Denis Gibbons
Denis Alfred Gibbons (1932 – 2002) was an Australian folk musician, radio announcer and musicologist. He started in radio in 1951 with the Macquarie Radio Network and began recording Australian folk music in 1954. His first albums were released in 1960 and he regularly appeared on Australia's Channel Nine as a lead-in to their news reports. In 1982 he received an Advance Australia award for "his outstanding contribution to Australian Folk Music". He worked as a producer for Radio Australia. He died in 2002
Denis Gibbons | |
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| Birth name | Denis Alfred Gibbons |
| Born | 1932 Port Elliot, South Australia |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 2002 (aged 69–70) |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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