Johnny Chester
Johnny Chester (born 26 December 1941) 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[1] and for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1981, 82 and 83.[2] In 1994 he was awarded the Songmaker of the Year award from the Tamworth Songwriters Association.
Discography
Albums
| Title |
Label |
Year |
Notes |
| Wild And Warm |
W&G |
1963 |
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| The Best Of Ches! |
W&G |
1964 |
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| Johnny Chester's Greatest Hits |
W&G |
1965 |
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| Johnny Chester And Jigsaw |
FABLE |
1971 |
Re-Issued in 1975 on Summit |
| Going Places (Just For Fun) |
FABLE |
1972 |
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| The Best Of Johnny Chester |
FABLE |
1974 |
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| For The World's Greatest Mum |
FABLE |
1974 |
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| Greensborough Music |
FABLE |
1975 |
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| Into Country |
BULLET |
1976 |
Gold - Re-issued in 1998 on Homespun |
| Johnny Chester |
IMAGE |
1978 |
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| Country Salute |
RCA |
1978 |
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| Johnny Chester And Hotspur |
WEA |
1980 |
Gold |
| My Kinda Country |
VELVET |
1980 |
AUS #52 |
| Love In The Meantime |
WEA |
1981 |
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| From Under The Influence |
WEA |
1983 |
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| The Hits Of Johnny Chester |
J&B |
1984 |
AUS #61 |
| She's My Kind Of Woman |
AXIS |
1984 |
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| Some Such Foolishness |
RCA |
1985 |
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| Side By Side |
RCA |
1985 |
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| There's A Shadow On The Moon Tonight |
RCA |
1986 |
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| So Far So Good |
J&B |
1987 |
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| Among My Souvenirs |
HOMESPUN |
1988 |
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| Favourites Old And New |
HOMESPUN |
1989 |
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| Portrait |
AXIS/EMI |
1992 |
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| Waiting For The Lightning |
HOMESPUN |
1992 |
Re-issued in 2001 on MRA |
| Johnny Chester Collection Vol One |
CASTLE |
1995 |
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| Songmaker |
CASTLE |
1995 |
Re-issued in 2001 on MRA |
| The Best Of Johnny Chester |
FABLE |
1997 |
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| Listen |
MRA |
1999 |
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| Rocker (Enhanced Cd With Vision) |
ScreenSound Australia |
2002 |
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| Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands |
Shock Records |
2005 |
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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 |
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| Can Can Ladies |
W&G |
1961 |
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| California Sun |
W&G |
1961 |
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| Shy Away |
W&G |
1962 |
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| Let's Dance |
W&G |
1962 |
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| Summertime Blues |
W&G |
1962 |
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| Nick Nack Paddy Whack |
W&G |
1963 |
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| Come On Everybody |
W&G |
1963 |
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| Teeny |
W&G |
1963 |
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| Bye Bye Johnny |
W&G |
1964 |
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| Unless You Care |
W&G |
1964 |
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| Your Cheatin' Heart |
W&G |
1965 |
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| When Will I Be Loved |
In |
1965 |
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| Something's Got A Hold On Me |
In |
1965 |
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| Steppin' Out |
In |
1965 |
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| Heaven Help The Man |
ASTOR |
1968 |
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| Green Green |
PHILIPS |
1969 |
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| 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 |
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| She's Gone To Someone Else's Arms |
FABLE |
1976 |
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| My China Doll |
BULLET |
1976 |
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| Lonely Women Make Good Lovers |
ASTOR |
1977 |
AUS #100 |
| It'Ll Be Me |
IMAGE |
1978 |
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| Lord I'D Forgotten |
IMAGE |
1979 |
AUS #95 |
| I Love You So Rebecca |
WEA |
1979 |
AUS #33 |
| I Walked Out Of Blacktown |
WEA |
1980 |
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| She's Been Gone Much Too Long |
WEA |
1980 |
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| All On Your Own |
WEA |
1980 |
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| My Ding A Ling |
FABLE |
1981 |
AUS #50 |
| Love In The Meantime |
WEA |
1981 |
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| Rough Around The Edges |
WEA |
1982 |
AUS #99 |
| You Bring Out The Devil In Me |
WEA |
1982 |
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| An Ad In The Weekly Times |
WEA |
1982 |
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| When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again |
WEA |
1983 |
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| Country Girl |
WEA |
1983 |
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| ('Til) I Kissed You |
WEA |
1984 |
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| Let's Make Tomorrow's Memories Tonightt |
WEA |
1984 |
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| Some Such Foolishness |
RCA |
1985 |
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| Willie Sing One With Me |
RCA |
1985 |
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| My Sweet Janie |
RCA |
1986 |
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| There's A Shadow On The Moon Tonight |
RCA |
1986 |
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References
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Chester, Johnny |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
26 December 1941 |
| Place of birth |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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