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MUSICIAN

Slim Dusty

1927 - 2003

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Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick; 13 June 1927 – 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon, referred to universally as Australia's King of Country Music and one of the country's most awarded stars, with a career spanning nearly seven decades and producing numerous recordings. He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australia, particularly of bush life and renowned Australian bush poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson that represented the lifestyle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slim Dusty has received more than 1,031,014 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Slim Dusty is the 2,401st most popular musician (down from 2,137th in 2019), the 431st most popular biography from Australia (down from 371st in 2019) and the 26th most popular Australian Musician.

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  • 36.13

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Slim Dusty ranks 2,401 out of 2,662Before him are Roman Totenberg, Sander van Doorn, Şebnem Ferah, Junior Murvin, Tomo Miličević, and Omar Rodríguez-López. After him are Jaska Raatikainen, Norman Petty, Ludwig Göransson, ICS Vortex, John LeCompt, and Christopher Amott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Slim Dusty ranks 428Before him are Ted Burgin, Bill Slater, Sylvia Fedoruk, Lois Nettleton, Vin Scully, and Kirti Nidhi Bista. After him are Norman Petty, Dick Hyman, Barbara Cook, Eddie Sachs, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, and Peggie Castle. Among people deceased in 2003, Slim Dusty ranks 310Before him are Sita Ram Goel, Andrey Kivilev, Lynne Thigpen, Shawn Lane, Ellen Drew, and Johnny Paul Koroma. After him are Malcolm Williamson, Johnny Boyd, Noor Alam, Nell Carter, Koji Kondo, and Penny Singleton.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Slim Dusty ranks 431 out of 925Before him are Wendy Turnbull (1952), Snowy Baker (1884), Richie Porte (1985), Pam Kilborn (1939), Mathew Ryan (1992), and Alex Russell (1987). After him are Malcolm Williamson (1931), Kodi Smit-McPhee (1996), Fleur Mellor (1936), Rodney Brooks (1954), Holly Valance (1983), and Mark Bosnich (1972).

Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Slim Dusty ranks 26Before him are Rolf Harris (1930), Virgil Donati (1958), Mick Harvey (1958), Delta Goodrem (1984), Warren Ellis (1965), and Orianthi (1985). After him are Brody Dalle (1979), Mick Gordon (1985), Daniel Johns (1979), Rob Swire (1982), Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971), and Flume (1991).