Hollie May O’Neil - Playford Country Music Club
Transcript of Hollie May O’Neil - Playford Country Music Club
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HollieMayO’Neil
Hollie was born in November 1988, and was singing before she could
talk - un�l at 11 years of age her mum took her to her first ever singing
compe��on. She almost wasn’t going to sing because she was so scared
and nervous. Her mother bribed her with an early Christmas present… So
she did it.
‘I remember the song I sang. It was “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine
Dion. I was so nervous but managed to win a 1st place, which was really
exci�ng.’ Hollie went on to enter various compe��ons including Fellini’s “Search for a Star”. Her first ever
Country Music Fes�val was at Tailem Bend where she won several trophies. At age 13 Hollie began learning
to play guitar, piano, bass and clarinet.
‘Music had become a big part of my life, and I put together a band called “Short No�ce”. We gigged al-
most every weekend and even some week days performing at such venues as “The Gov” as a support act for
the band “The Borderers”. As a prize from one of my comps, I won a recording package with Quinten Eyre
and then went on to record my first EP “Rockstar”; which I wrote with my Mum. It was the number 1 selling
single at my local music
store for 5 weeks.’
Hollie went on to perform,
busk, and enter talent
quests in Tamworth and other fes�vals all around the state where she made new friends and met ar�sts
such as Beccy Cole, Johnny Young, Normie Rowe and many more. ‘One of my highlights was winning
“Entertainer Of The Year” at Pt. Augusta and mee�ng Phil from Human Nature – who absolutely loved my
original song “Sunday Morning”’.
Con�nuing to gig and compete in talent quests, Hollie ended up with a number of awards and trophies.
She then decided to have a break which ended up being a long break because she had her first baby girl Ree-
gan. ‘While Reegan was growing, up I gigged with my long-�me friend and amazing singer Melody Feder in
our duo “Pre�y Radio”. I also ran my own karaoke shows s�ll singing just not as much as I use to. Six years
later I welcomed another baby girl - Mackenzie. AAer that I really started to miss country music and per-
forming so I decided to enter the Laura Country Music Fes�val and began teaching my eldest daughter Ree-
gan a song. I qualified for the SA Champion of Champions 2014 where I was placed 3rd
. It is really exci�ng to
be back doing what I love and sharing this love with my girls.’
Contact Hollie for any enquiries or bookings: Email - [email protected] Ph - 0457 792 077
Check out her Facebook page - www.facebook.com/holliemayoneil for Photos, videos, and updates on
when and where Hollie will be performing.
Gawler Country Music Club
South Australia’s central loca�on for live Country
Music proudly presents your monthly newsleIer.
January 2015 - No: 260
“I went on to record my first EP “Rockstar”; which I wrote with my
Mum. It was the number 1 selling single at my local music store .”
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Inside this issue
This Months Birthdays ..................... 2
Winners And Grinners ...................... 2
This Months Events .......................... 3
Did You Know? ................................. 4
A Crashing End ................................. 5
Ty Herndon Comes Out ................... 5
Club Badges ..................................... 6
Adam Harvey Talks........................... 7
Gig Guide ......................................... 8
Music Workshop & Open Mic .......... 9
Dad, Dave, And Mabel ..................... 10
Dedica�on to our mate Les .............. 10
Coming Events ................................. 11
Membership Form ........................... 12
CommiIee Informa�on ................... 12
Must see
• GCMC December Show Highlights
What a show… What a year… What
a laugh !!!
• Kenny Rogers is back in town
The legend himself playing all of his
classics for1 night only...
• Laughs and much , much more !!!!
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Brian Moore - 3rd Ross Daly - 9th Joan Snowball - 15th Maxine Fenton - 17th Helen Warren - 19th Chris O'Malley - 20th Myrtle Perry - 20th Bob Bubner - 21st John Waldegrave - 23rd Bob McFayden - 24th Lisa Godbee - 25th Dianne Marshall - 30th Tammie Ray - 31St
Presidents Report Birthdays
G’Day Members & Friends.
Well, I will start this month off with a big
thank you. Firstly to Les Parris who has
stepped down as Newsle+er Editor due to
ill health. We will s,ll see him at the club.
