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Slim Dusty

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Aliases
Slim Dusty, Dick Carr And His Buckaroos
Slim Dusty and His Bushlanders
Slim Dusty and His Country Rockers
Slim Dusty and the Travelling Country Band
Real name
David Gordon Kirkpatrick
Born
June 13, 1927
Died
September 19, 2003
Country
Australia
IPI
00016279780 36 works
00055785349 2 works
Affiliation
APRA
Comments
Country music singer and songwriter, who made his first commercial recordings in 1946 and he continued to be musically active until his death in 2003. During this 57 year period he was awarded more gold and platinum albums than any other Australian artist. In 1981 Space shuttle astronauts played "Waltzing Matilda" by Slim Dusty, the first recording transmitted from space. In the 2000 Olympic Games, he was selected to be the final performer where he had an audience of over 100,000 people singing along with him.
Family
Joy McKean Spouse (1951-2003)
Anne Kirkpatrick Daughter
David Kirkpatrick Son
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Songs written by Slim Dusty

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Picture of Home Slim Dusty, Mack Cormack Slim Dusty 1967 Covered by Tom Maxwell [AU]
Been a Fool Too Long Slim Dusty Slim Dusty November 19, 1946 Covered by (2 artists)
Big Beggin' Fool Slim Dusty Slim Dusty April 1970 Covered by The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
Born to Be a Rolling Stone Slim Dusty Slim Dusty 1961 Covered by (2 artists)
By a Fire of Gidgee Coal Slim Dusty, Stan Coster Slim Dusty 1964 Covered by (11 artists)
Camooweal Slim Dusty, Mack Cormack Slim Dusty 1971 Covered by (16 artists)
Cattle Camp Reverie Slim Dusty, Mack Cormack Slim Dusty October 1, 1965 Unverified
Claypan Boogie Slim Dusty, Stan Coster Slim Dusty 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Closest Thing to Freedom Slim Dusty Slim Dusty and the Travelling Country Band February 1975 Covered by Lindsay Butler
Cunnamulla Feller Slim Dusty, Stan Coster Slim Dusty 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
Dinkum Bushman's Hands Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty September 1981 Covered by Ernie Constance
Drownin' My Blues Slim Dusty Slim Dusty January 1973 Covered by (2 artists)
Fill 'Er Up Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty May 1984 Covered by Ernie Constance
Gumtrees by the Roadway Slim Dusty Slim Dusty February 1957 Covered by David & Anne Kirkpatrick
Highway Fever Slim Dusty Slim Dusty July 1978 Covered by Don Walker
I'll Take Mine Country Style Slim Dusty Slim Dusty and His Bushlanders December 1961 Covered by Rex Franklin with The Prairie Pals and Nolene Anderson
I Must Have Good Tobaccy When I Smoke Slim Dusty Slim Dusty February 1954 Covered by (3 artists)
Joe Palmer's Ghost Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty April 1977 Covered by Ernie Constance
Just Can't Miss It Mate Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty October 1976 Covered by Ernie Constance
Lead Me down to the Stockyard Slim Dusty, Stan Coster Slim Dusty 1967 Covered by (3 artists)
Leave Him in the Longyard Slim Dusty, Kelly Dixon, Marion Dixon Slim Dusty 1980 Covered by (8 artists)
Losin' My Blues Tonight Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Joy McKean 1953 Covered by (9 artists)
My Home on the Sunburnt Plains Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Buckaroos and The Emitrons July 1960 Covered by (2 artists)
Old Bush Mates of Mine Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Buckaroos 1958 Covered by (2 artists)
Old Dingo Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty 1987 Covered by Ernie Constance
Plains of Peppimenarti Slim Dusty Slim Dusty April 1980 Covered by (2 artists)
Roaring Wheels Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Bushlanders 1958 Unverified
Rusty, It's Goodbye Slim Dusty, Thel Carey Slim Dusty with Joy McKean October 1953 Covered by (5 artists)
Saddle Boy Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Bushlanders September 1957 Covered by (8 artists)
Stay Away from Me Slim Dusty Slim Dusty November 1950 Covered by The Le Garde Twins
The Bogong Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty September 1981 Covered by Ernie Constance
The Bush Has Had Enough Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty 1985 Covered by Ernie Constance
The Bushman's Song Slim Dusty, Stan Coster Slim Dusty 1964 Covered by (4 artists)
The Isa Rodeo Slim Dusty, Stan Coster Slim Dusty June 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
The Man from Never-Never Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Buckaroos July 1958 Covered by (2 artists)
There's a Rainbow Round My Memories Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Buckaroos 1959 Covered by Dean Perritt - Duet with Dianne Lindsay
The Saddle Is His Home Slim Dusty Slim Dusty & Joy McKean with Dick Carr and His Buckaroos 1959 Covered by Tom Maxwell [AU]
The Sunlander Slim Dusty Slim Dusty August 5, 1953 Covered by Paul Kelly and Uncle Bill
Things I See Around Me Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty June 1976 Covered by Ernie Constance
Three Hundred Horses Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty May 1984 Covered by Ernie Constance
Trumby Slim Dusty, Joe Daley Slim Dusty June 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
Wagon Trains North Slim Dusty Slim Dusty and His Bushlanders June 1961 Covered by Kalesti Butler
Wedding Bell Blues Slim Dusty Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Bushlanders 1959 Covered by Feral Swing Katz
When the Currawongs Come Down Slim Dusty, Ernie Constance Slim Dusty 1986 Covered by (2 artists)
When the Moon Across the Bushland Beams Slim Dusty, Mack Cormack Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Bushlanders 1959 Covered by Rex Franklin and Noeline Anderson - The Sun Valley Trail Singers
When the Rain Tumbles Down in July Slim Dusty Slim Dusty November 19, 1946 Covered by (17 artists)
Why Worry Now Slim Dusty Slim Dusty April 1951 Covered by The Le Garde Twins
You Can Never Do Wrong in a Mother's Eyes Slim Dusty, Stan Coster Slim Dusty December 1966 Covered by (3 artists)

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