Jackie Barnes
Australian musician
Jackie James Barnes is an Australian drummer and singer. He has been performing since the age of four. He is the third child and only son of Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane.
Early life and education
Born in Sydney, Jackie James Barnes is the third child and only son of Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane. His sisters are Mahalia, Eliza-Jane "E.J.", and Elly-May Barnes. Jackie Barnes was born while his father was touring the US with ZZ Top, and was named after soul singer Jackie Wilson. He is of Scottish-Jewish descent through his father, and Thai descent through his mother.
His half-brother is Jimmy Barnes' oldest child, singer and actor David Campbell, and he also has three half-sisters.
When he was four, he joined older sisters Eliza-Jane "E.J." and Mahalia for the recording sessions of their father's Two Fires album. Their voices are among the children's choir that features on the track "When Your Love is Gone".
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