Lee Kernaghan
| Lee Kernaghan | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Raymond Kernaghan |
| Born |
15 April 1964 Corryong, Victoria |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, composer, musician, guitarist |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Universal, ABC |
| Associated acts | The Blue Devils, Fiona Kernaghan, Ray Kernaghan, Tania Kernaghan |
| Website | http://www.leekernaghan.com.au/ |
Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 15 April 1964 in Corryong, Victoria) is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was the 2008 Australian of the Year.[1][2]
Honours
Kernaghan received the Order of Australia Medal in 2004.[3]
In 2008, he was Australian of the Year.[4] He has two sons.
He was inducted into the Roll of Renown during the 2015 Tamworth Country Music Festival.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | ARIA Albums peak | ARIA Country Albums peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Family Tradition[6] | — | — |
| 1986 | The Lee Kernaghan Collection[7] | — | — |
| 1992 | The Outback Club | 86 | 1 |
| 1993 | Three Chain Road | 35 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1959 | 9 | 1 |
| 1997 | Hat Town | 7 | 1 |
| 1999 | The Christmas Album | 31 | 2 |
| 2000 | Rules of the Road | 16 | 2 |
| 2002 | Electric Rodeo | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | The Big Ones: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 2006 | The New Bush | 6 | 1 |
| 2007 | Spirit of the Bush | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | Planet Country | 13 | 1 |
| 2011 | Ultimate Hits | 8 | 1 |
| 2012 | Beautiful Noise | 9 | 2 |
| 2014 | Driving Home for Christmas | 46 | 2 |
| 2015 | Spirit of the Anzacs | 1 | 1 |
Singles and EPs
Retail releases
| Year | Name | Track/s |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | – | "Cheaters" "Advance Australia Again" |
| 1986 | – | "Back to Strangers" "We're Gonna Be Lovers" |
| 1993 | "Boys from the Bush" | "Boys from the Bush" "Searchin' for Another You" |
| "She's My Ute" | "She's My Ute" "Leave Him in the Longyard" | |
| 1994 | "Save the Land"[8] | "Save the Land" (with Trisha Yearwood) "Burning Heart" |
| 1995 | "Country Crowd" | "Country Crowd" "The Rope That Pulls the Wind" |
| 1997 | "This Is the Outback" | "This Is the Outback" "Twango" (Instrumental) "Brown Water" (Instrumental) |
| 1998 | "Tough Job" | "Tough Job" (Colin Buchanan and Lee Kernaghan) "The House on Fishy Lake Road" (Colin Buchanan) |
| 2004 | "Missin' Slim" | "Missin' Slim" (with Colin Buchanan) "Where Country Is" "Still Here to Give It My Best" (Colin Buchanan) "Losin' My Blues Tonight" (with Anne Kirkpatrick) |
| 2007 | "Love Shack" (The Summer Remixes)[9] | "Love Shack" (Urban Mix Radio Edit) "Love Shack" (Groove Mix Radio Edit) "Love Shack" (Groove Mix Extended Play) "Love Shack" (Euro Mix) "Love Shack" (Album Mix) |
| Spirit of the Bush (EP) | "Spirit of the Bush" (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) "Leave Him in the Longyard" (with Slim Dusty) "Life Will Bring You Home" (Adam Brand) "Aussie Philosophy" (Steve Forde) Down to Earth (documentary) "Spirit of the Bush" (music video) | |
| 2009 | "Planet Country"[10] | "Planet Country" |
| 2010 | iTunes Live EP[11][12] | "Planet Country" "Cunnamulla Fella" "This Cowboys Hat" "Dirt" "Australian Boy" |
| 2012 | "Beautiful Noise"[13] | "Beautiful Noise" |
| 2013 | "Lights on the Hill"[14] | "Lights on the Hill" (featuring The Wolf Brothers) |
| "Spirit of the Bush"[15][16] | "Spirit of the Bush" (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) | |
| 2015 | "Spirit of the Anzacs"[17][18] | "Spirit of the Anzacs" (featuring Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington) |
Airplay
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| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Tracks Chart[19] | |||
| 1992 | "Boys from the Bush" | 1 | The Outback Club |
| "High Country" | 1 | ||
| 1993 | "She Waits by the Sliprails" | 1 | |
| "She's My Ute" | 1 | Three Chain Road | |
| 1994 | "Three Chain Road" | 1 | |
| "Leave Him in the Longyard" (with Slim Dusty) | 2 | ||
| "Southern Son" | 1 | ||
| "Save the Land" (with Trisha Yearwood) | 1 | N/A | |
| 1995 | "Country Crowd" | 1 | 1959 |
| "1959" | 1 | ||
| 1996 | "Skinny Dippin'" | 1 | |
| "Scrub Bashin'" | 8 | ||
| "A Bushman Can't Survive" (with Tania Kernaghan) | 1 | 1959: Limited Edition Double CD | |
| "Working for the Man" (with Troy Cassar-Daley) | 8 | ||
| 1997 | "This Is the Outback" | 1 | N/A |
| 1998 | "Hat Town" | 1 | Hat Town |
| "Goondiwindi Moon" | 1 | ||
| "Tough Job" (Colin Buchanan and Lee Kernaghan) | 3 | N/A | |
| "Getting Gone" | 1 | Hat Town | |
| 1999 | "When the Snow Falls on the Alice" | 1 | |
| "Bare Essentials" | — | ||
| 2000 | "Darwin Jailhouse Window" (with Tex Morton) | 3 | Rules of the Road |
| "Cunnamulla Fella" | 1 | ||
| "That's the Kind of Life I Live" | 3 | ||
| 2001 | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (Josh Arnold and Lee Kernaghan) | 1 | Galvanize |
| 2002 | "Something in the Water" | 1 | Electric Rodeo |
| "The Way It Is" | 1 | ||
| 2003 | "I'm From the Country" (with Travis Sinclair) | 1 | Electric Rodeo: Deluxe Double CD Limited Edition |
| "An Ordinary Bloke" | 6 | Electric Rodeo | |
| "Baptise the Ute" | 6 | ||
| 2004 | "Love Hurts" (with Catherine Britt) | 3 | Electric Rodeo: Deluxe Double CD Limited Edition |
| "Missin' Slim" (with Colin Buchanan) | 1 | N/A | |
| 2005 | "Down Under" | — | Big Ones: Greatest Hits |
