The Goondiwindi Grey -- Tex Morton

Early Australian country music

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[roseanne74]

I grew up with the OTHER Goondiwindi Grey song by Johnny Greenwood ... don't suppose you'd happen to have that one also??

[sheelaghm]

@roseanne74 Sorry I can't help you with that one - in fact I have never heard it.

[Imamummy2]

My dad is the fiddle player on this track. I was there in the old EMI sydney studios when Tex and Dad worked on this song back on a rainy saturday afternoon in 1973. I was eleven years old and Tex was an old mate of my dads. I am proud to have been witness to his little piece of recording history, though it did not seem it at the time. I had the original vinyl disc of this but lost it when I moved house - thank you for posting this, my dad died 20 years ago and this is a precious memory for me.

[sheelaghm]

@Imamummy2

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for a lovely story. It is certainly a lovely memory.

[youtitta]

Classic!! My father had the Black and White 45rpm vinyl.

Cheers

[sheelaghm]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[bshuts]

Thanks for uploading this one mate! My Great Uncle - Nev Hauritz wrote this song, it's great to see that it's still being enjoyed today.

[ScootersNQ]

@Imamummy2 i traveled with tex on his last road show i have the original 75 lp and the 45 picture records whitch tex gave me any info you want about tex reply to me bob taylor grumblegutz@yahoo.co.au

[roseanne74]

@jimbo231157 Sounds a bit like Black Caviar these days doesn't it?

[pyrofella]

@Imamummy2 Thanks for the feedback....I paid closer attention to the fiddler this time... nicely done.. it's nice to know who these artists were... so many have now past on..... RIP George and Tex

[Imamummy2]

@pyrofella his name was George Raymond. Was a fiddle player/comedian and worked the clubs all round NSW, Victoria and Sth Australia.

[pyrofella]

@Imamummy2 What was your Dad's name?

[Kitty8790]

As child have I in Wagga Wagga NSW/Austalia Tex Morton by a Rodeoshow seen.I'm in Wagga Wagga born 1955.

[Imamummy2]

Tex lived in Manly and was an enthusiastic amateur radio user - he had radios set up from one end of his room to the other. He used to do the 'wheeere do you get it!' ads for Best and Less back in the early 80's. Its a shame that his doctor was treating him for pleurisy for several months when in fact he had cancer and it was not diagnosed until days before he died. He came to see dad about a month prior and he looked a shadow of himself - a real legend for sure.