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Joy McKean


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Joy McKean, OAM (born January 14, 1930, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, died May 25, 2023) was an Australian country music singer and songwriter.
Wife of Slim Dusty and mother of Anne Kirkpatrick and David Kirkpatrick. Member of McKean Sisters with sister Heather McKean.

ALBUMS


Slim Dusty & Joy McKean
Foolin' Around
1973
Slim Dusty And Joy McKean
Foolin' Around
1973
Slim Dusty & Joy McKean
Songs We Sing On Tour
1971, 7", EP, Columbia
Joy McKean with Slim Dusty
Country Joy
1970, LP, Album, Comp, Columbia,
Slim*, Joy*, Anne*, David*
Slim Dusty And Family
1969, 7", EP, Columbia
Joy McKean
Dancin' Shoes
1968, 7", Single, Mono, Columbia
Slim Dusty, Joy McKean, Anne and David
Sing Along With Dad
1968
Slim Dusty, Joy McKean, Anne Kirkpatrick
Family Album - Slim, Joy and Anne
1967, 7", EP, Columbia
Joy McKean
Davey Darlin'
1967, 7", Single, Mono, Columbia
Slim Dusty And Joy McKean
An Evening With Slim And Joy
1966
Slim Dusty With Joy McKean And Dick Carr And His Buckaroos*
I Love You Best Of All
1959, 7", Columbia, ,
Country
Slim Dusty & Joy McKean Singing And Yodelling With Dick Carr And His Buckaroos*
Mother
1959
Joy McKean
Souvenirs
7", EP, Columbia
Joy McKean And Anne*
Just A Little Bit Longer
7", Single, Columbia
Joy McKean with Dick Carr & His Buckaroos
I Stand Accused
7", Single, Columbia
Slim Dusty, Dick Carr & His Buckaroos, Joy McKean
Pastures Of Home
Slim Dusty, Joy McKean, Anne Kirkpatrick
Glory Bound Train
Slim Dusty With Joy McKean and The Bushlanders*
Losin' My Blues Tonight / Rusty, It's Goodbye
Amos Morris
Sign Of The Times
2007, CD, Album, Slim Dusty Enterprises Pty Ltd
The Slim Dusty Family
Live Across Australia
1996
Slim Dusty
Charleville
1994, CD, Single, EMI Music Australia
McKean Sisters
McKean Sisters On Stage
1993, CD, Album, Nulla Records
McKean Sisters
McKean Sisters Collection
1983
McKean Sisters
Ribbons On My Guitar / Prairie Love Knot
Shellac, 10", Rodeo Records (4)
McKean Sisters
Gymkhana Yodel / Moonrise Lullaby
Shellac, 10", Rodeo Records (4)
The Slim Dusty Family
Reunion
2008, CD, Smplr, EMI, Slim Dusty Enterprises
The Slim Dusty Family
The Slim Dusty Family Album
1982

APPEARANCES +


Gretta Ziller
Lockdown Covers
2020, 3xFile, MP3, 320, Not On Label (Gretta Ziller Self-released)
Tom Maxwell
Behind The Boundary Gate
2017, CD, Album, Lbs Music
The Wiggles
Wiggle Town!
2016, DVD, ABC for Kids
The Wiggles
Wiggle Town!
2016
Beccy Cole
preloved
2015, CD, Album, Gat, ABC Music
Rosemary Clooney
Greatest Hits
2014, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Not Now Music, ,
Vocal
Various
The Balladeers Volume 15
2014, CD, Comp, Australian Bush Balladeers Assoc. Inc.
Missy Higgins
Oz
2014,
Slim Dusty
The Son Of Noisy Dan: A Musical Autobiography
2013, ,
Country
Various
Not So Dusty II: The Bushies Tribute To Slim Dusty
2012, CD, Album, EMI, Nulla Records
The JAC*
Faux Pas
2012
Greg Bain
Staying True
2011, CD, Album, Lbs Music
Ashley Cook
Highways Of The Great Outback
2011, CD, Album, Lbs Music
Beccy Cole
Pre Loved
2010, CD, Album, Rod Mccormack Productions, Beccy Cole Music
Lindsay Waddington
True Blue Aussie Classics Vol. 1
2010, CD, Album, Kross Kut Records, ,
Country
Paul Seils
My Kind Of Country
2010, CD, Album, Matilda Music (2)
Various
The Balladeers Vol. 11
2010, CD, Comp, Australian Bush Balladeers Assoc. Inc.
