Editing Music of Australia (section)

===Country music===
{{Main|Australian country music}}
[[File:Melinda Schneider Paul Kelly 2008.jpg|thumb|left|Country singer [[Melinda Schneider]] with folk-rocker [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]]]]
[[File:Kasey Chambers.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Kasey Chambers]]]]

Australia has a long tradition of country music, which has developed a style quite distinct from its US counterpart. The early roots of Australian country are related to [[folk music|traditional folk music]] traditions of Ireland, England, Scotland and many diverse nations. "[[Botany Bay (song)|Botany Bay]]" from the late 19th century is one example. "[[Waltzing Matilda]]", often regarded by foreigners as Australia's unofficial [[national anthem]], is a quintessential Australian country song, influenced more by Celtic folk ballads than by American Country and Western music. This strain of Australian country music, with lyrics focusing on strictly Australian subjects, is generally known as "bush music" or "[[bush band]] music." The most successful Australian bush band is Melbourne's [[The Bushwackers (band)|the Bushwackers]], active since the early 1970s, other well-known country singers include [[Reg Lindsay]], bush balladeer singer [[Buddy Williams (country musician)|Buddy Williams]], and entertainers [[Johnny Ashcroft]] and [[Chad Morgan]].

Another, more Americanized form of Australian country music was pioneered in the 1930s by such recording artists as [[Tex Morton]], and later popularized by [[Slim Dusty]], best remembered for his 1957 song "[[A Pub With No Beer]]", and [[Smoky Dawson]]. Dusty married singer-songwriter [[Joy McKean]] in 1951 and became Australia's biggest selling domestic music artist with more than 7 million record sales.<ref>[http://www.historyofcountrymusic.com.au/slim_chroniclerofthebush.html Slim Dusty – Chronicler of the Bush] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029224133/http://www.historyofcountrymusic.com.au/slim_chroniclerofthebush.html |date=29 October 2010 }}. Historyofcountrymusic.com.au (2003-09-19). Retrieved on 2011-04-14.</ref> British-born country singer and yodeller, [[Frank Ifield]], was one of the first Australian post-war performers to gain widespread international recognition. After returning to the UK in 1959 Ifield was successful in the early 1960s, becoming the first performer to have three consecutive number-one hits on the UK charts: "[[I Remember You (1941 song)|I Remember You]]", "[[Lovesick Blues]]" (both 1962) and "[[The Wayward Wind]]" (1963).<ref name="UK Charts Ifield">{{cite book | first = David | last = Roberts | year = 2006 | title = British Hit Singles & Albums | edition = 19th | publisher = Guinness World Records Limited | location = London | isbn = 1-904994-10-5 | page = 266 }}</ref> "I Remember You" was also a Top-5 hit in the US.<ref name="US Charts Ifield">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frank-ifield-mn0000171855/awards | title = Frank Ifield Awards | website = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = 10 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904073703/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frank-ifield-mn0000171855/awards | archive-date = 4 September 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Australian country artists including [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Sherrie Austin]], and [[Keith Urban]] have achieved considerable success in the USA. In recent years local contemporary country music, featuring much [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] with [[popular music]], had popularity in Australia; notable musicians of this genre include [[David Hudson (musician)|David Hudson]], [[John Williamson (singer)|John Williamson]], [[Gina Jeffreys]], [[Lee Kernaghan]], [[Troy Cassar-Daley]], [[Sara Storer]], [[Felicity Urquhart]], and [[Kasey Chambers]]. Others influenced by the genre include [[Nick Cave]], [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], [[the John Butler Trio]], Jagged Stone and [[the Waifs]]. Popular Australian country songs include "[[Click Go the Shears]]" (Traditional), "[[Lights on the Hill (song)|Lights on the Hill]]" (1973), "[[I Honestly Love You]]" (1974), "[[True Blue (John Williamson song)|True Blue]]" (1981), and "[[Not Pretty Enough]]" (2002).