Slim Dusty
Slim Dusty was born in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia on June 13th, 1927 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 76, Slim Dusty biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick; 13 June 1927 – 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.
He was an Australian cultural icon and one of the country's most awarded stars, with a career spanning nearly seven decades and producing numerous recordings.
He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australia, particularly of bush life and renowned Australian bush poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson that represented the lifestyle.
The music genre was coined the "bush ballad", a style first made popular by Buddy Williams, the first artist to perform the genre in Australia, and also for his many trucking songs. Dusty was the first Australian to have a No. 1 international hit song, with a version of Gordon Parsons' "A Pub with No Beer".
He received an unequalled 37 Golden Guitar and two Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and Australian Roll of Renown.
At the time of his death, at the age of 76, Dusty had been working on his 106th album for EMI Records.
In 2007, his domestic record sales in Australia surpassed seven million.
During his lifetime, Dusty was considered an Australian National Treasure.
He performed "Waltzing Matilda", a very famous song in Australia, at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Early life and career
David Gordon Kirkpatrick was born in Nulla Nulla Creek west of Kempsey, New South Wales, on June 13th. The son of a cattle farmer was born on June 13th. "Homewood," his childhood home, has survived and is now heritage listed. Gordon was identified by his middle name. In 1937, he wrote his first song, "The Way the Cowboy Dies," and then changed the stage name "Slim Dusty" in 1938 at age 11. Jimmie Rodgers, New Zealander Tex Morton, and Australia's own Buddy Williams were among his early musical influences. Dusty wrote "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" in 1945 and became his first record that year at the age of 19. He signed his first recording contract with Columbia Graphophone for the Regal Zonophone brand in 1946.