Jimmy Little

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Jimmy Little was a pioneering Australian Aboriginal country music singer, songwriter, and actor who became one of the nation’s most beloved and influential Indigenous entertainers.

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Jimmy Little canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous Australian person
actor
country musician
human
singer
songwriter
activeYearsEndYear 2012
activeYearsStartYear 1950
awardReceived ARIA Hall of Fame induction
Deadly Award for Lifetime Achievement
Officer of the Order of Australia
causeOfDeath kidney disease
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1937-03-01
dateOfDeath 2012-04-02
ethnicGroup Yorta Yorta people
familyName Little
fieldOfWork Indigenous health advocacy
acting
music
founded Jimmy Little Foundation
fullName James Oswald Little
genre country music
gospel music
pop music
givenName James
influenced Indigenous Australian musicians
instrument guitar
vocals
languageSpoken English
notableRole pioneering Aboriginal country music artist in Australia
notableWork Baby Blue
El Paso
Give the Coloured Lad a Chance
Messenger (album)
Randwick Bells
Royal Telephone
The Way I Made You Feel (cover)
Yorta Yorta
surface form: Yorta Yorta Man
occupation actor
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Cummeragunja
surface form: Cummeragunja Mission, New South Wales, Australia
placeOfDeath Sydney
surface form: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recordLabel Australian Broadcasting Corporation
surface form: ABC Music

Festival Records
religion Christianity
residence Sydney
surface form: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
spouse Marlene Little

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Wiradjuri people hasNotablePerson Jimmy Little
Little hasNotableBearer Jimmy Little