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VK2TV > BEER 29.01.07 05:39l 34 Lines 1245 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Slim Dusty, pub wi no beer
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Sent: 070129/0326Z @:VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC #:2592 [Kempsey, QF68JX] $:440289VK2
From: VK2TV@VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
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VK6BE wrote:-
> There was another OZ country singer who also travelled the roads about 30
> years ago - Robert (Tex) Morton. Tex also had an amateur licence and used
> to call in on 80 metres in the interval of his concerts to talk to any
> locals who might be about on 80.He also was a legend but did not become as
> famous as Slim.
Tex Moreton was originally from New Zealand and came to Australia in 1934.
Like Slim Dusty, Tex also recorded for Regal Zonophone, cutting his first
tracks on 25th February 1936. EMI has released a three (from memory) CD set
of Tex's recordings. Those CD's carry the familiar red and green Regal
Zonophone label.
Tex was from a different era to Slim Dusty, probably a more traditional
Hillbilly era. He was much more than just a C&W singer, turning his hand to
many and varied "occupations".
Australia's first country & western superstar died of cancer on July 23,
1983 in Sydney, a little over a month before what would have been his 68th
birthday. His body was returned to Nelson, New Zealand, for burial with his
parents.
Read here for a bit of history on Tex Moreton ....
http://www.capitalnews.com.au/editorial.asp?editorial_id=345
Cheers ... Ray
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