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Lawrie Minson

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Lawrie Minson
Birth nameLawrence Minson
Born (1958-09-13) 13 September 1958 (age 66)
Paddington, NSW Australia
GenresCountry / Rockabilly
Occupation(s)Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s)Accordion, banjo, didgeridoo, guitar, harmonica, harp, mandolin, piano, vocals [1]
Years active1979–present

Lawrence (Lawrie) Minson (born 13 September 1958) is an Australian country musician, best known as a session player.[2]

Career

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Minson is the son of former Australian radio personality John Minson. His country music career commenced in 1979 accompanying Buddy Williams on tour as a guitarist. He went on to performing with Slim Dusty in 1981 and 1982. Since then, Minson has performed as part of the Lee Kernaghan touring band and accompanied various other Australian acts.[3] In 1989, Minson contributed "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" and "Murrumbidgee Jack", as a tribute to Tex Morton, on an instrumental record album of Australian classics. He married Shelley Watts in 2008. Together, they have performed as a rockabilly duo. In 2012, Minson's debut as a headline act was at an Australian Italian club in Launceston, Tasmania.[2]

In 2016, Tamworth Songwriters' Association presented Minson with the Tex Morton Award for his support and promotion of new songwriters.[4]

Discography

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Albums

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List of Albums
Title Details
Memories Of Home - An Instrumental Tribute to Our Travelling Country Music Showmen
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: EMI (EMX 781815)
Family Tree
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: ABC Music (724348984029)
Milestones: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 2011
  • Note: Compilation album

Charting singles

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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
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"The Garden"
(as Australia Too)
1985 22

Awards

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CMAA Awards

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These annual awards have been presented since 1973 and have been organised by Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) from 1993,[6] to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording". From that time, the recipient's trophy has been a Golden Guitar.[7][8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
1990 "Wild River" Instrumental of the Year Won
1997 "Action Jackson" Instrumental of the Year Won

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

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The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.[9][10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2016 Lawrie Minson Tex Morton Award awarded

References

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  1. ^ "Lawrie Minson | Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "Minson goes it alone for the first time". The Examiner. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1323682/ [user-generated source]
  4. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners History" (PDF). TSA Online. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  6. ^ "About the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  7. ^ "CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Winners Archive". Country Music Association of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Past Award Winners". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.