Williamson's performance style originates from his 'farmland, not city bitumen' lifestyle, and his upbringing is referred to by the nickname, 'The Mallee Boy'. His early musical influences were Roger Miller and Rolf Harris, both of whom provided inspirational elements for his first hit, namely using a vocal imitation from Miller's "Dang Me" and replacing Rolf's wobble board with a Jaw's Harp. From the age of seven he learned to play the ukulele from his father, before proceeding when he was twelve to guitar and taught himself to play harmonica. For the last four years of secondary schooling Williamson attended Scotch College in Melbourne. In the early 1960s, while still at college, he formed a folk music group. After schooling Williamson returned home to become a farmer and, in 1965, the family moved to Croppa Creek, near Moree, where Williamson began performing at a local restaurant.
In 1969 John Williamson wrote a novelty song, "Old Man Emu", and early the following year he performed the track on TV talent quest, New Faces, winning first place. He later reflected on his songwriting process, and the importance of his guitar, "no matter where I go I'll have one with me, in case I come up with a song, I've got to have the guitar straight away. I always write the words and the music together". In early 1970 he signed a recording contract with Fable Records owner and New Faces's judge, Ron Tudor. In May "Old Man Emu" was released as a single on Tudor's label, which peaked at #4. It was awarded a gold certification and was listed at #14 on Go-Set's Top Records for the Year of 1970. His self-titled debut album followed in mid-year and, although it featured "Old Man Emu", it had little commercial success: only selling two-thousand copies. Since "Old Man Emu" was his only hit he had to perform it two or three times per gig. Williamson's follow-up single, "Under the Bridge" backed with "The Unexplored Shadows of Mine" was issued in November with certain pressings having its A and B-sides swapped around. By February 1971 the album's third single, "Beautiful Sydney", appeared.A string of non-album singles followed including, in March 1972, "Misery Farm" with Lumpy Pumpkin.
In 1973 Williamson hosted a country music TV series, Travlin' Out West, which ran for two years, broadcast by NBN-3, Newcastle. He performed with two regular acts, Ricky & Tammy, and Emma Hannah. The program provided two albums for the regulars, 'Travlin' Out West in Concert' (1973) and 'From Travlin' Out West' (1974) issued by Reg Grundy Productions. In 1976 he issued his second album, 'The Comic Strip Cowboy', but it failed to chart. In early 1978, Williamson released his first compilation album under the Country Greats series. This was followed later in the year by his third album, 'Road to Town', with contributions by other musicians including Tommy Emmanuel on guitar.
Also that year Williamson formed a country music band, Crow, which performed on the pub and club circuit across Australia. In 1980 Crow were renamed as Sydney Radio, to play rock music with a reggae influence. The members used face paint, with Williamson disguised as the clown, Ludwig Leichhardt. Williamson penned rock and reggae numbers for the band some of which were recorded but never released. Since 1970 Williamson has had a friendship with radio presenter, John Laws, who calls Williamson his 'little brother'. In 1977, Williamson recorded and released a single, "It's a Grab It While It's Goin' Kind of Life", which is a musical tribute to Laws. Up until Laws' first retirement on 25 June 2007, Williamson wrote and performed a series of jingles for Laws' morning show on 2UE, and his final jingle was "Hey good on ya Lawsie, you pulled the plug at last". Laws made a successful comeback to radio broadcasting in February 2011, this time at 2SM, part of the Super Radio Network, and Williamson's jingles for his programme resumed.
In early 1981 John Williamson's rock group, Sydney Radio, disbanded and he began playing solo in pubs, which attracted more new fans. He recorded a tribute song for ANZACs, "Diggers of the ANZAC (This Is Gallipoli)", which was well received and issued as a single. Williamson met Pixie Jenkins, a fiddle player, and the two toured together for several years. In April 1981 Williamson issued a single, "The Breaker", featuring narrated vocals by Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, which was inspired by the movie, Breaker Morant (1980) (which had Tingwell as a supporting actor). "The Breaker" enabled Williamson to cast off the "Old Man Emu" novelty tag and his long apprenticeship flowed into an apparently endless set of songs charming Australians with stories and images about themselves and their country. In 1982, he recorded a new track, "True Blue", which was included on a compilation album, 'True Blue: The Best of John Williamson'. Later that year, he issued 'Fair Dinkum J.W'., featuring traditional Australian ballads, "With My Swag upon My Shoulder", "Botany Bay" and "Brisbane Ladies"; as well as originals, "Country Football", "Kill the Night", "Wrinkles" and "(You've Gotta Be) Fair Dinkum", a duet with Karen Johns.
