Reginald John Lindsay OAM (7 July 1929 – 5 August 2008) was an Australian country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality.

It was written and originally performed by the American folk musician John Stewart as a tribute to Neil Armstrong's lunar landing in 1969.

[4][5] After leaving school (Adelaide, South Australia) he initially worked for the Department of Agriculture and studied wool classing.

In 1948 Reg and Dave auditioned for the Dick Fair hosted radio contest program Australia's Amateur Hour.

[5][6] In November 1950 Lindsay travelled to Sydney via a motorcycle to compete,[7] in the following year, which launched his career as a singer-songwriter.

[10] His singles with that label include, "Blue Velvet Band", "My Home Way Out Back" (written by Lindsay),[11] "Sundowner Yodel", "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time", "By the Old Slip Rail", "Sweeter than Flowers", "Shackles and Chains", "My Blue-Eyed Jane" (all before 1955), "I Love You a Thousand Ways", "Country Mile", "I'll Never Live It Down", Got Those Itchy Feet", "In the Luggage Van Ahead" (all five in 1954).

[13] AllMusic's Jason Ankeny observed, "despite his public recognition and relentless touring schedule, success as a performer continued to elude him.

"[14] Lindsay returned to Australia in 1964, and hosted a TV show on the Nine Network in Adelaide called The Country and Western Hour, which ran for seven-and-a-half years, until 1972.

By 1966 the show that was originally only broadcast locally in Adelaide went nationally with Lindsay, as host[15] In that year he issued a single, "They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around".

He travelled to the United States in 1968, to record material for his TV show,[4] while there he was asked to appear on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

The young surfies like the fringed jackets-they're fantastic sellers-and the girls go for the cotton jackets to wear over bathers to the beach.

In January 1974 he won a Golden Guitar trophy at the Country Music Awards of Australia for Best Male Vocal with "July You're a Woman".

[4][5] Reg Lindsay's Country Homestead also won two state-based Logie Awards for Queensland's Most Popular Show in 1978 and 1979.

Lindsay supported charities and appeared on TV telethons to raise money for various community organizations.

Some of his performances were issued on a DVD video album, Reg Lindsay : live across Australia 1979-1994, in 2015 via Umbrella Entertainment.

"[2] His son-in-law, Ross Smith, was one of six victims of Malcolm Baker, a spree killer, in October 1992, the murders are referred to as the Central Coast massacre.

Lindsay is survived by his wife Roslyn; his three daughters from his first marriage, Dianne, Sandra and Joanne;[16] and his grandchildren.

The DVD, CDs and Book are available at the Reg Lindsay official website [1] On 21 January 2021 Roslyn with the Federal Member for New England Barnaby Joyce and selected guests officially opened The Reg Lindsay Memory Barn at Spring Ridge, south of Tamworth, in honor of her late husband.