He will be remaining on the commi+ee,
but taking a back seat for a while. Once
again Les, thanks for your help in making
our club what it is today. The second
thank you is to Roz and Ron Land for their
Kind dona,on of the very large food ham-
per. Thanks guys it was great. Well onto
our show. What a great day we had with
Bernie and The Bandit. A couple of the
regulars were missing, so Bernie got some
help and s,ll put on a great show. Derani
and Cassie Sanders were great; Cassie
helping her Mum with some Christmas
Carols. Well done Ladies. George Dobie
also did a bracket of Christmas Carols. All
in all we had a great Christmas show.
January we will start off with Eddie and
Friends - another show not to be missed.
So un,l then…
Keep It Country
Regards ,
Keith Warren President/Entertainment Officer
A Word From The Editor...
Hi folks. This is my first newsleIer as the edi-
tor taking over from Les Parris. I’d just like to
thank him for the great job he has done, and for
all of his �me helping me get acquainted with
the ins and outs of the GCMC media. Hopefully
he won’t mind assis�ng here and there as we
get into the swing of things.
What an amazing year 2014 has been. It’s so
great to see some of the young talent gePng
out there and trying to make music instead of
following what seems to be the norm these days
of ‘It’s too hard.’, ‘I have to prac,ce. What’s
that?’, or ‘PlaySta,on Guitar Hero. Isn’t that an
instrument?’. It really is hard work, and they
need all of the help that they can get. We have
a lot of great musical talent in Australia and we
have to encourage them in all genres as much as
possible otherwise music as we know it
(especially Country Music) will become a thing
of the past.
There have been some challenges along the
way over the last year, and we have all adapted
and risen to the challenge. Our move to the
Grenville Centre has worked out nicely. Don’t
forget to keep passing on the word to your
friends when and where our shows will be held
and invite them to be part of the fun.
I sincerely wish nothing but Peace, Love, and
Joy to you and your loved ones for the year
ahead.
Regards,
Stewart Ray
Disclaimer The club newsle+er is a monthly pub-
lica,on designed to keep members
informed on the ac,vi,es of the club
and other func,ons. Opinions and
views expressed in the newsle+er are
not necessarily those of the publishers
Monte Carlo Winners
Dean and Shirley Beviss
Raffle Winners Rosemary Schutz Denise Snow Margaret Snow Margaret Kinnery Roz Lang x 2 Margaret Lukat Keith Warren x2 Kathy Trankalis Les Parris Denise Charington Kim Gavin
A Total of 36 Raffle Prizes. Many thanks to those people who
donated prizes. Door Prize Mary Ormerod
Lucky Envelopes Betty D David Tina Chapman Christmas Hamper Betty Robinson Monte Carlo Dean and Shirley Beviss
Members Draw A Prow
Winners
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Thanks to KFC for your Sponsorship ‘We like it like that!’
January Events
Sunday January 18th
12 - 4 pm Gawler Country Music Club
The Grenville Centre.
10 Playford Boulevard
Elizabeth
(Across from the Civic Centre)
Start the year with great friends, great music, and have a great �me.
Everyone is welcome.
Entry Fee: Members - $6.00, Non Members - $8.00
Tea and coffee - $1.00 Food and drinks available Contact Keith Warren for enquiries: 8255 8920
The 2015 Tamworth Country Music Festival will be staged
from Friday 16th to Sunday 25th January 2015. It is known as one of
the biggest and best country music festivals in the world. Every January, 50,000 visitors come to celebrate in Tamworth and their
enthusiasm and goodwill help make the festival what it is today.
If you love Country Music this is THE place for you. This year will be
the 43rd anniversary of the festival. Tamworth delivers the best of Country Music - from the classics to alternative and new artists.
The Tamworth Festival's atmosphere is like a fun, friendly street party and there are so many different kinds of music
played in over 80 venues with plenty of fringe events and local visitor attractions to entertain all comers.
Check out this website... we've got Tamworth covered for you, all year round. www.tamworthcountrymusic.com.au
For informa�on on Tamworth, please visit Des�na�on Tamworth at www.tamworthregion.com.au
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Patsy Clines winning appearance on "Talent Scouts" in
1957 froze the applause meter used to judge contestants.
Since Dick Dale (legendary Surf Guitar Hero) is leA-handed, he was ini�ally forced to
play a right-handed guitars upside down. Even aAer eventually switching to a leA
handed guitar he leA the strings fiIed upside down, oAen playing by reaching over the fretboard rather than
wrapping his fingers up from underneath.