In 1983 Williamson released his first solo live album, 'Singing in the Suburbs' and another live album, 'The Smell of Gum Leaves', in September 1984. It featured another comic track, "I'm Fair Dinkum". Williamson then launched his merchandise business, The Fair Dinkum Road Company, in Sydney. The album included his cover version of Spectrum's 1971 single, "I'll Be Gone", which he played using only guitar and harmonica. At the start of 1985 he founded an independent record label, Gumleaf Recordings. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January that year, he won 'Song of the Year' for "Queen in the Sport of Kings". He then issued a new compilation, 'Humble Beginnings', featuring tracks from his first three studio albums. He released another studio album that year, 'Road Thru the Heart'. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1986, he won 'Album of the Year' for 'Road Thru the Heart' and 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for "You and My Guitar". In July 1986, Williamson released another compilation, 'All the Best!' which contained eighteen of his most-requested tracks both from studio and live works. As a bonus, Williamson collaborated with both of his daughters, Ami and Georgie, and with Australian folk group Bullamakanka on "Goodbye Blinky Bill" – highlighting the comic koala character of the same name. When issued as a single, the purchase price included an A$1.00 donation to the Koala Preservation Society in Port Macquarie. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1986, he won 'Album of the Year' for 'Road Thru the Heart 'and 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for "You and My Guitar".'
In November 1986 Williamson's Gumleaf Recordings distributed his breakthrough album, 'Mallee Boy', which peaked in the Top 10 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart. It remained in the top 50 for a year-and-a-half, and was awarded a triple platinum certificate. It was "filled with storytelling that spanned from his own beginnings on that farm in the Victorian Mallee to every corner of the nation". At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987, 'Mallee Boy' was named the inaugural winner of Best Country Album. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1987, he won 'Album of the Year' for 'Mallee Boy' and 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for "True Blue". Popular tracks include the title song, "Galleries of Pink Galahs", "Raining on the Rock" and "Cootamundra Wattle". The album had a re-recorded version of "True Blue" which was released as a single in September. Williamson was asked by the Australian Made Campaign whether they could use "True Blue" for their TV and radio ads. It became a career highlight and was adopted as a theme by the Australia national cricket team. To support 'Mallee Boy' Williamson performed his concerts in a campfire setting and since that time he commences many of his shows with its title track. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1988, he won 'Top Selling Album' for 'Mallee Boy'.
In April 1988 Williamson issued his seventh studio album, 'Boomerang Café', which peaked at #10 on the Kent Music Report. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, 'Boomerang Café' won his second award for Best Country Album. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1989, he won 'Top Selling Album' and 'Album of the Year' for 'Boomerang Café'. Despite the title song's lyrics, Williamson has told concert audiences that he did not actually meet his future wife, Mary-Kay, in The Boomerang Cafe but actually by a water tank. Williamson performed at the opening of the New Parliament House. In September 1989, he issued 'Warragul' (meaning dingo in the Wiradjuri language), which became his first number-one album the following month. That same year Variety Club named him 'Entertainer of the Year'.
At the Country Music Awards of Australia for 1990, John Williamson won 'Top Selling Album' and 'Album of the Year' for 'Warragul', and 'Heritage Award' for "Drover's Boy". At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, 'Warragul' earned his third Best Country Album award. In October 1990 Williamson released 'JW's Family Album' which reached #21. In 1990 a new version of "Old Man Emu" appeared as a single, with a new lyric added: "He can run the pants off a dingo too". In September 1992 his next album, 'Waratah St', was released it reached #14 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and had received a gold certificate on pre-sale orders. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1992, he won 'Top Selling Album' for 'JW's Family Album'.
