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David Gordon Kirkpatrick, known professionally as Slim Dusty, was born on June 13, 1927, in Nulla Nulla Creek, west of Kempsey, New South Wales. He adopted the stage name Slim Dusty in 1938 and released his first record in 1945. Throughout his career, he released over a hundred albums and sold more than seven million records. His 1957 hit "A Pub with No Beer" became the biggest-selling record by an Australian at that time and was the first Australian single to go gold. Dusty collaborated with various songwriters and recorded classic Australian poems by Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson. He won Best Single at the inaugural Country Music Awards of Australia in 1973 for "Lights on the Hill" and was made a member of the Order of the British Empire in 1970. Dusty performed "Waltzing Matilda" at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He passed away on September 19, 2003, at the age of 76.
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