Robert King Crawford
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2012 Launches the Australian sports flag: the Green and Gold. Copyrights name. Becomes heavily involved in his new Mesmeratic art phase of paintings. 2006. Planet and Talent City recordings added to the State Library sound archives. (Oldest ever candidate.) 2007 Painting and working on the YATMOL. His new album of How to Speak Australian (CD) released.Stands for position of Lord Mayor of Melbourne. 2008 Pandora archives induct his literary his works into the Victorian State Library archives in partnership with the National Library of Australia. Nearly has his leg amputated. All the original compositions including the title track on it were Crawford’s. The same year Aztec records re issue the Georgia Lee album Down Under Blues which was praised because of its importance in Australian music history by the National sound archives. His Flag of Unity is inducted into the Victorian State Library. Other organisations follow suit.?His first Aboriginal flag is inducted into the Victorian State Museum. 55 Flags of Australian History 2009 Australia’s National Sound and Film Library records four hours interview of Life History. Also 2010: That December The Observer did Crawford’s Biography over two pages. Included also some of his major productions also on CD, Plus 7 comedy albums, Monolith of Brass, Tribute to the Beatles The Frank Sinatra Story, such as the famed: Elvis Presley Memorial Concert, including impressionist voices on Scrooges Screwy Xmas (double album) and the Wonderful World Of Beeplemania and recorded material as vocalist on Night at the Katherina. Written albums including: Story of Mr. Showbusiness Story of Santa Claus. Also numerous other CDs/compositions with Doug Surman including: The Eureka Stockade Opera (double album) Robbery Under Arms, Term of His Natural Life, Tiddley Bits This is My Country - for Australia’s 200th birthday show (double album) Pinocchio Ballet, The Dreamtime, Pygmalion Crawford comedy compositions and material on: Scrooges Screwy Xmas narration material such as War of the Worlds and his Sonet Lumier (double album). Magic Musical Mystery Tour of Oz, Sing Along Football Party etc. Other CDs: Some Of My Own Favourite Compositions (double album)He Sees Snow White Ballet CD - recorded in studio (double album) The Ugly Duckling Ballet, Dixieland Football Party, 22 Football Marches (Double Album) includes 75 of his compositions on the subject and including previous albums, Meet Mr. Genius, Songs of Melbourne, Aurora Australis Pygmalion Ballet. Story in 6 flats, Lady in Blue, Seven Dwarfs and a Princess Victoria’s 150th Birthday. 2010 Geoffrey Orr (Lyric Records) after making scores of Crawford CDs available to the Sound Archives of the Victorian State Library states that Crawford was the most recorded of the Australian composers in the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s. Major works inducted in 2009-2010 were some of his musicals: Why is a Woman. Crawford turns 84.?Writes Tamworth Square Dance for recording by Leslie Martin. Also on album People Power words and music Crawford. Leslie Martin records flag Anthem The Australian’s, composed by Crawford and Surman. Flag threat. 2011 Nominated for Australian of the year.?Completes the 1000 days of the YATMOL philosophy book with over a 1000 illustrations and 10,000 thoughts. Four librettos and three ballet action sheets are being prepared for E-book libraries. New Website up and running. Ten books to go on E-book Libraries. Nominated Australian of the year for a second time. The composition People Power is broadcast in 29 countries. Anthems of the Flag of Unity accepted into the state archives and also the his new Sports flag “The Green and Gold. Becomes a member of A.M.C.Os. Featured in the four volume tribute of artists in the C.D. Heidelberg Town Hall 75th Anniversary celebrations. Again nominated for Australian of the Year. (more).