John Brewster (musician)

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John Brewster
Birth nameJohn Carrington Brewster-Jones
Born (1949-11-09) 9 November 1949 (age 73)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres Rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, guitarist, singer
Years active1970–present

John Carrington Brewster-Jones [1] (born 9 November 1949) is an Australian guitarist who has played in a number of Australian rock bands, including The Angels and The Party Boys. [2] [3] [4] His father [5] and grandfather Hooper Brewster-Jones [5] [6] were notable musicians.

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Career

In 1970, Brewster, with his brother Rick Brewster and Doc Neeson, formed Moonshine Jug & String Band in Adelaide, the band evolved into The Keystone Angels in 1973. [2] An appearance at the 1975 Sunbury Pop Festival, resulted in touring with AC/DC, and with Chuck Berry as his backing band. [2] By the end of 1975 they become The Angels. [2] Other members included Chris Bailey on bass guitar. Brewster left the band and joined The Party Boys in February 1986. [2] He remained with The Party Boys until mid-1989, before teaming up with his friend, Alan Lancaster to form The Bombers.

Awards and nominations

Australian Songwriter's Hall of Fame

The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters. [7]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2008himself Australian Songwriter's Hall of Fame inducted

SA Music Hall of Fame

John was inducted into the SA Music Hall of Fame on 16 May 2014 alongside his brother Rick, Redgum's John Schumann and Rose Tattoo's Rockin' Rob Riley. [8]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014himselfSA Music Hall of Fameinducted

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  1. "The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)". ASCAP. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for 'The Angels'. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  3. Spencer et al, (2007) Brewster, John [ permanent dead link ] entry. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  5. 1 2 https://www.stpeters.sa.edu.au/news/the-angels-rock-saints/# "Their father was head celloist of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and their grandfather was conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and founding member"
  6. "Mr Brewster-Jones".
  7. "Hall of Fame". asai. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "South Australian Music Hall Of fame website". South Australian Music Hall Of Fame. Adelaide Music Collective. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  9. Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. 2002. ISBN   9781865038919 . Retrieved 4 January 2010.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)