Wayne Pride

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Wayne Pride
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Background information
Born June 29, 1943 (1943-06-29) (age 64)
Origin Sydney, NSW, AU
Genre(s) Country Music
Occupation(s) Country music Artist
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1959Present

Wayne Pride (Vocalist/Guitarist/Compare) is an Australian country music/50s/60s/70s Memory Lane singer, who started his career in 1959 in the city of Sydney, Australia. Since then he has toured with Charley Pride (twice) & Buddy Williams, made over 100 TV appearances and appeared as the opening act for Don Williams in early 2004. Later in 2004 Wayne flew to the United States to meet his long estranged friend Dwight Peters. Together they wrote a song appropriately entitled "Smoky Mountain Memories". He will again fly to the US in 2008 to continue his work with Dwight Peters.

Wayne's further career accomplishments include performing with Willie Nelson.

[edit] Discography

Year Title Single Other notes
1989 On The Road '
2006 Memory Lane ' Re-Release (Digitally Re-mastered)
2006 Back In Time '
2006 Dream '

TV Appearances: (As These Appearances Are Quite Dated, There Are No Known Online References To Them)

Seven Network Telethon: 17
Nine Network Appealathon: 9
GWN: Telehelp
NWS9: Woodie's Teen Time 1961
NWS9: Reg Lindsay's C&W Hour Adelaide Several Appearances
Seven Network: In Perth Tonight
Seven Network: The Ian Turpie Show
Nine Network: Pad 9 1965

Radio Interviews:

Curtin Radio Perth
6EBA Perth
ABC Radio Australia 720 Perth: Earl Reeve Country Music Show