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Pioneering Australian country musician, singer and songwriter, known as The Yodelling Jackaroo. Williams was the first Australian to record country music in Australia, after Hugh Holm and three years after New Zealander Tex Morton made his first recording in Australia. Williams recorded his own songs about life and times in the Australian bush. It was with Williams that the Bush Ballad was first born.

Born 5 September 1918 in Newtown, Sydney, Australia. Died 12 December 1986 of cancer, in Brisbane, Australia.

ALBUMS


Buddy Williams
Down The Old Bush Track
2006, CD, Comp, B.A.C.M.
Buddy Williams
The Happiest Days Of My Life
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Larrikin Records
Buddy Williams
The Bush Balladeer
1997, CD, Album, Comp, BMG Australia Limited
Buddy Williams
Regal Zonophone Collection Vol 1
1997, 3xCD, Comp, RM, EMI
Buddy Williams (2) & Various
Our Buddy - A Tribute To Buddy Williams
1995, CD, Comp, Castle Communications (Australasia) Limited
Buddy Williams
1939-1941
1992, Cass, Album, Comp, Kingfisher Cassettes
Buddy Williams
Under Western Skies
1991, CD, Mono, EMI Music Group Australasia, EMI Music Australia
Buddy Williams
Under Western Skies
1991
Buddy Williams
Reflections
1987, LP, Comp, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
The Immortal Buddy Williams - Away Out On The Plains
1987
Buddy Williams
The Bushland That I Love
1986, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
The Bushland That I Love
1986, Cass, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
How's Your Memory
1986
Buddy Williams
Take My Hand
1985, LP, Album, RCA International,
Buddy Williams (2) & Various
Our Buddy - A Tribute To Buddy Williams
1985, LP, Comp, Nicholls N' Dimes Records, ,
Country
Buddy Williams
Over Hilltop And Hollow
1985
Buddy Williams
Buddy's Country
1983, 12", EP, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Big Country Muster
1983, LP, Album, RCA International
Buddy Williams
A Breath Of Country Air
1982,
Buddy Williams
A Man And His Guitar
1982
Buddy Williams
Make Yourself At Home
1981, LP, Comp, RCA Rockaway, Summit (10)
Buddy Williams
An Old Hillbilly From Way Back
1981, LP, Album, RCA International,
Buddy Williams
Wonder Valley
1980, LP, Album, RCA International (Camden)
Buddy Williams
Bushland Of My Dreams
1979, LP, Comp, EMI
Buddy Williams
Bushland Of My Dreams
1979, Cass, Album, Comp, EMI
Buddy Williams
Bushland Of My Dreams
1979, LP, Comp, EMI, EMI
Buddy Williams
Help Me Understand
1979
Buddy Williams
Without Friends (What A Dreary Old World It Would Be)
1978, LP, Album, RCA, RCA
Buddy Williams
I'll Stroll Down Memory Lane With You
1978
Buddy Williams
Trucks And Trains
1977, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Ramblin' 'Round
1977, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Farming '77
1977, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
The Happiest Days Of My Life
1976, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Hittin' The Road Again
1975, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Thanks To You
1975, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Country Touch
1975, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Where The White Faced Cattle Roam
1975, LP, Album, RCA Camden, RCA Australia
Buddy Williams
The Wreck of the Tasman Bridge
1975, 7", Single, RCA Australia
Buddy Williams
35 Wonderful Years
1974, LP, Album, Comp, RCA Victor, RCA Australia
Buddy Williams
Mighty Moonbi Range
1974, 7", Single, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Headin' For The Warwick Rodeo
1973, LP, Album, RCA Camden
Buddy Williams
The Big Banana Land
1973
Buddy Williams (2) And The Overlanders
Back O' Bourke
1972, 7", Single, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Along The Outback Tracks
1972, ,
Country
Buddy Williams
Aussie On My Mind
1972
Buddy Williams
Country Style
1970, LP, Album, RCA Camden
Buddy Williams (2) With The Overlanders