| 2006 | "The New Bush" | 1 | The New Bush |
| "Listen to the Radio" | 1 | ||
| "Love Shack" | 1 | ||
| 2007 | "Spirit of the Bush" (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) | 1 | Spirit of the Bush |
| "Sassafras Gap" | 1 | ||
| 2009 | "Planet Country" | 1 | Planet Country |
| 2010 | "Australian Boy" | 2 | |
| "Love in the Time of Drought" | 1 | ||
| 2011 | "Dirt" | 1 | |
| "Channel Country Ground" (Dean Perrett and Lee Kernaghan) | 16 | Cattle Town | |
| "Scars" (with Dierks Bentley) | 1 | Planet Country | |
| "Fire" (with Robyn McKelvie) | 3 | Planet Country: 2CD Deluxe Edition | |
| 2012 | "Song of Australia" (Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan and Sara Storer) | 12 | The Songwriter Sessions |
| "Beautiful Noise" | 5 | Beautiful Noise | |
| 2013 | "Ute Me" | 12 | |
| "Flying with the King" | 1 | ||
| "It's Only Country" | 1 | ||
| "Lights on the Hill" (with The Wolfe Brothers) | — | Beautiful Noise: Deluxe Tour Edition | |
| 2014 | "Dirt Music" | 2 | Beautiful Noise |
| "Driving Home for Christmas" | 4 | Driving Home for Christmas | |
| "Turn This to Gold" (Keely Johnson with Lee Kernaghan) | 17 | N/A | |
| 2015 | "Spirit of the Anzacs" (featuring Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington)[20][21] | 20 | Spirit of the Anzacs |
Musicals
Music videos
- This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "High Country" | |
| "Boys From the Bush" | ||
| 2011 | "Scars" (with Dierks Bentley) | Robb Cox |
| 2012 | "Beautiful Noise" | |
| 2015 | "Spirit of the Anzacs"[22] | |
Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Kernaghan has won two awards from 9 nominations.[23]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Outback Club | Best Country Album | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
| 1994 | Three Chain Road | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won | |
| 1995 | Country Crowd | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated | |
| 1996 | 1959 | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated | |
| 2000 | Rules of the Road | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated | |
| 2002 | Electric Rodeo | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated | |
| 2006 | The New Bush | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated | |
| 2010 | Planet Country | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated | |
| 2013 | Beautiful Noise | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated |
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Kernaghan has won four awards from eight nominations.[24]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Boys from the Bush" | Country Song of the Year | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
| 1996 | "1959" | Most Performed Country Work | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
| 1999 | "Hat Town" | Most Performed Country Work | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
| 2004 | "Way It Is" | Most Performed Country Work | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated |
| 2007 | "New Bush" | Most Performed Country Work | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated |
| 2008 | "Spirit of the Bush" (featuring Adam Brand and Steve Forde) | Most Performed Country Work | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated |
| 2011 | "Planet Country" | Country Work of the Year | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated |
| 2014 | "Flying With the King" | Country Work of the Year | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
References
- ↑ "Kernaghan. Lee". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ Lewis, Wendy (2010). Australians of the Year. Pier 9 Press. ISBN 978-1-74196-809-5.
- ↑ "KERNAGHAN, Lee Raymond OAM". It's an Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "Lee Kernaghan named Australian of the Year". The Australian. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/01/18/4163995.htm
- ↑ Joint release by Ray and Lee Kernaghan
- ↑ Released on cassette only
- ↑ Proceeds of record royalties from sales were donated to Operation Farmhand
- ↑ Digital download only
- ↑ Digital download only
- ↑ Recorded live at the Castle Hill Apple Store
- ↑ Digital download only
- ↑ Digital download only
- ↑ Digital download only
- ↑ Re-released to support the NSW Bushfire Appeal
- ↑ Digital download only
- ↑ All proceeds go to Legacy and Soldier On charities
- ↑ Digital download only
- ↑ http://www.countrytrackschart.com.au/
- ↑ McCabe, Kathy (23 January 2015). "Lee Kernaghan enlists Sheppard, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian for Spirit of the Anzacs single". News.com.au (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – Spirit of the Anzacs (feat. Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll & Megan Washington) – Single". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Lee Kernaghan – Spirit of the Anzacs (Official Music Video). YouTube. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "ARIA Awards Search Results - Lee Kernaghan". ARIA Awards. www.ariaawards.com.au. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Nine first-time winners in 12 APRA Music Award categories". APRA Awards. www.apraamcos.com.au. 6 March 2015.
External links
- Lee Kernaghan's Official website
- Lee Kernaghan Interview - Spirit Of The Bush single re-release 2013 on Ben Sorensen's REAL Country
- Lee Kernaghan "Beautiful Noise" radio interview on Ben Sorensen's REAL Country
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