Southern Sons
| Southern Sons | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock, soft rock |
| Years active | 1989–1995 |
| Labels | Wheatley Records, RCA Records, Sony BMG |
| Past members |
Jack Jones Virgil Donati Phil Buckle Geoff Cain Peter Bowman |
Southern Sons was an Australian band active in the early 1990s, formed by members of The State along with lead vocalist and guitarist Irwin Thomas, who was then billed as 'Jack Jones'. They are best known for their top ten hits "Heart in Danger", "Hold Me in Your Arms", and "You Were There".
Southern Sons was created as a direct result of songwriter and guitarist Phil Buckle's collaboration on six of the twelve songs on John Farnham's Chain Reaction album in 1990. Buckle's group The State was signed to manager Glenn Wheatley's label Wheatley Brothers Records, and had released one album, Elementary.
Hearing Farnham's treatment of his songs, Phil Buckle wanted to replace himself as lead vocalist and recruited John Farnham soundalike singer and guitarist Jack Jones, who had auditioned for the band previously but was considered too young. Jones' claim to fame prior to that was playing in a Van Halen cover band, Hans Valen.
The State became Southern Sons after the addition of Jones and made its public debut as support act for Farnham's Chain Reaction Tour, with Buckle and Jones also having played on the album, doing double duty as members of Farnham's backing band.
1990 saw the release of their debut self-titled album, Southern Sons (which spawned three top ten hit singles) and a five-track EP, Train Tracks, released to coincide with Buckle and Jones' return to Southern Sons' duties after a European tour with Farnham.
Their second album in 1992, Nothing But the Truth, came with the departure of guitarist Peter Bowman. After three singles including "You Were There", one of three Phil Buckle songs in the Sydney Dance Company production of Beauty and the Beast, Nothing But the Truth was re-released, with different cover artwork featuring a new look Jack Jones, to include the single "Silent Witnesses". Southern Sons' third and final album, Zone, was released in 1995, self-produced with former member Peter Bowman. Its lead single, "Don't Tell Me What's Right", featured vocals from Men At Work's Colin Hay.
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