Lionel Long
Advertisement
Advertisement
Top Related Artists
Biography
Lionel Joaquin Paul Long, known as Lionel Long, was a country and folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and artist born in 1939 in Burwood, New South Wales, Australia. He began his musical journey learning guitar from Gary Shearston while working as a jackaroo in the Hunter Valley and Queensland outback. In 1958, Long released his first singles under EMI Columbia, where he signed after being recognized for his talent by Ron Wills. His debut album Waltzing Matilda was released in 1961, followed by Wild Colonial Boy in 1962 and The Bold Bushrangers: Songs of Wild Colonial Days in 1963. Long's music career spanned over two decades, during which he released albums and singles such as "Follow the Wind" from Lionel Long Today (1967), and "Rainbow Connection" from his final album High, Wild and Handsome (1980). He also appeared on television programs like Homicide and hosted shows including Sing, Sing, Sing. Long passed away on January 1, 1998.
Read All
Read Less
Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Don't Drink the Water
- Big Bad Bushranger
- The Cobb and Co. Twitch
- Scrub Blush
- Shut the Door, They're Comming Through the Windows
- I'm a Tolerant Man
- Eat Beef You Bastards
- R.B.T.
- The New Australian Bushman
- The Young Camp Stockman
- My Blue Pacific Rig
- Click Goes the Shears
- Flash Jack from Gundagi
- The Springtime Brings on the Shearing
- The Girl Behind The Bar
- Three Rivers Hotel
- Send Her Down Hughie
- The Australian Hot Meat Pie
- Shiek Of Scrubby Creek
- On The Hill
- Who Put The Roo In The Stew
- I Hate Wogs
- Wooloomooloo
- Bundaberg Rum