Davidson Brothers
Born To Play
2009, CD, Album, Not On Label,
Bluegrass/Country
Dianne Lindsay
Heartbeat Of Australia
2009, CD, Album, Not On Label (Dianne Lindsay Self-released)
Various
The Balladeers Vol. 10
2009, CD, Comp, Australian Bush Balladeers Assoc. Inc.
Rolf Harris
The Platinum Collection
2008, 3x CD, ,
Aboriginal/Novelty/Parody
Dragon
Remembers
2007, CD, Album, Ozmomusic,
Various
One Perfect Day
2007, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Time Life Music
Slim Dusty
Live
2006, 2xCD, Album, EMI, ,
Spoken Word/Country
Lindsay Waddington
Nice & Easy
2006, CD, Album, Lbs Music, ,
Country
Charley Boyter
Play Charley
2006, CD, Album, Kross Kut Records, ,
Country/Folk
Melissa Bajric
Small Town Girl
2006, CD, Album, Drover Music
Amos Morris
Memories Live On
2005, CD, Album, Checked Label Services
Neil Buttsworth
Roses & Memories
2005, CD, Album, Kross Kut Records
Various
1954 British Hit Parade - Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 3
2005,
Nathan Charlton
What I'm All About
2004, CD, Album, Kross Kut Records
Anita Ree
Under The Blue Australian Sky
2004, CD, Album, Lbs Music, ,
Country
Glennies Creek Country
"Country Songs" By Glennies Creek Country
2004, CD, Album, Not On Label (Glennies Creek Country Self-released), ,
Country
Various
Truck Driving Songs
2003, 6xCD, Comp, Rajon Music Group
Various
Australian Balladeers Remembered - Tribute Series No. 2
2003, CD, Comp, Australian Bush Balladeers Assoc. Inc.
Various
Toyota Country Music Awards 30th Anniversary
2003, Box + 3xCD, Comp, EMI, EMI, EMI, EMI
Peter Smith
Old Boko & Me
2002, CD, Album, Opal Records (5)
Various
Singers And Songwriters Made In Australia
2002, 2x CD,
Evelyn Bury
Buried Treasures
2001, CD, Album, Selection Records (5), ,
Country
Owen Blundell
The Rambler Comes Home
2001, CD, Comp, Selection Records (5)
The Barry Sisters* & The McKean Sisters*
Rhythm In The Saddle
2000, CD, Comp, National Film & Sound Archive
Slim Dusty
Looking Forward Looking Back
2000
Pete Smith*
All About The Bushland
1998, CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
The Selection Team Goes Truckin'
1998, ,
Country
Maria McBride
Australia's Yodelling Sweethearts
1998
Slim Dusty
The Very Best Of Slim Dusty
1998
Dave Reynolds
Easy Goin' Aussie
1997, Cass, Steve Parish Music Australia
Roger Vines
Country Abode
1997, Cass, Not On Label
The Crosby Sisters
Coming On Strong
1997, CD, Album, Southland Music
Roger Vines
Country Abode
1997, CD, Not On Label
Slim Dusty
91 Over 50
1996, CD, Album, EMI, EMI
Evelyn Bury
Australian Country From Tex Morton To Lee Kernaghan
1996, CD, Album, Selection Records (5)
Slim Dusty
91 Over 50
1996, DVD-V, PAL, EMI, Slim Dusty Enterprises Pty Ltd, ,
Country
Slim Dusty
No.50 / The Golden Anniversary Album
1996, CD, Comp, EMI
The Australian Boot Scootin' Band
Line Dancing Especially For The Family
1996, CD, Album, ABC For Kids, ABC Music, EMI
Slim Dusty
Songs From The Land I Love
1996, CD, Album, EMI Music
Slim Dusty
Country Classics
1996
Anne Kirkpatrick
21st Anniversary Concert
1995, CD, Album, EMI, ABC Country
Slim Dusty
Country Livin'
1995
Slim Dusty
Regal Zonophone Collection
1995
Barry Thornton
Country In The 90's The Thornton Way
1994, CD, Album, Selection Records (5), ,
Country
Various
The LBS Country Collection Volume 1
