Johnny Chester

John Howard Chester (born 26 December 1941) is an Australian singer-songwriter, who started his career in October 1959 with a group known as The Jaywoods, singing rock music and in 1969, changed to country music. He toured nationally with the Beatles, Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette and Charley Pride. During his career, he has led various groups including Johnny Chester and The Chessmen, Johnny Chester and Jigsaw, Johnny Chester and Hotspur. With Jigsaw, he had five top 30 hit singles, "Gwen (Congratulations)", "Shame and Scandal", "Midnight Bus" (both 1972), "World's Greatest Mum" (No. 9, 1973) and "She's My Kind of Woman" (1974).

Chester hosted various TV series: Teen Time on Ten (GLV-10, Gippsland, 1963–64), Teen Scene (ABC TV, 1964–65) and Country Road (ABC TV, 1977–78). He also worked as a radio announcer on commercial Melbourne radio station 3UZ and ABC Radio Australia.

He wrote a musical comedy, Rebound, that opened in Wagga Wagga. Chester won Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia for best-selling track in 1975 and for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1981, 1982 and 1983. In 1994, he was awarded the Songmaker of the Year Award from the Tamworth Songwriters Association. According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane, he is "one of Melbourne's first and best rock'n'roll singers of the early 1960s." In 1977, he toured nationally, backed by the Blue Denim Country Band, and also compered Country Road for ABC-TV. In 1994, he was awarded the Songmaker of the Year Award from the Tamworth Songwriters Association.

Personal life In October 1964, Johnny Chester married Larraine "Liz" Isbister (born ca. 1944), a stenographer. , they have three daughters and eight grandchildren and live in Rosebud. title14 = When Will I Be Loved title16 = Steppin' Out

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Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards and originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. Chester has won four awards (wins only). 1975 "My Kind of Woman" Top Selling Track 1981 "I Love You So Rebecca" Male Vocalist of the Year 1982 "Rough Around the Edges" Male Vocalist of the Year 1983 "Ad in the Weekly Times" Male Vocalist of the Year

Tamworth Songwriters Awards The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. (wins only) 1994 Johnny Chester Songmaker Award