Jimmy Barnes (born April 28 1956 as James Dixon Swan) is a popular rock/soul singer, innate inside Scotland, however long-period resident inside Australia.

He number one come to attention when a lead-singer by owning popular Australian Pub Rock band, Cold Chisel. Since a breakup of Cold Chisel, Barnes has experienced the successful solo career, by using many first albums & top tenner singles.

Barnes is each loved & despised for his unique vocal style. His disparager typically say that instead of singing he good screams (hence his title of "Jimmy the screamer" by a bit of of his fans), when a fans point to a select few of his Cold Chisel operate which shows the greater range.

His latest album Double Happiness freed inside July 2005, debuted at #1 on the ARIAnet Albums Chart.

Barnes is as well a father of talented singer David Campbell, who recently starred in the Australian production of the musical Sunset Boulevard and is soon to exist as appearing on the Australian tv program Dancing with the Stars. Them perform a duet "Witcheta lineman" together in Barnes' fresh Video Double Happiness.

Discography
Bodyswerve (1984) For The Working Class Man (1985) Freight Train Heart (1987) Barnstorming (1987) Two Fires (1990) Soul Deep (1991) Heat (1993) Flesh And Wood (1993) Psyclone (1995) Barnes Hits Anthology (1996) Love & Fear (1999) Soul Deeper (2000) Raw (2001) Double Jepardy (2002) Live (Unplugged) at The Chappel (2002) Soul Deeper: Live at The Basement (2003) Living Loud (2004) Double Happiness (2004)