1) - Hugh McDonald (17 July 1954 – 18 November 2016) was an Australian, singer, songwriter and guitarist. Active from the 1970s to 2016, he performed and recorded with The Bushwackers, The Sundowners, Banshee, Redgum, Des 'Animal' McKenna, Moving Cloud, and The Colonials. He became better known when he joined the folk-rock group Redgum in 1981. McDonald wrote a number of the group's songs, including "The Diamantina Drover". After lead singer John Schumann left the band in 1986, he took over as lead singer until the group disbanded in 1990. Post-Redgum, he co…
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