David Gordon Kirkpatrick, known professionally as Slim Dusty, was born on June
13, 1927, in Nulla Nulla Creek, west of Kempsey, New South Wales. He adopted the
stage name Slim Dusty in 1938 and released his first record in 1945. Throughout
his career, he released over a hundred albums and sold more than seven million
records. His 1957 hit "A Pub with No Beer" became the biggest-selling record by
an Australian at that time and was the first Australian single to go gold. Dusty
collaborated with various songwriters and recorded classic Australian poems by
Henry Lawson and Banjo Pate...