Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It had chart success from the late 70s up until its most recent album release in 2011, with nine albums making the Australian top ten. However, its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to Australia and New Zealand.
Originally named Orange, the band was formed in Adelaide in 1973 as a heavy metal cover band by bassist Les Kaczmarek, keyboard player Don Walker, guita...
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Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It had chart success from the late 70s up until its most recent album release in 2011, with nine albums making the Australian top ten. However, its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to Australia and New Zealand.
Originally named Orange, the band was formed in Adelaide in 1973 as a heavy metal cover band by bassist Les Kaczmarek, keyboard player Don Walker, guitarist Ian Moss and drummer Steve Prestwich. Seventeen-year-old singer Jimmy Barnes—known throughout his time with the band as Jim Barnes—joined in December 1973, taking leave from the band in 1975 for a brief stint as Bon Scott's replacement in Fraternity. The group changed its name several times before settling on Cold Chisel in 1974 after writing a song with that title. Barnes' relationship with other band members was volatile; as a Scot he often came to blows with Liverpool-born Prestwich and he left the band several times. During these...
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