85-479: James Dixon Barnes AO ( né Swan ; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel , has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. Barnes has achieved 15 solo number-one albums in Australia, more than any other artist. Additionally, Barnes achieved five more as
170-697: A country rock band they were touted as Australian rock'n'roll cowboys and played the local pub and club circuit. They were noticed by pop group, Little River Band 's guitarist Beeb Birtles , signed to Mushroom Records and relocated to Melbourne. Birtles produced their debut single, "Quick on the Draw" which reached the Australian Kent Music Report top 50 in July 1976. Durant joined in August on guitar and became their principal songwriter. Their second single, "With
255-577: A "slum" of alcohol and violence, saying that his mother had him and his four siblings (John, Dorothy, Linda and Alan) before she was 21. His older brother John became a successful musician as founder and lead singer of the rock band Swanee . John encouraged and taught Barnes how to sing, as he was not initially interested. He and his family arrived in Australia, when he was five years old, on 21 January 1962. They originally lived in Adelaide , though they eventually settled in nearby Elizabeth . Another sister, Lisa,
340-530: A Winning Hand" peaked at number 65 in October. Founding bass guitarist Thompson left and was replaced first by Michael Hegerty and then by Roger McLachlan (ex-Little River Band). The band supported Joe Cocker on his Australian tour in mid-1977. They released their third single, "Mighty Rock" which reached the top 50 in August. By November, Ian MacDonald replaced McLachlan and they released, "Look After Yourself" which became their highest-charting single at No. 30. It
425-600: A bow on the left shoulder, although they may wear the same insignia as males if so desired. A gold lapel pin for daily wear is issued with each badge of the order at the time of investiture; AK/AD and AC lapel pins feature a citrine central jewel, AO and AM lapel pins have a blue enamelled centre and OAM lapel pins are plain. The different levels of the order are awarded according to the recipients' levels of achievement: Since 1976 any Australian citizen may nominate any person for an Order of Australia award. People who are not Australian citizens may be awarded honorary membership of
510-548: A challenge to take the prime ministership in September 2015. Two months after coming into office, the new republican prime minister announced that the Queen had approved his request to amend the Order's letters patent and cease awards at this level. Existing titles would not be affected. The move was attacked by monarchists and praised by republicans. The amendments to the constitution of
595-496: A double- LP , Andrew Durant Memorial Concert was released in 1981. It peaked at No. 8 on the albums chart with proceeds eventually donated to Andrew Durant Cancer Research Foundation. Dowding returned on drums for the Durant tribute concert. Eastick joined Broderick Smith's Big Combo (1979–1982) and later provided guitar for different artists including Max Merritt and Jimmy Barnes . Pealing formed his own band Mick Pealing and
680-837: A duet version of " The Best " in the form of a TV promotion for rugby league's Winfield Cup . The single also reached the top ten in 1993. In the mid-1990s, Barnes's career suffered a slump. He faced financial ruin as his music-publishing company Dirty Sheet Music and his wife's children's fashion label both went broke. He was pursued both by the ANZ Bank and by the Australian Taxation Office for amounts exceeding $ 1.3 million. The family sold their property in Bowral, New South Wales , and settled for some time in Aix-en-Provence , France , attracting some adverse publicity when Barnes assaulted
765-526: A member of his extended family have regularly performed " Flame Trees " with the Choir at their concerts including those at Melbourne Town Hall on 24 June and the Sydney Opera House on 17 July 2007. In a January 2007 interview with The Bulletin , Barnes spoke passionately about Australian rock musicians saying: "Australian bands for me will always have the grunt. Grunt is what gives you longevity, strength,
850-569: A member of the British Empire, members of the colonies and later federated nation of Australia were able to have achievement awarded under the British Imperial Honours system . However, existing criticism of the aristocratic nature of the awards grew following a cash-for-honours corruption scandal in the UK in 1922. Moves to abolish the awards federally and the states were unsuccessful; however
935-482: A month after Cold Chisel's Last Stand tour came to an end in December 1983. He assembled a band that included Arnott, the former Fraternity bass guitar player Bruce Howe and guitarists Mal Eastick (ex- Stars ) and Chris Stockley (ex- The Dingoes ) and began touring and writing for a solo album. Signing to Mushroom Records , Barnes released his first single, " No Second Prize ", in August 1984, which peaked at number 12 on
