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John Lewis Schumann [1] AM (born 18 May 1953) [2] is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. [3] He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during the Vietnam War.
Redgum were an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriters John Schumann and Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were later joined by Hugh McDonald on fiddle and Chris Timms on violin. [1]
Redgum's lead vocalist-guitarist, John Schumann, wrote the song based on experiences he heard from veterans, particularly Mick Storen (his brother in-law) and Frankie Hunt. The mine experiences in the story pertain to an incident during Operation Mundingburra on 21 July 1969 of which Storen experienced.
Portrait: The Very Best of John Schumann is a "best of" album by John Schumann, previously the frontman of Redgum.It includes songs from his previous two solo albums, Etched in Blue and True Believers, I was only 19 from his Redgum days, and a previously unreleased track, "One True Game", about Australian rules football.
Frontline is the fourth studio album by the Australian folk-rock group Redgum. [1] It was the last album that John Schumann performed on before he left the group at the end of 1985. [ 2 ]
Midnight Sun is the fifth and final studio album by Redgum, released through Epic Records in November 1986. [1]John Schumann had left the group in 1985 to pursue a solo career, [2] so Hugh McDonald took over as lead singer. [3]
This marked the first collaboration between John Schumann, Hugh McDonald, and Michael Atkinson since Schumann left Redgum back in 1986. Their second album was Behind the Lines, an album based largely around the theme of Australians at war. [2] It also featured Hugh McDonald, although Michael Atkinson did not participate.
Brown Rice and Kerosine is the third album by Australian folk-rock group Redgum. [1] The title is taken from the first track, and the album was released around the time Redgum changed from a part-time band to a full-time job for its members. [2] "100 Years On" was released as a single. [3]