Reg Lindsay
August 5, 1929 – August 5, 2008
Born near Sydney in 1929, Reg Lindsay was one of Australia’s most prolific country music songwriters with over 500 songs to his credit. Lindsay began learning to play the harmonica at just two years old, and would eventually master the banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar as well. Throughout his 50-year career, Lindsay won three of Australia’s version of the Grammy and four Logies, their version of the Emmy, for his television programs. In 1974, he became the first Australian to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Reg Lindsay was 79 when he died of pneumonia on August 5, 2008.