Hard Times
1970, LP, Album, RCA Victor
Buddy Williams
Sentimental Buddy
1969, LP, Album, RCA Camden
Buddy Williams
The Cowboy's Life Is Good Enough For Me
1969
Buddy Williams (2) & The Overlanders
The Big Banana Land
1969
Buddy Williams
The Kelly Gang
1968, 7", EP, Columbia
Buddy*, Kaye* And Harold Williams
A Family Affair
1968, LP, Album, RCA
Buddy Williams
Buddy Sings Hank
1968
Buddy Williams
This Particular Baby / Wild River
1965, 7", Promo, RCA
Buddy Williams (2) And The Overlanders
Pal Of My Heart
1964, 7", Single, Columbia
Buddy Williams (2) And The The Overlanders
I've Been Around
1964, 7", Single, Columbia
Buddy Williams
Sings Jimmy Rodgers
1962
Buddy Williams
Outback Ballads
1961, LP, Comp, Columbia,
Buddy Williams
Wedding Bells
1961
Buddy Williams
The Snowy Mountains
1960, 7", Columbia
Buddy Williams
Rockin' Alone In An Old Rockin' Chair
1959, 7", Columbia
Buddy Williams
Under Western Skies
1959, 7", Columbia
Buddy Williams
The Panther
1959, 7", Columbia
Buddy Williams
Roley
1959, 7", Columbia, ,
Country
Buddy Williams
Don´t Forget Me, Little Darlin
1959, 7", Single, Columbia
Buddy Williams
The Prisoner's Song / On An Ocean Of Broken Dreams
1959, 7", Single, Columbia
Buddy Williams
Polling Day
1959
Buddy Williams
Mareeba Rodeo / Poisoned Darts
1956, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Little Red Bonnet / King's Cross Boogie
1956, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Answer To Missing In Action
1956
Buddy Williams
Anybody's Lover / The Nightmare
1956
Buddy Williams
Away Out On The Plain / Ben Hall The Bushranger
1955, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
It Sure Makes You Wonder, Don't It? / Christmas Boogie
1955, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
I've Mortgaged The Farm Again / Sailor Boy
1955, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Busy Buzzin' 'Round / A Yellow Dog's Love
1955, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
There's Sunshine On My Side Of The Street / She Left Me For The Joys Of Gold
1955, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Kelly Gang / The Black Sheeps Return To The Fold
1954, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Spirit Of Progress / Pentridge Jail
1954, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Ring / Honeymoon On A Rocket Ship
1953, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Death Of Hank Williams / Missing In Action
1953, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
In Daddy's Footsteps / I'd Rather Have A Pony Than A Girl
1953, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Missing In Action
1953
Buddy Williams
Dear Old Dorrigo / Christmas Bells
1952, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone, ,
Holiday
Buddy Williams
Back Street Affair / Too Old To Cut The Mustard
1952, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Flying Doctor / A Mother As Lovely As You
1952
Buddy Williams
Beyond The Setting Sun / I'm Gonna Tear Down The Mailbox
1951, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (The Yodelling Jackaroo)*
Wedding Bells / Murrumbidgee Blues
1951, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Freight Train Blues / The Black Sheep
1951, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
I Can't Sitting In A Cell / Gambling Polka Dot Blues
1951, Shellac, 10", Mono, Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (The Yodelling Jackaroo)*
Dear Old Aussie Blues / Beneath The Queensland Moon
1950, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Pioneering Days / Down The Old Bush Track
1948, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (The Yodelling Jackaroo)*
The Stockman And The Outlaw / My Sunny Southern Home
1948, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (The Yodelling Jackaroo)*
The Orphan Boy And His Dog / Chain Lightning The Outlaw
1947, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Overlander Trail / Over Hilltop And Hollow
