Trevor Day

Trevor Day was an Australian country singer, guitarist, songwriter and recording artist. Born in 1931 at Lorne on the NSW mid north coast and worked cutting timber and driving trucks before he was 18. Having grown up on the country music of Jimmie Rodgers, Tex Morton, Buddy Williams, Wilf Carter and Hank Snow he bought his first guitar at age 20 and started singing and writing. He moved to Sydney in the mid 1950s where he met Les Partell and Pat Ware and sang at a number of suburban hotels. it wasn’t long before he was performing professionally around Sydney on various shows. He was invited to tour as support act for stars such as Reg Lindsay, Chad Morgan, and the Rick & Thel Carey Show, and travelled extensively throughout Australia and New Zealand, honing his skills as a showman. He made regular appearances on the old Harbour Showboat “Kalang” and Radio 2SM's "On the Trail" program and toured with the Reg Lindsay, Chad Morgan and Rick & Thel Shows. In 1959, Trevor recorded four songs with EMI, the most memorable being The Boy Soldier which retained its popularity for several decades. After a hiatus of 10 years or so where Day ran his own transport company, built boats and houses, had a service station and raced motorbikes, he signed with the Country Music Capital based Hadley label where he released four EPs and, later, an album. He was inducted into the Country Music Hands of Fame in 1978 and was also awarded the South Australian Living Legend Award for his contribution to country music. In 1996, Trevor was awarded the Norm Scott Pioneer Award in Sydney and the Kempsey Country Music Australasian Country Music Living Legend Award. In 2008, he won two awards at Bungendore, the Songwriter going for An Empty Plate and Comedy Song with The Homemade Chair. He died in 2019 at age 87.