The Story of True Blue

First published in 1981, John Williamson's iconic ballad 'True Blue' is set to provide the perfect backdrop for a new arena spectacular at the 2009 Sydney Royal Easter Show in April. 'The Story of True Blue' will be the centrepiece of this year's…

The Victorian Bushfire Appeal

John Williamson was honoured to join several famous performers including Lee Kernaghan, Angry Anderson and Colin Hay (Men At Work) for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Concert at the Walker Reserve, Whittlesea on Thursday 12th February. The show…

A Very Special Event

This press release has just been issued and we are delighted to share it with all visitors to this site. Monday, February 9th 2009: Anyone who missed the action at the recent Tamworth Country Music Festival can make up for lost time when the…

And a Good Night Was Had By All !

Saturday 24th January 2009 was an exciting night for John Williamson and his many fans. He and partner Meg Doyle made quite a picture as they arrived at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Convention Centre for the Golden Guitar presentations.…

Hot Off the Press

Rob Potts Entertainment Edge, Chugg Entertainment and CMC are proud to announce two iconic additions to the lineup for CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2009 - one of Australia's most recognisable talents, True Blue singer-songwriter, JOHN WILLIAMSON, and…

Schools Spectacular on ABC TV

As a long time supporter of the Schools Spectacular, John wanted to let you all know when this special show is being televised: Check out Australia's young talent and support this important event which is being televised on the ABC this month. ABC…

What Would Life Be Without the Fans!

For all of his nearly 40 years as a performer, John has always made sure to meet his devoted fans after every show. Recently at the Crown Casino, Melbourne crowds of people lined to get his autograph on CDs and other JW memorabilia but it was…

The Open Road Story

The Sept/Oct 2008 issue of the Open Road magazine published by the NRMA includes an excellent 3-page feature story entitled STAY TRUE BLUE. "In an age where heritage is too often sold to the highest bidder, musician John Williamson refuses to…

John Williamson at BIG W HQ

On Wednesday 3rd September, John performed selections from his new album 'Hillbilly Road' as well as several old favourites at the BIG W and Woolworths Head Office in Belle Vista on the outskirts of Sydney. Hundreds of staff came to see and…

10th YEAR OF ‘WALTZING MATILDA’ AT THE BLEDISLOE CUP

This is the 10th year of 'Waltzing Matilda' being sung at the Bledisloe Cup Rugby Test matches between Australia and New Zealand. It all started in August, 1999 when John Williamson led the crowd of over 104,000 people at Sydney's Stadium…

ANZAC Day 2008

One of the great benefits of having a website is that we receive constant feedback from the many visitors to these pages. Earlier this week, a journalism student sent us these questions. John's answers give an insight of how much ANZAC Day means…

Solomon Islands Tour

Earlier this year, John Williamson was honoured to be invited to join the 'Solomon Islands Tour for the Troops'. On Monday 25th February John, his daughter Ami and their sound engineer, Matt Andreatta flew to the Solomons for a special five…