Born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Blundell first rose to prominence after being named “best new talent” at the 1987 Country Music Awards of Australia….James Blundell (singer)

While in his native Australia James Blundell’s name is synonymous with the country genre a closer inspection reveals he has more in common with the likes of Steve Earle or Kris Kristofferson than any other Antipodean singer-songwriter.

COUNTRY music star James Blundell has left his wife for an Australian Idol competitor 20 years his junior. Blundell, 43, confirmed his nine-year marriage to Lidia, the mother of his two children, Travis, 5, and Briar, 9, was over and he was involved with 23-year-old Jesse Curran, whom he met at one of his concerts.

The Dingoes
Way Out West/Composers

James Blundell (1790-1878) was a British obstetrician. He performed the first recorded successful human-to-human blood transfusion in 1818, using the patient’s husband as the donor. Blundell took blood from his arm and used a syringe to transfuse it to the wife.

Way Out West/Artists

“Way Out West” is the debut single by Australian band the Dingoes. It was released in October 1973 and peaked in the top 40 of the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart and reached number 26 in Melbourne. The song became the band’s signature tune.

Way Out West are an English electronic music duo comprising Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren. Originating in Bristol, England, they rose to fame in the 1990s with their UK-charting singles “The Gift” and “Ajare”, and their debut studio album Way Out West was released in 1997 to critical and commercial success.

James Blundell was an obstetrician, surgeon, physiologist and teacher. He is best known as the first to perform a successful human-to-human blood transfusion.

The earliest known blood transfusions occurred in 1665, and the first human blood transfusion was performed by Dr. Philip Syng Physick in 1795. The first transfusion of human blood for the treatment of hemorrhage was performed by Dr. James Blundell in London in 1818.

Dingoes Ate My Baby is a fictional alternative rock band featured in the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Her mother, Lindy Chamberlain made the exclamation, “Dingoes ate my baby!”, which has since become a pop culture reference in various media.

Dance/Electronic
Way Out West/Genres

Laurel and Hardy
Way Out West is a 1937 Laurel and Hardy comedy film directed by James W. Horne, produced by Stan Laurel, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

James Blundell (born 8 December 1964) is an Australian country music singer. Born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Blundell first rose to prominence after being named “best new talent” at the 1987 Country Music Awards of Australia. Blundell has since released several albums in both Australia and the United States,…

James recently caught up with the team from MusoTV while in Brisbane for a chat about his illustrious career and being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in January.

In August 1993, Blundell released Touch of Water which peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Charts. Blundell continued to play regularly at folk and country music festivals around Australia. In April 1995, Blundell released his fifth studio album Earth & Sea which peaked at number 31.

In March 1992, Blundell released a cover of The Dingoes ‘ song ” Way Out West ” with James Reyne. The song was a commercial success peaking at number 2 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.