GRAEME CONNORS

Graeme Connors (born in Mackay, Queensland) is an Australian country music singer, songwriter, and performer. Graeme attended school St. Patricks in Mackay and commenced his music career in the mid-70's doing support vocals for many well-known acts of the day, including Kris Kristofferson and Sherbet. Signed to the Festival label he released his first single ''The Song Just Kept On Playin' / I'm Called Myself'' in 1974 followed by ''Dakota / Bronwyn'' in 1975. He eventually recorded his first album 'And When Morning Comes' which received a respectable number of good reviews. 

Connors wrote songs that became big hits for Slim Dusty, John Denver and Jon English. Connors spent the first half of the 1980s writing songs based on truck driving which became hits for Slim Dusty such as "I'm Married To My Bulldog Mack" and "Dieseline Dreams". By 1988, Graeme had recorded and released the breakthrough single "A Little Further North" to be featured on his first album on the Australian ABC Records label 'North'. Subsequent singles followed with the releases of "Let The Canefields Burn", "Cyclone Season", "Sicilian Born" and "A Heartache (Or Two)". 'North' remains one of the best-selling Australian country albums of all time. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Graeme Connors was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as an Influential Artists. In 2016, Connors was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown. After more than 50 years in the Australian music industry he has recorded many albums.

SINGLES 
''The Song Just Kept On Playin' / I'm Called Myself'' 1974 Festival 
''Dakota (#78) / Bronwyn'' 1975 Festival 
''Claudia / Playing On My Guitar'' 1976 Festival 
''When You Close Your Eyes / All The Little Things We Didn't Say'' 1976 Festival 
''Can't Let You Go / (Can't Tell You) Any Other Way'' 1977 Festival 
''Love Trapeze / I Can't Stop'' 1979 Infinity 
''A Little Further North / On The Edge Of Paradise'' 1988 ABC 
''Cyclone Season / Mango Shade'' 1988 ABC 
''Heartache (Or Two) / Blessing In Disguise'' 1989 ABC 
''Child Of This Land / Just Like Home'' 1989 ABC 
''Living Off The Land / Lost Cities Of The Heart'' 1989 ABC 
''Cyclone Season / Seasonally Adjusted'' 1990 ABC 
''Before The Wet / The Major Concern Of My Day'' 1991 ABC 
''Prodigal Son / Better Off Alone'' 1993 ABC

''These Blue Skies'' 1996

''The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over'' 1997

ALBUMS 
'And When Morning Comes' 1976 Festival 
'North' (#99) 1988 ABC 
'South Of These Days' 1989 ABC 
'Tropicali' 1991 ABC2
'The Return' (#90) 1993 ABC 

'Homeland' 1993 Panama Music
'The Road Less Travelled' (#62) 1996 Panama Music 
'The Here And Now' 1996 ABC
'One Of The Family Radio Special' 1997 ABC
'A Delicate Balance' (#94) 1999 ABC 
'This Is Life' (#60) 2002 ABC 
'The Moment' 2004 ABC 
'Graeme Connors Meets The Fiddlers Feast – The Last Supperteers' 2007 Panama Music
'Still Walking' 2010 Panama Music
'At The Speed Of Life' 2011 Panama Music
'Kindred Spirit' 2013 
'From The Backcountry' (#31) 2018 Panama Music 

  

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Connors

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/