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Slim Dusty: Emi Australia
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Slim Dusty was the most prolific and biggest-selling recording artist in Australia, with more than five million of his recordings sold on the domestic market of 20 million people and a status akin to the all-time greats in [C]ountry music. In 2000, the 73-year-old Australian music legend released his 100th album.
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Slim Dusty was 76 when he died of kidney cancer. To many he epitomised the essence of what it is to be an Australian. Of his many hit records, undoubtedly the best known was "A Pub With No Beer".
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A Slim Dusty exhibition has been running at the Australian Country Music Foundation since 1995. In 1996, Slim's autobiography Another Day, Another Town (written with Joy) was published. In 1997, Slim appeared as a special guest on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. Among his numerous other awards and accolades, Slim has been named an Officer of the Order of Australia, Father of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year and one of Australia's 100 Living National Treasures. In September 2000 Slim sang Waltzing Matilda in a moving finale to the Sydney Olympics seen by millions of viewers around the world.
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Over the years Slim Dusty won every accolade possible, from Tamworth Music Awards Golden Guitars to his MBE. In September 2000, he was one of the Australian performers featured in the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. Slim was given the job of singing Australia's unofficial national anthem, 'Waltzin' Matilda'. No-one else would have been as appropriate. He died on September 19, 2003 after a long and private battle with cancer and was awarded a state funeral.
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Mr Carr said that EMI Australia, which had a long history with Slim Dusty, would ... provide sponsorship for the project. "This is a fitting tribute for Kempsey's hometown hero," he said. "The Centre will not only honour and pay tribute to Slim and his achievements, it will inject millions of tourist dollars to the Mid North Coast region."
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Amos, hailing from Slim Dusty's own hometown of Kempsey on the mid north coast of NSW, is the Nulla label's latest signing. Over the last few years, he has been steadily building a devoted following both in Australia and New Zealand with his strong live performances combined with his totally fresh approach to the traditional Australian bush ballad style of music. Amos was discovered by Joy McKean back in 2003 at a Slim Dusty tribute night in Kempsey and after several years of mentoring, Joy signed Amos to her Nulla recording label.
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