Reg Poole


Reginald Allen Poole is an Australian country singer-songwriter. Poole won three Golden Guitars, was inducted into the Roll of Renown in 2006, was awarded an OAM for services to country music in 2006 and in 2016 was elevated to Country Music Living Legend, an award designed to honour the achievements of those who have made a lasting contribution to country music in Australia and are actively engaged in writing, recording and performing.

Career

Poole left his dairy farm in the 1970s to pursue a career in music and won his first Golden Guitar in 1974.
In 1977, Poole signed with Selection Records, releasing several highly successful recordings over the next three decades, and became well known for concept albums, particularly with rodeo and truck themes.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Country Music At Its Best

  • Released: 1974
  • Format: LP
  • Label: W&G
The Long Paddock
  • Released: 1977
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Larrikin Records
  • Goin' Rodeoin'
  • Released: 1978
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • Rigs and Roads
  • Released: 1979
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • From the Cradle to the Saddle
  • Released: 1980
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • The Way It Used to Be
  • Released: 1981
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • Rodeo Fever
  • Released: 1981
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • Candles and Wine
  • Released: 1983
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • When the Big Mobs Came to Burke
  • Released: 1983
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • Shootin' Up On Rodeo
    • Released: 1984
    • Format: LP, Cassette
    • Label: Selection Records
    Woman of the West
  • Released: 1985
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Selection Records
  • I Love This Land Australia
  • Released: 1988
  • Format: LP, Cassette
  • Label: Festival Records
  • The Ghosts of 2KM
  • Released: 1994
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Selection Records
  • Old Mates and Chute Gates
  • Released: 1995
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Selection Records
  • A Letter to Buddy
  • Released: 1999
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Selection Records
  • Music's Been Good to Me
  • Released: May 2017
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reg Poole
  • The Good Old Days
  • Released: August 2017
  • Format: CD, DD
  • Label: Reg Poole
  • Awards

    Australian Roll of Renown

    The Australian Roll of Renown honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to Country Music. It was first awarded in 1976, and each new inductee is announced at the Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth, [New South Wales|Tamworth] in January.

    Country Music Awards of Australia

    The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.

    Tamworth Songwriters Awards

    The Tamworth Songwriters Association is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.