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#17330933459951020-573: A representation of the states (with whom Whitlam's government was constantly in dispute) through the state badges within the Commonwealth Coat of Arms . The original three-level structure of the Order of Australia was modelled closely upon the Order of Canada , though the Order of Australia has been awarded rather more liberally, especially in regard to honorary awards to non-citizens. As of July 2024 only 30 non-Canadians have been appointed to
1105-561: A second memoir; a sequel to Working Class Boy titled Working Class Man . On 3 May 2018, Barnes won the biography of the year award at the Australian Book Industry Awards for the second year in a row. Barnes also guest-starred in the television comedy "These New South Whales" based on the Australian band. His autobiography Working Class Boy was adapted into a film by Universal Pictures . Directed by Mark Joffe ,
1190-431: A strong presence on the local music scene. Barnes's relationship with the band was often volatile and he left several times, leaving Moss to handle vocal duties until he returned. After a temporary move to Armidale, New South Wales while Walker completed his engineering studies there, Cold Chisel moved to Melbourne in August 1976, and then three months later shifted base to Sydney. Progress was slow and Barnes announced he
1275-466: A television crew from Channel 7 . While there, Barnes did considerable live work throughout Britain and toured with the Rolling Stones . In June 1995, Barnes released his eighth studio album, Psyclone , which peaked at number 2 in Australia and featured the top-twenty single " Change of Heart ". In September 1996, Barnes released " Lover Lover ", which peaked at number 6 on the singles chart. This
1360-444: Is a convex golden disc decorated with citrines, with a blue royally crowned inner disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia. The ribbon of the order is royal blue with a central stripe of mimosa blossoms. Awards in the military division are edged with 1.5 mm golden bands. AKs, male ACs and AOs wear their badges on a necklet and male AMs and OAMs wear them on a ribbon on the left chest. Women usually wear their badges on
1445-434: Is a registered charity, whose stated purpose is "[t]o celebrate and promote outstanding Australian citizenship". It also supports the "community and social activities" of members and promotes and encourages the nomination of other Australians to the Order. The Order also runs a foundation that provides scholarships to tertiary students that show potential as future leaders and are involved in community activities. Branches of
1530-410: Is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II , Queen of Australia , on the advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam . Before the establishment of the order, Australians could receive British honours , which continued to be issued in parallel until 1992. Appointments to
1615-607: Is brother-in-law to fellow musician and long-time collaborator Diesel , who married Jane Barnes's sister Jep in 1989. Barnes describes himself as a socialist but is a supporter of the Australian Labor Party , as well as the Port Adelaide Football Club . On 28 November 2023, Barnes announced via Instagram that he was being treated in hospital for a bacterial infection. He remained in hospital for two weeks; on 12 December he announced, also via Instagram, that he
1700-553: Is likely to feel a bit second-rate, and the public is likely to agree. We hate to be the first to say it, but there is no doubt that the Order of Australia (OA) will be labelled as the Ocker Award. Satire and mockery also greeted the awards, being dubbed "Gough’s Gongs" and "the Order of the Wombat". The newly elected Liberal Fraser government decided to once again make recommendations for imperial awards, whilst maintaining and expanding
1785-640: The APRA Music Awards of 2020 , " Shutting Down Our Town " was nominated for Most Performed Rock Work of the Year. In 2021, Barnes stated that he formed a rockabilly band with Slim Jim Phantom and Chris Cheney . In April 2022, Barnes announced the forthcoming release of Soul Deep 30 , celebrating the 30th anniversary of Soul Deep , alongside a national tour. In November 2022, Barnes released his first Christmas album, Blue Christmas . It became his fifteenth number-one solo album. In March 2023, Barnes announced
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#17330933459951870-656: The ARIA Hall of Fame on 23 October 2005 for his solo career efforts. In late 2006, Barnes became patron of the Choir of Hard Knocks, a choral group formed by Jonathon Welch and consisting of homeless and disadvantaged people in Melbourne. The formation of the choir was documented by the ABC as a five-part series aired in May 2007. Barnes took an active part in the teaching of the choir despite his health problems and has even busked with them. Barnes or
