Dean Perrett
{{Short description|Australian singer–songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| genre = Traditional Country and Bush Ballad
| website = www.deanperrett.com
| years_active = 1989 – present
| instrument = Guitar, Singer
| name = Dean Perrett
| image =
| origin = Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
}}
Dean Perrett is an Australian Traditional Country singer and songwriter from Queensland, Australia.
{{Cite web|title = Dean Perrett - Bio|url = http://deanperrett.com|website = deanperrett.com|accessdate = 2015-12-08}} Dean is one of Australia's leading Traditional Country and Bush Ballad artists, He recorded his first album in 1989 and in the following 25 years he has released 12 more albums.
Dean has toured internationally and regularly performs at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and other various festivals and gigs.
Albums
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!Details
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|Australia She's Mine
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- Released: 1989
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|Kings in Grass Castles
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- Released: 1999
- Label: LBS Records (LBS039CD)
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|The Real Thing
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- Released: 2001
- Label: LBS Records (LBS058CD)
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|All Set & Saddled
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- Released: 2003
- Label: LBS Records (LBS077CD)
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|Keep on the Sunnyside
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- Released: 2004
- Label:
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|My Saddle Bag Dreams
|
- Released: 2005
- Label: Kross Kut Records (KKR107CD)
|-
|New Traditions
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- Released: 2006
- Label: Dean Perrett (DPE001)
|-
|Return of the Stockman
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- Released: 2007
- Label: Dean Perrett
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|A Thousand Campfires
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- Released: 2008
- Label: Dean Perrett
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|Cattle Town
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- Released: November 2011
- Label: Dean Perrett
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|My Bush Heritage
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- Released: 2013
- Label: Dean Perrett
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|The Shelter of the Cross
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- Released: 2013
- Label: Dean Perrett
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|I'm the Land
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- Released: July 2014
- Label: Dean Perrett (DPE007)
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|Dusty Sky
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- Released: January 2016
- Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label
|-
|Aussie Favourites Bluegrassed
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- Released: March 2017
- Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label
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|Earn Your Spurs
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- Released: August 2018
- Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label
|-
|Kind Seasons
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- Released: February 2021
- Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label
|-
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Awards and nominations
=Country Music Awards of Australia=
The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.{{cite web|url=https://www.country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners|title=Past Award Winners|accessdate=2 November 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025171148/https://country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title = Perrett proud of his Hands of Fame induction|url = http://www.southburnetttimes.com.au/news/perrett-proud-of-his-hands-of-fame-induction/2519769/|website = South Burnett Times|accessdate = 23 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/golden-guitars-awards-fanny-lumsden-sweeps-awards-in-tamworth/13081696|title=Fanny Lumsden wins five Golden Guitar Awards despite cancelled Tamworth Country Music Festival|website=ABC|date=23 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021}}
{{awards table}} (wins only)
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| 2012
| "Channel Country Ground" (by Dean Perrett & Lee Kernaghan)
| Bush Ballad of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2015
| "My Country, My Land" (by Dean Perrett & Troy Cassar-Daley)
| Vocal Collaboration of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2015
| "Bloodwood & Clover" by Dean Perrett
| Bush Ballad of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2015
| himself
| Hands of Fame
| {{yes2|imprinted}}
|-
| 2018
| "Henbury Blues" by Dean Perrett
| Bush Ballad of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2021
| "Six decks to Darwin" by Dean Perrett
| Bush Ballad of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| "Out on Killarney" by Dean Perrett
| Bush Ballad of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
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=Tamworth Songwriters Awards=
The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/song-competition/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}} Dean Perrett has won eleven awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/past-winners/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}
{{awards table}} (wins only)
|-
| 2002
| "The Shelter of the Cross" by Dean Perrett
| Gospel Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2004
| "Hold On to Jesus" by Dean Perrett
| Gospel Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
|rowspan="2"| "No Greater Friend" by Dean Perrett
| Gospel Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Country Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2011
| "The Shepherd's Fold" by Dean Perrett
| Gospel Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2012
| "There's Room at the Cross" by Dean Perrett and Sherry Foster
| Gospel Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
|rowspan="2"| "Hilda's Rest" by Dean Perrett
| Country Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Country Ballad of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2015
| "Coopers Creek" by Dean Perrett
| Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| "Fear God" by Dean Perrett
| Alt. Blues and Bluegrass of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| "The Lighthouse" by Dean Perrett
| Gospel Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
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