1946, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Mountain Barbecue / Riding Down The Valley
1946, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (2) & Lenore Miller
Where The Lazy Murray River Rolls Along / The Drover's Song
1945, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Riding Home At Sundown / Bushland Of My Dreams
1945, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (2), The Yodelling Jackaroo
Music In My Pony's Feet
1944, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Dying Soldier's Prayer / I'll Be Back Never Fear
1942, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Face On The Bar Room Floor / Wingie The Railway Cop
1942, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
My Pretty Quadroon / Wonder Valley
1942, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Blazin' The Trail / A Mother's Plea
1942, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Where The White Faced Cattle Roam / What A Pal My Mother Might Have Been
1942
Buddy Williams
Maple On The Hill / The Crepe On The Little Cabin Door
1941, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Shearer's Goodbye / Memories Of Home
1941, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (The Yodelling Jackaroo)*
Down By The Old Beaten Trail / The Australian Hillbilly
1941, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Newsboy's Message / Going Home
1941
Buddy Williams
Under The Old Wattle Tree / The Cowboy's Life Is Good Enough For Me
1940, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Happy Jackaroo / Dreamin' Of My Mother
1940, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Orphan's Lament / My Moonlight Lullaby
1939, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams (2), The Overlanders
The Sounds Of The Bush At Night / The Sad Eyed Zebu Steer
7", Single, Smplr, RCA
Buddy Williams
That Dapple Grey Broncho Of Mine / They Call Me The Rambling Yodeler
Shellac, 10", RP, Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Les Dingo
7", Single, RCA
Buddy Williams
The Bow Legged Stockman
7", Single, Columbia
Buddy Williams (2), Bert Newton
The Buddy Williams Story - An Interview With Bert Newton
7", Single, Promo, Festival Records
Buddy Williams
Headin' For The Warwick Rodeo
7", Single, EMI
Buddy Williams
Crazy
7", Columbia
Buddy Williams
Christmas Blues / What's The Use
7", Single, Columbia
Buddy Williams
Little Jackaroo / My Darling River Rose
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Always Call Me Darling / Riding Down The Wallaby Trail
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
The Wandering Gambler / Happy Cowboys
Shellac, 10", RP, Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Buddy Williams Remembers
LP, Comp, Mono, Victor, RCA
Buddy Williams
Rocky Round-Up Show / Our Wedding
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Australia's Kitty Gill / The Old Sundowner
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Blue Since You've Been Gone / Somebody's Stole My Money
Shellac, 10", Mono, Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals / There's Another Angel In Heaven
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Buddy Williams
Journey's End / Gonna Ride Till The Sun Goes Down
7", Single, Columbia
Buddy Williams (2) And Lenore Miller
Rhythm In The Saddle / Bushland Paradise
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone,
Kay* & Buddy Williams (2) / Buddy Williams
We're Both Sorry Now / Chapel Bells
7", W/Lbl, RCA
Buddy Williams
Blazin' The Trail
Buddy Williams
There's An Empty Bunk In The Bunkhouse / The Australian Bushman's Yodel
Bush Balladeer Buzzer
Back To Basics
CD, Album, Not On Label (Bush Balladeer Buzzer Self-released)

APPEARANCES +


Various
Sing Me A Song Of The Saddle
2015, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Western Swing/Hillbilly/Country/Folk
Slim Dusty
The Den Tapes
2015, ,
Country
Various
The Balladeers Volume 15
2014, CD, Comp, Australian Bush Balladeers Assoc. Inc.