Late in 1991 he combined with other country musicians, Slim Dusty, Joy McKean, Phil Matthews and Max Ellis to organise the founding of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA), which "would fight for the interests of the Australian country music industry particularly in regard to the Awards". It was launched in January 1992 with Dusty as inaugural chairman and Williamson as vice-chairman and later that year CMAA took over the organisation of the Country Music Awards of Australia – established in 1973 – from radio station, 2TM based in Tamworth. Williamson's compilation, 'Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2', was released in October, which peaked at #32 and was certified platinum. Its lead single, "Australia Calling", was also released while another new track was the studio recording of "I'll Be Gone" and was used to raise awareness for homeless youth. At the beginning of 1993, Williamson issued 'Love is a Good Woman', a compilation of his love songs, with new tracks "Good Woman" and "Misty Blue". In September that year, after watching the TV announcement that Sydney had won the bid to host the 2000 Summer Olympics, Williamson wrote "Sydney 2000" and was invited to perform it on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. A year later, it was recorded for his next album, 'Mulga to Mangoes', which peaked at #14. Associated singles were "Seven Year Itch", "River Crying Out" and "Tropical Fever".
At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1995, he won 'Video Track of the Year' for "Tropical Fever" – directed by Mark Jago. During the year he celebrated twenty-five years in the Australian music industry with a new compilation, 'True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson', which reached the top 30. It included two new tracks, "Bush Town (The Lawnmower Song)" and "No-one Loves Brisbane Like Jesus". At that time, he published his book, True Blue: Stories and Songs of Australia, which contains the lyrics of his songs and explanations of their composition. Williamson was surprised at the book's launch by Mike Munro as part of the TV documentary series, This is Your Life. He appeared on the series again in 2000 when Slim Dusty was the subject of an episode. At the Country Music Awards of Australia in January 1996, Williamson won 'Top Selling Album' for 'Mulga to Mangoes'. He released 'Family Album No.2' in September 1996.
In January the following year he was inducted to the Country Music Association of Australia's Roll of Renown. Williamson's thirteenth studio album 'Pipe Dream' was released in August 1997 and peaked at #6. At the Country Music Awards of Australia for 1998 he won 'Top Selling Album' for 'Pipe Dream'. "Sir Don", his tribute to cricketer Donald Bradman, is on the album. Williamson performed "Raining on the Rock" as a duet with Warren H Williams. The following year, at the Australian Country Music Awards, the pair won 'Collaboration of the Year'. Williamson soon took part in his short-lived television series on the Seven Network called The Bush Telegraph. Following this for a moderate period, Williamson continued touring Australia and was also releasing a series of compilations. In July 1999 his fourteenth studio album, 'The Way It Is' was released and peaked at #10, it went gold after eight weeks. At the end of 1999, he published his first calendar, by using photography from Steve Parish.
At the Country Music Awards of Australia for 2000 John Williamson won 'Top Selling Album' for 'The Way It Is', 'Heritage Song of the Year' for "Campfire on the Road" and 'Bush Ballad of the Year' for "Three Sons". He released his next compilation album, 'Anthems – A Celebration of Australia' in August 2000, which peaked at #16. A new single, "This Ancient Land", was recorded with country music veteran, Jimmy Little, for Corroboree that year. Other anthem tracks include "A Number on My Back" for the national rugby union team, Wallabies, and "The Baggy Green" with vocals by national cricket captain Steve Waugh. Also on the album are "Waltzing Matilda 2000" and a studio recording of "Advance Australia Fair" for the first time. He was invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.
Williamson performed "Sir Don" at Bradman's Memorial Service in Adelaide in 2001. The original scraps of paper he used to compose the track are displayed in the Bradman Museum, Bowral. He also represented Australia when performing at the Opening Ceremony of Winterlude in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In April 2002, Williamson released his fifteenth studio album, 'Gunyah', which in the traditional Aboriginal language means 'home'. The opening track "Sing You the Outback" revealed how important the Australian outback has been in the past and how invaluable it will be into the future. The next two tracks, "Frangipani Bay" and "Cape York Peninsula", were written during a road trip to Australia's most northern point. The lyrics in "The Devil's Boots" relate to the bushranger, Ned Kelly. "Buried in Her Bedclothes" was written after Williamson and Mary-Kay, his spouse of the time, met an elderly woman on an Indian Pacific rail trip. Her husband had died six months earlier and she had refused to get out of bed for three months. Her family suggested the train trip as a remedy – she shared her memories with the Williamsons and said that the train 'had done the job'.
