Richard Clapton is a much-loved legend of Australian music, the
performer and songwriter of many iconic Australian hit songs: Deep
Water, Best Years of Our Lives, Goodbye Tiger, Glory Road, Lucky
Country, I am An Island, Trust Somebody, Capricorn Dancer and Girls
on the Avenue.
As a producer Richard worked on the second INXS album, Underneath
the Colours (1981), which saw the beginning of their rise to fame
in the shape of their first two hit singles. He also joined The
Party Boys for a period before resuming his solo career.
Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane described Clapton as
'one of the most important Australian songwriters '. On 12 October
1999, Clapton was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry
Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. In 2014 he will be celebrating 40
years in the music industry.
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