Swanee (singer)

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Swanee (singer)

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John Swan OAM （born 15 March 1952）, better known as Swanee, is an Australian rock singer.
He was born John Archibold Dixon Swan in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952.
He is the older brother of singer-songwriter Jimmy Barnes, and an uncle of stage performer David Campbell.
In 2015, Swan was announced as South Australia's Senior Australian of the Year.
and in 2017, was appointed an Order of Australia Medal （OAM）.
John Swan migrated to Australia with his family in 1961.
When his mother remarried in the mid-1960s, he was the only child to keep the surname of his biological father, who was an adept boxer.
Swan joined his first professional band, Happiness, as a drummer when he was fourteen.
When he was seventeen, he enlisted in the Australian Army, and was discharged after two years of service.
In early 1974 he was the drummer with The James Wright Band, moving on to Jim Keays' Southern Cross for a short time.
In 1975 he joined Adelaide band Fraternity MK II replacing Bon Scott on vocals for two years.
In 1977, Swan became the vocalist with Feather.
This band had been known as Blackfeather in the early 1970s, but by 1977 no original members were left so the name was shortened.
Feather recorded one single with Swan, "Girl Trouble", before he left in 1978 to establish himself as a solo artist.
Under the name Swanee by which he was already known, Swan released his debut solo single "Crazy Dreams" in 1979.
An album, Into the Night, and several other singles followed but met with little commercial success.
In late 1981, his version of "If I Were a Carpenter" became a national hit, peaking at number 5.
The single was foll...