1955-563: The Austereo network. In September 2007 he started recording his twelfth studio album, Out in the Blue . Produced by Nash Chambers , it was released on 14 November and debuted at number 3 on the ARIA chart. The songs were written while he recovered from his heart surgery, and displayed a more subdued mood than much of his previous output. "When Two Hearts Collide" was a duet with Kasey Chambers . The album
2040-414: The Australian Labor Party remained opposed and generally refused to recommend awards whilst in office, with this a part of the party's platform since 1918. This was confirmed in a resolution adopted unanimously by the party conference in 1921. However, the non-Labor parties remained supportive, with the long running Menzies government making significant use of the imperial system. The Order of Australia
2125-656: The Australian Made series of concerts that toured the country in the summer of 1986–87. Australian Made was the largest touring festival of Australian music talent that had ever been attempted to that point. Barnes and INXS headlined and the rest of the line-up was Mental as Anything , Divinyls , Models , The Saints , I'm Talking and The Triffids . The shows began in Hobart, Tasmania , on 26 December and concluded in Sydney on Australia Day, 26 January 1987. A concert film of this event
2210-726: The Reclaim Australia Political Party to stop playing his music at their rallies. In July 2015, it was announced that Barnes would release Best of the Soul Years compilation. The album would be compiled of soul and R&B classics, from his three soul albums; "Soul Deep" (1991), "Soul Deeper" (2000) and "The Rhythm and the Blues" (2009). A fourth album of soul covers was released in June 2016 called, Soul Searchin' , which became Barnes's 11th number one album in Australia and tied Barnes
2295-709: The Sydney Entertainment Centre running from 12 to 15 December 1983. In November 1979, Barnes met Jane Mahoney (born 1958 as Jane Dejakasaya in Bangkok, Thailand ), the stepdaughter of an Australian diplomat. Barnes began a relationship with her. They married in Sydney on 22 May 1981 and Jane gave birth to their first child, Mahalia , named after Mahalia Jackson , on 12 July 1982. They have four children (Mahalia, Eliza-Jane, Jackie and Elly-May - all musically known as The Tin Lids ). Barnes launched his solo career less than
2380-474: The 435 people who have received the nation's top Order of Australia honours since they were first awarded in 1975, shows they disproportionately attended a handful of elite Victorian secondary schools. Scotch College alumni received the highest number of awards, with 19 former students receiving Australia's [then] highest honour". On 26 January 1980 the Order of Australia Association was created as an incorporated body with membership open to award recipients. It
2465-629: The ARIA Charts on 5 September 2010. On 27 September 2010, it was revealed that Barnes met two previously unknown adult daughters. On 14 March 2011 he planted a flame tree , made famous in Cold Chisel's 1984 song " Flame Trees ", at the National Arboretum Canberra . Barnes then headlined at Celebrate in the Park, playing a 90-minute set which included his solo hits and some Cold Chisel greats. He
2550-408: The ARIA Charts. Double Happiness was an album of duets, including several with his children, daughters Mahalia and Elly-May, son Jackie and oldest son, entertainer David Campbell . After its initial success, it was re-released as a double CD/DVD package featuring many of his duets from previous albums, including those with INXS, John Farnham, Joe Cocker, and Tina Turner. Barnes was inducted into
2635-514: The Australian charts. His first solo album, Bodyswerve , was released in September 1984 and debuted at Number One on the Australian charts. On 22 December 1984, days after Barnes had begun that year's Barnestorming tour, his second daughter, Eliza-Jane ("E.J.") was born. Barnes's second album, For the Working Class Man , was released in December 1985 and included the tracks " I'd Die to Be with You Tonight " and " Working Class Man ". For
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2720-465: The Blues which became Barnes's ninth Australian number one album; thus giving him more No. 1 albums than any other Australian artist. In August 2010, Barnes released his fourteenth solo studio album, Rage and Ruin . Barnes stated that the ideas for most of the lyrics and song themes came from a journal he kept during a period in his life (late 1990s to early 2000s) when he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. Rage and Ruin debuted at number 3 on
