Joy mckean oam, born 14 january 1930, is an australian country music singersongwriter and wife of the late slim dusty. In 1984, rob stewart directed a feature film, the slim dusty movie, portraying early life and career of dusty. Incidentally, a book more focussed on slim is still available after 12 years. The song was dustys secondmost successful single after a pub with no beer. I didnt set out to be any sort of historian, i just wanted to sing about australia.
Another day, another town by slim dusty from sanitys range of books. In 1983, mckean was inducted into the australian roll of renown. Buy a discounted paperback of slim online from australias leading online bookstore. Another day, another town used book the really good book shop. Another day, another town, slim dusty slim dusty and joy mckean 2005. Australias greatest country singersongwriter slim dustys own story, written with joy mckean, his wife for 50 years. This acclaimed book by slim dusty is available at in several formats for your ereader. There are so many songs i want to record that i will be kept busy for as long as i can keep it up it is the people you meet along the road of life who make the travelling. The slim dusty movie is a 1984 australian feature film directed by rob stewart and starring.
Buy slim another day, another town by slim dusty 9780733633423 2014 from. Another day, another town by dusty, slim book new slim. The big event for us was the slim dusty family concert on wednesday 23rd january in the trec tamworth regional entertainment centre. Australias greatest country singersongwriter slim dustys own story, written with joy mckean, his wife for 50 years now updated. Book slim dusty nonfiction books gumtree australia. Duncan is an australian single recorded in 1980 by slim dusty which reached no. Country singers, country music, the life, touring, this book, joy, slim, songs, think. Slim released a staggering number of albums in his lifetime over a hundred. Walk a country mile 1979 and another day, another town 1997. Booktopia has slim, another day, another town by slim dusty. No matter how carefully we drove, the bulldust rose in the air and cascaded down over our vehicle to the extent that.
Adelaide booksellers 12 twin street adelaide, south australia 5000 australia. Joy mckean shows her talent as a writer in her bestselling books another day, another town, the biography of slim dusty, ive been there. To celebrate slim dusty day this year we ask the question what does slim dusty mean to you. And back again, and, most recently, riding this road. Plus, every one of our mates who renews, will get a free raffle. It seems ive done most things i wanted to do, but of all things, i think i most enjoy finding good songs and recording them. Dustys life was the subject of a 1984 feature film. Slim dusty another day another town slim dusty joy mckean on. As slim said himself in his book another day another town. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Australian owned and family operated independent book shop established 2006 in hillcrest. Over the years the songs ive found have built up a picture of a changing country. Joy mckean hachette australia sydney, nsw wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further. Enjoy this special tribute and post your own messagephoto of what slim means to you below add your part to the slim dusty story.
The concert was a fundraiser for the slim dusty centre in kempsey and featured anne and david plus annes son james arneman and. Another day, another town by joy mckean books hachette. Another day, another town ebook by slim dusty rakuten kobo. The slim dusty centre was built in kempsey, nsw, dustys home town, and opened in october 2015. The style of the book is the same straightforward, unembellished and anecdotal one that has characterised a lifetime of dustys writing. The 2010 book 100 best australian albums by toby creswell, craig mathieson and john odonnell ranked the very best of slim dusty as the 24th best australian album of the. It is also known as beer with duncan, have a beer with duncan and i love to have a beer with duncan.
Slim, another day, another town by slim dusty 9780733633423. Slim dusty another day, another town 1996 remaster lyrics. Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. A stunning, fullcolour hardback filled with the songs and stories of slim dusty and his wife and fellow singer and songwriter, joy mckean. Ive been there and back again slim dusty joy mckeans. This is the completely revised edition of a book first published by pan macmillan in 1996, with three new chapters to bring readers up to date with the lives of slim dusty and his wife joy mckean, and a moving epilogue written by slim himself. In august 1972 newton told nan musgrove of the australian womens weekly of an occasion where a visiting friend used his outside toilet in perth where the light globe had blown.
Play all these slim dusty hits with just a few easy chords for each song. Another day, another town by slim dusty, joy mckean. Sometimes it was behind or beside the hall, which was a good camp because we could get electricity and water and if it. Another day, another town welcome to the really good book shop. We had to camp wherever we could, joy wrote in another day, another town. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. There are so many songs i want to record that i will be kept busy for as long as i can keep it up. Another day, another town by slim dusty available from rakuten kobo.
The son of noisy dan a musical autobiography singer from down under. Gday all, was looking at the latest slim dusty family reunion tour dvd today and when anne kirkpatrick sings sunlander van they show some early footage of the caravans the family travelled in during the early 60s. Watercolor artwork watercolours sheds country music homesteading abandoned artworks art ideas landscapes. Slim dusty another day, another town adelaide booksellers. Known as the grand lady of australian country music, mckean is recognised as one of australias leading songwriters and bush balladeers and wrote several of dustys most popular songs. Fellow country music artist, slim dusty, recalled in his autobiography, another day, another town 1996, how he had often been mistaken as the songs author. There are so many songs i want to record that i will be kept busy for as. Foreword by their daughter and australian singer and songwriter, anne kirkpatrick. Now the drovers cook weighed fifteen stone and he had one bloodshot eye he had no laces in his boots and no buttons on his fly his pants hun. Another day, another town, slim dusty slim dusty and joy mckean 2005 some yellow discoloration on pages, 1246493610.
Another town, the biography of slim dusty, ive been there. I love to have a beer with duncan i love to have a beer with dunc we drink in moderation and we never ever ever get rollin drunk we drink at the town and country where. Another day, another town the really good book shop. Australias greatest country singersongwriter slim dusty s own story, written with joy mckean, his wife for 50 years now updated. The australian singer slim dusty, who has died of cancer aged 76, was. Autobiography of australian country music performer slim dusty 19272003. Slim dusty was one of australias most prolific recording artists, releasing over 100 albums since his first commercial recording in 1946, and record sales of over seven million. Photographer john elliott grew up listening to slim dusty s music and regularly attending his performances. Joy mckean it seems ive done most things i wanted to do, but of all things, i think i most enjoy finding good songs and recording them. Slim dustygordan parsons another day another town youtube. She wrote many of slim s most famous songs, and showed her talent as a writer in the bestselling biography of slim, another day, another town.