For many of us, especially those of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s, he was as part of our Aussie culture as Countdown, Vegemite and the footy. He's simply known as The Voice, a name that stuck from the hit 1986 album Whispering Jack, which remains as the second-highest-selling album in Australian music history. 

Australian rock historian Ian McFarlane summed him up as ‘the most successful solo artist in the history of Australian rock and pop... an affable sense of humour and a simple, unpretentious 'everyman' charm which also makes him one of the most respected celebrities in Australian entertainment history’. 

This week, Clairsy & Lisa Band-ter over John Farnham.

For many of us, especially those of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s, he was as part of our Aussie culture as Countdown, Vegemite and the footy. He's simply known as The Voice, a name that stuck from the hit 1986 album Whispering Jack, which remains as the second-highest-selling album in Australian music history. Australian rock historian Ian McFarlane summed him up as ‘the most successful solo artist in the history of Australian rock and pop... an affable sense of humour and a simple, unpretentious 'everyman' charm which also makes him one of the most respected celebrities in Australian entertainment history’. This week, Clairsy &amp; Lisa Band-ter over John Farnham.

Catch up on Lisa & Russell, and all their friends.

Catch up on Lisa &amp; Russell, and all their friends.

Lisa & Russell

Band-ter - Episode 49 - John Farnham

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