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With  a  stellar  career  spanning  more  than  45  years  and  showing  no  signs  of  slowing, Mr Eagle RockRoss Wilsonis one of  Australian rock music's most enduring and lauded talents. Twice inducted in to the ARIA Hall of Fame (1989 solo and 2006 with Daddy Cool), Wilson continues  to  win  acclaim.  Eagle  Rock  has  been  included  in  the  National  Film  and  Sound Archive 'Sounds of Australia Collection', his latest 3 singles from his new album 'I Come In Peace'have  been  added  to  playlists  at  over  50  commercial  stations  nationally  and  the  title track  is  released  as  a  single  accompanied  by  a  hot  new  video,  the  1st  RW  studio  vid  since 1990!!! Ross again sets new records for a performer of his generation with his '5 Decades of Cool'  concert  series was  nominated  for  the  2010  Helpmann  Award  for  'Best  Contemporary Australian  Concert'.  Wilson  released  two  albums  in  2010,  the  contemporary  'I  Come  In Peace'and  a  new  'Best  Of'  entitled Mr  Eagle  Rock, both  released  independently  through Shock Entertainment.

 

From Daddy Coolto Mondo Rock, as a solo artist, or as songwriter of A-grade classics such as Eagle  Rock, Cool  Worldand A  Touch  of  Paradise,  or  producer  of  the  legendary Skyhooks,  Jo  Jo  Zep, The  Johnnys,&  more  recently The  Screaming  Jets,  Ross's involvement with success has continued unabated. He fronted Daddy Cool& exploded out of the 70s playing rootsy 50s sounds. Then formed Mondo Rockwho surfed the contemporary scene  with  chart  topping  singles  &  albums  from  the  mid  70s  to  the  late  80s.  As  a  solo performer and major songwriter he continued to achieve success & make his mark during the 90s  &  beyond  with  his  songs  being  recorded  by  artists  as  diverse  as Jimmy  Barnes,  John Farnham, DEF-FX, Custard, Jennifer Rush (EU), Troy Cassar-Daley, Leslie Avril, Hey Gringo, You Am I, Uncle Bill, Keke (Spain), Renee Geyer, Christine Anu, Duane Jarvis (US), Elkie Brooks (UK), Ann Kirkpatrick & Lee Kernaghan, Sovereign, Pleasantville, Beccy Cole, Sonic Jihad, and The Wiggles! On trips to Europe & the USA he collaborated with  O/S  writers  &  concluded  the  millenium  as  a  special  guest  performer  on John Farnham's"I Can't Believe I'm 50" tour & live CD/DVD.

 

On top of this in the 'noughties' Ross kept a busy tour schedule of his own with his live action band Ross  Wilson  &  The  Peaceniks, including  national  appearances  on  the  successful 'A Day  On  The  Green'series  with  Chris  Isaak  and  also  Crosby  Stills  &  Nash,    then  began sessions  for 'Tributary'(Liberation  Blue)released  mid-2008),  a  semi-acoustic  project  that revisits songs from his career catalogue resulting in sometimes radical rearrangements of the hits plus fresh airings of worthy lesser known works. Reactions from both critics & fans have been overwhelmingly positive.

 

Late  2008  found  Ross  in  Nashville  with  producer Mark  Moffattdirecting  sessions  for  an album full of brand new songs. These trax were temporarily shelved while he took the 2009'5  Decades  Of  Cool'concerts  to  Melbourne  &  Sydney  and  released  the  resulting  filmed footage as the debut RW solo DVD 'Ross Wilson Live At The Palais'showcasing RW's long & diverse catalogue with guest performances from members of The Pink Finks, The Party Machine, Daddy Cool, Spectrum, Mondo Rock, Skyhooks& a 3 song duet with national icon Jimmy Barnes.

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