Australia has lost one of its most iconic musicians, with Redgum’s Hugh McDonald passing away at the age of 62.
The beloved tunesmith, who wrote Redgum’s The Diamantina Drover and performed backing vocals and violin on their culturally seminal anti-Vietnam war ballad I Was Only Nineteen, died on Friday night, 17th November, after a “long, courageous and inspirational battle with cancer”.
After Redgum disbanded in…
