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
Title Album details Country Music At Its Best (as Reg Poole and the Country Trend) Released: 1974 Format: LP Label: W&G (WG.35/S/5646) The Long Paddock Released: 1977 Format: LP Label: Larrikin Records (LRF021) Goin' Rodeoin''' | Released: 1978 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRL-001) |- ! scope="row" | Rigs and Roads| Released: 1979 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRML 012) |- ! scope="row" | From the Cradle to the Saddle | Released: 1980 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRML 020) |- ! scope="row" | The Way It Used to Be| Released: 1981 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRL 025) |- ! scope="row" | Rodeo Fever| Released: 1981 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRML 026) |- ! scope="row" | Candles and Wine| Released: 1983 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRL 036) |- ! scope="row" | When the Big Mobs Came to Burke| Released: 1983 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRL 038) |- ! scope="row" | Shootin' Up On Rodeo (with Tom McIvor) | Released: 1984 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRL 043) |- ! scope="row" | Woman of the West| Released: 1985 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Selection Records (PRL 045) |- ! scope="row" | I Love This Land Australia| Released: 1988 Format: LP, Cassette Label: Festival Records (L 19250) |- ! scope="row" | The Ghosts of 2KM| Released: 1994 Format: CD Label: Selection Records (PCD 078) |- ! scope="row" | Old Mates and Chute Gates| Released: 1995 Format: CD Label: Selection Records (PCD 083) |- ! scope="row" | A Letter to Buddy| Released: 1999 Format: CD Label: Selection Records (PRC 095) |- ! scope="row" | Music's Been Good to Me| Released: May 2017 Format: CD, DD Label: Reg Poole |- ! scope="row" | 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 in January.
| 2006 | Reg Poole | Australian Roll of Renown
Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) 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.
| 1974 | Reg Poole | New Talent of the Year
| 1981 | "The Warrumbungle Mare " | Heritage Award
| 1985 | "When the Big Mobs Came to Bourke" | Heritage Award
Tamworth Songwriters Awards The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. (wins only) |- | 2014 | Reg Poole | Songmaker Award
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