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Lee Kernaghan (born April 15, 1964 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, is one of Australia's most popular and influential country singers and songwriters.

The beginning

In 1969 Lee's first public performance was on the Chickadees radio singing "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris. The years rolled by and in 1975 Lee, his brother Greg and friend Glen Simpson formed the band "The Blue Devils. He won the prestigious Starmaker quest in Tamworth as a youngester but it wasn't until 1986 things started shaping up. He had just come back from performing at Fanfair in Nashville. Through songwriter Reece Kirk Lee met with Garth Porter and the two become lifelong friends and work mates. Garth managed to rope a bit of money from Warner Chappell and they recorded his first solo LP.

Giving Up and Getting Up

The release of “The Outback Club” in 1992 was a defining point in Lee's music career, not only beginning his long career but also reviving the dream he had given up in the Christmas of 1990. As Lee recalls "I’d given it the last ten years of my life, pretty well full on and I was doing shows like the Carriers Arms in Wodonga and nobody turned up. Not a soul.” Lee's mate had real estate agency and Lee traded his R.M. Williams for a suit tried to settle down. He was nearly 27 years old and borrowing money from his Dad. After co-writing "Boys from the Bush" with Garth we went back to Albury while Garth looked for a deal. Many turned down Lee, one saying it was too sexist. Finally the ABC signed him on and the rest is history.

Other collaborations

Lee Kernaghan is a talented songwriter and wrote many of the songs, as well as taking part personally, in the live stage production of "The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular". He gave an impressive performance as "the Balladeer", narrating the story of the Arena Spectacular, and also sang some of his own songs, and songs he co-wrote with Garth Porter. Songs written by Lee Kernaghan (and songs written by Lee Kernaghan with Garth Porter) which were heard during the Arena Spectacular included: "Spirit of the High Country", "Southern Son", "Snowy Mountains Buck Jump", "The Rope That Pulls the Wind", "Kosciusko Moon", "Boys From the Bush", "Pull the Other One Mate", "Electric Rodeo", "Cobar Line" and "You Rock My World". "A Handful of Dust" can be heard on the compact disc of the show.

Discography

CHEATERS

: Released 1983 in a 45 Rpm single format

FAMILY TRADITION

: Released in 1985 with father Ray

BACK TO STRANGERS

: Released 1986 in 45 Rpm single format

THE LEE KERNAGHAN COLLECTION

: Released in 1986 as cassette

THE OUTBACK CLUB May 1992

: Boys From The Bush : High Country : She Waits By The Sliprails (The Bush Girl) : Walkin' Out West : Country Girls : Country's Really Big These Days : You're The Reason I Never Saw Hank Jr Play : Rejected Scots Of The Riverina : You Don't Have To Go To Memphis : Searchin' For Another You : Tallarook

THREE CHAIN ROAD August 1993

: The Outback Club : Three Chain Road : She's My Ute : Dust On My Boots : The Burning Heart : 'Cause I'm Country : Collingullie Station : Leave him in the Longyard : Southern Son : Back To The Shack : Cobar Line : Western Stars

1959 June 1995

: Scrubbashin' : Janine : Shake On It : Country Crowd : Doctor : Rachel's Bed : Where Country Is : Freedom Road : Skinny Dippin' : This Cowboys Hat : The Rope That Pulls The Wind : 1959

HAT TOWN February 1998

: Hat Town : Bare Essentials : Goondiwindi Moon : A Few Of Us Left : When The Snow Falls On The Alice : Changi : Bango : Cowgirls Do : Gettin' Gone : Pass The Bottle : 'Round The Western Beat : Longreach : Lonelyville

THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM November 1998
RULES OF THE ROAD January 2000

: Losin' my Blues Tonight : Darwin Jailhouse Window : Rules of the Road : Cunnumulla Fella : That's the Kind of Life I Live : Where the Whiteface Cattle Roam : The Glass on the Bar : Winter Winds : Aussie Doghouse Blues : By A Fire of Gidgee Coal : The Overlander Trail : Camooweal : Following the Light : A Bushman Can't Survive : Days of Old Khancoban : Leave him in the Longyard

ELECTRIC RODEO

: The Way It Is : Electric Rodeo : Something In The Water : An Ordinary Bloke : Baptise The Ute : Long Night : You Rock My World : A Handful Of Dust : That Old Caravan : Wild Side Of Life : Sing You Back Home : Texas QLD 4385 : The Odyssey

ACCESS ALL AREAS (DVD)June 2004
MISSIN' SLIM September 2004

: Special Heritage Single

THE BIG ONES October 2004

: Best of...so far

Awards

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