Nick Cave’s The Latest Hall of Famer

by lkatulka on October 18th, 2007

Moody singer-songwriter Nick Cave will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at the ARIA Awards ceremony at the end of the month.

It’s a fitting tribute to Nick’s diverse body of work, from his prolific careers with The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds to recent film scores.

“Nick Cave has enjoyed - and continues to enjoy - one of the most extraordinary careers in the annals of popular music,” said ARIA Awards committee chairman, Ed St John.

“His contribution over the past 30 years was never limited by geography or nationality and nor could it ever be described in terms of hit records, chart positions or radio airplay.

“He is an Australian artist like Sidney Nolan is an Australian artist - beyond comparison, beyond genre, beyond dispute.”

Nick Cave will join the other Hall of Fame artists for 2007 - Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons, Radio Birdman, Brian Cadd, Hoodoo Gurus, Marcia Hines and Frank Ifield - who were inducted in July.

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