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THE WINNERS

Celebrating the
50th Anniversary of the
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
of Australia

RELEASED TODAY – DOWNLOAD / STREAM / BUY HERE

Golden Guitar Awards to celebrate 50 years in January 2022
Tickets on sale now!

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In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Toyota Golden Guitar Awards, the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA), in conjunction with ABC Music, has today released the official CMAA 50th Anniversary The Winners albums. Available as a Limited Edition Deluxe 4CD set, Volume 1 and Volume 2 are also available for sale separately both as CD and via digital partners.

The tracklisting features a who’s who of Australian country music across the decades, including Slim Dusty, Buddy Williams, Col Joye, Jean Stafford, Smoky Dawson, Redgum, Graeme Connors, Keith Urban, James Blundell, Lee Kernaghan, Beccy Cole, The McClymonts, Kasey Chambers, The Wolfe Brothers, Fanny Lumsden, Morgan Evans and more!

Dobe Newton, President CMAA, said, “The 50th anniversary of Australia’s longest-running music awards show and festival will make the 2022 Toyota Country Music Festival and Golden Guitar Awards truly memorable. The CMAA is honoured to partner with Tamworth Regional Council and the ABC for this special edition of The Winners which catalogues the amazing contribution our writers and artists have made to our nation’s music over the decades. The stories told and the voices that tell them are a wonderful reflection of our identity and culture and will be celebrated by fans across the nation and the world.”

“2022 is a big year. Not only for the festival itself, but for its pinnacle event, the Golden Guitar Awards,” says Toyota Country Music Festival Manager, Barry Harley.

“This limited-edition CD showcases and celebrates the cream of Australian country music from over the five decades and I couldn’t think of a better way to commemorate the 50-year milestone.”

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CMAA 50th Anniversary
The Winners

Limited Deluxe Edition
– including Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
– exclusive physical cd only

Volume 1 1973 – 1999
– available physically and digitally

Volume 2 2000 – 2021
– available physically and digitally

VOLUME 1 – CD1: 

01. Slim Dusty – Lights On The Hill  
02. Slim Newton – Redback On The Toilet Seat 
03. Col Joye – Heaven Is My Woman’s Love 
04. Tex Morton – The Goondiwindi Grey 
05. Rex Dallas – Old Wallerawang 
06. Heather McKean – I Can Feel Love 
07. Lindsay Butler – Closest Thing To Freedom 
08. Saltbush – Sassafras Gap 
09. Suzanne Prentice – Sweet Country Music 
10. 1901 – Along The Road To Gundagai 
11. Allan Caswell – King Of The Rodeo 
12. Buddy Williams – Without Friends (What A Dreary Old World It Would Be) 
13. Jean Stafford – Hello Love 
14. Grand Junction – Married Women 
15. Johnny Chester – I Love You So Rebecca 
16. Reg Poole – The Warrumbungle Mare 
17. Barry Thornton – Brian’s Tune 
18. Jewel & Arthur Blanch – The Lady And The Cowboy 
19. The Webb Brothers – Who Put The Roo In The Stew 
20. Bullamakanka – Give Me A Home Among The Gum Trees 
21. Redgum – I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green) 
22. The Flying Emus – Diamond Creek 
23. Deniese Morrison – Now I’m Easy 

VOLUME 1 – CD2: 

01. John Williamson – True Blue 
02. Smoky Dawson & Trevor Knight – In The Days Of Old Khancoban 
03. Evelyn Bury – I’m Stronger Than I Look 
04. Lawrie Minson – Wild River 
05. Keith Urban – I Never Work On A Sunday 
06. Brian Young – Thistles On The Hillside 
07. Norma O’Hara Murphy – Sarah’s Memory 
08. Anne Kirkpatrick – Out Of The Blue 
09. Colin Buchanan – Galahs In The Gidgee 
10. James Blundell & James Reyne – Way Out West 
11. Lee Kernaghan – Boys From The Bush 
12. Kev Carmody & Paul Kelly – From Little Things Big Things Grow 
13. Gina Jeffreys – Girls Night Out 
14. Stan Coster – Lawson’s Loaded Dog 
15. The Wheel – I Fell In Love 
16. Graeme Connors – The Road Less Travelled 
17. Sherrié Austin – One Solitary Tear 
18. Tania Kernaghan – Dunroamin’ Station 
19. Troy Cassar-Daley – Little Things 
20. Michael Fix – Mr Wonglepong 
21. Adam Brand – Last Man Standing 

VOLUME 2 – CD1:

01. Ted Egan – The Drover’s Boy 
02. Adam Harvey – Workin’ Overtime (On A Good Time) 
03. Wolverines – 65 Roses 
04. Troy Cassar-Daley – Born To Survive 
05. Melinda Schneider – The Story Of My Life 
06. Adam Brand – The ANZAC 
07. Sara Storer – Beautiful Circle 
08. Tommy Emmanuel – Tall Fiddler 
09. Tracy Coster & Anne Kirkpatrick – Back To The Saltbush Plains 
10. John Williamson – Chandelier Of Stars 
11. Troy Cassar-Daley with Jimmy Barnes (Ft. Bella) – Bird On A Wire 
12. Beccy Cole – Poster Girl 
13. Kirsty Lee Akers – Little Things 
14. Jetty Road – Million Miles 
15. Graeme Connors – A Good Life 
16. McAlister Kemp – All Kinds Of Tough 
17. The McClymonts – Kick It Up 
18. Catherine Britt – Sweet Emmylou 
19. Shane Nicholson – Bad Machines 
20. The Bushwackers – I Am Australian 

VOLUME 2 – CD2:

01. Lee Kernaghan – Flying With The King 
02. O’Shea – Thank You Angels 
03. Luke O’Shea – Lady Of The Land 
04. Lachlan Bryan And the Wildes – Black Coffee 
05. Jeff Brown – I Love Australia 
06. Dean Perrett – Bloodwood & Clover 
07. Amber Lawrence – Superhero 
08. Travis Collins – Call Me Crazy 
09. Kasey Chambers – Ain’t No Little Girl 
10. Brad Butcher – Well Dressed Man 
11. Ashleigh Dallas – Lighthouse 
12. Davidson Brothers – Back Where I Started 
13. Aleyce Simmonds – More Than Meets The Eye 
14. The Wolfe Brothers – Ain’t Seen It Yet 
15. Kristy Cox – Ricochet 
16. Andrew Swift – Runaway Train 
17. Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart – Every Hello (Ft. Karl Broadie) 
18. Morgan Evans – Day Drunk 
19. Blake O’Connor – Worth A Little More 
20. Felicity Urquhart – Chain Of Joy 
21. Fanny Lumsden – Fierce 

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THE TOYOTA 50th
GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS
Saturday 22 January 2022

Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre
Tickets on sale now HERE

Celebrating and showcasing the cream of Australian country music talent, the Toyota 50th Golden Guitar Awards will be held on Saturday, January 22 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Convention Centre. With the theme ‘Then. Now. Forever. Australian Country.’ next year’s awards will see hundreds of artists strut the red carpet and appear on stage as presenters, performers, or join the ranks as a Golden Guitar winner.

Commencing in 1973, the Golden Guitar Awards are the nation’s longest running music awards and the pinnacle event of the Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth. Presented by Tamworth Regional Council and the Country Music Association of Australia, the awards play a vital role in developing and promoting Australian country music talent. Over its 50-year history, in excess of 400 Golden Guitars have been awarded to outstanding Australian country music artists, recognising and celebrating excellence in the industry.

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