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Gordon Parsons was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, best known as the composer of Slim Dusty's 1957 hit song "A Pub With No Beer". ==Early Life and Career== He was born in Paddington, an Eastern suburb of Sydney in 1926, and moved with his parents to Cooks Creek near Bellingen, New South Wales in 1929.〔http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/RollOfRenown/1982_GordonParson.htm〕 At age 14 he left his parents' farm and subsequently worked as a sleeper-cutter. Around this time he entered a well-known radio talent quest, “Terry Dear’s Australian Amateur Hour”, and was awarded second prize. Regal Zonophone Records, as a result of hearing him on "Amateur Hour", recorded six songs with him in 1947.〔http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/RollOfRenown/1982_GordonParson.htm〕 As a performer, he then toured widely in rural Australia with a number of travelling shows, including Goldwyn Brothers Circus. While touring he met and married his first wife, Zelda, of the Great Ashton’s Circus family. They had a daughter (Gail) in 1949, but the marriage soon ended.〔http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/RollOfRenown/1982_GordonParson.htm〕 He continued to tour regularly with major country acts such as Slim Dusty, Chad Morgan, and Tex Morton, and between tours “went bush” to write more songs, fish, and do menial farm work. He continued to record for Regal Zonophone, and later for various other labels, including Mystery (1950s), Hadley (1960s), CM Records (1970s), and Columbia and Selection (1980s). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gordon Parsons (singer-songwriter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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