Paul Kelly will receive a prize at this year's Apra Awards. The Australian songwriter, whose best known hits include 'To Her Door' and 'Treaty', will be honoured with the Ted Albert Award for his outstanding services to the Aussie music industry over the past 30 years. Both of Kelly's most famous hits have been named by Apra as two of the top 30 Australian songs of all time. Apra CEO Brett Cottle told Aap: "Every year the Apra board honours Ted's memory by conferring an award on someone who has contributed immensely to Australian music. "It is difficult to think of an Australian musician or songwriter of the past 30 years who has crafted more distinctly (more)...
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- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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