Deejay STeeVee's Spotlight on John Farnham.
. Although regarded as one of Australia's favourite sons, John Peter Farnham was actually born in England, in Dagenham, Essex on 1 July 1949. He came to Australia with his parents and sisters when he was 10 years old. Farnesy officially became an Aussie citizen shortly before being awarded the 1987 Australian of the Year award.
2. John worked as a plumber's apprentice after leaving school. After being discovered by manager Darryl Sambell, he decided to take time off from plumbing to pursue a singing career. Needless to say, Farnesy never finished his plumbing apprenticeship.
3. Whispering Jack, John's 12th studio album, is the highest-selling album in Australia by an Australian artist, having gone 24x Platinum.
4. The name 'Whispering Jack' came about after John was introduced by a jazz club host in America as 'Jack Phantom'. Following that, he called himself 'Whispering Jack Phantom' while doing a running commentary of a local pub pool game. He was inspired by the nickname of 'Whispering' Ted Lowe, a famous snooker and billiards commentator on the BBC show Pot Black.#australia #music # johnfarnham