ad In The Weekly Times | WEA | 1982 | |
| When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again | WEA | 1983 | |
| Country Girl | WEA | 1983 | |
| ('Til) I Kissed You | WEA | 1984 | |
| Let's Make Tomorrow's Memories Tonightt | WEA | 1984 | |
| Some Such Foolishness | RCA | 1985 | |
| Willie Sing One With Me | RCA | 1985 | |
| My Sweet Janie | RCA | 1986 | |
| There's A Shadow On The Moon Tonight | RCA | 1986 | |