Little, Jimmy (1937–2012)
Jimmy Little, performing at Corroboree 2000, by Loui Seselja
Biographical Entries
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Little, Marjorie Rose (wife)
- Little, Frances (mother)
- Little, James Kunkus (father)
- Peters, Henry (father-in-law)
- Little, Betty (sister)
- Little, Monica (sister)
- Little, Frederick (brother)
- Little, Colin (brother)
- Peters, Doug (brother-in-law)
- Thorne, Neville (friend)
- Williams, Claude (friend)
- Green, Cyril (friend)
- Stanley, Noel (colleague)
- Fisher, Bettie (colleague)
- Hardy, Colin (colleague)
- Merritt, Robert James (colleague)
- O'Keefe, John Michael (acquaintance)
- Hippai, Peter (related entry)
Jimmy Little, performing at Corroboree 2000, by Loui Seselja
National Library of Australia, 24523705
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Little, James Oswald
Birth
1 March,
1937
Cummeragunja,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
2 April,
2012
(aged 75)
Dubbo,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor
- actor (film)
- benefactor (general)
- carer
- country music singer
- guitarist
- Indigenous rights activist/supporter
- singer
- television entertainer
Awards
- National Living Treasure (Australia)
- John Campbell Fellowship (Mo Awards)
- ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album
- ARIA Hall of Fame
- Deadly Award for Best Male Artist
- Deadly Award for Best Single Release
- Mo (entertainment) awards
- Red Ochre Award [Lifetime Achievement] (Australia Council for the Arts)
- Officer of the Order of Australia
- Ted Albert Award (APRA)
- Golden Guitar for Lifetime Achievement (Australian Country Music Awards)
Legacies
- Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music (Deadly Award)
- Jimmy Little Foundation
Key Organisations
- Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs
- All Coloured Show
- Jimmy Little Trio
- Koori United rugby team (Sydney)
- National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association Dance College