1994, CD, Comp, LBS Records
Various
Home for Christmas
1994, CD, Comp, ABC Music, ,
Country
Owen Blundell
Regular O
1994
Slim Dusty
Natural High
1994
Various
Young Australia Sings
1994
Craig Giles
Captured
1994
Pixie*
Pixieland
1993, CD, Album, EMI
Peter Salata
Give Me Wings
1993, CD, Album, LBS Records, LBS Records, ,
Country
The McKean Sisters*
Today
1993, CD, Album, Nulla Records, ,
Country
Slim Dusty
Ringer From The Top End
1993, CD, Single, EMI
Slim Dusty
Ringer From The Top End
1993
Reg Poole
From The Cradle To The Saddle & Women Of The West
1992, CD, Comp, Selection Records (5)
Slim Dusty & Keith Urban
Lights On The Hill
1992, CD, Single, Car, EMI
Peter Horan
Country Piano
1992
Slim Dusty
That's The Song We're Singing
1992, ,
Folk/Country
TCB*
TCB
1991, Cass, Album, Not On Label
Lindsay Butler
"My Country"
1991
Slim Dusty
Vintage Album 5
1991
Slim Dusty
Things Are Not The Same On The Land
1991
Slim Dusty
Slim Dusty Sings Joy McKean
1991
Slim Dusty
Coming Home
1990,
Slim Dusty
The Best Of Slim Dusty Volume 2
1990
Various
Australian Country Music Vol. 1
1990
Stan Coster
Songs 'Me Old Mates' Wrote
1989, LP, Album, Opal Records (5)
Lawrie Minson
Morning Mail/One Small Photograph Of You
1988, 7", Single, EMI
Ian McNamara
Australia All Over ㅇ Volume Two
1988
Slim Dusty
The Slim Dusty Heritage Album
1988
Slim Dusty
G'Day, G'Day!
1988, ,
Country
Stan Coster / Tracy Coster / Terry Smith (23) And Blue Gum*
Airplay Special 45
1987, 12", EP, Gidgee Records
Tracy Coster
From The Heart
1987
Slim Dusty
Neon City
1987
Slim Dusty
We've Done Us Proud
1987
Slim Dusty
Cattlemen From The High Plains And Other Places
1987
Evelyn Bury
I'm Stronger Than I Look
1987
Reg Poole & Guests
Reg Poole's Truck 'N' Rodeo Whopper!
1986, Cass, Comp, Selection Records (5), ,
Country
Stacy Rumbel & Brenda Rumbel
Salisbury Sisters
1986
Slim Dusty
Stories I Wanted To Tell
1986
Barry Thornton
The Big Heart Of The North
1986
Slim Dusty
I'll Take Mine Country Style
1985
Slim Dusty
Trucks On The Track
1984,
Slim Dusty
On The Wallaby
1983
Anne Kirkpatrick
Merry-Go-Round Of Life
1982, LP, Album, Nulla Records
Anne Kirkpatrick
Merry-Go-Round of Life
1982, 7", Single, Nulla Records
Slim Dusty With The Travelling Country Band
Banjo's Man
1982, 7", Single, Promo, Columbia
Lindsay Butler
Tamworth Guitar
1982
Bullamakanka
Bullamakanka
1982
Slim Dusty
No.50 The Golden Anniversary Album
1981
Slim Dusty And The Travelling Country Band
G'Day, Blue
1981
Slim Dusty
Where Country Is
1981,
Nev Nicholls
Loaded Up And Truckin'
1981
Olive Bice
Hillbilly Girl With the Blues
1981, Vinyl, ,
Country
Barry Holmes (2) & Country Express
Welcome To My World
1980, LP, Album, Bunyip,
Slim Dusty
The Man Who Steadies The Lead
1980
Slim Dusty
The Slim Dusty Family Album
1980, ,
Country
Slim Dusty
Spirit Of Australia
1979, LP, Album, RE + LP, Album, RE + LP + LP, Album, RE, Columbia, ,
Country
Slim Dusty
Spirit Of Australia
1979, 7", Single, Columbia
Slim Dusty
Spirit Of Australia
1979
Slim Dusty
The Entertainer (Live At The Sydney Opera House)
1978
Slim Dusty
Indian Pacific
1977, 7", Single, Columbia
Lucky Starr
Lucky Starr And Some Old Friends
1977, ,
Country
Slim Dusty
Just Slim With Old Friends
1977
Slim Dusty
On The Move
1977
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume One
