Slim Dusty

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Slim Dusty

Slim Dusty AO (born June 13, 1927 as David Gordon Kirkpatrick in Kempsey , New South Wales , † September 19, 2003 in Sydney ) was an Australian country singer and songwriter .

life and career

Kirkpatrick was born in Kempsey in 1927 and took the stage name "Slim Dusty" in 1938. At the age of 18, Dusty wrote the classic When The Rain Tumbles Down In July . In 1951 Slim Dusty married country musician Joy McKean, who wrote many of his most successful songs, such as: B. Lights On The Hill . He became famous in 1957 with the hit A Pub with No Beer , which became the first Australian gold single and which came to number 3 on the singles chart in Great Britain . In 1960 the German-language version I stand at the bar and I have no money from Bobbejaan in Europe was a success. In 1988 he was among the first artists to be inducted into the newly formed ARIA Hall of Fame .

Slim Dusty became known beyond the borders of Australia for his appearance at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sydney (2000), where he sang Waltzing Matilda .

In recognition of his services to Australian country music and the entertainment industry as a composer and performer, Slim Dusty was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Australia in 1998.

When Slim Dusty died, he was working on his 106th album. It was released by EMI Records under the title Columbia Lane - the Last Sessions and became a "gold album" just two weeks after its release.

Dusty's daughter, Anne Kirkpatrick , who was born in 1952, is also an award-winning country singer.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit Records. British Chart Singles 1950-1965 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1988, p. 41
  2. ^ ARIA Hall of Fame. Australian Recording Industry Association , accessed August 6, 2017 .
  3. ↑ It's an Honor. Australia Government, accessed July 22, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Dusty, Slim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirkpatrick, David Gordon (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian country singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Kempsey (New South Wales)
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 2003
Place of death Sydney