Williamson referred to 2003 as his 'most True Blue year ever'. He was elected President of the CMAA after Dusty retired. He then released the sequel to the 1995 compilation 'True Blue Two', which reached #8. It featured his hit songs up to the 'Gunyah' album and exclusively including five new tracks. On 12 October, Williamson was asked by the Prime Minister, John Howard, to perform "Waltzing Matilda" at the Memorial Service for the first Anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings.
At the Country Music Awards of Australia for 2004 Williamson and Sara Storer won 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' and 'Single of the Year' for "Raining on the Plains", and the track won 'Song of the Year' which was shared with Storer and her co-writers, Garth Porter and Doug Storer. The track is on Storer's 2002 album, 'Beautiful Circle'. With regard to new arrangements of John's songs, having recorded a cover version of Stan Coster's "Wobbly Boot Hotel" on 'Waratah St' in 1991, he re-recorded it in 2004 as a duet with Coster's daughter Tracy on "Coster Country", her tribute album to him. 2005 was a productive year for John in terms of recording and touring; he re-recorded "Wrinkles" as a duet with John Stephan, issued a twenty-track compilation of Queensland-themed songs, called "From Bulldust to Bitumen", available only to RACQ members, and in August, 'Chandelier of Stars' was released, which reached #11 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the Country Music Awards of Australia for 2006 he won 'Album of the Year' and 'Top Selling Album' for 'Chandelier of Stars', and the track "Bells in a Bushman's Ear" won 'Bush Ballad of the Year'.
In discussing John's wife of the time, the opening track, "Little Girl from the Dryland", describes Mary-Kay and her childhood in Tulloona Bore, south of Boggabilla, from her point of view. "Chandelier of Stars" is a description of the night sky before sunrise. "Bells in a Bushman's Ear" is a tribute to Australia's country music forefathers, and "The Camel Boy" is about the life of indigenous artist, Albert Namatjira, who is Warren H Williams' great uncle. "Keeper of the Stones", which first appeared on Williamson's live album and DVD of 2004, 'Mates on the Road', was dedicated to indigenous Australians of The Stolen Generation. "Desert Child", another duet with Williams is a bush lullaby for Aboriginal children. Also on 'Chandelier of Stars' is "A Country Balladeer" which is a duet with Chad Morgan, and "Flower on the Water" is a tribute to the victims of the Bali bombings. The first four lines are inspired by words on a photo of a deceased victim: "To hear your voice, to see you smile / To sit and talk to you awhile / To be together the same old way / That would be our greatest wish today". Williamson found the author and started a friendship.
The following November, Williamson released the new song "We Love This Country" on a compilation of the same name with his favourite holiday songs to promote Australian tourism with caravans – it became a jingle for Jayco commercials. He promoted the aforementioned projects of 2005 together with Pixie Jenkins and Warren H Williams as part of their True Blue Reunion Tour. In August 2006, 'The Platinum Collection', a three-disc set of Williamson's hits from 1970–2005 was released. In September, Williamson was devastated after hearing of the death of fellow wildlife conservationist and friend, Steve Irwin. In reaction to the news, he wrote a tribute tune, "Wildlife Warriors: It's Time". He was evidently emotional while performing both "Home Among the Gum Trees" and "True Blue" at Irwin's memorial service inside the arena of his Australia Zoo Crocoseum. The service was filmed live-to-air and later released on DVD. ''Wildlife Warriors'' was additionally released in November 2006 on a compilation album of the same name, along with twelve of Williamson's favourite conservation awareness tracks and his two live performances from Irwin's memorial.
At the beginning of 2008 Williamson decided to put together a musical. Based on his music and lyrics, the book by Simon Heath and directed by Bernie Zelvis, Williamson named it Quambatook – The Musical. On 7 February 2008, the musical was premiered at the EVAN Theater in Penrith to positive reviews, making it a major highlight in the history of Australian musical theatre.
