Life Summary

Name	Slim Dusty
Alternative Names	David Gordon Kirkpatrick
Born	13 June, 1927 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Died	19 September, 2003 (aged 76) St Ives, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Related Entries	[View as tree] McKean, Joy (wife) Bridge, Ernest Francis (friend)
Occupation or Descriptor *	country music singer (1945-2003) New South Wales, Australia songwriter (1945-2003) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1970) Australian Roll of Renown (inductee, 1979) Male Country Entertainer of the Year (Mo Awards) (recipient, 1985) Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year (Tamworth Songwriters Assn) (recipient, 1993) Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year (Tamworth Songwriters Assn) (recipient, 1996) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1998) Special Lifetime Achievement Award (Mo Awards) (recipient, 2015)
Key Events *	Olympic Games (Sydney, 2000) (performer)
Legacies *	Slim Dusty Centre (Kempsey, NSW) (eponym) Slim Dusty Foundation Ltd (eponym)
Key Places *	Australian Truck Drivers' Memorial (Tarcutta, NSW) (patron)

* Dates are approximate

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