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Warren Hedley Williams (born 27 December 1963) is an Aboriginal singer, musician and songwriter from Hermannsburg in Central Australia. Williams is an Arrernte man who plays country music and works as a broadcaster on CAAMA Radio in Alice Springs He started playing guitar at six with his father Gus Williams. In 2007, he wrote the musical ''Magic Coolamon,'' which debuted as the first ever Central Australian Indigenous musical〔(Magic Coolamon - First Central Australian Indigenous Musical )〕 and in 2015, Williams made his directorial debut, writing and directing two episodes of the Aboriginal television series Our Place for ICTV. In 2015, Williams teamed up with emerging artist Dani Young, writing and recording an album of traditional country duets in Nashville. The album was produced by Grammy and ACM award-nominated songwriter Billy Yates, and features Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale. == Awards== Warren H Williams and John Williamson's duet "Raining on the Rock" was nominated for an ARIA Award in 1998 for Best Indigenous Release, and Collaboration of the Year at the 1999 Australian Country Music Awards.〔(Aria Awards )〕 Williams won a Deadly in 1998 for Single Release of the Year for the duet "Raining on the Rock" and another in 2001 for his album ''Where My Heart Is''.〔(The 2001 Deadlys )〕 In 2006 Warren was the 'NAIDOC Artist of the Year' and won "Song of the Year" at Music NT’s 2006 Indigenous Music Awards. Warren H Williams was in 2004 presented with a Country Music Centenary Medal from CMAA for service to Australian society through music and in 2008 was an inductee into the Country Music Hands Of Fame in Tamworth.〔(Australian Country Music Hands of Fame )〕 With John Williamson and Amos Morris he won another Australian Country Music Award (also known as a Golden Guitar) for Bush Ballad of the Year in 2009.〔Sydney Morning Herald 25 January 2009 (Kasey rattles the gongs ) by Matt Buchanan〕 Williams was announced the 2012 Red Ochre Award winner at the National Indigenous Arts Awards. 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「Warren H Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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