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Birth Name:

John Farrar

Male

Birth Date:

Fri, Nov 08, 1946

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Age:

77

Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

Astrology Data:

Sun

15°

Sco

4'

About John Farrar

John Clifford Farrar (/ˈfɑːrər/ FAR-ər; born 8 November 1945) is an Australian music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist. As a musician, Farrar is a former member of several rock and roll groups including The Mustangs (1963–64), The Strangers (1964–70), Marvin, Welch & Farrar (1970–73), and The Shadows (1973–76); in 1980 he released a solo eponymous album. As a songwriter and producer, he worked with Olivia Newton-John from 1971 through 1989. He wrote her number-one hit singles: "Have You Never Been Mellow" (1975), "You're the One That I Want" (1978 duet with John Travolta), "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (1978), and "Magic" (1980). He also produced the majority of her recorded material during that time including her number-one albums, If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974), Have You Never Been Mellow (1975), and Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982). He was a co-producer of Grease (1978) – the soundtrack for the film Grease.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Interview with John Farrar on YouTube

• John Farrar interview[permanent dead link] on 88.3 Southern FM

• Photographs of The Strangers: Farrar, second from right, 1965 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015 Farrar at right, 1966 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015 Farrar at left, 1967 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015 Farrar, second from left, 1969 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015

• Farrar, second from right, 1965 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015

• Farrar at right, 1966 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015

• Farrar at left, 1967 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015

• Farrar, second from left, 1969 State Library Victoria, accessed 23 March 2015

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for John Farrar: Sun 15 Scorpio, Moon 28 Aries, Mercury 6 Sagittarius, Venus 0 Sagittarius, Mars 0 Sagittarius, Jupiter 9 Scorpio, Saturn 8 Leo, Uranus 21 Gemini, Neptune 9 Libra, Pluto 13 Leo, Sun Conjunct Jupiter, Sun Square Pluto, Venus Conjunct Mars, Mercury Conjunct Venus, Mercury Sextile Neptune, Mercury Trine Saturn, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Jupiter Square Saturn, Jupiter Semi Sextile Neptune, Jupiter Square Pluto, Saturn Semi Square Uranus, Saturn Sextile Neptune, Saturn Conjunct Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

Categories related to John Farrar: Living people, November 8 births, Grammy Award winners, Australian songwriters, Lead guitarists, Australian people of English descent, Australian expatriates in the United States, Australian rock guitarists, Australian male singers, Musicians from Melbourne, Australian male guitarists, 1946 births, 1945 births, Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom, Australian record producers, The Shadows members