[1] Arthur Blanch was born on 1 November 1928 at Wollun, near Tamworth, New South Wales, where his parents were sheep farmers.
[2] Blanch married Berice Collins in Glen Innes, New South Wales on 6 February 1954.
The three family members becoming known for recording collaborations and touring together, relocating to the United States in 1968 where they established themselves as performers which included appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.
[2] Blanch again collaborated with his daughter to write a television special called The Lady and the Cowboy which starred Smoky Dawson, Allan Caswell and Johnny Chester among others, and aired in both Australia and the United States.
It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth in January.