2805-638: The Deep South . The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA charts. A number of live albums followed with little commercial success. In 2004, Barnes recorded an album with Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse , Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake , bass player Bob Daisley and keyboard player Don Airey under the name Living Loud . The self-titled album featured a number of songs originally written and recorded with Ozzy Osbourne by Kerslake, Daisley, and Airey. In July 2005, Barnes released his eleventh studio album, Double Happiness , which debuted at number one on
2890-418: The Order of Australia and the award of 199 Honorary Medals of the Order of Australia. Notable honorary awards include: Since 1975, just over 30 per cent of recipients of an Order of Australia honour have been women. The number of nominations and awards for women is trending up, with the 2023 Australia Day Honours resulting in the highest percentage of awards for women to date (47.1 per cent, 47.9 per cent in
2975-461: The Order of Australia is a convex disc (gold for AKs, ADs and ACs, gilt for AOs, AMs and OAMs) representing a single flower of mimosa . At the centre is a ring, representing the sea, with the word Australia below two branches of mimosa. The whole disc is topped by the Crown of St Edward . The AC badge is decorated with citrines , blue enamelled ring, and enamelled crown. The AO badge is similar, without
3060-578: The Order of Australia. This was done by with the addition of two additional award levels: Knight or Dame (AK or AD) above the level of Companion, and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) below Members. The Civil Division was also renamed the General Division, so that awards could be given to those in the Defence Force for non-military achievement. These changes were made on 24 May 1976. The reaction to
3145-481: The Order of Canada, while 537 non-Australians have been appointed to the Order of Australia, with 46 to the Companion level. Public reaction to the new awards was mixed. Only the state Labor governments of Tasmania and South Australia agreed to submit recommendations for the new awards, with the remaining governments affirming their committent to the existing imperial honours system. Newspaper editorials similarly praised
3230-439: The Order were gazetted on 22 December 2015. Yvonne Kenny AM represented the Order at the 2023 Coronation . King Charles III , when he was Prince of Wales , was appointed a Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) on 14 March 1981. As he is not an Australian citizen, even though he was the heir to the Australian throne at the time, this would have required the award to be honorary. To overcome this issue, his appointment
3315-581: The Order would be determined by the Council of the Order of Australia. Awards of the Order of Australia are sometimes made to people who are not citizens of Australia to honour extraordinary achievements. These achievements, or the people themselves, are not necessarily associated with Australia, although they often are. On 1 July 2024, the Australian Honours website listed appointments for 46 Honorary Companions, 118 Honorary Officers, 174 Honorary Members of
3400-441: The Queen to reinstate the level of knight or dame and the Queen co-signed letters patent to bring this into effect. The change was publicly announced on 25 March, and gazetted on 17 April 2014. Up to four knights or dames could be appointed each year, by the Queen of Australia on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the chairman of the Order of Australia Council. Five awards of knight and dame were then made, to
3485-550: The Working Class Man debuted on the Australian national chart at No. 1 in December 1985 and it remained at No. 1 for seven weeks. Titled simply Jimmy Barnes in the US, the album was issued in February to tie in with the release of the Ron Howard film Gung Ho , which used "Working Class Man". The Jimmy Barnes band that toured Australia in support of the album included Howe and Arnott, with
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3570-553: The association are in all the states and territories of Australia as well as the UK and the USA. Total inductees as of July 2024 . The order of wearing Australian and other approved honours is determined by the government. The award is parodied in the play Amigos , where the central character is determined to be awarded the AC, and uses persuasion, bribery and blackmail in his (ultimately successful) attempts to get himself nominated for
3655-498: The award to Prince Philip in a ReachTEL poll. The Australian Labor Party continued to oppose knighthoods and damehoods. Leader of the opposition Bill Shorten stated in March 2014 that the party would again discontinue the level if it were to win the next Australian federal election. The knighthood decision was a significant factor that caused Liberal party members to question Abbott's leadership, with Malcolm Turnbull succeeding in