1977
Lindsay Butler
Lindsay Butler Plays Slim Dusty Favourites
1976, LP, Album, Opal Records (5)
Slim Dusty
This Is Your Life
1976
Paul & Colleen Trenwith
Fresh From The Country
1976
Slim Dusty Featuring The Travelling Country Band
Things I See Around Me
1976
Slim Dusty
Give Me The Road
1976, ,
Country
Slim Dusty
I Don't Sleep At Night
1975, 7", Single, Columbia
Lee Conway
Truck On Country
1975, ,
Vocal/Country
Slim Dusty And The Travelling Country Band
Lights On The Hill
1975
Slim Dusty
The Biggest Disappointment
1974, 7", Single, Columbia
Anne Kirkpatrick
Down Home
1974
Slim Dusty
Australiana
1974
Slim Dusty
'Live' At Tamworth
1973
Slim Dusty
Riding This Road
1973
Slim Dusty
Live At Wagga Wagga
1972
Slim Dusty
The Lights On The Hill
1972
Slim Dusty
Songs From The Land I Love
1971, LP, Album, Columbia
Slim Dusty
By Special Request
1971, LP, Comp, Music For Pleasure, Music For Pleasure
Slim Dusty
Darwin (Big Heart Of The North) / Rodeo Riders
1970, 7", Single, Columbia
Kevin & Joyce Durdin
The Durdins Sing Again
1970, 7", EP, Hadley Records
Slim Dusty
Sing A Happy Song
1970, ,
Country
Slim Dusty
Christmas On The Station
1969, 7", EP, Columbia, Columbia
Slim Dusty
Cattle Camp Crooner
1969
Slim Dusty
We'll Have To Stick Together Now / Callaghan's Hotel
1969
Gordon Parsons
Baby's Not Walking
1969
Slim Dusty
Encores
1969
Slim Dusty
Songs From The Cattle Camps
1968
Slim Dusty
The Min Min Light / Song Of The West
1967, 7", Single, Columbia
Slim Dusty
The Best Of Slim Dusty
1967
Slim Dusty And His Bushlanders
The Ace Of Hearts
1963, 7", Single, Columbia
Slim Dusty
Songs In The Saddle
1963, ,
Country/Folk
Slim Dusty
High, Wide And Handsome
1961
Slim Dusty
The Whispering Bush
1961
Rick & Thel Carey With Paul Weston And His Stringdusters
Man And Woman
1961
Slim Dusty
I Don't Want No Woman Around
1960
Slim Dusty
Keep The Love-Light Shining
1960
Slim Dusty
Slim Dusty Sings
1960
Slim Dusty
Silver Spurs
1959
Slim Dusty
I Must Have Good Terbaccy When I Smoke
1959
The McKean Sisters*
Prairie Love Knot
1952, Shellac, 10", Tasman
Various
An Australian Christmas
CD, ABC Music, ,
Holiday
The Howie Bros*
Nar Nar Goon
LP, Album, Glenample Records
Johnny Noonan
Little Aussie Battler
Cass, Album, Not On Label
Various
20 Country Tracks
LP, Comp, World Record Club, ,
Country
Ken Clee
Proud To Be Australian
Cass, Not On Label, ,
Country
Evelyn Bury
Where The Burnett River Flows
CD, Album, Selection Records (5), ,
Country
Stephen R Cheney
The Tribute Series Volume 2 Country Requests
CD, Album, Not On Label (Stephen R Cheney Self-released)
John Goodare
Sounds Country Volume 2
LP, Album, Drum, EMI (Australia) Limited
Various
Outback Kids Appeal
CD, Comp, Not On Label
Slim Dusty
The Rodeo Dance / Just Saddle Old Darkie
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Bruce McCumstie
Throw The Billy On
CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Country
Nathan Charlton
Slim, You've Done Us Proud
CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Country
Pete Smith*
Bygone Days
CD, Album, Dig, Not On Label
Trevor Dennis
Photographs & Memories
Cass, Album, Not On Label
Bush Balladeer Buzzer
Back To Basics
CD, Album, Not On Label (Bush Balladeer Buzzer Self-released)
Maureen Woods
Country Travellin'
