Benn Gunn
Benn Gunn is an Australian country artist playing his unique brand of "Aussie Heartland Rock". He is known for his hard rocking shows and his laid back Aussie humour. He has played nearly every major country music festival across Australia and charted multiple singles including the number one hits Girls Like Guys With Trucks and Only In Australia.[1]
Gunn released his first album Keep On Drivin in 2011 and four singles Every Minute I Wait, Rawsonville Road and I Like Girls That Drink Beer. In 2012 Rawsonville Road and I Like Girls That Drink Beer both made the top 10 in the country singles charts. Rawsonville Road was also a CMC Country Pick.
Solidifying his reputation as an exceptional singer, guitarist and live performer Gunn won the 2014 MO Award for Slim Dusty Country Act of the Year.[2]
In 2015 Gunn released the album Ain't Nothing But A Party with the hard rocking comedy single Girls Like Guys With Trucks becoming a 3 week #1 hit on the country singles chart. The single also ranked third in the top 40 country singles for the entire year of 2015.[3] [4]
In 2017 Gunn released the single I'm A Queenslander to help raise donations for the communities affected by Cyclone Debbie.
In 2018 Gunn released his Only In Australia album. The cover of the album was a tribute to the DJs and radio programmers across Australia who support home grown Aussie music. The cover is made from a collage of their photos...each photo taken in the DJ's own local area.
The title track off the Only In Australia album reached #1 on the country singles chart and after 33 weeks broke the record for the longest run in the current country singles chart.[5][6]
Two more singles from the Only In Australia album released in 2019, We Can Be Mates and I Got The Boat also charted on the country singles chart.[7][8]
In 2019 Gunn also released his State Of Origin anthem We're From New South Wales along with a re-release of what has become the Queensland State Of Origin anthem I'm A Queenslander.
Benn Gunn is also known for his highly entertaining unofficial mash up videos with some of his videos amassing hundreds of thousands, even millions of views.[9][10][11][12]
- ^ "Bio". benngunn.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Chapter Three. Act III. Fighting for Gods and Country: The Thirteenth Century BC", 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, Princeton University Press, pp. 73–101, 2014-12-31, ISBN 9781400849987, retrieved 2019-07-15
- ^ "Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Only In Australia...this will make you laugh, retrieved 2019-07-15
- ^ Can you do the Russel Coight dance?, retrieved 2019-07-15
- ^ Boat Fails...She Got The House I Got The Boat - Hilarious, retrieved 2019-07-15
- ^ Aussie Christmas - Only In Australia..., retrieved 2019-07-15