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Timothy Edmund McNamara (10 October 1922 - 16 April 1983) was an Australian country music performer, radio presenter and talent scout. Born in Lucknow, New South Wales, near Orange, McNamara was the youngest of eleven children. He found work as a boundary rider at the age of 12 on a sheep station. After his family relocated from Orange to Sydney, McNamara remained in the Orange area and worked on dairy farms after leaving school. Inspired by performers such as Tex Morton, McNamara learnt how to sing, yodel and play guitar.

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  • Timothy Edmund McNamara (10 October 1922 - 16 April 1983) was an Australian country music performer, radio presenter and talent scout. Born in Lucknow, New South Wales, near Orange, McNamara was the youngest of eleven children. He found work as a boundary rider at the age of 12 on a sheep station. After his family relocated from Orange to Sydney, McNamara remained in the Orange area and worked on dairy farms after leaving school. Inspired by performers such as Tex Morton, McNamara learnt how to sing, yodel and play guitar. (en)
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  • Timothy Edmund McNamara (10 October 1922 - 16 April 1983) was an Australian country music performer, radio presenter and talent scout. Born in Lucknow, New South Wales, near Orange, McNamara was the youngest of eleven children. He found work as a boundary rider at the age of 12 on a sheep station. After his family relocated from Orange to Sydney, McNamara remained in the Orange area and worked on dairy farms after leaving school. Inspired by performers such as Tex Morton, McNamara learnt how to sing, yodel and play guitar. In 1940, he married Daphne Ford, after which he served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It was following the war, McNamara made a name for himself as an entertainer, writing and performing songs such as "Riding Along" and "We're Going To The Rodeo Today", which he recorded at his first recording session in 1948. He also appeared in the Australian film, Into the Straight. In 1949, McNamara commenced work as a radio presenter at Sydney radio station 2SM where he hosted a popular country music program. McNamara's program has been credited with boosting the popularity of such artists as Slim Dusty, Joy McKean and Gordon Parsons. McNamara launched a national talent show in 1950, which was sponsored by 2SM and Rodeo Records. The popularity of the inaugural talent show. which was won by Reg Lindsay, helped establish it as an annual event. McNamara's career spanned the decades between the 1950's and 1980's, recording for such labels as Festival Records and EMI. (en)
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