Lawrie Minson | |
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| Birth name | Lawrence Minson |
| Born | 13 September 1958 Paddington, NSW Australia |
| Genres | Country / Rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Accordion, banjo, didgeridoo, guitar, harmonica, harp, mandolin, piano, vocals [1] |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Lawrence (Lawrie) Minson (born 13 September 1958) is an Australian country musician, best known as a session player. [2]
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]
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| Memories Of Home - An Instrumental Tribute to Our Travelling Country Music Showmen |
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| Milestones: The Ultimate Collection |
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| "The Garden" (as Australia Too) | 1985 | 22 |
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) |
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| 1990 | "Wild River" | Instrumental of the Year | Won |
| 1997 | "Action Jackson" | Instrumental of the Year | Won |
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) |
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| 2016 | Lawrie Minson | Tex Morton Award | awarded |
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