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Born Robert Lane August 30th 1916 in Nelson, NZ. Performed and recorded at the age of 16. Came to Australia in 1932. Pioneered the travelling country show and toured the world. Tex Morton the showman supreme, single handedly established the identity of Australasian country music. Australia's "Yodelling Boundary Rider", this amazing man would develop a career and reputation as one of the most exciting and versatile performing artists on any stage in the world. As the first to record original country music in this nation, Tex is renowned as "the father of Australian country music".