MERV GLEESON

 

In 1951 Merv Gleeson won a talent quest on the Buddy Williams Show and toured Australia with the likes of Reg Lindsay, Rick and Thel Carey, Gordon Parsons and Tim McNamara. Merv worked as a timber cutter, potato picker, rodeo rider, miner and farm labourer. He also worked in a boxing troupe. Based in Ulvertstone Tasmania, Merv was regarded as the last of the Australian country pioneers. Merv recorded on the Candle and Bullet labels. Country band 1901 recorded one of his songs in the late 70s. Graeme Howie said, ''My brother John and I have always loved the song. Merv wrote ''House Where The Wind Blows Cold'' off our 1901 album 'An Old Fashioned Country Way Of Singing' which won our first Golden Guitar (Best New Talent 1979), at the Australasian Country Music Awards. We think he is a great songwriter."

SINGLES

''Dam It All / Thank God For The Salvos'' 1983 Candle 

ALBUMS
'Three Little Heads At The Window' 1982 Bullet 
'The Songs Of Merv Gleeson' 1983 Bullet