The album 'Hillbilly Road' was released in August 2008. The lyrics for the album were inspired by his home in Springbrook. Subsequent singles that followed were "Cydi", "Drink a Little Love", "Australia Is Another Word for Free" as a trio with Williams and Amos Morris, and "Better Than a Picture". "The Joy Is in the Journey" was a special bonus addition to finish the album, previously appearing on the Quambatook Musical soundtrack. The 'Hillbilly Road' album was promoted everywhere around Australia until early the next year when Williams decided to move on and pursue other musical projects, leaving Williamson to perform the rest of the tour solo. At the Country Music Awards of Australia for 2009 he won 'Bush Ballad of the Year' for "Australia Is Another Word for Free", performed by Williamson, Williams and Morris. By late 2009 Williamson got together with fellow country star Adam Harvey and recorded their cover to Roger Miller's "King of the Road", issued both as a single and on Harvey's duets album 'Both Sides Now'. Williamson then made his Carols By Candlelight debut at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
On 26 January (Australia Day) 2010 Williamson released a new Australian anthem called "Island of Oceans" as a duet with Shannon Noll. Williamson released a new double-CD compilation album 'Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue' commemorating this milestone. At a press conference for the album in Tamworth on 21 January hosted by the then Governor-General Quentin Bryce, in his acceptance speech, John expressed his gratitude for the longevity of his career up to that point, in the process thanking his fans, friends and family, including his first wife, Mary-Kay.
On 28 January 2011 Williamson released a recording of a concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House. At the Australian Country Music Awards in Tamworth that same month John presented Jimmy Little with the Lifetime Achievement Award. In January 2012, Williamson released 'The Big Red'. The first two singles lifted from the work are "Hang My Hat in Queensland" and the title track. Early in 2013 "Prairie Hotel Parachilna" was released. In 2013, a new two-disc set of John's hits, 'Hell of a Career' was released. In 2014, Williamson released his fiftieth album (including compilations) called 'Honest People', as well as writing his autobiography, issued by Penguin. Both were released on 25 July 2014. As well as this, he made his debut as an exhibitionist painter. In 2014, it was announced by John via A Current Affair that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. In April 2016, he released an EP called 'Looking for a Story', a new ANZAC tribute and six other sets of previously issued lyrics. John released his twentieth studio album 'Butcherbird' in August 2018.
In 2020, Williamson celebrated 50 years since the release of "Old Man Emu", by releasing a 25xCD single box set, featuring 50 tracks spanning his career. Williamson said "Putting together this collection gave me a chance to take stock of what I've achieved during my career... While I'm not looking to retire just yet, once I've completed my 2020 Winding Back Tour I'll be scaling down my live appearances. I've always loved the connection I receive when performing, so you'll still see me popping up at festivals and special events. Winding Back mainly means I'm looking forward to spending more time in the garden and less time away from home fiddling about with those hard to open motel soaps." 'JW 50 – Winding Back 1970–2020' was released on 19 June 2020 and peaked at #50 on the ARIA Charts.
