Old Man River (musician)

For the song from the 1927 musical Show Boat, see Ol' Man River.

Old Man River is the stage name of Australian singer-songwriter Ohad Rein, and the name of his band. In 2009, "Sunshine", co-written by Old Man River, won the 'Blues & Roots Work of the Year' category at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards.^[1]

History

Ohad Rein was born in Sydney, Australia. He moved to Europe with his family at a very early age before moving to Israel where he served in the Israeli army in his formative years. Spending many years abroad he finally returned to Sydney.^[2] He collaborated with Sydney band Gelbison, touring with the band and co-writing some of the tracks which appear on his debut album Good Morning. This led to the side project Nations by the river, which combined Gelbison with Luke Steele from Sleepy Jackson.

The single "Sunshine" became the station's most played song in the summer of '06^{[citation needed]} and was used as a theme for Channel 7's Sunrise.^[3] The single "La" reached #83 on the German singles chart,^[4] topped the Japanese Radio Airplay chart^[5][6] and was #6 on Italy's airplay chart.^[7] "La", "Trousers" and "Sunshine" all received significant airplay on Triple J.^[3][8]

The single "La" was featured in a New York Lottery commercial.^[9]

Members

• Ohad Rein (Vocals, Guitar)
• Liam Flanagan (Bass Guitar)
• Danny Heifetz (Drums)
• Rosie Henshaw (Backing Vocals, Sitar)

Discography

Albums

• Good Morning (2007)^{[10][11][12][13][14]}
• Trust (2010)

EP's

• "Sunshine" (2004)^[15]
• "You're On My Mind" (2010)

Singles

• "Trousers" (2006)
• "La" (2007)
• "Sunshine" (2008)
• "You're on My Mind" (2010)
• "Norway (I Like It Like This)" (2010)

References

1. ^ "Blues & Roots Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/BluesRootsWorkoftheYear2009.aspx. Retrieved 24 April 2010. 
2. ^ The Australian Magazine, 12 July 2008, "OLD MAN RIVER -- singer-songwriter" by Report Helen O'Neill
3. ^ ^{a b} Manly Daily, 26 April 2007, "unplugged: feel the sun in rein"
4. ^ acharts
5. ^ Townsville Bulletin, 24 January 2008, "Aussie a hit in Japan"
6. ^ Joins.com, 13 October 2008, "Aussie Old Man River, he just keeps rolling" by Kim Hyung-eun
7. ^ The Courier-Mail, 2 August 2007, "On a steady road to the charts" by Kathy McCabe
8. ^ Sunday Herald Sun, 4 March 2007, "WIN"
9. ^ http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/3612-Powerball-Mega-Millions-Giant
10. ^ Straits Times, 27 February 2009, Good Morning review by Yeow Kai Chai
11. ^ STM Entertainment Magazine, 27 May 2007, Good Morning review by Jay Hanna
12. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2007, Good Morning review by Bernard Zuel
13. ^ Daily Telegraph, 10 March 2007, Good Morning review by Kathy McCabe
14. ^ Sun Herald, 4 March 2007, Good Morning review by Craig Mathieson
15. ^ Daily Telegraph, 28 October 2004, "Sunshine" review

External links

• Official site