On their way to an audi,on at Riscky's Bar-B-Q, the
Dixie Chicks came up with their name from the
song ‘Dixie Chicken’.
Linda Ronstadt recorded three albums with her band the Stone
Poneys, 1, 2, and Evergreen; their only hit was "Different Drum". Lin-
da then formed a band with Glen Frey and Don Henley, who went on
to form ‘The Eagles’.
The original name for the band ‘Alabama’ was called ‘Young Coun-
try’. Jeff Cook plays the lead guitar and the
fiddle for the group. Other instruments he
plays include the keyboard, bass, mandolin,
and banjo.
John Farnham holds the record for the number of shows and the
number of patrons in all the Entertainment Centres across Australia
and has a room named in his honour in them all.
The Fender Telecaster is renowned as the main guitar of choice for country pickers
like Brad Paisley and Vince Gill. It is also a favourite for Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin),
Bruce Springsteen, Andy Summers (The Police), Keith Richards (Rolling Stones), Da-
vid Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and many more.
Odd-ball fact: The song with
the longest ,tle is 'I'm a
Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky
Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin'
Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues' wri+en by
Hoagy Carmichael in 1943. He later claimed the song ,tle ended with
"Yank" and the rest was a joke.
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Ty Herndon Comes Out
Today I get to tell the world that I’m
an out, proud, and happy gay man,”
says Ty Herndon.
Lately the media seems to be keen to
promote news on the private life of
celebri�es... Well here’s some news
on Country Performer Ty Herndon.
Ty has kicked down the closet door
and announced he is “an out, proud,
and happy gay man”.
The singer’s career includes 17 Bill-
board hits over a span of nearly two
decades. He stayed closeted because
he feared public knowledge of his
sexuality would have a nega�ve im-
pact on his career. He says he
thought he “couldn’t be gay and be in
country music,” but now he knows
“Nashville is ready for this.”
The 52-year-old also opened up
about his rela�onships with his two
ex-wives, saying they “absolutely”
knew he was gay and that his mar-
riages were used to hide his true
sexuality.
He revealed he has been in “an awe-
some rela�onship” with a man “for a
good number of years,” saying, “I love
him very much and he loves me.”
“Country music is changing its tune
on equality,” said GLAAD President &
CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. It’s personal
stories like his that help people un-
derstand that gay people can also be
Chris�ans, cowboys, and even coun-
try music stars.”
Credit: Jase Peeples
So many famous ar�sts and celebri�es have been involved in fatal
accidents over the years. Don McLean’s ‘The Day That Music Died’
tribute from "American Pie" is one song that springs to mind, remind-
ing fans of the tragic death of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens,
and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, in a plane crash in Iowa on
February 3, 1959. Add to the tragic list Glenn Miller, O�s Redding,
Eddie Cochran, Marc Bolan, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many more.
Sadly Country Music has also lost more than its share of superstars.
Patsy Cline, age 30
Patsy Cline died tragically in a plane crash at
the age of 30. Before her death, she placed
nine songs on the Billboard country charts
but the singer went on to sell millions of rec-
ords aAer her passing. Cline was known for
her rich tone and has been called one of the
greatest female singers of the 20th century.
Jim Reeves, age 40
Jim Reeves placed an impressive 46 songs on
the Billboard charts before he died in a crash
of a plane he was pilo�ng. AAer his death at
age 40, Reeves' widow worked with his rec-
ord label to keep the singer's music alive. He
went on to score 33 more hits aAer his pass-
ing including "Blue Side of Lonesome".
DoCe West, age 58
DoPe West died in a car crash aAer she
urged her neighbor and driver to pick up the
speed because she was late for a perfor-
mance at the Grand Ole Opry. The "Country
Sunshine" singer was honored by many of
her friends including Johnny Cash, Larry Gat-
lin and long�me fan President George H.W. Bush.
John Denver, age 53
The country-folk singer and humanitarian
died at age 53 when his plane crashed off the
California coast. Denver is best known for his
hits "Rocky Mountain High" and "Take Me
Home, Country Roads".
A Crashing End
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Adam recently remarked that in Macarthur, Sydney there's a wealth of country mu-
sic talent to be found.
