At a star studded Dinner
and Presentation night of the Victorian and National Country
Music Awards , held at Whittlesea on the weekend of Febraury
10, 11 and 12, Rodney Vincent was awarded the “Victorian
Entertainer of the Year” for
2005.
A “shell shocked” Vincent accepted his award from Country
Music star Beccy Cole and for once was speechless , never
having won an award in the music industry ever , this was
his first .
Being around for “a year
or three” as Rodney puts it,
he served his apprenticeship from the country dance hall
days in particular the Bonegilla Hall where he played his
first paying job , to the biggest and best venue's in Australia
.
One of the first congratulatory
emails was from American Rock'n'roll legend Gene Pitney
with whom Rodney has toured Australia many times , and
been special guest to other great performers including
The Delltones , 4 Kinsman , Col Elliott , Freddie and the
Dreamers, Gloria Loring , to mention just a few .
Two years ago Rodney released
his best ever CD “Here I
Am” (produced by Michael Cristian) which received a top
10 nomination in the Victorian awards , featuring many
songs he wrote or co wrote , including “Let's not make
the same mistake again” with Gene Pitney , and with some
25 minutes of comedy, of which has become part of his
in concert show .
Over the past few years
Rodney has gone from strength to strength with his booking
calendar full with commitments all over Australia, he
puts his hand to country , comedy, old time standards,
and rock'n'roll, it makes him the consummate versatile
entertainer that is, and now an achievement of an award
he richly deserves, well done Rodney Vincent , “Victorian
Country Music Entertainer if the Year” 2005
Bill Davidson
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