In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Toyota Golden Guitar Awards, the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA), in conjunction with ABC Music, is thrilled to release the official CMAA 50th Anniversary The Winners albums. Available on November 12, the music releases will include a Limited Edition Deluxe 4CD set, plus Volume 1 and Volume 2 will be available for sale separately both as CD and via digital partners.
The tracklisting features a who’s who of Australian country music across the decades, including Slim Dusty, Buddy Williams, Col Joye, Jean Stafford, Smoky Dawson, Redgum, Graeme Connors, Keith Urban, James Blundell, Lee Kernaghan, Beccy Cole, The McClymonts, Kasey Chambers, The Wolfe Brothers, Fanny Lumsden, Morgan Evans and more!
Dobe Newton, President CMAA, said, “The 50th anniversary of Australia’s longest-running music awards show and festival will make the 2022 Toyota Country Music Festival and Golden Guitar Awards truly memorable. The CMAA is honoured to partner with Tamworth Regional Council and the ABC for this special edition of The Winners which catalogues the amazing contribution our writers and artists have made to our nation’s music over the decades. The stories told and the voices that tell them are a wonderful reflection of our identity and culture and will be celebrated by fans across the nation and the world.”
“2022 is a big year. Not only for the festival itself, but for its pinnacle event, the Golden Guitar Awards,” says Toyota Country Music Festival Manager, Barry Harley.
“This limited-edition CD showcases and celebrates the cream of Australian country music from over the five decades and I couldn’t think of a better way to commemorate the 50-year milestone.”
CMAA 50th Anniversary The Winners
Limited Deluxe Edition – including Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 – exclusive physical cd only
Volume 1 1973 – 1999 – available physically and digitally
Volume 2 2000 – 2021 – available physically and digitally
Pre-order HERE
VOLUME 1 – CD1:
01. Slim Dusty – Lights On The Hill
02. Slim Newton – Redback On The Toilet Seat
03. Col Joye – Heaven Is My Woman’s Love
04. Tex Morton – The Goondiwindi Grey
05. Rex Dallas – Old Wallerawang
06. Heather McKean – I Can Feel Love
07. Lindsay Butler – Closest Thing To Freedom
08. Saltbush – Sassafras Gap
09. Suzanne Prentice – Sweet Country Music
10. 1901 – Along The Road To Gundagai
11. Allan Caswell – King Of The Rodeo
12. Buddy Williams – Without Friends (What A Dreary Old World It Would Be)
13. Jean Stafford – Hello Love
14. Grand Junction – Married Women
15. Johnny Chester – I Love You So Rebecca
16. Reg Poole – The Warrumbungle Mare
17. Barry Thornton – Brian’s Tune
18. Jewel & Arthur Blanch – The Lady And The Cowboy
19. The Webb Brothers – Who Put The Roo In The Stew
20. Bullamakanka – Give Me A Home Among The Gum Trees
21. Redgum – I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green)
22. The Flying Emus – Diamond Creek
23. Deniese Morrison – Now I’m Easy
VOLUME 1 – CD2:
01. John Williamson – True Blue
02. Smoky Dawson & Trevor Knight – In The Days Of Old Khancoban
03. Evelyn Bury – I’m Stronger Than I Look
04. Lawrie Minson – Wild River
05. Keith Urban – I Never Work On A Sunday
06. Brian Young – Thistles On The Hillside
07. Norma O’Hara Murphy – Sarah’s Memory
08. Anne Kirkpatrick – Out Of The Blue
09. Colin Buchanan – Galahs In The Gidgee
10. James Blundell & James Reyne – Way Out West
11. Lee Kernaghan – Boys From The Bush
12. Kev Carmody & Paul Kelly – From Little Things Big Things Grow
13. Gina Jeffreys – Girls Night Out
14. Stan Coster – Lawson’s Loaded Dog
15. The Wheel – I Fell In Love
16. Graeme Connors – The Road Less Travelled
17. Sherrié Austin – One Solitary Tear
18. Tania Kernaghan – Dunroamin’ Station
19. Troy Cassar-Daley – Little Things
20. Michael Fix – Mr Wonglepong
21. Adam Brand – Last Man Standing
VOLUME 2 – CD1:
01. Ted Egan – The Drover’s Boy
02. Adam Harvey – Workin’ Overtime (On A Good Time)
03. Wolverines – 65 Roses
04. Troy Cassar-Daley – Born To Survive
05. Melinda Schneider – The Story Of My Life
06. Adam Brand – The ANZAC
07. Sara Storer – Beautiful Circle
08. Tommy Emmanuel – Tall Fiddler
09. Tracy Coster & Anne Kirkpatrick – Back To The Saltbush Plains
10. John Williamson – Chandelier Of Stars
11. Troy Cassar-Daley with Jimmy Barnes (Ft. Bella) – Bird On A Wire
12. Beccy Cole – Poster Girl
13. Kirsty Lee Akers – Little Things
14. Jetty Road – Million Miles
15. Graeme Connors – A Good Life
16. McAlister Kemp – All Kinds Of Tough
17. The McClymonts – Kick It Up
18. Catherine Britt – Sweet Emmylou
19. Shane Nicholson – Bad Machines
20. The Bushwackers – I Am Australian
VOLUME 2 – CD2:
01. Lee Kernaghan – Flying With The King
02. O’Shea – Thank You Angels
03. Luke O’Shea – Lady Of The Land
04. Lachlan Bryan And the Wildes – Black Coffee
05. Jeff Brown – I Love Australia
06. Dean Perrett – Bloodwood & Clover
07. Amber Lawrence – Superhero
08. Travis Collins – Call Me Crazy
09. Kasey Chambers – Ain’t No Little Girl
10. Brad Butcher – Well Dressed Man
11. Ashleigh Dallas – Lighthouse
12. Davidson Brothers – Back Where I Started
13. Aleyce Simmonds – More Than Meets The Eye
14. The Wolfe Brothers – Ain’t Seen It Yet
15. Kristy Cox – Ricochet
16. Andrew Swift – Runaway Train
17. Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart – Every Hello (Ft. Karl Broadie)
18. Morgan Evans – Day Drunk
19. Blake O’Connor – Worth A Little More
20. Felicity Urquhart – Chain Of Joy
21. Fanny Lumsden – Fierce
THE TOYOTA 50TH GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS
SATURDAY 22 JANUARY 2022
Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre
Tickets on sale now
Celebrating and showcasing the cream of Australian country music talent, the Toyota 50th Golden Guitar Awards will be held on Saturday, January 22 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Convention Centre. With the theme ‘Then. Now. Forever. Australian Country.’ next year’s awards will see hundreds of artists strut the red carpet and appear on stage as presenters, performers, or join the ranks as a Golden Guitar winner.
Commencing in 1973, the Golden Guitar Awards are the nation’s longest running music awards and the pinnacle event of the Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth. Presented by Tamworth Regional Council and the Country Music Association of Australia, the awards play a vital role in developing and promoting Australian country music talent. Over its 50-year history, in excess of 400 Golden Guitars have been awarded to outstanding Australian country music artists, recognising and celebrating excellence in the industry.
