Talk:Slim Dusty

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Did you know that when slim dusty was 7 his friends called him bolton because he had a pet chicken called bplten and he took it around wih him everywhere until it got run over by his dads car

Callum are you that much of a trouble maker on this site??? Fletch put me on to this. lol.!!!!


 * Above user make some edits about Slim Dusty being born in the back of a car and having a disorder which made him fear bad omens. I reverted due to suspicion about the accuracy, particularly since the user has a history of vandalizing. Everyking 00:08, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

LOL 124.186.22.228 (talk) 12:11, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Real "Pub With No Beer"
The location of the Pub which inspired the poem & subsequent song is disputed. This should be noted in the article. Design 02:49, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with the term "Urban Legend" in the last line as Slim Dusty and his family believed it to be true - could you provide proof that it is not true? 139.163.18.10 03:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Was that really Anne?
Or does he have a son he sang those duets with in the 1980s? I can't believe that, as the article states "award-winning" regarding Anne, while his "dueting partner" is singing *very* off-key :) Sorry I can only remember the 1983 tune "I Haven't Changed A Bit" right now. Horrible - some guys in school choirs can sing better than this. -andy 80.129.107.38 06:09, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Cleanup
Article needs a bit of a cleanup, starting it now. --Mikecraig 04:05, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

"Slim Dusty was the first artist broadcast from space"
My wife said she heard this factoid on one of the special feature of a Wiggles DVD (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World, I think) from Slim Dusty's wife and then I saw the assertion on the official Slim Dusty web site. When I also found the claim on a website entitled "ABC News On-Line" I felt motivated to add a citation to this article and remove the "urban legend" caveat. I then added an allusion made by Shuttle pilot Robert Crippen to his playing a tape of the song while passing over Australia.

I'm now having some second thoughts. I'd be happier if there was more concrete NASA evidence. (As an earlier editor indicated, a compilation of NASA wake-up calls shows that this song was played in 1985, but I believe this was after Crippen's aforementioned flight and, more importantly, pertains to music played from earth to the Shuttle, not the other way around.) In addition, I spotted a blog that stated that an Apollo flight had transmitted a completely different song in the 1970's (although I didn't see any clear evidence to support this blogger's contention).

In short, feel free to revert, partially revert, and/or add appropriate caveats around my recent edit. (No offense will be taken :-) ) As always, whether fer or agin, citations would be a good thing. And, if it turns out a superior resource contradicts my edit's content, I sincerely apologize for adding my earnest ignorance to this article. Best wishes, Larry Rosenfeld (talk) 03:54, 21 June 2007 (UTC)


 * One more set of caveats: The ABC News On-Line article states that the tune was played by Shuttle crew Crippen and Young in 1983. But, according to the relevant WP article, Young wasn't on the 1983 Shuttle (STS-7).  Young and Crippen were both on the 1981 Shuttle (STS-1) and, when I browse the NASA transcript of Crippen's interview, it appears that Crippen was referring to playing the Waltzing Matilda tape on STS-1 (1981).  Sooo, assuming the underlying assertion is true (about Slim Dusty's tune being the first broadcast from space), it appears it might have happened in 1981, not 1983.  Perhaps it was simply the first tune broadcast to earth from a Shuttle?  Oh, well, just more food for indigestion.  Any information from reliable resources appreciated.  Larry Rosenfeld (talk) 04:12, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 04:30, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Crippen quote
I removed the following from the article; this is way, way too peripheral, in my opinion:


 * Crippen, Robert L. & Rebecca Wright (interviewer) (26 May 2006). NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project: Oral History Transcript. Retrieved 2007-06-20 from "NASA Johnson Space Center" at http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/CrippenRL/CrippenRL_5-26-06.pdf.

In a NASA transcript from an interview with Space Shuttle Pilot Robert L. Crippen, Crippen mentions:
 * "The PR [Public Relations] that followed the [Shuttle] flight I think was somewhat overwhelming.... But we got to go see a lot of places around the world. Did Europe. Got to go to Australia; neat place. In fact, I had sort of cheated on that. I kept a tape of 'Waltzing Matilda' and played it as we were coming over one of the Australian ground stations, just hoping that maybe somebody would give us an invite to go to Australia, since I’d never been there. But that was fun." (Crippen, 2006, p. 34) -- John Broughton (♫♫) 19:24, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

How many Golden Guitar Awards?
I just came to the Slim Dusty entry as I needed to know how many Golden Guitar Awards he received. This number changes all the way through the article. One sentence says he was the recipient of 35 Golden Guitar Awards, another says 36, and on yet another line it says 37. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.148.34.14 (talk) 09:12, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

I like the sing of "Walk A Country Mile" and I like Slim Dusty.
Slim Dusty.is the famous singer all over the world.This night I happened to meet the song of "G'Day,G'Day" ,and i was interested in his voice and the perfect guitar tune.His songs were full of ruralsetting freshair.When i listen his songs i feel relax although my english level is poor.

Paul

From China — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.250.221.219 (talk) 13:51, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

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"Duncan"
"Duncan" was his second-biggest hit and I just wrote Duncan (Slim Dusty song) (yes yes I know it's actually a Pat Alexander song but that title is one readers might find) so it probably warrants a mention in this article, though I don't know where. I couldn't find any contemporary press on it, odd for a hit - David Gerard (talk) 12:04, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

What does this phrase mean?
"coined the bush ballad". How can you "coin" a bush ballad? Have a couple of words been left out? Hayford Peirce (talk) 17:46, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Space broadcast claim
This claim was discussed here more than 10 years ago, but I summarized on Waltzing Matilda's Talk page why I'm convinced it's bogus. Please see Talk:Waltzing Matilda, if interested. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Glimz (talk • contribs) 15:21, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Was Slim Dusty a Christian?
It has been claimed that Slim Dusty was a Christian (presumably a Roman Catholic due to his Irish ancestry). He was put into the 'Christian' category. Where is the evidence for this claim? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.178.31.249 (talk) 07:29, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

slim celebrated on Google.com.au
Google banner features slim currently, don't know if this is included on his page. Might be worth looking into for someone versed in wiki, I don't know what to cite. 🍻 103.217.106.131 (talk) 07:06, 24 October 2022 (UTC)