Des and Dawn Lindberg

{{Short description|South African musical duo}}

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| genre = Folk music

| years_active = {{Start date|1967}}–{{End date|2020}}

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| website = {{URL|https://www.desdawn.co.za/}}

| current_members = Des Lindberg

| past_members = Dawn Lindberg

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Des and Dawn Lindberg were a South African husband and wife folk musical group who won a SARIE award in 1971 and 1973 for best vocal group.{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hQ8EAAAAMBAJ&q=terry+dempsey&pg=RA1-PA49 | title=New Faces in SA 1970 SARIE Awards | magazine=Billboard Magazine | date=November 6, 1971 | pages=49}}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gtdDAQAAIAAJ&q=des+%26+dawn+lindberg+sarie+1973 | title=Gids op rolprente in die Nasionale Film-, Video-, en Klankargief | publisher=State Archives | year=1989| isbn=9780797019973 }}

Their first album, Folk on Trek was banned by the Apartheid government.{{cite web |last1=Leonard |first1=Charles |title=Political Songs: This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings |url=https://www.newframe.com/political-songs-this-land-is-your-land-sharon-jones-the-dap-kings/#:~:text=In%201967%2C%20the%20Joburg%20duo's,Dese%20Bones%20Gonna%20Rise%20Again |website=New Frame |access-date=19 July 2020}}

Their song, The Seagull's Name Was Nelson entered the charts at Number 8 in June 1971,{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rggEAAAAMBAJ&q=des+and+dawn+lindberg&pg=PA48 | title=New Hits of the World | magazine=Billboard Magazine | date=June 19, 1971 | pages=48}} reaching number 4 and spending twelve weeks on the charts.

Dawn died of COVID-19 related illness in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/theatre-legend-dawn-lindberg-dies-of-covid-19-related-illness/|title=Theatre legend Dawn Lindberg dies of COVID-19-related illness|date=December 8, 2020}}