Reg Lindsay

Reg Lindsay
OAM
A three-quarter black-and-white image of a couple. The woman at left is wearing a floral dress and has her right hand placed on the string of the guitar. It is being held by the twenty-five-year-old man who wears a cowboy shirt and a hat. His left hand is on the fret board and his right is below the woman's hand.
Lindsay (right), Joan Clarke
2UW Radio Theatre, Sydney, November 1954
Background information
Birth nameReginald John Lindsay
Born(1929-07-07)7 July 1929
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 August 2008(2008-08-05) (aged 79)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
GenresAustralian country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
  • radio and TV presenter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • acoustic guitar
Years active1951–2008
Labels
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1954; sep. 1982)​
Roslyn Winfield
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(m. 1988)​
Websitereglindsay.com.au

Reginald John Lindsay OAM (7 July 1929 – 5 August 2008) was an Australian country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality. He won three Golden Guitar Awards and wrote more than 500 songs in his 50-year music career. Lindsay recorded over 65 albums and 250 singles. Reg made his first trip to Nashville in June 1968 and recorded his first Nashville EP on this historic trip.

Lindsay's most popular cross-over hit was a cover version, "Armstrong" (March 1971), which reached No. 6 on the Go-Set National Top 60. It was written and originally performed by the American folk musician John Stewart as a tribute to Neil Armstrong's lunar landing in 1969.