Slim video set for DVD release
Friday July 6, 2007: EMI has announced that the Slim Dusty Live Into The '90s video will be released in August on DVD under the title One Night In May.
"Fans have obviously embraced Slim on DVD," the company said, as more than 100,000 Slim DVDs have already been sold.
One of the reasons for their popularity could be that through the 60 years the Slim Dusty road show toured the length and breadth of Australia, only three entire public concert performances had been located.
"With the upcoming One Night In May DVD release... we now see all three of these known filmed Slim concerts being made commercially available in a remastered DVD format," EMI said. "The only other two known concerts were made available in 2006 as a part of the Slim Dusty Live set (the 1987 Richmond Theatre Concert and the 1992 Geelong Arts Centre Concert)."
The One Night In May concert was filmed at Sydney's Global Studios in May, 1992, and features the McKean Sisters, Anne Kirkpatrick, David Kirkpatrick and Slim's highly acclaimed '90s Travelling Country Band line-up featuring the multi-talented Rod Coe, Alistair Jones, Mike Kerin, Ian Simpson and Rob Souter.
"The concert footage and audio have been specially remastered for this new DVD release," EMI said. "At the time of the concert, Slim insisted there had to be some exclusive songs... and, apart from the six live performances not featured on any other Slim concert DVD, there are also three tracks totally exclusive to this special One Night in May concert."
The exclusive tracks are That'll Do Me (written by Slim), High, Dry And Homeless (written by Graeme Connors & Don Walker) and I'm Still Here To Give It My Best (written by Col Buchanan).
Slim Dusty One Night In May will be released on August 4.
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Friday, June 22, 2007: Today, after suffering a severe stroke yesterday, balladeer Shorty Ranger died in Kempsey Hospital with his family around him.
Slim’s old mate from boyhood days will be sadly missed by listeners all over the nation. The two voices of the Macleay River Valley will live on in their music.
Joy, Anne, David and families send their thoughts and sympathy to Shorty’s wife Ruby and their family: John, Glen, Meryl, June and Dale. |
Young bush balladeer Amos Morris signs to Slim Dusty's Nulla Records
Friday, May 11, 2007: Australian country music legend Joy McKean has officially welcomed young Kempsey bush balladeer Amos Morris to Nulla Records, the label Slim Dusty started back in 1981.
Amos, a very popular new artist on the bush balladeer scene, is committed to introducing the bush ballad to his generation and preserving its heritage.
It is a happy coincidence that this young balladeer comes out of Slim Dusty’s hometown and will continue Slim’s legacy through Nulla Records.
The influence of the master is still strong throughout this project with Amos recording his debut Nulla album in Slim’s Columbia Lane studios, while having production by Anne Kirkpatrick with the assistance of longtime Slim Dusty Travelling Country Band member Mike Kerin.
Amos’s highly anticipated second album will be released early August on Nulla Records through EMI Australia, both fitting homes historically for a fine young balladeer’s work.
Photo: Exciting young bush balladeer Amos Morris signs to Nulla Records. Also pictured is Joy McKean from Nulla Records.
Pubs, Trucks & Plains debuts at 23 on national ARIA Top 100 ARIA Chart
Monday, April 2, 2007: Slim's Pub 50th anniversary album Pubs, Trucks & Plains has just debuted in the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) National Top 100 Mainstream Albums Chart at #23 (the third biggest jump of any album in the chart this week).
The Pubs, Trucks & Plains three CD album set also debuted at #2 on the ARIA National Country Chart (just behind Keith Urban's Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing album which went to #1 this week)... fitting that Keith and Slim, his early musical mentor should be sitting at #1 and #2 in Australia's country chart!
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