JOHN LAWS

Richard John Sinclair Laws, CBE (born 8 August 1935 in Papua New Guinea), an Australian radio presenter, sometimes known as ''Lawsie'', was from the 1970s until his retirement in 2007, the host of a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixed music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback. His distinctive voice earned him the nickname the Golden Tonsils. Though officially retired between 2007-2011 he returned in February 2011 to host a morning programme on 2SM and the Super Radio Network. As a recording artist John Laws released over 20 singles and nine albums on various labels such as Festival, Rex, W&G, Philips, Ambassador, EMI and RCA and appeared on Bandstand and Startime. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

SINGLES

''Susie Darlin' / Blue Boy'' 1958 Festival
''Someone New (#49) / Be Kind To Each Other'' 1959 Festival
''A Lover's Question / A House, A Car And A Wedding Ring'' (#18) 1959 Festival
''I Remember (#46) / Stampede'' 1960 Rex
''Run, Boy, Run (#55) / Made To Be Loved'' 1960 Rex
''There's No Tomorrow (#90) / If I Could Be With You'' 1960 Rex
''Hey Baby / Runnin' For My Life'' 1961 Festival
''Shadrack / Big Man In A Big House'' 1962 Festival
''One Small Photograph / Prison Of Love'' 1963 W&G
''Dusty / Tennessee Stud'' 1969 Philips
''Colonel Maggie / For A While We Helped Each Other Out'' 1969 Philips
''Better Homes And Gardens / You Didn't Have To Be So Nice'' 1970 Philips
''Sailor On A Concrete Sea / Comin' After Jinny'' 1971 HMV
''A Front Row Seat To Hear Old Johnny Sing / For The Kids'' 1971 RCA
''No Name (#37) / Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast'' 1972 RCA
''Daddy, What If / If You Were Mine'' 1972 RCA
''Phantom 309 / There Ain't No Easy Run'' 1972 RCA
''Ticket Out Of Taylorville / Time'' 1972 RCA
''Rest A While / The Mermaid'' 1974 RCA
''Cycles / Caroline'' 1974 RCA
''And Yet And Yet / Walk On Little Boy'' 1975 RCA

EPs

'Be Kind To Each Other' 1960 Festival
''A Lover's Question' 1961 Festival
'John Laws' 1970 Philips 'John Laws Poems From Life' 1970 Ambassador
'John Laws' 1975 RCA

ALBUMS

'John Laws Meets Charlie Gauld' 1964 W&G
'Motivatin' Man' 1971 RCA
'Rollin' Free' 1971 HMV
'Rocks In M' Pocket And Dirt In M' Shoes' (#25) 1972 RCA
'The Mind And The Music' 1973 RCA
'Let Him Roll' 1975 RCA
'You've Never Been Trucked Like This Before' (#69) 1976 RCA

'In Love Is An Expensive Place To Die' 1976 Ultimat
'You Must Remember This' (#91) 1977 RCA
'For No Reason At All' 1981 J&B
'A Tribute To The ANZACS' 2000 Southland Music

References

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/