Anne Kirkpatrick

Not to be confused with Ann Kirkpatrick.

Anne Kirkpatrick (born 4 July 1952) is an Australian country music singer. She is the daughter of country singers Slim Dusty and Joy McKean.[1]

Bio

Anne Kirkpatrick's family have been important figures in Australian country music since the 1950s. McKean was Dusty's wife and manager for over 50 years. Together the couple had two children, Anne Kirkpatrick and David Kirkpatrick. David is also an accomplished singer-songwriter.[2] The year 1964 saw the establishment of the annual Slim Dusty Australia-round tour, a 48,280 kilometres (30,000 mi) journey that went on for ten months. This regular event was the subject of a feature film, The Slim Dusty Movie, in 1984, which includes several performances featuring Anne Kirkpatrick.

Kirkpatrick has released thirteen albums. She won Golden Guitar Awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 1979, 1991, and twice in 1992. She also won an ARIA Award for Best Australian Country Record in 1991.

References

  1. ↑ Talking Heads with Peter Thomson
  2. ↑ "News". Slim Dusty. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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