3740-696: The award. During the 1996 season of the popular television programme Home and Away , the character Pippa Ross was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her years of service as a foster carer. Stars (Australian band) Stars are an Australian country rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1975 and disbanding in 1979, before re-forming in 2019. Founding members were Glyn Dowding on drums; Malcolm Eastick on guitar and vocals; Mick Pealing on vocals; and Graham Thompson on bass guitar. They were joined by guitarist, songwriter, Andrew Durant in 1976 and relocated to Melbourne. Thompson then left and
3825-411: The awards as an example of Australia's greater independence, whilst also noting that the awards would likely appear second-rate. The Australian stated that There is no longer a British Empire; everyone knows that. But somehow the phrase "imperial honours" still carries a ring of regal authenticity that somehow transcends nationalism. For the time being a recipient ... of the Order of Australia
3910-828: The band had their last performance on 5 November and Durant died on 6 May 1980 at age 25. A tribute performance by Stars members and other Australian acts followed in August and a double- LP , Andrew Durant Memorial Concert was released in 1981. It peaked at No. 8 on the albums chart with proceeds donated to Andrew Durant Cancer Research Foundation. Stars re-formed in 2019, announcing a tour in November and December of that year. Adelaide band Astra Kahn formed in 1972, including Glyn Dowding on drums, Andrew Durant on guitar, and Malcolm Eastick on guitar and vocals. They disbanded by 1973 with Dowding and Eastick forming Flash in 1974 with Mick Pealing on vocals. In May 1975, Dowding, Eastick and Pealing formed Stars with Graham Thompson on bass. As
3995-519: The changes to the awards were similarly split along party lines. Following the 1983 federal election , Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke recommitted to the end of recommendations for imperial awards. No knighthoods were awarded during his first term in office and he advised the abolition of the knight/dame level after being re-elected in 1986. During the time the division was active from 1976 to 1983, twelve knights and two dames were created. On 19 March 2014, monarchist prime minister Tony Abbott advised
4080-525: The citrines. For the AM badge, only the crown is enamelled, and the OAM badge is plain. The AK/AD badge is similar to that of the AC badge, but with the difference that it contains at the centre an enamelled disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia . The colours of royal blue and gold are taken from the livery colours of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms , the then national colours . The star for knights and dames
4165-439: The equal second-most (with Madonna and U2 ) of all time behind The Beatles at 14. In 2016, Barnes released his autobiography, Working Class Boy , which explored his traumatic childhood experiences. In 2017, he featured in the song " Big Enough " by Kirin J. Callinan , alongside Alex Cameron and Molly Lewis. The song was featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in a comedic skit. In addition to this, his cameo in
4250-458: The exception of awards recommended by the soon to be independent government of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea ); however this did not affect the constitutional right of state governments to recommend imperial awards. According to the governor general's then-secretary Sir David Smith , Whitlam was furious when he first saw Devlin's design for the insignia of the order, due to the inclusion of
4335-525: The film premiered in Australian cinemas on 23 August 2018. A soundtrack was released on 17 August 2018. In January 2019, Barnes announced his forthcoming eighteenth solo studio album, My Criminal Record . It was released on 17 May 2019. It was Barnes's 12th solo number-one album, and 16th when including releases with Cold Chisel on the Australian albums chart, making him the artist with the most chart-topping albums in Australian chart history, having previously tied at 11 number ones with Madonna and U2 . At
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#17330933459954420-424: The first time Jimmy Barnes had worked with any member of his old band for almost a decade. The pair teamed up for an acoustic version of the track for an unplugged album Flesh and Wood , which was released in December 1993 and peaked at number two. The album included a version, recorded with The Badloves, of The Band 's " The Weight ", which became a top-ten hit. Also in 1993, Barnes teamed up with Tina Turner for
