Slim Dusty

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

Life and career

Kirkpatrick was born in 1927 in Kempsey and made ​​in 1938 by the stage name "Slim Dusty " in. At 18, Dusty wrote When The Rain Tumbles the classic Down In July. 1951 married the Slim Dusty Country musician Joy McKean, who wrote many of his most successful songs, eg Lights On The Hill. He became famous in 1957 with the hit A Pub With No Beer, who became the first Australian gold single and was # 3 on the singles charts in the UK. In 1960, the German -language version was I stand at the bar and I have no money of Bobbejaan in Europe a success.

Slim Dusty was his performance at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sydney ( 2000) known beyond the borders of Australia also, when he sang Waltzing Matilda.

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

As 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 was already two weeks after publication of a " gold album ".

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