Herbert Patrick Laughton, (7 February 1927 - 2 December 2012) was a country singer from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.
[3] His songs have been covered by Buddy Williams, Auriel Andrew and Trevor Adamson.
Laughton was born on 7 February 1927 on a rocky outcrop on the edge of the Todd River in Alice Spring to Simon Rieff, a Russian miner, and a local Aboriginal woman whose name is not recorded.
When he was five The Bungalow moved to the Telegraph Station site and he walked, with a group, the 48 km distance from one to another.
[1] Laughton started his music careers while at The Bungalow, following inspiration from country singer Tex Morton, who visited when he was just ten years old and his upbringing here inspired his song "Old Bungalow Days" and the history of Central Australia, more generally, became one of the main themes of his music.