4505-557: The formation of supergroup The Barnestormers, featuring Barnes, Chris Cheney , Slim Jim Phantom , Jools Holland and Kevin Shirley . A self-titled album was released on 26 May 2023. Barnes is a practising Buddhist . He has seven children: four with his wife Jane ( Mahalia , Eliza-Jane, Jackie and Elly-May – all musically known as The Tin Lids ); one with Kim Campbell (a previous relationship), David ; and two daughters (Amanda and Megan) from two earlier relationships. He
4590-476: The general division). Advocacy groups such as Honour a Woman and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency have called for greater effort to be made to reach equal representation of men and women in the order. In December 2010, The Age reported a study of the educational backgrounds of all people who had received Knight/Dame and Companion level awards at that time. It reported: "An analysis of
4675-610: The governments of each respective state and territory, and three ex officio members (the chief of the Defence Force , the vice-president of the Federal Executive Council and a public servant responsible for honours policy). The Council chair as of August 2024 is Shelley Reys. The Council makes recommendations to the governor-general. Awards are announced on Australia Day and on the King's Birthday public holiday in June, on
4760-572: The governor-general to remove an individual from the order, who may cancel an award. Announcements of all awards, cancellations and resignations appear in the Commonwealth Gazette . Nomination forms are confidential and not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) . The reasoning behind a nomination being successful or unsuccessful—and even the attendees of the meetings where such nominations are discussed—remains confidential. As
4845-495: The heavy-rock single "Love and Hate", followed by its parent album Love and Fear . An autobiographical record combining hard rock with electronic music , Love and Fear was Barnes's first album to miss the Australian top ten, peaking at number 22. In October 2000, Barnes performed at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympics . In November 2000, Barnes released a second album of soul tunes, titled Soul Deeper... Songs From
4930-583: The keyboard player Peter Kekell, the former Rose Tattoo guitarist Robin Riley and the American guitarist Dave Amato . With the release of the album in America, Barnes and a band of Canadian musicians hand-picked by his North American management team toured with ZZ Top . It was the first time since 1981 that he had toured without his family, as Jane was pregnant. Shortly after their son Jackie (named after Jackie Wilson )
5015-540: The lead singer of Cold Chisel, bringing his combined sum to 20 number-one albums in Australia, comfortably eclipsing the Beatles (with 14), Madonna and Taylor Swift (12), Eminem and U2 (11). Barnes was born James Dixon Swan in the Cowcaddens area of Glasgow , to Dorothy and Jim Swan. His father was a prizefighter . His maternal grandmother was Jewish, but he was raised Protestant . He called his childhood environment
5100-417: The occasion of a special announcement by the governor-general (usually honorary awards), and on the appointment of a new governor-general. The governor-general presents the order's insignia to new appointees. Appointments to the order may be made posthumously as long as a person was nominated for an award whilst they were still alive. Awardees may subsequently resign from the order, and the Council may advise
5185-473: The order are made by the governor-general , "with the approval of The Sovereign", according to recommendations made by the Council for the Order of Australia . Members of the government are not involved in the recommendation of appointments, other than for military and honorary awards. The King of Australia is the sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companion and chancellor of
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#17330933459955270-649: The order at all levels. Nomination forms are submitted to the Director, Honours Secretariat, a position within the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia , at Government House, Canberra , which are then forwarded to the Council for the Order of Australia . The council consists of 19 members: seven selected by the prime minister (described as "community representatives"), eight appointed by
5355-446: The order. The governor-general's official secretary , Paul Singer (appointed August 2018), is secretary of the order. The order is divided into a general and a military division. The five levels of appointment to the order in descending order of seniority are: Honorary awards at all levels may be made to non-citizens. These awards are made additional to the quotas. The order's insignia was designed by Stuart Devlin . The badge of