Ashley Cook
Highways Of The Great Outback
2011, CD, Album, Lbs Music
Ashley Cook
I Remember Buddy Williams
2009, CD, Album, Lbs Music
Various
Sounds Of Australia (The National Registry Of Recorded Sound)
2008, CD, Comp, RM, ABC Classics
Ashley Cook
Beneath The Queensland Moon
2007, CD, Album, Lbs Music
Nathan Charlton
What I'm All About
2004, CD, Album, Kross Kut Records
Various
Australian Balladeers Remembered - Tribute Series No. 3: Our Hillbilly Past
2004, CD, Comp, Australian Bush Balladeers Assoc. Inc., ,
Country
Johnny Greenwood
Through The Years
2004, CD, Album, Colonial (9)
Barry Thornton
The Other Side Of Barry Thornton
2003, CD, Album, Selection Records (5)
Peter Smith
Old Boko & Me
2002, CD, Album, Opal Records (5)
Various
The Selection Team Goes Rodeoin'
2000
Lee Kernaghan
Rules Of The Road
2000
Bob Easter
Land Of The Big Blue Sky
2000
Shorty Ranger With John Vaughan (10) And The Sugarloaf Mountain Boys
True Country Style
1999, CD, Album, Wildwood Records (4)
Reg Poole
A Letter To Buddy
1999
Pete Smith*
All About The Bushland
1998, CD, Album, Not On Label
Jim Ayres
A Road Of Memories
1997, Cass, Album, Not On Label
Evelyn Bury
Australian Country From Tex Morton To Lee Kernaghan
1996, CD, Album, Selection Records (5)
Various
Country Radio Request Hour Volume 8
1996, CD, Comp, Selection Records (5)
Shorty Ranger, Bryan Watkins (2), Les Partell, John Vaughan (10) & Buddy Bishop
Shorty & Friends
1996
Reg Poole
Goin' Rodeoin' / Rodeo Fever
1995, CD, Comp, Selection Records (5), ,
Country
E.Z. Livin' Country Duo
Traditional Country
1994, Cass, Album, Not On Label (E.Z. Livin' Country Duo Self-released), ,
Country
Keith Glass, Mick Hamilton, Gary Young
Rocking Cowboy
1993, CD, Album, Larrikin Records
Don Gresham
The Country Music Special
1990, CD, Album, Koala Records (5), ,
Country
Stan Coster
Songs 'Me Old Mates' Wrote
1989, LP, Album, Opal Records (5)
Reg Poole
I Love This Land Australia
1987, 7", Single, Festival Records
Reg Poole & Guests
Reg Poole's Truck 'N' Rodeo Whopper!
1986, Cass, Comp, Selection Records (5), ,
Country
Barry Thornton
The Big Heart Of The North
1986
Lindsay Butler
My Tribute To Buddy
1986
Rex Dallas
For Valour
1985, LP, Album, Hadley Records
Reg Lindsay
I've Always Wanted To Do That
1985
Kevin Gunn
"Travellin' Man"
1982, LP, Album, Matilda Records (3)
Lindsay Butler
Tamworth Guitar
1982
Various
Australia - Our Land Our Music
1982, 2x Vinyl, ,
Aboriginal/Country/Folk
Rex Dallas
Buckjump And Saddle Tales
1981
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Five
1980, ,
Country
Ted Egan
Rodeo Australia
1980
Ellen Lee Osterfield
Outlaw
1980
Ray Kernaghan
Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)
1979, LP, Album, Bullet (12), ,
Country
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Three
1979
Bryan Watkins
My Sentimental Journey
1979, Vinyl,
Various
Country Radio Request Hour Volume Four
1979
Reg Poole
Goin' Rodeoin'
1978, LP, Album, Selection Records (5)
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume One
1977
Rick & Thel Carey
Best Of Buddies
1973
Various
Australian Country Yodellers
1971
Kaye Williams
Just Between The Two Of Us
1970, LP, Album, RCA Camden
Wilf Carter
Wilf Carter Sings Songs Of Australia
1969, Vinyl, ,
Country
Various
Our Kinda Country
1967, Vinyl, ,
Country/Folk
The Skillet Lickers
The Skillet Lickers
1966, Vinyl, ,
Bluegrass
Slim Dusty And His Bushlanders
Aussie Sing Song
1962
Garner Wayne With The Deaconaires
Country Style
1962
Dusty Ray
Countrystyle No.3
1961, 7", EP, Planet Records (16)
Rusty Greaves
Yodelling Buckaroo
1960
John Minson
Australia's Mr Hoedown Plays Country Harmonica
LP, Album, CM (3)
Buddy Williams Jnr.*
Harold Williams Sings Australian Country
LP, Album, Not On Label
Ken Clee
Proud To Be Australian
Cass, Not On Label, ,
Country
Le Garde Twins
Sing Songs By Slim And Buddy
LP, Album, Columbia, Columbia, ,
Country
Trevor Dawson
Trevor Dawson From The Land Down Under
Cass, Album, Not On Label
Ron Wells
Way Back In The Forties
