John Field (songwriter)
| John Field | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John William Michael Field |
| Born |
15 May 1962 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, R&B, pop, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts | The Cockroaches, The Wiggles, The John Field Band, The Field Brothers |
| Website | johnfield |
John William Michael Field (born 15 May 1962) is an Australian composer-songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of a rock band, The Cockroaches (1979–94, 2014-present) on rhythm guitar and sharing lead vocals. He has written tracks for the children's music group, The Wiggles, including the "Hot Potato". His brothers, Paul Field (later the Wiggles managing director) and Anthony Field (the Blue Wiggle), were also band mates in the Cockroaches.
John William Michael Field was born on 15 May 1962 in Darlinghurst and grew up in north-western Sydney as one of seven children. Their father, John Patrick Field (1932–98), was a suburban chemist. Their mother, Marie, made sure that they all learned how to play at least one musical instrument. Field attended an all-boys boarding school, St. Joseph's College, alongside his older brother, Paul, and younger brother, Anthony. Field was selected as the Under-19 New South Wales Cricketer of the Year. Anthony declared that he would have been a professional cricketer if it were not for his success in music.
In 1979 John Field, on rhythm guitar and co-lead vocals, formed an Australian rock, R&B and pop music band, the Cockroaches, alongside Paul on co-lead vocals, Anthony on co-lead vocals and guitar, Jeff Fatt on keyboards, Tony Henry on drums and Phil Robinson on bass guitar. As a member of the Cockroaches, Field was recorded on their four studio albums, The Cockroaches (1987), Fingertips (1988), Positive (1991) and St. Patrick's Day 10am (1994), before they disbanded in 1994.
Early in 1991 Anthony and Fatt had left the Cockroaches to form the Wiggles, a children's music group, with Murray Cook, Greg Page and Phillip Wilcher. Field helped write much of their music.
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