Jimmy Barnes Pays Tribute to Angry Anderson With Rose Tattoo Cover

The Australian rock icon released his version of “Rock ’n’ Roll Is King,” with all proceeds to charity, following the Rose Tattoo frontman’s death.

Jimmy Barnes prestou homenagem ao seu falecido amigo Angry Anderson, lançando uma versão de “Rock ’n’ Roll Is King” da Rose Tattoo após a morte do ícone do rock australiano.

Anderson, the longtime Rose Tattoo frontman born Gary Anderson, died on Sept. 21 at age 79, weeks after suffering a heart attack. Related Is Role Model the Most Famous Person From Maine.

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Barnes havia gravado sua versão de “Rock ’n’ Roll Is King” — originalmente do álbum Assault & Battery de 1981 do Rose Tattoo — antes da morte de Anderson, tendo a intenção de incluí-la em seu álbum mais recente.

He decided to release it as a tribute after his friend’s passing, with all proceeds going to Australian music-industry charity Support Act.

In a lengthy statement, Barnes reflected on a friendship that dated back to his early days in Cold Chisel, when the two bands crossed paths constantly.

Barnes said he had spoken to Anderson about covering the song before his death. “I spoke to Angry about covering that song for my last album and he was excited,” he wrote.

Anderson liderou a Rose Tattoo desde a formação da banda em 1976, em Sydney, conduzindo-os por álbuns que incluem seu álbum de estreia de 1978, com o mesmo nome, e Assault & Battery.

Anderson also reached American audiences on screen, playing Ironbar, enforcer to Tina Turner’s Aunty Entity, opposite Mel Gibson in 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

Rose Tattoo were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006, and Barnes’ son Jackie, a drummer, played with Anderson in the band after joining in 2018. Barnes, a dual ARIA Hall of Fame inductee with Cold Chisel and as a solo artist, holds the record for the most No.

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