5440-453: The outgoing governor-general , Quentin Bryce ; her successor, Peter Cosgrove ; a recent chief of the Defence Force , Angus Houston ; a recent governor of New South Wales , Marie Bashir ; and Prince Philip . This last award was widely met with ridicule and dismay by many in the Australian media. The award was also heavily criticised in the community, with 72% disapproving and 12% in favour of
5525-530: The power to believe in yourself. We have great bands here because they play live, they cut their teeth playing to people.". Barnes underwent heart surgery in February 2007. On 7 July 2007 Barnes was a presenter at the Australian leg of Live Earth . In August he became a regular presenter on The Know , a pop culture program on the pay-TV channel MAX and has also been a presenter of the Planet Rock program on
5610-672: The prime minister alone, rather than by the Council of the Order of Australia, as is the case with all lower levels of the order. In accordance with the statutes of 2014, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , was created a Knight of the Order by letters patent signed by the Queen on 7 January 2015, on Abbott's advice. Prince Philip's knighthood was announced as part of the Australia Day Honours on 26 January 2015 and his appointment attracted criticism of what Abbott described as his "captain's call". Abbott responded by announcing that future recommendations for appointments as Knights and Dames of
5695-539: The song's music video became a popular internet meme in late 2017. In March of the same year, Barnes released a children's album called Och Aye the G'nu . It won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017 , although the brand that appeared on the album, as well as the poetry books that were released on the first of April are related to The Wiggles . In November 2017, Barnes released
5780-478: The top-twenty singles " Lay Down Your Guns ", " Let's Make it Last All Night " and " When Your Love is Gone ". In November 1991, Barnes released his fifth studio album, Soul Deep , an album of soul covers. Barnes had long fostered a love for soul and for black music , naming his children after influential black artists and including songs by Sam Cooke and Percy Sledge on previous albums. Soul Deep became Barnes's sixth Australian number-one album and included
5865-498: The track " When Something Is Wrong with My Baby " with John Farnham . In March 1993, Barnes released Heat , which was influenced by the then-current grunge trend and by the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers . Heat peaked at number two on the ARIA charts, becoming Barnes's first solo album not to peak at number one. The album contained the song " Stone Cold ", written by former Cold Chisel bandmate Don Walker . It marked
5950-433: Was born almost three months prematurely on 3 May. Her father stopped further writing and recording until she was released from a humidicrib several months later. In 1990, Barnes recorded his fourth studio album, which featured songwriting contributions from the likes of Desmond Child , Diane Warren and Holly Knight . Two Fires , released in August 1990. debuted at number one on the Australian chart. The album featured
6035-476: Was born later that year. Shortly afterwards, their parents divorced. His mother remarried, to a clerk named Reg Barnes, who died on 3 September 2013. Jimmy adopted the name James Dixon Barnes, after his stepfather. Barnes took up an apprenticeship in a foundry with the South Australian Railways in 1973, but the love he and his brother had for music led him to join a band. In 1974, his brother Swanee
6120-460: Was born on 4 February 1986, she and the children joined him in the US for the rest of the tour. In 1986, Barnes recorded two songs with INXS , a cover version of the Easybeats ' " Good Times " and "Laying Down The Law", which he co-wrote with INXS members Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence . Both songs appeared on The Lost Boys (1987) soundtrack. "Good Times" was also used as the theme song for
6205-447: Was created by an amendment to the constitution of the Order of Australia by special letters patent signed by the Queen, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser . In March 2014 the knight and dame levels, which had been abolished in 1986 by Prime Minister Bob Hawke , were reintroduced to the Order of Australia by Tony Abbott . At the same time, Abbott announced that future appointments at this level would be recommended by
6290-498: Was established on 14 February 1975 by letters patent of Queen Elizabeth II , acting as Queen of Australia , and on the advice of the newly elected Labor prime minister , Gough Whitlam . The original order had three levels: Companion (AC), Officer (AO) and Member (AM) as well as two divisions: Civil Division and Military Division. Whitlam had previously announced in 1972 (on his third day in office) that his government would no longer nominate persons for British Imperial honours (with
