Jackie Barnes

Jackie James Barnes is an Australian drummer and singer. He has been performing since the age of four. He is the third child and only son of Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane.

Early life and education Born in Sydney, Jackie James Barnes is the third child and only son of Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane. His sisters are Mahalia, Eliza-Jane "E.J.", and Elly-May Barnes. Jackie Barnes was born while his father was touring the US with ZZ Top, and was named after soul singer Jackie Wilson. He is of Scottish-Jewish descent through his father, and Thai descent through his mother.

His half-brother is Jimmy Barnes' oldest child, singer and actor David Campbell, and he also has three half-sisters.

When he was four, he joined older sisters Eliza-Jane "E.J." and Mahalia for the recording sessions of their father's Two Fires album. Their voices are among the children's choir that features on the track "When Your Love is Gone". From the age of five he formed part of the children's singing group the Tin Lids with sisters Eliza-Jane 'E.J.', Elly-May and Mahalia. The Tin Lids recorded three albums between 1991 and 1994, all of which achieved platinum sales. One of their albums, Snakes & Ladders (1992), was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1993.

After finishing high school, Barnes began touring with his father as keyboardist. In 2005, Barnes successfully auditioned for the position of drummer and backing vocalist in the Jimmy Barnes Band and toured nationally and internationally with the band. majoring in drum performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, US, in 2010.

Career In addition to working with his father, Barnes has worked with many artists, including Diesel, Keith Urban, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Steve Morse, Joe Bonamassa, Andrew Roachford, Steve Van Zandt, The Dead Daisies, The Wiggles, and Glenn Hughes. The album won the 2017 ARIA Award for Best Children's Album.

In August 2018, Jackie joined Rose Tattoo for the band's European tour.