Slim was an absolute Australian country ledgend,,,from his old 78 reagal zonophone label hit ,,, THe pub with no beer,,,when the rain tumbles down in july,,,, to his massive hits in the 60,s such as trumby,,The return of the stockman,,,,middleton,s rouseabout,,,How will i go with him mate,,,,His big hit in the 70,s ,,,Lights on the hill,,(written by wife joy)His album ,,,Tall stories and sad tails,,,is a ripper,,,,,but over all the stories he told about australia,,,,the stockman the swaggy,,,the aboriginal peole,,,,the hardships,,,the battler,,,,,there was a genuine story in every song,,,,with a genuine country feel to all of his music,,,,I had the pleasure of meeting slim on 5 occassions and he always made you feel welcome,,,,it was a very sad day when he passed away,,,,I have had the pleasure of recording a lot of his music with my mate brad on accordion on youtube recently via ( bertosvids) which has been great to do,,,,,slim produced 108 albums which says it all,,,he will never be forgotten,,,a TRUE LEDGEND,,cheers rob