Johnny Greenwood (singer)

Johnny Greenwood (born 29 July 1939[1]) is an Australian country music singer. Greenwood recorded pop songs in London in the 1960s,[2] before returning to record for RCA Australia. In 1973 Greenwood released a tribute single on RCA to the champion Australian boxer Tony Mundine.[3] In the year 1975, he released his best known trucking song "Big Bill".[4]

Discography

Albums
  • The Singing Transport Man (1975) Track listing: The Singing Transport Man / Big Wheel Cannonball / Big Bill / Rolling Down The Highway / Black Smoke Blowin' Over Eighteen Wheels / I've Driven Everything / Giddyup Go / I'm A Truck / A Truckie's Life / Sittin' In All-Night Cafe / The Old Green Truck / The Lights On The Hill.

Singles
  • Loving Arms / B: Sweet Little Lonely One 1963
  • Star Of The D.J. Show / B: Lonely Street 1964
  • Detroit City (with Ellie Lavelle) / B: My Mother's Prayer 1966
  • Just Another Mile To Go EP: Just Another Mile To Go / I Overlooked An Orchid / There's A Lonely Star In Heaven / I'm Gonna Hang My Britches Up RCA Australia 1969
  • The Goondiwindi Grey / B: Tibrogargan 1973
  • Our Champion - Tony Mundine / B: Farewell To Gunsynd 1973
  • It's Time To Have Some Good Times EP: (It's Time To Have Some Good Times) In The Nineties / Little Angel Eyes / Jack O'Hagen's Famous Song / Every Step Of The Way 1992

References
  1. "Johnny Greenwood". Australian Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. Thurston Moore The Country Music Who's Who 1966 "JOHNNY GREENWOOD, currently working in England, and JOHNNY MAC have turned out some good material"
  3. Billboard - 1 Dec 1973 - Page 48 "Johnny Greenwood has released a record on RCA about an Australian boxer, it's entitled "Tony Mundine." "
  4. Illusions 1993 Page 37 "... 'Country Performers' including Shirley Thorns ("Teenagers Waltz"), Johnny Greenwood ("Big Bill"), Reg Poole (Truckstop Encounter) ("The Truckies"), Claude Woodbridge Jan Quinn,and Gordon Parsons ("Do You Remember Ronnie Martin")."


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