Herbie Laughton
Encyclopedia
Herbie Laughton is a country
singer from Alice Springs, Northern Territory
. He was born in 1927 in a creek bed. He was a member of the stolen generation
.
In 2005 he was inducted into the hall of fame at Music NT’s Indigenous Music Awards
. He was one of the artists featured in the Buried Country
documentary and book. His songs have been covered by Buddy Williams
, Auriel Andrew
and Trevor Adamson
.
Compilations
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer from Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
. He was born in 1927 in a creek bed. He was a member of the stolen generation
Stolen Generation
The Stolen Generations were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments...
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In 2005 he was inducted into the hall of fame at Music NT’s Indigenous Music Awards
NT Indigenous Music Awards
NT Indigenous Music Awards are part of the Darwin Festival and are run by Music NT in association with the Northern Territory Government’s Indigenous Arts Development Unit.-Awards:...
. He was one of the artists featured in the Buried Country
Buried Country
Buried Country is a highly regarded documentary film, book and soundtrack. Buried Country tells the story of Australian country music in the Aboriginal community, focusing on important musicians to tell the story. The book Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music is written by Clinton...
documentary and book. His songs have been covered by Buddy Williams
Buddy Williams
Harold "Buddy" Williams was an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was the first Australian born to record country music in Australia, three years after the New Zealand born Tex Morton had made his first recording session here in Australia...
, Auriel Andrew
Auriel Andrew
Auriel Andrew is an Indigenous Australian country musician of the Arrernte people of Central Australia.Andrew grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, leaving for Adelaide, South Australia aged 21 to pursue her music career.She appeared in the SBS documentary "Buried Country: The Story of...
and Trevor Adamson
Trevor Adamson
Trevor Adamson is a country/gospel singer best known for his song Nyanpi Matilda, a Pitjantjatjara version of Waltzing Matilda. He is from Pukatja, South Australia and sings in both Pitjantjatjara and English...
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Discography
- Herbie Laughton (1990) - Imparja
- Country From The Heart (1999)
Compilations
- Beat the Grog (1988) - CAAMA
- Desert Songs 1 (1982) - CAAMA
- Desert Songs 2 (1983) - CAAMA
- Fourth Nation Aboriginal Country Music Festival (1979)
- Papal Concert, Alice Springs (1982) - Imparja
- 25th Anniversary Compilation 1 (2006) - CAAMA
- Buried country (2006) - Larrikin RecordsLarrikin RecordsLarrikin Records is a record company founded in 1974 by Warren Fahey. Larrikin started as an independent label and was sold in 1995 to Festival Records....