Country Timeline

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Country Timeline

The Country Timeline shows a general chronology of Australian country music based on the actual first recording dates of significant artists. These have been selected on the basis of achievements and recognition on a national scale and while we have endeavored to include as many as possible it is inevitable that some names will have been left out. If you feel someone is worthy of inclusion please email details to info@historyofcountrymusic.com.au.

Likewise, if there are any corrections to dates listed, please let us know.

Name	First Recording/Release Date
Art Leonard	13.02.1929
The Two Barnstormers	19.07.1933
The Regal Hillbilly Singers	1933
Tex Morton	25.02.1936
The Singing Stockmen	10.1938
Gil Harris	12.05.1939
Buddy Williams	07.09.1939
"Smilin'" Billy Blinkhorn	27.10.1939
Bob Dyer	23.08.1940
Sister Dorrie (D. Ricketts) with Tex Morton	13.03.1941
Shirley Thoms	27.05.1941
Smoky Dawson	20.08.1941
June Holms	28.01.1942
The Sundowners	30.06.1942
Gordon Parsons	14.05.1946
Slim Dusty	19.11.1946
Geoff Mack	1946
Don Reynolds	16.09.1947
Dusty Rankin	05.08.1948
Tim McNamara	09.08.1948
Buddy Bishop	1950
The Le Garde Twins	1950
Lily Connors	15.11.1950
The Schneider Sisters	07.12.1950
The McKean Sisters	1951
Reg Lindsay	02.1951
Shorty Ranger	02.1951
Ron Peters	07.03.1951
Arthur Blanch	17.07.1952
Chad Morgan	24.10.1952
Joan Ridgeway	27.03.1953
Frank Ifield	08.08.1953
The Webb Brothers	1953
Nev Nicholls	01.1954
Rick & Thel Carey	29.01.1954
Les Partell	23.03.1954
Jacqueline Hall	09.06.1954
The Hawking Brothers	22.06.1954
Johnny Ashcroft	1954
Jimmy Little	08.1956
Athol McCoy	1956
Kevin Shegog	1956
Trevor Day	1959
Rex Dallas	01.1960
Noel Watson	06.1961
Johnny Chester	1961
The Singing Kettles	06.1961
Brian Young	1962
Johnny Greenwood	1963
Johnny Mac	05.1964
Doug Ashdown	1965
Eddie Tapp	21.03.1966
Johnny Heap	10.1966
Jade Hurley	1966
Rocky Page	1967
Keith Glass	1967
Paul Lester	09.04.1967
Barry Thornton	11.1967
Geoff Brown	03.02.1968
Ted Egan	1969
Gavan Arden	20.08.1970
Phil & Tommy Emmanuel (with The Trailblazers)	1970
John Williamson	1970
Desree Ilona Crawford	1971
Ian Betteridge	02.1972
Jean Stafford	04.1972
Lindsay Butler	04.1972
Slim Newton	29.03.1972
Trev & Dennis (Warner & Siddall)	10.1972
Eric Bogle	10.1972
Col Hardy	1972
Bluey Francis	05.1973
John McSweeney	1973
Bushwackers	1973
Reg Poole	07.1973
Graeme Connors	08.07.1974
Col Elliot	1974
Deniese Morrison	1974
Saltbush	1976
Pixie Jenkins	1976
Ray Kernaghan	1976
Wayne Horsburgh	1977
1901 / Howie Brothers	03.1978
Bullamakanka	1978
Ernie Bridge	1978
Stan Coster	03.1979
Allan Caswell	05.1979
Pat Drummond	07.1979
Anne Kirkpatrick	1979
Wallis & Matilda	1980
Grand Junction	1980
Col Edmonds	1980
Donna Fisk	02.1981
Leane Douglas	1981
Jan Kelly	1981
Tommy Miller	1981
Dave Reynolds	1982
