Honours and Milestones
Slim Dusty was Australia's most successful and prolific musical artist, with more Gold and Platinum albums than any other Australian artist. Slim Dusty was also:
- The first Australian to receive a Gold Record.
- The first Australian to have an international record hit (A Pub with No Beer).
- made a Member of the Order of the British Empire and an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to entertainment.
- The first artist broadcast from space when astronauts played his rendition of Waltzing Matilda from Space Shuttle Columbia as it passed over Australia on its maiden flight in 1981.
- the winner of an unequalled 36 from 72 nominations at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. (see www.country.com.au/cmaa-awards/winners-archive)
- one of the earliest members of Australia's country music Roll of Renown.
- the achiever of more Gold Record and Platinum Record Awards than any other Australian artist.
- Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and the ARIA Special Achievement Award.
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