Rick and Thel Carey - White Crosses In The Jungle

Rick & Thel Carey were both born in New South Wales, Australia, Rick a city boy from Sydney, and Thel a fair dinkum farm girl from Glossodia near Windsor NSW.
Rick's love of country music grew from the hillbilly radio programmes that in the days of his childhood were firm favourites in the city as well as the country. Of course, Thel's rural upbringing ensured that she too came to love the earthy songs that reflected the daily way of life that she shared with millions of other Australians. Thel was a self taught guitarist, and her music eventually brought her to the "Bar-20 hillbilly Shows" at Eden Park and then appearances on the Reg Lindsay and Slim Dusty Shows.
It was at the Bar 20 shows that Rick & Thel met. Rick had acquired a good guitar from his prisoner of war father, and during his term with the Royal Australian Air Force Rick had been taught the instrument by a musical friend.
Armed thus with their respective musical talents and country and western backgrounds, Rick and Thel began a musical and family partnership from which evolved one of the top three Australian country music travelling shows of the 1960s through to the mid 1980s.
As with so many of this period's genuine country music performers, their first major success to spur them onwards to greater efforts was a win on the 1951 "Australia's Amateur Hour," that legendary cradle of Australian talent which was one of the crowning achievements of the golden days of Australian radio.
Known by this time as "The Slip rail Swingsters," Rick and Thel's first record followed in 1954 - a 78 rpm disc of "She Was Happy Till She Met You" and "I'll Never Be Fooled Again." It was released on the Regal Zonophone label, and began a happy association with the EMI organization - an association which continued until December 1978 - a very respectable 24 years recording with the one company.
As times changed, though, country and western style of music in the 70s and 80s steadily became the province of specialist labels. On 24th December, 1978, Rick & Thel signed with Hadley Records. Their three previous EMI albums had all been recorded at the Hadley Studios in Tamworth for EMI's Columbia label, so it was a somewhat natural progression for them to sign with Hadley for what was sadly to be the last few years of their career.
The act was forced to retire during the early 1980s when Thel developed cancer. They lived in retirement in Denmark, Western Australia, until Thel died of her illness on the 2nd October, 1998. Rick now lives in Brisbane QLD.
This song about our ANZACS was co-written by Jim Wesley and Rick & Thel Carey
The track is available on CD - the source is in the video
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[@brucebaker4792]

what a sad loss to country music now all the great artists have passed away

[@ranchybabe]

so true of todays lifestyle were we pay our respect of the past wars

[@Ombrax]

Excellent traditional country music and wonderful voices 😻

[@maxrawnsley1401]

This song brings me sadness for those who gave their lives. Never forget the sacrifice and lives hurt and never let it be taken from us

[@dannyglover1962]

Love these two singing togeather

[@normanfeinberg9968]

Let us never forget our brave men and women who fought to keep us free.Msgt/Ret Norman H Feinberg USAF.The best and bravest never made it back

[@edwardpootchemunka2061]

Another Great song from Rick & Thel Carey

[@edwardpootchemunka7403]

I remember rick & thel Carey travelled all over cape York back in the 1970s

[@edwardpootchemunka7403]

Mr & Mrs country music

[@robertwheeler2400]

They were awesome! came to Georgetown QLD back in the 70's loved them.

[@EdwardPootchemunka-jm6uw]

and all over Cape York Peninsula also Buddy Williams

[@bettystephenson7094]

beautiful song thanks for sharing

[@warrenhoward913]

Wish I could have been at their concerts. What a duet!

[@keithoneil6711]

Very beautiful voices just love all of there songs beautiful

[@georgeproctor1557]

Best folk i have ever had pleasure of meeting love there music

[@stanleygriffiths2750]

Dallas, thanks for playing Rick and Thel's songs, they have always been popular with me, lovely singers that you are able to understand every word of the song, plus the songs that they sing are wonderful to listen to, of course there are songs that bring tears to my eyes !!

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Thanks for dropping by Dawn.. yep, I like listening to them.. It takes me back to my youth when I used to go to their shows... and great memories they are for sure... Cheers

[@stanleygriffiths2750]

Dallas, I was never lucky enough to see one of their shows, much to my disappointment, they used to visit Boonah, Qld. when I lived in Brisbane, but a friend always let me know the day after they had been there, ''Bugger"

[@dawnbryan13]

still enjoying their music

[@allanwhite7731]

Dallas I haven't found any new posts from you I have enjoyed your posts over the years hope all is good

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

There is a new Web Site dedicated to Rick & Thel - the link is in the description above - Drop by and say hello to Lynne Carey - Rick and Thel's daughter - Cheers

[@lionelmcnaughton7942]

beautiful song, thanks for listing

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

G'Day Lionel... you are welcome.. thanks for dropping by

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Thank you.. I like to spend bit of time with the graphics.... I will have a lot of new uploads soon... Please subscribe and you will be notified when they are ready - Cheers

[@bettystephenson7094]

love it

[@C80ree]

THIS VIDEO WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE AAA+

[@dennismoore1134]

What about those Diggers who were killed, fighting in war, but who were not christians? Would you put a white cross over their grave too, assuming, wrongly, that they were christians too? Dennis Moore.

[@ranchybabe]

its showing a black screen only and no music no more