''Not So Dusty'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

of Slim Dusty songs covered by Australian musicians. It was released in Australia by EMI in 1998. It was nominated for a 1999

ARIA Award The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

for Best Country Album. ''Not So Dusty'' received positive reviews and was certified gold. Gary Tippet of the Sunday Age gave it 3 stars and Peter Lalor of the Daily Telegraph gave it 7/10 although he noted that most of the Australian country outfits on the album "seem to bland out with their attempt at authentic outings". Keith Glass writing in the Sunday Herald Sun says "but what could have been a dodgy concept is mainly highly entertaining." The Age's Mike Daly calls it "a splendid tribute by some diverse performers." and the Sunday Mail calls it a "wonderful tribute". It was reported that Slim Dusty enjoyed the album saying "I've had a lot of tributes over the years but that's a very touching one. I feel very honoured – everyone really put their heart and soul into each track." At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the album was nominated for Best Country Album.

Singles

The album's lead single was "

Cunnamulla Feller "Cunnamulla Fella" (sometimes written as "Cunnamulla Feller") is an Australian country song about a fictional stockman (Australia), stockman from the Queensland town of Cunnamulla that was first recorded by Slim Dusty in 1965 and has been covered ...

" performed by

The Screaming Jets The Screaming Jets are an Australian hard rock band formed in Newcastle, Australia, in 1989 by frontman Dave Gleeson (vocals), Paul Woseen (bass guitar), Grant Walmsley (guitar)Richard Lara(guitar), and Brad Heaney (drums). The band has three al ...

Track listing

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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 ...

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Graeme Connors Graeme Connors (born 29 April 1956) is an Australian country music singer, songwriter, and performer. Connors has released seventeen studio albums and has received fourteen Golden Guitar awards among other prestige Australian country music award ...

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Pub With No Beer "A Pub with No Beer" is the title of a humorous country song made famous by country singers Slim Dusty (in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States) and Bobbejaan Schoepen (in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria). Gordon Pa ...

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Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...

# "Drowning My Blues" –

Tom T. Hall Thomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "the Storyteller," was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more ...

& The McCormacks # "

Lights on the Hill "Lights on the Hill" is an Australian country music hit song written by Anthony Ernest Brooks, with music by Joy McKean and made famous by her husband, Slim Dusty. It won the first Golden Guitar in January 1973 at the Country Music Awards of Austra ...

" – Mental As Anything # "Walk A Country Mile" – Keith Urban # "Losin' My Blues Tonight" –

Michael Spiby Michael Spiby is an Australian musician and a founding member of The Badloves. He released his debut single "(All my Love) Ella" in 1999 and solo album, ''Ho’s Kitchen'', in 2000 and it was nominated for the 2000 ARIA Award for Best Adult Con ...

# "Saddle Boy" –

Dead Ringer Band Dead Ringer Band were an Australian family country music band. They are best known for their ARIA Award-winning album '' Home Fires'' which won the Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996. Background and formation Dead Ringer B ...

# "Wedding Bell Blues" – Ross Wilson With The Feral Swing Katz # "Indian Pacific" –

Tania Kernaghan Tania Maree Kernaghan (born 18 July 1968) is an Australian country music singer. During her career, Tania has earned fifteen number one radio hits singles, numerous awards, sell out concerts and record sales in the hundreds of thousands. She h ...

Ray Kernaghan Ray Kernaghan is an Australian country music artist. He is married to Pam Kernaghan and they are the parents of musicians Lee, Greg, Tania and Fiona Kernaghan. Kernaghan has twelve gold and two platinum records. He was inducted into the Austral ...

# "Things Are Not The Same On The Land" – Karma County # "The Sunlander" – Paul Kelly & Uncle Bill # "The Biggest Disappointment" – Troy Cassar-Daley # "Gumtrees By The Roadway" – Anne Kirkpatrick & David Kirkpatrick # "Highway Fever" – Don Walker # "Plains Of Peppimenarti" – James Blundell # "

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# "Camooweal" – Ed Kuepper & His Oxley Creek Playboys & Felicity # "I Must Have Good Terbaccy When I Smoke" – John Williamson

References

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