‘One such talent is local singer Chris�e Lamb, who has been nominated for a Golden
Guitar for Best New Talent. It would be good if she won, I'm not too sure who she's up
against, but I've wriIen some songs with Chris�e in the
past, and know she's a great girl, and preIy young too,
she's going on to big things.’
You're nominated for five Golden Guitars yourself.
Yeah, I got lucky. I always get preIy nervous when it comes to these things. It's really
nice to get the nod. You've got to accept that it's all about the people who buy your al-
bums, and keeping them happy, because they're the ones who you want to please. I've
got some preIy good compe��on, with [Kasey] Chambers and [John] Williamson. It's like
the Melbourne Cup, you never know who's gonna be the winner, and maybe they'll let an
old greyhound like me get away with one.
‘Family Life’ seems to be a very personal album - do you think it's your most personal album yet?
It probably is. You tend to write songs about where you are at the �me, what's going on in your life. Beccy Cole and
Kasey Chambers say when their siPng down to write an album they hope for heartbreak and devasta�on, as is the
way with country music. When I was thinking about what to write this album, thinking about the songs I would have to
write I kept asking myself , ‘What can I write about?' And I'd see my son gePng ready for his first day at school, and I
thought, instead of making stuff up, why don't I write about what's important to me: my family? It came real easy aAer
that, and it was fun to write songs that I'm really passionate about.
You recorded a duet with your daughter Leylah on this album, what was that like?
Just wonderful. It was so nice. She's been taking piano lessons and singing lessons. She doesn't want to do it again
though, she says I'm holding her back. So, no more duets, it's the solo trail for her now. I've recorded songs with every-
one from Guy Sebas�an to Troy Cassar-Daley, but this one will always be my favourite.
What can your fans expect from the ‘Family Life’ tour?
We do song aAer song from over the years. I did the Great Country Songbook with Troy Cassar-Daley which is all the
classic country songs, so we'll be playing some of them. We'll play videos and film clips, and songs from the new album.
There'll be stories as well. They don't want to see my ugly booZead all night. The feedback from the new album has
been going really well, people can sing along.
Of your songs, do you have a favourite?
Oh, that's a tougher one isn't it? There's a song I wrote with Kevin Bloody Wilson called Genie in the BoGom of a Jim
Beam BoGle, and me and the crowd get right into that one. I have to change the words to all his parts though, other-
wise it would be an R-Rated song!
Next year you'll be touring with Kenny Rogers on his final Australian tour...
How cool is that? Have you seen him lately, he's looking good - I think he's had a bit of work done: He's nearly 80 and
he looks 18! I met him in Western Australia once and he was a lovely fella. About six months ago I read his autobiog-
raphy. I love all those old Kenny Rogers songs.
Credits: Jess Layt hGp://www.macarthuradver�ser.com.au/story/2709740/q-and-a-with-country-star-adam-harvey/
Q and A with country star Adam Harvey
“I've recorded songs with everyone from Guy Sebas�an to Troy Cassar-Daley,
but this one will always be my favourite.”
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Please note this copy of the Gig Guide was created 30th
December 2014
January 2015 Gig Guide
Saturday 3rd
12 - 4.30 pm
Gawler CM Club Workshop
Play and learn, or just come to enjoy the music.
We look forward to seeing you on the 1st
Saturday of each month.
Entry: $4.00 per person for all aIending. Tea and coffee are provided. BYO Nibbles to share.
Anglican Parish Hall. 26 Cowan Street, Gawler NOTE: The Gawler Country Music Workshop and Open Mike will automa�cally be cancelled
when the forecast temperature is 32 degrees and over.
Sunday 4th
12.30 - 4.30 pm Murray Mac & True Grit - Adelaide CM Club Inc. - Slovenian Club, 11 LaSalle St. Dudley Park
Sunday 4th
12 - 5 pm Tracey Rains and Claypan plus Nathaniel O'Brien - Willaston CM Club - Willaston Clubrooms, Gawler River Rd.
Monday 5th
8 - 9 pm Hillbilly Hoot - Linde Reserve. Nelson St, Stephney
Friday 9th
Saltwater Taffy plus Jodie and Emlyn O'Regan - Fernies - 175 Main Rd, Willunga
Saturday 10th
11 am - 4.30 pm
Gawler CM Club Open Mike
We look forward to seeing you on the 2nd
and 4th
Saturday of each month.
Entry: $4.00 per person for all aIending. Tea and coffee are provided. BYO Nibbles to share.
