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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Songwriters Speak
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Debbie Kruger spoke at length to these 45 songwriters from Australia and New Zealand whose work in rock, pop and country music has left an indelible imprint on Australia’s cultural landscape. In candid, face-to-face interviews, these great tunesmiths discuss their successful careers, share their thoughts on tapping into the creative source, and tell the stories behind classic songs.

Included here are key songwriting members of legendary bands such as The Seekers, The Easybeats, The Twilights, Masters Apprentices, Daddy Cool, Axiom, Little River Band, Sherbet, Split Enz, Cold Chisel, Sports, Midnight Oil, Mental As Anything, Australian Crawl, Crowded House, Icehouse, INXS, Men At Work, Divinyls, Dragon, Silverchair and Savage Garden.

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    • Balmain, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,: Limelight Press , 2005 .
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      Extent: 608p.
      Reprinted: Jun 2023
      ISBN: 9780975708033, 0975708031

Works about this Work

Chorus Lines Andrew McMillen , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 May 2023; (p. 6)

— Review of Songwriters Speak Debbie Kruger , 2005 selected work interview
Chorus Lines Andrew McMillen , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 May 2023; (p. 6)

— Review of Songwriters Speak Debbie Kruger , 2005 selected work interview
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