SINGLES
''Old Man Emu (#4) / Gum Tree'' 1970 Fable
''The Unexplored Shadows Of Mine / Under The Bridge'' 1970 Fable
''Melbourne Blue - Melbourne Green / Beautiful Sydney'' 1971 Fable
''Misery Farm'' [with Lumpy Pumkin] / Seaside Girls'' 1972 Fable
''Big Country Round / Shades Of Grey'' 1972 Fable
''W-W-Wallaby / The Morning After'' 1974 Fable
''Alfred Koala Bear / Jackson Was A Singer'' 1974 RG Records [Reg Grundy]
"I'll Be Gone" 1992
"Good Woman" 1993
"Seven Year Itch" 1994
"River Crying Out"1994
"Tropical Fever" 1994
"No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus" 1995
"Sir Don" (#72) 1996
"Bush Telegraph" 1997
"The Golden Kangaroo" 1997
"Raining on the Rock" [with Warren H Williams] 1998
"A Thousand Feet" [with Warren H Williams] 1999
"Purple Roses" 1999
"Number on My Back (#95) / The Baggy Green" [with Steve Waugh] 1999
"This Ancient Land"[with Jimmy Little] 2000
"Waltzing Matilda" 2000
"Sing You in the Outback" 2002
"Buried in Her Bedclothes" 2002
"Raining on the Plains" [with Sara Storer] 2002
"Keep Australia Beautiful" 2003
"True Blue" (21st Anniversary) 2003
"A Chandelier of Stars" 2005
"A Country Balladeer" 2005
"Flower on the Water" 2005
"We Love This Country" 2005
"Wildlife Warriors: It's Time" 2006
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (live) 2008
"Drink a Little Love" 2008
"Cydi" 2008
"Hillbilly Road"2008
"Australia Is Another Word for Free"[with Warren H. Williams] 2009
"Better Than a Picture"2009
"King of the Road" [with Adam Harvey] 2009
"Island of Oceans"[with Shannon Noll] 2010
"Hang My Hat in Queensland" 2011
"The Big Red" 2012
"Prairie Hotel Parachilna" 2013
"Grandpa's Cricket" 2014
"Honest People" 2014
"Clouds Over Tamworth" 2014
"Looking for a Story" 2016
"Aussie Girls!" 2016
"Pigs on the River"2017
"Love Is the Word" 2017
"The Valley of His Dreams" 2018
"Flowers of Jacaranda" 2019
"Three Sons"[with Aleyce Simmonds] 2019
"Those Fifty Years" 2020
"The Great Divide" 2020
"Come Back To Me, Country" 2021
"It's Raining Again" 2022
"Waiting for the Sun" [with Ami Williamson] 2022
"The Voice of the Sea" 2022
"Voice from the Heart" 2023
ALBUMS
'John Williamson 1970 Fable
'Comic Strip Cowboy' 1976 Mercury
'Road to Town' 1978 Mercury
'Fair Dinkum J.W.' 1982 Festival *Re-released as Bound for Botany Bay in 1996
'Road Thru the Heart' 1985 Festival
'Mallee Boy' (#9) 1986 Gumleaf
'Boomerang Café' (#10) 1988 Gumleaf
'Warragul' (#1) 1989 Gumleaf
'JW's Family Album' (#21) 1990 Gumleaf
'Waratah St' (#14) 1991 Gumleaf
'Mulga to Mangoes' (#14) 1994 Gumleaf
'Family Album No.2' (#100) 1996 Gumleaf
'Pipe Dream' (#6) 1997 Gumleaf
'The Way It Is' (#10) 1999 Gumleaf
'Gunyah' (#20) 2002 Gumleaf
'Chandelier of Stars' (#11) 2005 Gumleaf
'Hillbilly Road' (#6) 2008 Warner
'The Big Red' (#15) 2012 Warner
'Honest People' (#11) 2014 Warner
'Butcherbird' (#13) 2018 Warner
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williamson_%28singer%29
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
''Old Man Emu (#4) / Gum Tree'' 1970 Fable
''The Unexplored Shadows Of Mine / Under The Bridge'' 1970 Fable
''Melbourne Blue - Melbourne Green / Beautiful Sydney'' 1971 Fable
''Misery Farm'' [with Lumpy Pumkin] / Seaside Girls'' 1972 Fable
''Big Country Round / Shades Of Grey'' 1972 Fable
''W-W-Wallaby / The Morning After'' 1974 Fable
''Alfred Koala Bear / Jackson Was A Singer'' 1974 RG Records [Reg Grundy]
''Comic Strip Cowboy / Freedom Frog'' 1975 Philips
''Engine Driver / Vegetable Soup'' 1976 Philips