Cass, Album, Mulga Music Promotions
Slim Connor
You'll Do Me Mate
CD, Album, Not On Label
Gary Smith
It's About Time
CDr, Album, Not On Label, ,
Country
Michael Pincott
My Boondooma Home
CD, Album, Outback Records (9)
Charmaine Pout
Proud To Be Australian
CD, Album, Not On Label (Charmaine Pout Self-released)
Rick Hopkins
Country Memories And Dreams
CD, Album, Not On Label (Rick Hopkins (2) Self-released)
Various
Yodellers From Downunder
CD, Album, Comp, Birubi, ,
Country
Johnny Greenwood
Johnny Greenwood In The 90's
Cass, Album, Colonial (9)
Reg Poole & Friends
The Good Old Days
CD, Album, Car, Matildaroo Music
Ted Egan
Rodeo Australia
CD, Not On Label
Various
A History Of Australian Country Music
Joan Ridgway
Queensland Country Style
Various
Country Radio Request Hour Volume 9
Maureen Woods
Back To Country
,
Country
Various
The LBS Country Collection Volume 20
2015, CD, Comp, LBS Records
Various
Saturday Night Country Presents Tracks Of Tragedy
2009, CD, Comp, ABC Music
Various
Let Me Be Your Sidetrack (The Influence Of Jimmie Rodgers)
2008, 6xCD, Comp, Bear Family Records, ,
Bluegrass/Country/Western Swing
Various
Just Plain Folks
2007, CD, Comp, Mono, Jasmine Records, ,
Country/Bluegrass
Various
The Greatest Country Stars Of The 20th Century
2003, 4x CD, ,
Country
Various
Let Us Sing Another Good Old Country Song
2001, CD, Comp, Selection Records (5), ,
Country
Various
The Best Ever Golden Guitars Album
2000, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, ,
Country/Country Rock
Various
Country Music In Australia
1999, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Sound Heritage Association Ltd
Various
Saturday Night Country Favourites
1998, CD, Comp, Smplr, ABC Country, EMI, ,
Country
Various
The Tamworth Tapes Volume Two
1997, CD, Comp, Award
Various
Australia Our Land Our Music - Vol 1
1996, CD, Comp, RE, EMI, ,
Country/Folk
Various
Country Music In Australia 1936-1958 The Regal-Rodeo Collection
1993, 3xCD, Comp, EMI
Various
Country Music Radio Album
1983, LP, Comp, Selection Records (5)
Various
The Winners
1982, 2xLP, RCA
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Seven
1982, LP, Comp, Selection Records (5)
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Six
1981, LP, Comp, Selection Records (5)
Various
The Country Music Album
1981, LP, Comp, Telmak
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Five
1980, ,
Country
Various
The Giants Of Australian Country
1980, Cassette, ,
Country
Various
King Of The Road
1979, LP, Comp, RE, RCA Vik
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Three
1979
Various
Beaut'n Bonza Ballads
1979
Various
Songs Of The Rodeo - Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Four
1979
Various
RCA Country Music Sampler
1978, LP, Comp, Promo, Smplr, RCA
Various
Country Music In Australia
1977
Various
Bush Ballads - Australia's Greats
1977
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume One
1977
Various
Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Two
1977
Various
The Big Truck Hits
1976, ,
Country
Various
Country Sunshine
1975, 2xLP, Comp, RCA, ,
Country
Various
Country Style Vol. 2
1975
Various
Country Style Volume 1
1974
Various
Australiana
1973
Various
Them Old Country Songs
1973
Various
Country Stampede Vol II
1972
Various
Country Stampede
1971
Various
Australian Style
1968, LP, Comp, Music For Pleasure
Various
Game As Ned Kelly
1968, 7", EP, Columbia
Various
Country & Western Music Jamboree
1963
Various
Australian Folk
LP, Comp, Columbia
Various
My Home On The Sunburnt Plains
LP, Comp, Music For Pleasure, Music For Pleasure
Various
The Tamworth Tapes
2xLP, Comp, Rich River Records, ,
Folk/Country
Various
Big Trucking Country
2xCD, Comp, Rainbow (4)
Various
18 Country Truckin Favourites
LP, Comp, Dino Music, ,
Country
Various
Songs Of The Rodeo - Country Radio Request Hour, Volume Four
LP, Comp, Selection Records (5)
Various
A History Of Australian Country Music
Various
Songs Of Australia
Various
Country Style