John Brewster (musician)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = John Brewster
| image = John Brewster (cropped).jpg
| caption = Brewster in 1988
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = John Carrington Brewster-Jones
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|11|9}}
| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
| origin =
| instrument =
| genre = Rock
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, guitarist, singer
| years_active = 1970–present
| label =
| associated_acts = The Angels, The Party Boys, Angry Anderson
| website =
}}
John Carrington Brewster-Jones {{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=310188204&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523060530/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=310188204&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-23 |title=The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) |publisher=ASCAP |access-date=2008-09-27 }} (born 9 November 1949) is an Australian guitarist who has played in a number of Australian rock bands, including The Angels and The Party Boys.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for [https://web.archive.org/web/20040803080238/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=34 'The Angels']. Retrieved 31 January 2010.Spencer et al, (2007) [http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPMuso.php?categorywho=musos&userasks=12585 Brewster, John]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} entry. Retrieved 31 January 2010.{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Ltd|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. His fatherhttps://www.stpeters.sa.edu.au/news/the-angels-rock-saints/# "Their father was head celloist of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and their grandfather was conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and founding member" and grandfather Hooper Brewster-Jones{{Cite web|url=https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/3569|title = Mr Brewster-Jones}} were notable musicians.
Career
{{Main|The Angels (Australian band)|The Party Boys}}
In 1970, Brewster, with his brother Rick Brewster and Doc Neeson, formed Moonshine Jug & String Band in Adelaide, the band evolved into The Keystone Angels in 1973. An appearance at the 1975 Sunbury Pop Festival, resulted in touring with AC/DC, and with Chuck Berry as his backing band. By the end of 1975 they become The Angels. Other members included Chris Bailey on bass guitar. Brewster left the band and joined The Party Boys in February 1986. He remained with The Party Boys until mid-1989, before teaming up with his friend, Alan Lancaster to form The Bombers.
Awards and nominations
=Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame=
The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters.{{cite web|url=https://www.asai.org.au/hall-of-fame/|title=Hall of Fame|website=asai|access-date=17 September 2020}}
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| 2008
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| Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame
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=SA Music Hall of Fame=
John was inducted into the SA Music Hall of Fame on 16 May 2014 alongside his brother Rick, Redgum's John Schumann and Rose Tattoo's Rockin' Rob Riley.{{Cite web|url=http://www.samusichalloffame.com/#!inductees/c60z|title=South Australian Music Hall Of fame website|date=16 May 2014|website=South Australian Music Hall Of Fame|publisher=Adelaide Music Collective|access-date=14 June 2016|archive-date=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524171348/http://www.samusichalloffame.com/#!inductees/c60z|url-status=dead}}
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| 2014
| himself
| SA Music Hall of Fame
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References
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- {{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Whammo Homepage |url=//www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |access-date=4 January 2010 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |archive-date=5 April 2004 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- {{cite book|title=The Who's Who of Australian Rock|last=Spencer|first=Chris|author2=Zbig Nowara |author3=Paul McHenry |orig-year=1987|year=2002|publisher=Five Mile Press|location=Noble Park, Vic.|isbn=1-86503-891-1}}{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055|title=Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry|work=catalogue|year=2002|publisher=National Library of Australia|isbn=9781865038919|access-date=4 January 2010}} Note: [on-line] version established at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229232852/http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/aboutww.htm White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd] in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
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External links
- [http://www.theangels.com.au/ The Angels]
- [http://australianrockshow.libsyn.com/australian-rock-show-episode-4-john-brewster-interview 2015 John Brewster Interview - Australian Rock Show Podcast]
{{The Party Boys}}
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Category:The Angels (Australian band) members
Category:The Party Boys members
Category:Australian rock guitarists
Category:Australian male singers