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Cat. No. 2803: SMOKY DAWSON ~ THE ADVENTURES OF SMOKY DAWSON. SD8693.

Cat. No. 2803: SMOKY DAWSON ~ THE ADVENTURES OF SMOKY DAWSON. SD8693.

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SMOKY DAWSON’S INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT CAME WHEN HE FORMED A GROUP WITH HIS BROTHER TED DAWSON, CALLING THEMSELVES THE CORAL ISLAND BOYS. THEY WON A TALENT QUEST ON MELBOURNE RADIO 3DB AND PERFORMED ON AMATEUR RADIO 3JR. IN 1936, SMOKY, TED AND A FEW MATES STARTED A RADIO SHOW ON RADIO 3KZ WHICH WAS CALLED “SMOKY DAWSON PEPSODENT RANGERS” FEATURING HILLBILLY MUSIC, SOUND EFFECTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. IN 1941, HE RECORDED WITH THE COLUMBIA GRAMOPHONE COMPANY IN SYDNEY AND SOON BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME, PERFORMING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND RECORDING RADIO SERIES WITH MANY PEOPLE. AS A RESULT, HE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINERS IN THE COUNTRY. IN 1950, SMOKY AND WIFE, DOT, TRAVELLED TO AMERICA WHERE SMOKY OBTAINED A CONTRACT WITH ACUFF ROSE. DURING THAT TIME, SMOKY TOOK AUSTRALIA TO AMERICA: DAZZLING AUDIENCES WITH HIS STOCK-WHIP AND KNIFE DEMONSTRATIONS AND HIS STORIES AND SONGS OF THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK.

IN 1952, KELLOGG’S CEREAL COMPANY WAS LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE LONG RUNNING RADIO SERIAL “MARTIN’S CORNER” AND OFFERED SMOKY A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT TO APPEAR IN HIS VERY OWN 15 MINUTE RADIO SHOW INITIALLY CALLED “JINDAWARRABELL” FEATURING SMOKY AND DOT AND A FICTITIOUS RANCH OF THE SAME NAME. THE SHOW LATER BECAME A HALF-HOUR SHOW AND A NAME CHANGE TO “THE ADVENTURES OF SMOKY DAWSON”. THE SHOW RAN FROM 1952-1962. THIS 2CD SET FEATURES SELECTED EPISODES FROM BOTH RADIO SHOWS ALONG WITH INTERVIEWS WITH SMOKY AND DOT AS THEY REMINISCE ABOUT THE SERIALS. A TRUE PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY AND A FINE TRIBUTE TO ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST LOVED AND RESPECTED COUNTRY ARTISTS *****

CD1 – Introduction by Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell / Introduction to “Ridin With A Smile And A Song” / Ridin With A Smile And A Song (the song) / Introduction to Jindawarrabell / Jindawarrabell (the song) / Jindawarrabell (the serial) Episode 225 / Jindawarrabell (the serial) Episode 226 / Adventures Of Smoky Dawson (the series) Episode 186.

CD2 – Reminiscing with Smoky and Dot / Adventures Of Smoky Dawson (the series) Episode 124 / Adventures Of Smoky Dawson (the series) Episode 125.

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