Reg Lindsay
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Reg Lindsay (right, with guitar) and Joan Clarke on the Hour of Song radio program, 2UW Radio Theatre, Sydney (1954)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Reginald John Lindsay |
| Born |
7 July 1929 Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 5 August 2008 (aged 79) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Australian country music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1951–2008 |
| Labels | Rodeo Records, Festival Records Con Brio Records |
| Website | www.reglindsay.com.au |
Reginald John Lindsay OAM (7 July 1929 – 5 August 2008) was an Australian country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality. He won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than five hundred songs in his fifty-year music career.
Born in the Sydney suburb of Waverley in 1929, Reg Lindsay was two years of age when his father gave him a harmonica which he quickly mastered. He then learned how to play the banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle. His career ambition was to become a but in 1951 he won a Sydney radio talent quest which launched his career as a singer-songwriter. In a music career of over 50 years he wrote more than 500 songs and hosted various TV shows including The Reg Lindsay Country Hour in 1964 which ran for eight years, followed by his own TV program, Country Homestead, which ran for four years and earned him four Logie Awards.
He became the first Australian to appear at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry in 1974 and is officially recognised with a plaque on Nashville's Walkway of Stars. He was winner of three Golden Guitar Awards and was inducted into Australia's Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.
In 1989 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to Australian music.
He was best known for his song Armstrong, a tribute to the historic 1969 moon landing by American astronauts, particularly Neil Armstrong, which is now included in a time capsule at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The song was written by John Stewart, a member of The Kingston Trio, and gave Reg his first major hit, reaching No. 8 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1971. Also well known for July You're A Woman, Silence on the Line and Empty Arms Hotel, he recorded over 60 albums, six of which went gold.
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