History of Country Music in Australia

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History of Country Music in Australia

Tamworth had been proclaimed Country Music Capital of Australia in 1969 and in 1973.
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10/12/2022

Tamworth had been proclaimed Country Music Capital of Australia in 1969 and in 1973, Radio 2TM staged the first Australasian Country Music Awards,

18/12/2021

Famous Australian Country Stars

Keith Urban

Urban is a platinum country artist who made his debut in the early 1990s. Some of his most successful singles are “Somebody Like You”, “But For The Grace Of God” and “You’ll Think of Me”. He has won several Grammy Awards over the years and is now recognised as one of the biggest singers in the genre. After moving to the US, his work began to have a distinctly American sound. This has helped to broaden his popularity.

26/10/2021

The Birth of Country Music – 1920s to 1940s

In the 1920s. Two developments had a profound influence on the future of Australian country music... the introduction of radio in 1923 and the spread of the phonograph.

By 1929 more than three hundred thousand Australians homes had a radio license, and many households had a wind-up gramophone.

Meanwhile new music was taking shape in North America. In 1924 Vernon Dalhart recorded one of the first hill-billy songs on disc... “The Prisoners Song”.. followed soon after by the famous Carter Family... and The Singing Brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers.

By the '30s, country music was an established part of rural life. Jimmy Rogers and other recording artists like Wilf Carter and Hank Snow soon had young Australians singing.

The familiar Regal Zonophone label released some local country talent including Vince Courtney and Art Leonard.

23/08/2021

This Story of Country Music in Australia was written by John Minson and Max Ellis. It does not claim to be a detailed history but rather tries to present an overview of where Australian country music came from, the individuals who created it, how it changed over the years and how it has influenced country music in Australia today.

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