CD, Album, Salt Bush Recording
Gary Smith
It's About Time
CDr, Album, Not On Label, ,
Country
The McKean Sisters* and The Melody Rangers
Blue Grass Waltz / The Cowgirl's Lament
Shellac, 10", Rodeo Records (4)
Keith Jamieson
A Picture Of Australia
CD, Album, Not On Label (Keith Jamieson Self-released)
The Milliner Family
Four Generations
CD, Album, Not On Label (The Milliner Family Self-released), ,
Country
Brian Letton
Live At The Barham Services Club
CD, Album, Car, Brian Letton Recordings
Rick* & Cathy*
Through Our Eyes
CD, Album, Regency Sound (2), ,
Country
Bob Hartup
The Aussielander Sings Stumpy And 11 Other Country Songs
Cass, Album, Strad (2)
Ken Clee
Popular Requests
Cass, Album, Not On Label
Glenn Jones
East Of The Scrub
Slim Dusty
Dusty Tracks
Slim Dusty
Walk A Country Mile
Maureen Woods
Back To Country
Rick & Thel Carey
Rick & Thel Carey Encores
Slim Dusty
Live Into The 90s
CD, ,
Country
Various
Popular Favourites No. 2
Slim Dusty
Way Out There
Slim Dusty
To Whom It May Concern
Slim Dusty
Christmas On The Station
2022, 10", Album, Comp, 33 , EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd
Slim Dusty
Slim & I (Original Documentary Soundtrack)
2020, CD, EMI, ,
Soundtrack
Slim Dusty
The Dusty Trail Yodeler: Travellin’ Through: Songs Of People, Places, Road & Rail
2019, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Jasmine Records
Various
The LBS Country Collection Volume 18
2013, CD, Comp, LBS Records
The Slim Dusty Family
Reunion
2008, CD, Album + DVD, EMI, Slim Dusty Enterprises, EMI, Slim Dusty Enterprises
Slim Dusty
Down The Dusty Road
1998, CD, Comp, EMI Music Australia
Slim Dusty
Down The Dusty Road / Old Time Drover's Lament
1998, 2xCD, Comp, EMI
Various
The Slim Dusty Show (Live At Townsville 1956 'Theatre Royal')
1996
Various
Country Music In Australia 1936-1958 The Regal-Rodeo Collection
1993, 3xCD, Comp, EMI
Slim Dusty
The Slim Dusty Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984, ,
Country
Various
We Can Sing a Country Song
1982, LP, Comp, Axis (3)
Various
The Country Music Album
1981, LP, Comp, Telmak
Slim Dusty
Travelling Country Man
1977
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume One
1977
Various
Country Style Vol. 4
1976
Slim Dusty
Dusty Tracks
1975
Slim Dusty
Dinki-Di Aussies
1974
Various
Country Style Volume 1
1974
Various
Country Style Vol. 5
1973
Various
Australian Style
1968, LP, Comp, Music For Pleasure
Slim Dusty And His Bushlanders
Way Out There
1964, 7", Single, Columbia
Slim Dusty Slim & Anne Dusty*
Teenage Country Style
1964
Slim Dusty And His Bushlanders
The Paper Boy
1962
Slim Dusty And His Bushlanders
Boomerang
1961, 7", Columbia
Slim Dusty And His Bushlanders
My Pal Alcohol / The Old Rusty Bell
1961
Slim Dusty With Dick Carr And His Buckaroos*
When They Muster On The Golden Plain
1959
Slim Dusty With The Bushlanders*
The Pubs With No Beer
1958
Slim Dusty With The Bushlanders*
Losin' My Blues Tonight
1954
Various
Dusty Road (Australian Country & Western Album)
LP, Comp, Music For Pleasure
Various
Dusty Road
LP, Music For Pleasure
Slim Dusty
The Slim Dusty Movie
2xDVD-V, Col + 2xCD, Col, Umbrella Entertainment
Various
Our Country Music
LP, Comp, Columbia, Columbia
Various
Callaghan's Hotel
Various
Country Encores
Various
Country Style
Slim Dusty
Any Old Time