Gary Shearston

Gary Shearston
A man plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on a stand. He is shown in right profile, wearing dark clothes and looking downwards.
Shearston at the SAFA Fundraiser, Paddington Town Hall, January 1965
Background information
Birth nameGary Rhett Shearston
Born(1939-01-09)9 January 1939
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
OriginSydney, Australia
Died1 July 2013(2013-07-01) (aged 74)
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, priest
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1958–2013
LabelsLeedon/Festival, CBS
Websitegaryshearston.com

Gary Rhett Shearston (9 January 1939 – 1 July 2013) was an Australian singer-songwriter and Anglican priest. He was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s and performed traditional folk songs in an authentic style. He scored a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom in 1974 with his cover version of Cole Porter's song "I Get a Kick out of You". From the 1990s he also worked as a priest in rural New South Wales.