Jimmy Little - Discography
Born: 01 March 1937 - Died: 02 April 2012
R.I.P.
James Oswald Little, was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher, who was a member of the Yorta Yorta tribe and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve, New South Wales.
Jimmy started his professional career in 1951, as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, which spanned six decades. For many years he was the main Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene. His music was influenced by Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis and American country music artist Jim Reeves. His gospel song "Royal Telephone" (1963) sold over 75,000 copies, and his most popular album, Messenger, peaked at No. 26 in 1999 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Little was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and won an ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. On Australia Day (26 January) 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia with the citation, "For service to the entertainment industry as a singer, recording artist and songwriter and to the community through reconciliation and as an ambassador for Indigenous culture".
1960 - A Fool Such As I [E.P.]
1963 - Sing To Glory
1964 - One Road (EP)
1965 - Onward Christian Soldiers
1966 - A Christmas Selection [EP]
1999 - Messenger
2001 - Resonate
2003 - Down The Road
2004 - Life's What You Make It
2004 - The Definitive Collection
2011 - My It Sure Am
2012 - Treasure - The Very Best Of Jimmy Little
2013 - At Last
2 comments:
Love Jimmy's voice - so gentle and pure. Thank you for posting.
He was lovely.
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