Johnny Chester

b. 26 Dec 1941, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Chester learnt the drums and your guitar before choosing to be always a vocalist, organizing his very own dances, in Melbourne’s north suburbs in 1959. He shortly formed a music group, the Chessmen, to back again him at these dances. He was observed by a well-known disk jockey who presented him towards the A&R supervisor of Melbourne’s W&G information. The label documented him using the backing from the rock and roll ‘n’ move combo the Thunderbirds and some 10 strike singles followed, building him as a teenager idol, in Melbourne. By 1964 he previously achieved the purpose of the rest of the local serves by helping the Beatles’ tour of this calendar year. In 1965 he transferred into radio and tv work, and through the past due 60s began documenting country songs, within the design of Conway Twitty and Billy ‘Crash’ Craddock. His documenting career extended in to the 80s and he was voted best country man vocalist from 1981-83.