Don Walker

Cold Chisel Resume Work

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel are back together with another album in the planning stages.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Don Walker Tells The Story Behind His Song and Jimmy Barnes’ Hit ‘Stone Cold’

by Paul Cashmere

When Jimmy Barnes released his sixth solo album ‘Heat’ in 1993 it had a familiar sound on one track. ‘Stone Cold’ was written by his former Cold Chisel band mate Don Walker. It was the first thing Don and Jimmy had done together since the break-up of Cold Chisel five years earlier.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, rock, songs

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Jimmy Barnes Sets Signing Dates for My Criminal Record

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will head out to shopping centres in Melbourne and Adelaide for signings of his new album ‘My Criminal Record’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Chris Cheney, Cold Chisel, Diesel, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, My Criminal Record, rock

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Don Walker To Play Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker will bring his songbook for Memo Music Hall in St Kilda in August when he presents ‘Songs Live’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, rock, Shots, songs, songwriter

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Don Walker to Deliver Two Books ‘Songs’ and ‘Shots’

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s master songwriting craftsman Don Walker will release two books ‘Songs’ and ‘Shots’ in July.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, rock, Shots, songs, songwriter

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Cold Chisel Swingshift Gets A Well Deserved Vinyl Re-Release

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s classic live album ‘Swingshift’ is back on vinyl, just like it originally came into the world.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, rock, Swingshift

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Cold Chisel Expand Best Of All For You

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel best of ‘All For You’ has been expanded to become the definitive best of.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, All For You, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Working Class Boy Is Not A Rock Doco

by Paul Cashmere

The Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Boy’ documentary is not a rock documentary. Instead, ‘Working Class Boy’ is a true story about the struggle of a migrant family assimilating into Australia in the 1960s as told through the eyes of Jimmy Barnes.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Mark Joffe, movie, Working Class Boy

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Don Walker To Release Blacktop Vinyl Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel legend Don Walker will release a six-album vinyl box set of his solo back catalogue in March.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, roots

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Tex Don & Charlie To Play Melbourne Show With Henry Wagons

by Noise11.com

Tex Perkins, Don Walker & Charlie Owen will gather for a Tex, Don & Charlie Melbourne performance in March.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, Charlie Owen, Don Walker, roots, Tex Don & Charlie, Tex Perkins

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New Music Releases for 4 August 2017

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: George Thorogood, Lance Ferguson, Coldplay (phys), The Nights, A$AP, Twelvyy, Slim Dusty, Black Grape, Don Walker and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band.

Tagged as: A$AP, Black Grape, Coldplay, Don Walker, George Thorogood, Lance Ferguson, new music, Slim Dusty, The Nights, Twelvyy

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Tex Don & Charlie Debut A Man In Conflict With Nature VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins, Don Walker and Charlie Owen will release their third Tex, Don & Charlie’ album this month.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, Charlie Owen, Don Walker, rock, roots, Tex Don & Charlie, Tex Perkins

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Watch Don Walkers Incredible APRA Speech And Living End Cover Chisel

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker of Cold Chisel gave a gracious acceptance speech when Cold Chisel were awarded the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.

Tagged as: APRA Awards, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Ted Albert Award, The Living End, Watch Don Walkers Incredible APRA Speech And Living End Cover Chisel

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Don Walker Takes The Suave Fucks Back On The Road

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker will hit the road again in May with his band The Suave Fucks with shows set for New South Wales and Victoria.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Don Walker Takes The Suave Fucks Back On The Road, music news, Suave Fucks

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Cold Chisel Fans Take Don Walker’s Prince Phillip Joke Seriously

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have had to release a statement to clarify that the Don Walker comment that the band would dedicate their upcoming reunion show to Prince Phillip was a joke.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Don Walker, music news

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Don Walker To Head Out On The Perfect Crime Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker has set October and November dates up and down the East Coast for October and November.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Don Walker, music news

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Don Walker To Play New Zealand With The Bads

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker will perform two shows in New Zealand in April with The Bads as his band.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Don Walker, The Bads, The Suave Fucks

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REVIEW: Don Walker, Caravan Club Melbourne, November 29, 2013

by Paul Cashmere

The first thing you notice at a Don Walker solo show is how completely different his audience is to those at a Jimmy Barnes gig. Jimmy epitomises the rock and roll pub culture. His audience come along to sing. Walker’s audience are a sophisticated, gracious lot who come to listen.

