Australian
Country Music
Foundation

Building Australia's
Country Music
Hall of Fame

Formed to collect, preserve and display Australia's country music heritage.

To promote knowledge of and interest in the history and heritage of Australian country and traditional music.

Custodians of the Country Music Roll of Renown and the Country Music Hands of Fame.


Australasian
Country Music
Roll of Renown

KEVIN KING
Inducted January 2007

Kevin King first recorded in 1954 on the famous Regal Zonophone label.

That first session included the popular Rub-a-dub which became a hit on radio and made Kevin King a household name.

Numerous releases followed, including some of the first on the all-Australian Festival label in the 1970s.

Through the 1950s and 1960s, Kevin featured in a number of high profile touring shows including with Reg Lindsay and Slim Dusty and as a key figure in the All Star Western Show with the likes of Rick & Thel Carey, Chad Morgan and Nev Nicholls.

A pioneer of our music, Kevin King is widely respected and recognised as one of Australia’s most successful early country music entertainers and recording artists.

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