JOHNNY GREENWOOD

One of Queensland’s most enduring Country singers and entertainers, Johnny Greenwood was born in Brisbane and spending some of his earliest times with his family in Goondiwindi and Wagga Wagga as well as in the Brisbane suburb of Bulimba, he moved to a farm in the country at Bracewell, Mt. Larcom, Central Queensland when eight years of age. Here he learned to ride horses, milk cows, round up cattle and do the normal farm property chores. It was in this rural environment that he acquired a strong feeling for country music, including Australian Bush Ballad songs. Moving with his parents to a Garage and fuel depot in Mt. Larcom itself, he obtained a guitar in his teens, sang at local dances and concerts etc; before moving to Brisbane to further his career in the industry.

He became a popular performer throughout Queensland in the 60’s and 70’s as well as Northern NSW clubs. He also did numerous television shows such as ‘Brisbane Tonight’, ‘The Late Show’ and Reg Lindsay’s ‘Country Homestead’ etc – and at one stage spent nearly a year overseas performing in England, Scotland, Germany, Italy and Tripoli etc.

After earlier recording for Sunset and W&G Records, back in Australia he was contracted to RCA in the 70’s, having a number of successful recordings on the label, mostly his own compositions like the evergreen ''Tibrogargan'', ''The Singing Transport Man'' and Johnny’s own ''Goondiwindi Grey'' song which went very well in the charts. Later moving to Astor and Colonial Records, other songs such as ''My Dad Was A Road Train Man'', ''Jack O’Hagan'', ''This Lands A Part Of You And Me'', ''He Kept It All Australian'', ''The Man In Black Has Gone'', ''Our Old Flag'', ''How Ya Goin’ Mate'' and ''There’s Still A Country Boy In Me'' have also had quite an impact.

Johnny has done more than 4000 professional performances during his career in all types of venues in Australia and overseas (including New Zealand), sold more than 100,000 recordings and performed alongside the likes of Marty Robbins, Lorne Greene, Slim Dusty, Smoky Dawson, Keith Urban and The Bee Gees among others, and has visited and recorded an album ‘Here I Am Again’ in Nashville USA.

A Gold guitar finalist in 1993 for his ''Jack O’Hagan'' song, Johnny is a multi award recipient eg: ‘Hands Of Fame Tamworth 1980, Queensland Awards Of Recognition 1998, Tree Of Honour at Manilla 1999, Palms Of Honour Redcliffe 2002, TSA Songmaker Award 2003, Wall Of Honour LBS Tamworth and Gold Medallion Award 2008, and Stan Coster/Neil Beeby Bush Ballad Award 2010. He has also been recognised in the ‘Walk A Country Mile’ exhibit in Tamworth.

Johnny is well established as one of Australia’s genuine country artists and songwriters. He has sung quite a variety of material over the years but prefers the authentic style plus Australian songs and bush ballads and continues as a somewhat legendary figure in Australian Country Music appearing regularly at festivals and clubs etc. throughout the country.

SINGLES

''Loving Arms / Sweet Little Lonely One'' 1963 W&G
''Star Of The D.J. Show / Lonely Street'' 1964 W&G
''Detroit City / My Mother's Prayer [with Ellie Lavelle] 1966 Sunset
''The Goondiwindi Grey (#67) / Tibrogargan'' 1973 RCA
''Our Champion - Tony Mundine / Farewell To Gunsynd'' 1973 RCA
''The M.A.N. Song / Moorvale Music Centre The Talk Of The Highway'' 1975

EPs

'Johnny' 1964 W&G

'Just Another Mile To Go' 1969 RCA

'It's Time To Have Some Good Times) In The Nineties' 1992 Colonial

ALBUMS

'Tibrogargan' 1971 RCA
'The Goondiwindi Grey' 1973 RCA
'The Singing Transport Man' 1975 RCA
'Johnny Greenwood' 1977 Astor
'Big Rigs And Truck Stops' 1980 Colonial
'Here I Am Again' 1996 Colonial
'This Land Of Ours Australia' 2003 Colonial
'There's Still A Country Boy In Me' 2010 Colonial
'50th Anniversary Album' 2013 Colonial
'Johnny Greenwood In The 90's' Colonial

References

http://johnnygreenwood.com/