Kevin Shegog

Kevin Joseph Alfred Shegog (20 August 19339 November 2000) was an Australian country music singer from rural Tasmania. From 1960 to 1962 he released three top 40 singles, "Little Kangaroo", a cover version of Claude King's hit "Wolverton Mountain" and "One Small Photograph".

Biography Kevin Joseph Alfred Shegog, was born on 20 August 1933 in Lower Turner Marsh near Launceston, Tasmania to Joseph (1902–1995) and Elvie Shegog ( Briant, 1910–1989). He was also a member of the choir at Lower Turner Marsh State School. At the age of fourteen, he started performing at venues and began to write songs. He performed "western music" at a concert in Longford in June 1953. In 1955 the singer relocated to Melbourne (and later to Shepparton, Victoria) and joined the Gold-Toppers. It had been issued earlier that year by fellow Country and Western singer, Johnny Ashcroft. It depicts Ned Kelly's girlfriend "The Roo". A W&G executive had learned of King's proposed single and arranged for the Australian to record it before the US version had appeared.

Personal life Shegog married Shirley May (née Haas) (1936–1981). Shegog and Haas were dating by August 1954. The couple had five children, Dallas, Susan, Lorena, Angela and Travis (1972–1994). From 1970 the family lived in Melbourne's suburbs of Preston, Reservoir and then Box Hill.

Discography

Albums TitleLabelYear Kevin Shegog W&G 1962 Country Concert W&G 1962 Great Country & Western Songs W&G 1963 Kevin Shegog's Greatest Hits W&G 1964 A History of Country and Western Music W&G 1965 The Kevin Shegog Album W&G 1965 The Best of Kevin Shegog Master 1966 Kevin Shegog Goes Nashville W&G 1968 Big Country Songs W&G 1970 Modern Country Songs W&G 1972 Rodeo Man W&G 1973 Kevin Shegog W&G 1974 Honky Tonk Girl R&H 1985

Compilation albums Title Label Year Greatest Hits W&G n/a Ballad of a Hillbilly Singer Canetoad Records 2004 1963 "Wealthy John" n/a 1963 "The Strange Little Melody" n/a 1963 "When I Gave You My Heart" n/a 1963 "Don't Bug the Beatles" n/a 1964 "If You Were in My Shoes" n/a 1964 "Great Big Casey" n/a 1964 "Pretty Blue Ribbons" n/a 1964 "Saginaw, Michigan" n/a 1964 "A Huggin' and a Kissin'" n/a 1964 "It Hurts So Much (To See You Go)" n/a 1965 "Phar Lap (The Red Terror)" n/a 1965 "Johnny Was a Friend of Mine" n/a 1965 "Apple Blossom Belle" n/a 1967 "Sault St. Marie" n/a 1967 "Teacher's Pet" n/a 1968 "Miss Personality" n/a 1968 "Little Frisco" n/a 1970 " Little Curly Hair in a Highchair" n/a 1970 "Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine" n/a 1971 "Ballad of Hillbilly Smith" n/a 1971 "Redbacks Don't Eat Meat" n/a 1971 "Daddy Frank" n/a 1971 "Top Forty" n/a 1971