OWEN BLUNDELL

Owen Blundell (born 1960) is an Australian country music singer. He first hit the country music scene in the mid-1980s. He has been a finalist five times for the category of Male Vocalist at the Australian Country Music Awards and has received an award from APRA for a most played country song. He grew up in Tumut close to the Snowy Mountains. In 1983 he went on his first trip to Tamworth to have a look. He rode up on a Honda 750 motorbike and stayed for only two days but that was enough to inspire him to work harder on guitar and write more songs.

In 1985 he released his first album 'Snowy Mountain Yodeller' on the country label Selection. The following year he featured in a documentary on 60 Minutes about his song ''Jodie''. In 1988 Owen Blundell won the New Songwriter Award at Tamworth Songwriters Awards. In 1990 he was inducted into the Hands of Fame. In 2004 at the People’s Choice Awards, he claimed the Best Heritage Song with ''The Slim Dusty Show''. Blundell has been described as the best-kept secret in Australia and has steadily built a global fan base with his strong work ethic. He has toured nationally, to New Zealand and also appeared on television programs such as The Ray Martin Show. Blundell has recorded many albums. Owen lists Jimmy Barnes and Black Sabbath as just two of his influences.

SINGLES
''Jodie / Ding Dong Bells'' 1985 Selection
''I Can't Help Myself / Still Flying Free'' 1987 Selection
''Two Hearts Running'' [with Evelyn Bury] 1987 Selection
''The Rambler / How Do You Make Love Last'' 1988 Selection
''Sweetheart Yodel Polka'' [with Kathryn Pitt] 1989 Selection
''Love Won't Ever Get Better Than This / Down By The River'' [with The Gottani Sisters] 1990 Sundown

ALBUMS
'The Snowy Mountain Yodeller' 1984 Selection 
'From The Heart Of The Mountains' 1986 Selection 
'Still Flying Free' 1987 Selection 
'Rambler' 1988 Selection 
'Duelling Yodellers' [with Rex Dallas] 1988 Selection 
'Can't Stop Playing Sad Songs' 1989 Selection 
'Regular O' 1994 Mountain Made Music 1994
'Early Mountain Sunrise' 1996 Mountain Made Music
'Changing Ways' 2001 Mountain Made Music
'Rawhide' 2004 Mountain Made Music
'Live in Longreach' 2015 Mountain Made Music

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Blundell