Tagged as: Caravan Club, Cold Chisel, Don Walker

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Cold Chisel To Release Series of Live Albums

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel will start to release a series of live albums in November beginning with ‘The Live Tapes Vol 1, Hordern Pavilion, April 18, 2012’.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes

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Slim Dusty Died 10 Years Ago Today

by Paul Cashmere

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Australia’s greatest country singer and songwriter Slim Dusty.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Joy McKean, Slim Dusty

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John Bromell, Former Managing Director of Warner Chappell, Dies Age 71

by Paul Cashmere

John Bromell, former Managing Director for Warner Chappell Publishing and Rondor Music in Australia, has died in Coffs Harbour at the age of 71.

Tagged as: Ambition, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, John Bromell, Robert Rigby, Rondor Music, Warner Chappell

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Cold Chisel Leaves Warner And Starts New Label

by Paul Cashmere

After 35 years and 6 million album sales Cold Chisel have left Warner Music to start their own label.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Cold Chisel Music, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, Universal, Warner

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Don Walker Revisits Cold Chisel Song On Hully Gully

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker has recorded a solo version of ‘Everybody’, one of his songs featured on the last Cold Chisel album ‘No Plans’.

Tagged as: Catfish, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Hully Gully, Tex Don & Charlie

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Don Walker Preps Third Solo Album Hully Gully

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker will release the third album under his own name ‘Hully Gully’ in August.

Tagged as: Catfish, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Hully Gully, Tex Don & Charlie

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The Angels Announce Chris Bailey Benefit

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels used the podium at their Clipsal 500 appearance in Adelaide on the weekend to announce a benefit concert for their bass player Chris Bailey who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Bailey, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Gangajang, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, live, rock, The Angels

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Pere Ubu To Perform The Modern Dance At I’ll Be Your Mirror

by Paul Cashmere

Pere Ubu will perform their 1978 debut album ‘The Modern Dance’ at I’ll Be Your Mirror’ in Melbourne in February.

Tagged as: Dan Kelly, Don Walker, I'll Be Your Mirror, My Bloody Valentine, Pere Ubu

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Cold Chisel Perform First UK Shows In 30 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel played their first shows in the Northern Hemisphere in over 30 years last week.

Tagged as: Bruce Springsteen, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Barnes, John Fogerty, London, Paul Simon, Soundgarden

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Don Walker Announces Nightfishing Solo Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker has announced solo dates off the back of those upcoming Cold Chisel UK dates.

Tagged as: Cold Chisel, Don Walker

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REVIEW: Cold Chisel, Festival Hall, Melbourne, April 19, 2012

by Paul Cashmere

If Cold Chisel have a secret formula it is the blending of the individual talents. Jimmy Barnes is the rock star to Ian Moss the soul voice, Don Walker is the architect and Phil Small and the late Steve Prestwich were the momentum.

Tagged as: Charley Drayton, Chris Wilson, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Festival Hall, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Melbourne, No Plans, Phil Small, Steve Prestwich

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Watch: Cold Chisel Everybody Video

by Paul Cashmere

“All I want to be is idiot free and out of here with you”, sings Jimmy Barnes on the new Cold Chisel song ‘Everybody’.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Jimmy Barnes, Watch: Cold Chisel Everybody Video

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Indigenous Arts & Culture Festival, the Boomerang Festival has its biggest line-up to date with Baker Boy, Archie Roach and Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project to perform for 2019.

February 6, 2019

Norah Jones to play first Australian shows in 16 years

Norah Jones will head back to Australia in 2019 for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart as well as an appearance at Bluesfest.

November 21, 2018

Iggy Pop and Norah Jones lead the next Bluesfest 2019 announcement

Iggy Pop and Norah Jones will perform at Bluesfest 2019 as well as 12 other artists.

November 21, 2018

Promise of the Real and David Gray Bluesfest Sideshows Announced

David Gray and Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real will play Bluesfest sideshows in April.

November 7, 2018

Bluesfest Adds Paul Kelly, David Gray, Gary Clark Jr for 2019 Festival

Bluesfest has revealed its second major announcement for 2018 with Paul Kelly, David Gray and Gary Clark Jr leading the line-up.

October 10, 2018

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10 Bluesfest Sideshows Announced

Bluesfest have announced 10 sideshows for 2019.

September 11, 2018

Peter Noble Reveals His 2019 Bluesfest 30th Anniversary Line-up

Bluesfest will turn 30 in 2019. Festival Director Peter Noble is pretty excited about his first announcement for the new season, especially with Jack Johnson and Ben Harper making return visits.

August 1, 2018