''Madame Tooshay / Come Ride On A Country Road'' 1977 Philips
''Tearjerkers / The Rangee Rock 'n' Roll Ball'' 1977 Philips
''It's A Grab It While It's Goin' Kind Of Life / Lonesome Playground'' 1978 Philips
''Lonesome Playground / Gotta Get Back'' 1978 Mercury
''Murrumbidgee Madness / Road To Town'' 1979 Mercury
''The Breaker'' [with Charles (Bud) Tingwell] (#100) / The Breaker (Instrumental)'' 1981 Cherry Pie
''The Diggers Of The Anzac (This Is Gallipoli) / Hawkesbury River Lovin' 1981 Cherry Pie
''True Blue / A Granda Plan For Landa'' 1982 Festival
''True Blue / The Year Of The Tree'' 1982 Festival
''(You've Gotta Be) Fair Dinkum'' [with Karen Johns] / With My Swag Upon My Shoulder'' 1982 Festival
''The Buddies Song (Have A Go)'' 1983 Festival
''The Vasectomy Song (Blow Into This Bag, Please Sir) (#28) / A Dog With No Hair (Pub With No Beer)'' 1983 Festival
''Lillee And McEnroe / Home Among The Gum Trees'' 1984 Festival
''I'm Fair Dinkum (#59)/ Billabong'' 1984 Festival
''Dad's Flowers / The Last Of The Pioneers'' 1984 Gum Leaf
''Go To Nashville / Old Lou'' 1985 Gum Leaf
''You And My Guitar / The Best That I Can Do (Song For Ethiopia)'' 1985 Gum Leaf
''Goodbye Blinky Bill'' [with Bullamakanka] / Koala Koala'' 1986 Gum Leaf
''Engine Driver / Vegetable Soup'' 1976 Philips
''Madame Tooshay / Come Ride On A Country Road'' 1977 Philips
''Tearjerkers / The Rangee Rock 'n' Roll Ball'' 1977 Philips
''It's A Grab It While It's Goin' Kind Of Life / Lonesome Playground'' 1978 Philips
''Lonesome Playground / Gotta Get Back'' 1978 Mercury
''Murrumbidgee Madness / Road To Town'' 1979 Mercury
''The Breaker'' [with Charles (Bud) Tingwell] (#100) / The Breaker (Instrumental)'' 1981 Cherry Pie
''The Diggers Of The Anzac (This Is Gallipoli) / Hawkesbury River Lovin' 1981 Cherry Pie
''True Blue / A Granda Plan For Landa'' 1982 Festival
''True Blue / The Year Of The Tree'' 1982 Festival
''(You've Gotta Be) Fair Dinkum'' [with Karen Johns] / With My Swag Upon My Shoulder'' 1982 Festival
''The Buddies Song (Have A Go)'' 1983 Festival
''The Vasectomy Song (Blow Into This Bag, Please Sir) (#28) / A Dog With No Hair (Pub With No Beer)'' 1983 Festival
''Lillee And McEnroe / Home Among The Gum Trees'' 1984 Festival
''I'm Fair Dinkum (#59)/ Billabong'' 1984 Festival
''Dad's Flowers / The Last Of The Pioneers'' 1984 Gum Leaf
''Go To Nashville / Old Lou'' 1985 Gum Leaf
''You And My Guitar / The Best That I Can Do (Song For Ethiopia)'' 1985 Gum Leaf
''Goodbye Blinky Bill'' [with Bullamakanka] / Koala Koala'' 1986 Gum Leaf
''True Blue (1986 Version) (#43) / Alice Springs'' 1986 Gum Leaf
''Raining On The Rock / Back At The Isa'' 1987 Gum Leaf
''Cootamundra Wattle / See You Next Year, Mate'' 1987 Gum Leaf
''Crocodile Roll / The Budgie Song'' 1988 Gum Leaf
''The Boomerang Cafe / One More For The Road'' 1988 Gum Leaf
''Special Girl / Wrinkles'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Station Cook / Drover's Boy'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Rip Rip Woodchip (#39) / It's A Way Of Life'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Boogie With M' Baby (#42) / Waratah Rock 'N' Roll Ball'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Old Man Emu (1990 Version) (With New "Dingo Verse") / The Flight Of The Blowfly'' 1990 Gum Leaf
''Christmas Photo / A Proud Man (Allan Border)'' 1990 Gum Leaf
''A Flag Of Our Own / Papa Whisky November'' 1991 Gum Leaf
''Waratah Street / Galleries Of Pink Galahs'' 1991 Gum Leaf
