Southern Sons is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 1989 by members of The State along with lead vocalist and guitarist Irwin Thomas, who was then using the stage name Jack Jones.
Southern Sons were established in 1989 and featured several members of the band The State, one such member guitarist Phil Buckle and Sons lead man Jack Jones in 1990 worked alongside John Farnham as session musicians on his album Chain Reaction, as well a accompanied Farnham on tour.
[2] In July 1990, Southern Sons released their debut single "Heart in Danger", which peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts.
Jones and Virgil Donati were part of Tina Arena's backing band for her In Deep tour.
Donati is currently living and working in Los Angeles, running clinics and recording with a variety of artists including Steve Vai.
Since leaving Southern Sons, Bowman has pursued songwriting and record production in the independent music sector, most notably working with Debra Byrne on her Sleeping Child album.
In November 2019, the band (minus Phil Buckle) reformed to be part of the One Electric Day concert at Cockatoo Island in Sydney, along with acts like John Farnham and James Reyne.