Lawrence (Lawrie) Minson (born 13 September 1958) is an Australian country musician, best known as a session player.

Career

Minson is the son of former Australian radio personality John Minson. His country music career commenced in 1979 accompanying Buddy Williams on tour as a guitarist. Since then, Minson has performed as part of the

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touring band and accompanied various other Australian acts. In 1989, Minson contributed "

When the Rain Tumbles Down in July "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" is an Australian country music song written by Slim Dusty. It has been covered by several other artists including Lee Kernaghan, Graeme Connors as well as Dusty's daughter Anne Kirkpatrick. The song was reco ...

" and "Murrumbidgee Jack", as a tribute to

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, on an instrumental record album of Australian classics. He married Shelley Watts in 2008. Together, they have performed as a rockabilly duo. In 2012, Minson's debut as a headline act was at an Australian Italian club in

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. In 2016, Tamworth Songwriters' Association presented Minson with the ''Tex Morton Award'' for his support and promotion of new songwriters.

Discography

Albums

Charting singles

Awards

CMAA Awards

These annual awards have been presented since 1973 and have been organised by

Country Music Association of Australia The Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) is an association formed in 1992 that promotes and represents the Australian country music industry. As the peak national industry body, its activities include organisation, promotion and stagin ...

(CMAA) from 1993, to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording". From that time, the recipient's trophy has been a

Golden Guitar The Big Golden Guitar is one of the many "big" attractions that can be found around Australia. Located in Tamworth, New South Wales, the monument is one of the best-known points of interest in New England. It is also a major attraction duri ...

. (wins only) , - , 1990 , "Wild River" , Instrumental of the Year , , - , 1997 , "Action Jackson" , Instrumental of the Year ,

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the

Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual Australian music festival held for 10 days from Friday to Sunday in mid to late January each year, sometimes including Australia Day, in Tamworth, New South Wales. The festival is the second bigg ...

. They commenced in 1986. (wins only) , - , 2016 , Lawrie Minson , Tex Morton Award , , -

References

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