"(This Is) Australia Calling" 1992 Gum Leaf''Raining On The Rock / Back At The Isa'' 1987 Gum Leaf
''Cootamundra Wattle / See You Next Year, Mate'' 1987 Gum Leaf
''Crocodile Roll / The Budgie Song'' 1988 Gum Leaf
''The Boomerang Cafe / One More For The Road'' 1988 Gum Leaf
''Special Girl / Wrinkles'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Station Cook / Drover's Boy'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Rip Rip Woodchip (#39) / It's A Way Of Life'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Boogie With M' Baby (#42) / Waratah Rock 'N' Roll Ball'' 1989 Gum Leaf
''Old Man Emu (1990 Version) (With New "Dingo Verse") / The Flight Of The Blowfly'' 1990 Gum Leaf
''Christmas Photo / A Proud Man (Allan Border)'' 1990 Gum Leaf
''A Flag Of Our Own / Papa Whisky November'' 1991 Gum Leaf
''Waratah Street / Galleries Of Pink Galahs'' 1991 Gum Leaf
"I'll Be Gone" 1992
"Good Woman" 1993
"Seven Year Itch" 1994
"River Crying Out"1994
"Tropical Fever" 1994
"No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus" 1995
"Sir Don" (#72) 1996
"Bush Telegraph" 1997
"The Golden Kangaroo" 1997
"Raining on the Rock" [with Warren H Williams] 1998
"A Thousand Feet" [with Warren H Williams] 1999
"Purple Roses" 1999
"Number on My Back (#95) / The Baggy Green" [with Steve Waugh] 1999
"This Ancient Land"[with Jimmy Little] 2000
"Waltzing Matilda" 2000
"Sing You in the Outback" 2002
"Buried in Her Bedclothes" 2002
"Raining on the Plains" [with Sara Storer] 2002
"Keep Australia Beautiful" 2003
"True Blue" (21st Anniversary) 2003
"A Chandelier of Stars" 2005
"A Country Balladeer" 2005
"Flower on the Water" 2005
"We Love This Country" 2005
"Wildlife Warriors: It's Time" 2006
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (live) 2008
"Drink a Little Love" 2008
"Cydi" 2008
"Hillbilly Road"2008
"Australia Is Another Word for Free"[with Warren H. Williams] 2009
"Better Than a Picture"2009
"King of the Road" [with Adam Harvey] 2009
"Island of Oceans"[with Shannon Noll] 2010
"Hang My Hat in Queensland" 2011
"The Big Red" 2012
"Prairie Hotel Parachilna" 2013
"Grandpa's Cricket" 2014
"Honest People" 2014
"Clouds Over Tamworth" 2014
"Looking for a Story" 2016
"Aussie Girls!" 2016
"Pigs on the River"2017
"Love Is the Word" 2017
"The Valley of His Dreams" 2018
"Flowers of Jacaranda" 2019
"Three Sons"[with Aleyce Simmonds] 2019
"Those Fifty Years" 2020
"The Great Divide" 2020
"Come Back To Me, Country" 2021
"It's Raining Again" 2022
"Waiting for the Sun" [with Ami Williamson] 2022
"The Voice of the Sea" 2022
"Voice from the Heart" 2023
EPs
'John Williamson' 1973 Fable
'John Williamson 1970 Fable
'Comic Strip Cowboy' 1976 Mercury
'Road to Town' 1978 Mercury
'Fair Dinkum J.W.' 1982 Festival *Re-released as Bound for Botany Bay in 1996
'Road Thru the Heart' 1985 Festival
'Mallee Boy' (#9) 1986 Gumleaf
'Boomerang Café' (#10) 1988 Gumleaf
'Warragul' (#1) 1989 Gumleaf
'JW's Family Album' (#21) 1990 Gumleaf
'Waratah St' (#14) 1991 Gumleaf
'Mulga to Mangoes' (#14) 1994 Gumleaf
'Family Album No.2' (#100) 1996 Gumleaf
'Pipe Dream' (#6) 1997 Gumleaf
'The Way It Is' (#10) 1999 Gumleaf
'Gunyah' (#20) 2002 Gumleaf
'Chandelier of Stars' (#11) 2005 Gumleaf
'Hillbilly Road' (#6) 2008 Warner
'The Big Red' (#15) 2012 Warner
'Honest People' (#11) 2014 Warner
'Butcherbird' (#13) 2018 Warner
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williamson_%28singer%29
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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