Norma O’Hara Murphy	1982
Topp Twins	1982
Lee Kernaghan	1983
Evelyn Bury	1983
Michael Roycroft	1983
Kedron Taylor	05.1983
Ian Quinn	1983
Tracy Coster	1985
The Flying Emus	1985
Owen Blundell	15.01.1985
James Blundell	20.07.1987
Craig Giles	05.1988
Brian Letton	08.1989
Jim Haynes	1989
The Fargone Beauties	1989
The Crosby Sisters	1989
Troy Cassar-Daley	03.1990
Corrina Cordwell	1990
Shaza Leigh	1990
Keith Urban	06.1990
Michael Fix	1991
Jane Saunders	03.1991
Greg Champion	18.06.1991
Colin Buchanan	07.1991
Gina Jeffreys	09.1991
Felicity Urquhart	1992
Brent Parlane	1992
Shanley Del	09.09.1992
Lawrie Minson	1993
Steve Gibson	05.1993
Beccy Cole	01.09.1993
Grant Luhrs	1993
Glenn Jones	1993
Cam Fletcher	1993
Mark Tempany	1994
Adam Harvey	07.1994
Clint Beattie	08.1994
Rosemary Rae	1994
Carol Young	1995
Mitchell Shadlow	1995
Dead Ringer Band	1995
Mark O'Shea	1995
Elizabeth Lord	1995
The Wheel	1995
Tania Kernaghan	1995
Warren H Williams	1995
Tanya Self	06.1995
Feral Swing Katz	1996
Wolverines	1996
Tina Martyn	1996
Darren Coggan	08.1996
Sherrie Austin	1997
David Smyth	1997
Red Rivers	1997
Tamara Stewart	1997
Melinda Schneider	06.1997
Fisk & Christian	1997
Adam Brand	1997
Vanya	1997
Lyn Bowtell	08.1997
Dale Juner	1997
Crakajak	1997
Brett Dallas	1997
Tom Maxwell	1997
Kate Ballantyne	8.1998
Karen Lynne	1998
The Sparnetts	1998
Graham Rodger	1998
Brendon Walmsley	04.1999
Kasey Chambers	05.1999
Josh Arnold	1999
Pru Clearwater	1999
Magnificent Seven	1999
Leslie Avril	1999
Brooke McClymont	1999
Carter & Carter	2000
Roo Arcus	2000
Audrey Auld	2000
Catherine Britt	2000
Karen O'Shea	2000
Grant Richardson	2000
Sara Storer	2000
Donella	01.2000
Peter Denahy	2000
Kylie Sackley	2001
Keith Armitage	2001
Cate	2001
Col Finley	2001
Daniel Thompson	2001
Rikki Chaplain	2001
Kieran Lancini	2002
Luke O'Shea & Medicine wheel	2002
Michael King	2002
Bella	2002
Billy Bridge	2002
Sovereign	2002
Dianna Corcoran	2003
Steve Forde & The Flange	2002
Gemma Doyle	2002
Shane Nicholson	2002
Camille Te Nahu	2002
Peter Pratt	2002
Todd Williams	2003
Mike Carr	2003
Davidson Brothers	2003
Jedd Hughes	2003
Those Gals	2004
Natalie Howard	2004
Paul Costa	2004
Travis Collins	2004
Travis Sinclair	2004
Jetty Road	2005
Tony Morris	2005
Samantha McClymont	2005
The Sunny Cowgirls	2005
Amber Lawrence	2005
Charley Boyter	2005
Aleyce Simmonds	2005
Daisy May Wegner	2005
Nellie Donovan	2005
Craig Stewart	2005
Kimber Sparks	2005
Dale Duncan	2005
Jonah's Road	2005
Casey Watt	2005
John O'Dea	2005
Terry & Jenny Bennetts	2005
Cat Southern	2006
Donna Boyd	2006
Nik Phillips	2006
Katie Brianna	2006
Steve Eales	2006
The McClymonts	2006
Stephen Rowe	2006
Jeff Gibson	2006
Victoria Baillie	2006
Jake Nickolai	2007
Lou Bradley	2007
Morgan Evans	2007
Harmony James	2007
Kirsty Lee Akers	2007
Shea Fisher	2007
Talia Wittmann	2008
Liam Brew	2009

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