6375-561: Was followed in October 1996 with Barnes's first greatest-hits compilation, Barnes Hits Anthology , which became Barnes's seventh solo number-one album. In 1998, Cold Chisel reformed and Barnes returned to Australia with his family after three years in France. In March 1999 Barnes performed the 1978 Sylvester hit " You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) " live onstage at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras annual party. Later that year Barnes released
6460-590: Was issued ahead of their debut album, Paradise (December 1977) which peaked at No. 14 on the Kent Music Report albums chart. The album spawned two more singles, "Back Again" in March and "West Is the Way" in June. In September, founding drummer Dowding was replaced by John James Hackett (ex- Phil Manning Band ). Stars continued touring including supporting The Beach Boys and Linda Ronstadt on their Australian tours in 1978–1979. A second album, Land of Fortune
6545-463: Was joined by daughter Mahalia in a soulful rendition of " When the War Is Over ", which he dedicated to the memory of Steve Prestwich . In August 2014, Barnes released, 30:30 Hindsight , which is an anniversary album, celebrating 30 years since his chart-topping debut solo album, Bodyswerve . The album debuted at No. 1 in Australia, becoming Barnes's 10th solo No. 1 album. In 2015, Barnes asked
6630-460: Was leaving once again in May 1977 to join Swanee in a band called Feather. However, his farewell performance with Cold Chisel went so well that he changed his mind and decided to stay in the band. A month later, WEA signed the band. Between 1978 and 1984, Cold Chisel released five studio albums and won numerous TV Week / Countdown Awards. The band broke up in December 1983, its final performances at
6715-556: Was made by Richard Lowenstein and released later that year. "Good Times" peaked at No. 2 on the Australian chart and No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart . In October 1987, Barnes released " Too Much Ain't Enough Love ", which became his first solo number-one single. His third album, Freight Train Heart , was released in December 1987 and peaked at number one. Freight Train Heart had moderate success outside Australia and as recently as 2003
6800-573: Was named as one of the top 100 rock albums of all time by the British magazine Powerplay . In November 1988, Barnes released his first solo live album, Barnestorming , which became his fourth solo number one album. A version of the Percy Sledge standard " When a Man Loves a Woman " released from the album peaked at number 3. In the middle of 1989, Jane Barnes went into Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney with pregnancy complications. Elly-May Barnes
6885-429: Was playing drums with Fraternity , which had just parted ways with the singer Bon Scott . Barnes took over the role but his tenure with the band was brief and, in December 1975, he joined a harder-edged band called Orange, with the organist and songwriter Don Walker , guitarist Ian Moss , drummer Steve Prestwich and bass guitarist Les Kaczmarek. In 1974, Orange had changed its name to Cold Chisel and began to develop
6970-460: Was promoted with a performance at the Sydney Opera House , which was released on CD and DVD. In March 2008, Barnes appeared as a special guest during soul singer Guy Sebastian 's tour. November 2008 saw the release of a duet with son David Campbell, a cover of The Righteous Brothers ' " You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling " that featured on Campbell's album Good Lovin' . In September 2009, Barnes released his thirteenth studio album The Rhythm and
7055-408: Was released in June 1979, it was produced by Ern Rose and Eastick. By that time Durant had been diagnosed with cancer and Stars performed a last concert on 5 November. A live album, 1157 —titled for the number of career gigs—appeared in July 1980, which was produced by Eastick. Durant had died on 6 May at age 25. A tribute performance by Stars members and other Australian acts followed in August and
7140-493: Was replaced by a succession of bass guitarists including Roger McLachlan (ex- Little River Band ) and Ian McDonald. The band's debut album, Paradise , peaked at No. 14 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1978 and included their highest-charting single "Look After Yourself" which reached No. 30 on the related singles chart. Their second album, Land of Fortune , was released in June 1979 and peaked at No. 35. By that time Durant had been diagnosed with cancer,
7225-423: Was undergoing open heart surgery due to the infection having spread to an already-weakened valve. In 2017 Barnes was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the performing arts as a musician, singer and songwriter, and through support for not-for-profit organisations, particularly to children with a disability. Officer of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia
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