Herbie Laughton: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
→Early Life: fix spelling error etc |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
== Early Life == |
== Early Life == |
||
Laughton is the son of [[Simon Rieff]], a Russian miner, and a local Aboriginal woman |
Laughton is the son of [[Simon Rieff]], a Russian miner, and a local Aboriginal woman whose name is not recorded, and he was born on 7 February 1927 on a rocky outcrop on the edge of the [[Todd River]] in Alice Springs. As a toddler he was taken from his mother, who he wouldn't see again till he was in his 20s, and was sent to [[The Bungalow]], which was then at the Jay Creek site. When he was five The Bungalow moved to he Telegraph Station station site and he walked, with a group, the 48 km distance from one to another.<ref name=":0" /> |
||
Laughton started his music careers while at The Bungalow, following inspiration from country singer [[Tex Morton]], who visited when he was just ten years old and his upbringing here inspired his song 'Old Bungalow Days' and the history of Central Australia, more generally, became one of the main themes of his music.<ref name=":0" /> |
Laughton started his music careers while at The Bungalow, following inspiration from country singer [[Tex Morton]], who visited when he was just ten years old and his upbringing here inspired his song 'Old Bungalow Days' and the history of Central Australia, more generally, became one of the main themes of his music.<ref name=":0" /> |
||
Revision as of 02:43, 13 March 2020
Herbert James Laughton, (7 February 1927 - 2 December 2012) was a country singer from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is also a member of the Stolen Generations.[1]
In 2005 he was inducted into the hall of fame at Music NT’s Indigenous Music Awards.[2] He was one of the artists featured in the Buried Country documentary and book.[3] His songs have been covered by Buddy Williams, Auriel Andrew and Trevor Adamson.
Early Life
Laughton is the son of Simon Rieff, a Russian miner, and a local Aboriginal woman whose name is not recorded, and he was born on 7 February 1927 on a rocky outcrop on the edge of the Todd River in Alice Springs. As a toddler he was taken from his mother, who he wouldn't see again till he was in his 20s, and was sent to The Bungalow, which was then at the Jay Creek site. When he was five The Bungalow moved to he Telegraph Station station site and he walked, with a group, the 48 km distance from one to another.[1]
Laughton started his music careers while at The Bungalow, following inspiration from country singer Tex Morton, who visited when he was just ten years old and his upbringing here inspired his song 'Old Bungalow Days' and the history of Central Australia, more generally, became one of the main themes of his music.[1]
Laughton lived at The Bungalow until the age of fifteen when he went to work on various stations throughout the Territory.[1]
Discography
- Herbie Laughton (1990) - Imparja
- Country From The Heart (1999)
Compilations
- Beat the Grog (1988) - CAAMA
- Desert Songs 1 (1982) - CAAMA
- Desert Songs 2 (1983) - CAAMA
- Fourth Nation Aboriginal Country Music Festival (1979)
- Papal Concert, Alice Springs (1982) - Imparja
- 25th Anniversary Compilation 1 (2006) - CAAMA
- Buried country (2006) - Larrikin Records
References
- ^ a b c d Lee, Nicole (12 February 2007). "Born in the Todd". abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ ABC - Stateline Indigenous Music Awards
- ^ Alice Spring News COUNTRY MUSIC TRIBUTE. Report by DOROTHY GRIMM.
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
 | This article on an Australian singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article on an Australian guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |