Joy McKean
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Mildred Geraldine Joy Kirkpatrick (née McKean; 14 January 1930 â 25 May 2023), known professionally as Joy McKean, was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and wife and manager of Slim Dusty. Her daughter is country singer and musician Anne Kirkpatrick. McKean was known as the Queen of Australian country music, and considered a pioneer in the industry, recognized as one of Australia's leading songwriters and bush balladeers and wrote several of Dusty's most popular songs. In 1973, she was awarded the first ever Golden Guitar, for writing "Lights on the Hill". Several documentary films tell of the couple's success and adventures as performers, including The Slim Dusty Movie and Slim and I. The McKean-Dusty partnership produced over 100 albums, and sold eight million records in Australia alone. McKean was awarded the OAM in 1991, with the citation "services to the entertainment industry".
In 2014, a bronze statue of McKean and Slim Dusty was unveiled in Tamworth, New South Wales
McKean won several APRA Awards and was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown in 1983. She was the first winner of the Golden Guitars, an award she would win 45 times in her career.
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- Frankie And Johnny by Joy McKean
- Morning Mail by Joy McKean
- My Love's A Stranger Now by Joy McKean
- Keep The Lovelight Shining by Joy McKean
- Top Of The World by Joy McKean
- This Song Is Just For You by Joy McKean
- I Love You Best Of All by Joy McKean
- You'Ve Got The Cleanest Mind by Joy McKean
- Plains Of Peppimenarti by Joy McKean
- Faded Coat Of Blue by Joy McKean
- Mother's Wedding Band by Joy McKean
- The Decimal Currency Pub by Joy McKean
- Showers Of Blessings by Joy McKean
- I Heard The Bluebird Sing by Joy McKean
- Big Frogs In Little Puddles by Joy McKean
- The Day I Married You by Joy McKean
- 'Cause I Have You by Joy McKean
- The Sunset Years Of Life by Joy McKean
- Sweet Thang by Joy McKean
- You'D Better Be Waiting by Joy McKean
- Dear Old Sunny South By The Sea featuring Anne Kirkpatrick
- Gymkhana Yodel by Joy McKean
- The Long Road by Joy McKean
- Side By Side by Joy McKean
