Gary Shearston

Gary Shearston

voc, g, 1939-2013 AU, Inverell
Singer / Songwriter of Pop, Folk and World
A.k.a. Gary Rhett Shearston

Australian singer/singwriter born January 9, 1939 in Inverell, NSW, Australia and died July 1, 2013 at Armidale Hospital in New South Wales. He was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s. He had a top 10 hit in England with his recording of Cole Porter's classic 'I Get A Kick Out Of You' in 1974. Shearston later became a Anglican Church minister but still wrote songs and occasionally performed.

Instruments

Vocals
Guitar
Harmonica
Percussion
Acoustic guitar

Genres

Pop
Folk
World
Rock

Popular Tracks

Jim Jones at Botany Bay on Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia by Gary Shearston

I Get a Kick out of You on Dingo by Gary Shearston

The Ballad of Blasted Creek on Dingo by Gary Shearston

I Get a Kick Out of You on Dingo by Gary Shearston

Lachlan Tigers on Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia by Gary Shearston

Brisbane Ladies on Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia by Gary Shearston

Witnessing on Dingo by Gary Shearston

Kelly Was Their Captain on Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia by Gary Shearston

Bonnie Jess on Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia by Gary Shearston

Humping Old Bluey on Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia by Gary Shearston

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Aussie Blue	Gary Shearston	1989	Single
Aussie Blue	Gary Shearston	1989	Album
Gaye / I Get A Kick Out Of You	Clifford T. Ward, Gary Shearston	1987	Single
Charlie Mopps (The Man Who Invented Beer)	Gary Shearston	1983	Single
Wild Mountain Thyme	Gary Shearston	1978	Single
A Whiter Shade Of Pale	Gary Shearston	1976	Single
A Whiter Shade Of Pale	Gary Shearston	1976	Single
Gary Shearston	Gary Shearston	1975	Compil.
The Greatest Stone On Earth And Other Two-Bob Wonders	Gary Shearston	1975	Album
I Get A Kick Out Of You	Gary Shearston	1974	Single
Without A Song	Gary Shearston	1974	Single
Dingo	Gary Shearston	1974	Album
(You've Got) Personality / I Get A Kick Out Of You	Lena Zavaroni / Gary Shearston	1974	Single
Abreaction (On A Bitumen Road With Soft Edges)	Gary Shearston	1967	Album
Hey Honey, Give Me Some Money	Gary Shearston	1967	Single
Sings His Songs	Gary Shearston	1966	Album
We Are Going to Freedom	Gary Shearston	1966	Single
The Springtime It Brings On The Shearing (Traditional Australian Shearing Songs)	Gary Shearston	1965	Album
Australian Broadside	Gary Shearston	1965	Album
Australian Broadside	Gary Shearston	1965	Single
Australian Folk Songs	Gary Shearston	1964	Single
Songs Of Our Time	Gary Shearston	1964	Album
Folk Songs & Ballads Of Australia	Gary Shearston	1964	Album
Sydney Town / The Roar Of The Crowd	Gary Shearston		Single
I Get A Kick Out Of You	Gary Shearston		Compil.

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