Inducted January 1993

Born Edwin Haberfield in Kempsey on October 9, 1925, Shorty's early country music career mirrored that of his singing mate David Gordon Kirkpatrick (Slim Dusty). After success in such quests as Australia's Amateur Hour, Shorty concentrated on songwriting and he is respected as one of our most prolific bush balladists, having written and co-written more than 400 songs many of which have been recorded by some of the big names in country music. Shorty has recorded more than 250 of his own songs on over 20 albums. One of the first to be inducted into the Hands of Fame in 1977, he was named Tamworth Songwriters' Association's Song Maker in 1989.

Shorty died on June 22, 2007.