Slim Dusty was an Australian cultural icon,, born in New South Wales to Irish immigrant parents in 1927, he had a prolific musical career with over 100 albums in the Australian Country and Bush Ballad genres. One of his best known records was A Pub With No Beer… the song which was written by Gordon Parsons was an international hit for him.
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This has enormous significance to me as it was the first pop record I heard, bought and had played on the BBC in I think 1960. Until then I had been well protected from such music, surrounded by classical music.
rogerbenham
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Sep 22, 2024
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There has been some shady work behind the origin of this song:
FrayedBear
Level 9
Sep 22, 2024
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My sister claimed that when she lived at Taylor's Arm NSW that she was close to the original pub.