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James Blundell (singer)
James Blundell (born 8 December 1964) is an Australian country music singer. Born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Blundell first rose to prominence after being named "best new talent" at the 1987 Country Music Awards of Australia. He has since released several albums in both Australia and the United States, with his most successful album ''This Road'' (released in 1992) selling more than 145,000 copies in Australia. Blundell was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate in Queensland at the 2013 federal election, running for Katter's Australian Party.
==Early life and music career==
Blundell was born in Queensland town of Stanthorpe, and was brought up on a sheep and cattle station near the town. As an adult he worked as a station hand across various locations in northern Australia. After a back injury sustained while working on a farm in Papua New Guinea he turned to music. and he subsequently won a Golden Guitar Award as the "best new talent" of 1987.〔 〕 Blundell released his eponymous first album in 1989, which was followed by "Hand It Down", which was released in the United States in 1990 following its success in Australia. His next albums were ''This Road'' and ''Touch of Water''. ''This Road'', which sold more than 145,000 copies in Australia, included the hit "Way Out West", a collaboration with James Reyne which went to #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart.〔("Bankrupt James Blundell back with his folks" ) – ''The Sunday Telegraph''. Published 30 May 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2013.〕 Blundell's first works reflected his background as a jackaroo and his love of that lifestyle.〔
Although his next albums were less successful commercially, Blundell continued to play regularly at folk and country music festivals around Australia. In 1997, Blundell featured in a Qantas commercial, singing "I Still Call Australia Home",〔 and in the lead-up to the 1999 Australian republic referendum, Blundell recorded the official song for the "No" campaign, despite being in favour of a republic. In 2003 Blundell garnered media attention for his song "Postcards From Saigon" and speaking out against the war in Iraq. In November and December 2010 and the following February, Blundell performed in a musical theatre show, ''The Ultimate Rock 'n' Roll Jam Session'', with Nick Barker, Dave Larkin, Ezra Lee and Doug Parkinson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ''The Ultimate Rock 'n' Roll Jam Session'' )〕
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