Lawrie Minson

Lawrence (Lawrie) Minson (born 13 September 1958) is an Australian country musician and songwriter based in Tamworth, New South Wales. He married Shelley Watts on 12 September 2008.[4] Together, they have performed as a rockabilly duo.

Lawrie Minson
Background information
Birth name	Lawrence Minson
Born	13 September 1958 Paddington, NSW Australia [1]
Genres	Country / Rockabilly
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter
Instruments	Accordion, banjo didgeridoo, guitar, harmonica, harp, mandolin, piano, vocals [2][3]
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	Jimmy Barnes, James Blundell, Lindsay Butler, Bobby Cash, Troy Cassar-Daley, Rex Dallas, Slim Dusty, Fig, David Hudson, Paul ‘Pixie’ Jenkins, Lee Kernaghan, Shelley Minson, Rick & Thel, Reg Poole, Matt Scullion, Teenage Country Style, The Hired Hands, Three Chord Wonders, Lindsay Waddington, Buddy Williams, Ross Wilson,

Career

Lawrie Minson is the son of Australian radio personality John Minson. His own music industry career commenced in 1979 accompanying Buddy Williams on tour as a guitarist. Since then, Minson has performed as part of the Lee Kernaghan touring band and accompanied various other Australian acts. [5][6] In 1989, Minson contributed "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" and "Murrumbidgee Jack", a tribute to Tex Morton on an instrumental record album of Australian classics.

Minsons (2009)

Minson married Shelley Watts in 2008. The pair have performed together as a rockabilly duo [7] at Australian music festivals as well as the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender festival in the USA.

Awards

Country Music Awards of Australia

The annual Country Music Awards of Australia are presented during the Tamworth Country Music Festival to celebrate recording excellence in the Australian country music industry.[8]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	"Wild River"	Instrumental of the Year	Won
1997	"Action Jackson"	Instrumental of the Year	Won

• Note: wins only

Tamworth Songwriters' Association

In 2016, Tamworth Songwriters' Association presented Minson with the Tex Morton Award for his support and promotion of new songwriters.[9]

Discography

Albums

List of Albums

Title	Details
Memories Of Home - An Instrumental Tribute to Our Travelling Country Music Showmen	Released: 1989 Label: EMI (EMX 781815)
Family Tree	Released: 1996 Label: ABC Music (724348984029)
Milestones: The Ultimate Collection	Released: 2011[10] Note: Compilation album

Singles

Year	Title
1988	"Morning Mail" [11]
1996	"Action Jackson" [12]
1997	"One More Time Around" [13]

Other singles

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		AUS [14]
"The Garden" (as Australia Too)	1985	22

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Lawrie+Minson/a/albums.htm
3. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lawrie-minson-mn0001980170/credits
4. http://www.tamworthragepage.com/lawriemin.htm
5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1323682/
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. http://www.thelindycharmschoolforgirls.com/its-all-happening-this-weekend-at-the-love-vintage-and-retro-fair/
8. "Past Award Winners". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
9. http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Minson_Lawrie.html
10. https://itunes.apple.com/bw/album/milestones-ultimate-collection/id548290862
11. http://www.45cat.com/artist/lawrie-minson
12. https://www.discogs.com/Lawrie-Minson-Action-Jackson/release/7469861
13. https://www.discogs.com/Lawrie-Minson-One-More-Time-Around/release/7469836
14. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

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