Anglican Parish Hall. 26 Cowan Street, Gawler NOTE: The Gawler Country Music Workshop and Open Mike will automa�cally be cancelled
when the forecast temperature is 32 degrees and over.
Sunday 11th
1 - 5 pm The Charlie McCracken Band plus Malcolm Doyle
Southern CM Club - Lockleys Bowling Club. 46 Rutland Ave, Lockleys
Monday 12th
8 - 9 pm Hillbilly Hoot - Linde Reserve. Nelson St, Stephney
Sunday 18th
1 - 5 pm Heartland - Railroad CM Club - S.A. Sea Rescue Squadron. Barcoo Road, West Beach
Sunday 18th
12 - 4 pm
Eddie And Friends - Happy 2015 Show Gawler Country Music Club
The Grenville Centre. 10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth (Across from the Civic Centre)
Mon 19th
8 - 9 pm Hillbilly Hoot - Linde Reserve. Nelson St, Stephney
Saturday 24th
11 am - 4.30 pm
Gawler CM Club Open Mike
We look forward to seeing you on the 2nd
and 4th
Saturday of each month.
Entry: $4.00 per person for all aIending. Tea and coffee are provided. BYO Nibbles to share.
Anglican Parish Hall. 26 Cowan Street, Gawler NOTE: The Gawler Country Music Workshop and Open Mike will automa�cally be cancelled
when the forecast temperature is 32 degrees and over.
Saturday 31st
6.30 - 11pm Heartland / Steppin’ Back - Mount McKenzie Hall Fundraiser
Sunday 25th
11 - 4 pm
Eddy Edwards and Friends plus Billy Dee
Murray Bridge CM Club - Imperial Football Club. Johnstone Pk, Murray Bridge
Sunday 11th
1 - 4 pm Rus�c Relics - Barrossa CM Club - Nuriootpa Bowling Club. Buna Terrace, Nuriootpa
Thursday 1tst
From 11 am Annual Bluegrass Picnic - Botanic Park, Adelaide
Sunday 18th
1:30 pm Billy Dee and Friends plus guest walk ups - Plympton & Glenelg RSL - 464 Marion Rd, Plympton Park
Sunday 25th
1 - 5pm Winchester with Trevor Philbey - Kilburn R.S.L. CM Func�ons - Way Street, Kilburn
Thursday 1tst
From 12 pm Heartland / Steppin’ Back—Port Parham Social Club, Port Parham
Friday 9th
1.30 - 3 pm Big Jim the Irishman - HalleI Cove Lutheran Church. Ragamuffin Drive, HalleI Cove
Sunday 11th
4 pm Old South Bluegrass - Wheatsheaf Hotel, George St Thebarton
Monday 26th
8 - 9pm Hillbilly Hoot - Linde Reserve. Nelson St, Stephney
A special thank you to Ian Fisk for keeping us up to date with what’s happening around the traps.
Phone: (08) 8296 3350 or visit here
hGp://countrymusicsa.com.au/gigguide/gigguide.htm for updates.
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GCMC Show - December 21st
Bernie and the Bandits
put on a good show alt-
hough Bernie was two
band members down. His drummer Bobby
was in hospital and key-
board player Dave had a
family bereavement.
Best wishes guys. From ‘It’s Now Or Never’ to ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’ ... the
dance floor was kept very busy.
Derani and Cassie Sanders per-
formed Christmas happiness with
ballads and honky-tonk while George Dobie sang a host of Christmas carols. Of course our very special guest Santa... He became over-
whelmed with young children,
older children and very
mature aged children. Glad to hear you suffered
no injuries Santa! Anoth-
er great show at the
Gawler Country Music
Club.
Well done everyone. Have a happy new year.
Les Parris Photo Credits: Rob Chapman
Gawler Country MusicGawler Country MusicGawler Country MusicGawler Country Music
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop Bring your instruments along and learn from the experience of
others. Have fun playing along with new friends.
Come along if you want to sing or play...
� Guitar/Bass � Keyboards
� Mandolin
� Whatever you fancy...
� Drums/Percussion � Banjo � Ukulele
Only $4.00 entry
Tea and Coffee available
BYO Nibbles
First Saturday of each month
12 noon to 4.30 pm
Next Workshop: Saturdays 1st
January
Anglican Parish Hall 26 Cowan Street Gawler
For further informa�on contact Fred: 0417 851 609
Everyone is welcome to come along.
Entertain or be entertained.
It doesn’t get beIer than that !!
Only $4.00 entry
Tea and Coffee available
BYO Nibbles
2nd and 4th Saturday of each month
11 am to 4.30 pm
Anglican Parish Hall 26 Cowan Street Gawler
For further informa�on contact Fred: 0417 851 609
Heat Policy The GCMC Workshop and Open Mike will
automa�cally be cancelled
when the forecast temperature is 32
degrees and over.
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Dad and Dave were on a
tractor working out on the
farm. They drove it across
the paddock, and without
looking for traffic, contin-
ued straight out onto the
road. A young man in a fast road-
ster car came flying around
bend, saw the tractor,
swerved left to miss it,
crashed through the pad-
dock fence, did a huge cir-
cle in the paddock, smashed
back through the fence up
the other end, back out onto
the road and kept tearing
off down the road. Dave turned to Dad and
said ‘Jeez, Dad. We only
just got out of the paddock
in time!’
Dedication to Les
Back in 2005 our club was in want of a
newsleIer editor to take over from my
daughter Fiona Parish. George Dobie
said he would approach a friend of his
who was wan�ng a challenge. He then
asked Les Parris if he would be interest-
ed in coming on board and become our
newsleIer editor. Les produced a cou-
ple at the old size an A4 folded in half
and then came up with a totally new
edi�on - an A3 folded in half which we
s�ll get today. Les is a Scotsman who
over the years has picked up on country
music from all over the world. He
would finish one newsleIer and start
working on the next one. The stories
on the various ar�sts made for very
good reading. Les over the year has
made a lot of friends in country music.
At the moment Les has a preIy big
fight on his hands. He has been diag-
nosed with stomach cancer and is hav-
ing treatment for it. But due to the
pressure he is under he has decided to
re�re. We as a commiIee will be loos-
ing a big part of our team. Les, we all
consider you as a friend and we hope
you win the baIle you are faced with.
So on behalf of the CommiIee and its
members we would like to present you
with small token of our apprecia�on.
Once again
thank you
for playing a
big part in
making our
club what it
is today.
‘If your toes aren’t tappin’, and your hands aren’t clappin’,
you be+er have an instrument in your hands.’
Thanks Dave Williams for your gener-
ous cash contribu,on.
It has been forwarded to The Animal
Welfare League to be used to support
animal welfare in our local community.
R.I.P.
Shirley Mitchell
Long �me club member
Shirley passed away on
26th
November 2014.
Shirley never missed a
show at the Gawler
Country Music Club. She
was caring, kind, loving,
and loved by many. Our sincere thoughts are
with Shirley’s family and friends.
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Coming Events
Sunday February
15th
12 - 4 pm Gawler Country Music Club
The Grenville Centre.
10 Playford Boulevard
Elizabeth
(Across from the Civic Centre)
‘Lena & The Mix Lena & The Mix Lena & The Mix Lena & The Mix are a talented group of musicians
performing an exciting blend of Country, Rock, and more…’
One of the Top Ten Best Selling Male
Ar�sts of All Time, Kenny’s dis�nc�ve
voice and universal appeal have consist-
ently sold out venues where he performs
from a chart topping catalogue spanning
the genres.
The Gambler, Coward of the County, Reu-
ben James, Lucille, Ruby Don't Take Your
Love to Town, Lady, She Believes in Me,
Islands in the Stream, We've Got Tonight,
Day�me Lovers, Sweet Music Man, You
Decorated My Life, Buy Me A Rose,
Through The Years, You Can’t Make Old
Friends and more.
Honoured with a Country Music Hall of
Fame induc�on and Willie Nelson Life-
�me Achievement Award in 2013, Kenny’s accolades also include 3 Grammy Awards, 18 American Music Awards and 8
Academy of Country Music Awards.
As an actor, Kenny starred as Brady Hawkes in The Gambler, 5 movies which became the longest-running mini-series
franchise on American television and another inspired by his hit, Coward of the County.
Don’t miss Kenny Rogers through the Years world tour with special guest Amber Joy Poulton, for one night only.
Fes�val Theatre, Adelaide - Wednesday, February 11th 2015 hIp://www.adelaidefes�valcentre.com.au/shows/kenny-rogers/
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