Lynette Guest OAM

Lynette Guest on born  March 18 1955 in Yarrawonga, Victoria.
1962: Aged seven, Lynette made her first TV appearance, live to air. While still making regular TV appearances, she competed in numerous talent quests around NSW and Victoria.
1966: Won a talent quest at GMV6 Shepparton and was invited to appear on Brian and The Juniors on HSV7 Melbourne, hosted by Brian Naylor.
1970: The Guest family travelled to Adelaide from Mulwala for Lynette to appear on Reg Lindsay’s Country and Western Hour on NWS9. Lynette sang two songs Yodelling Cowgirl and Peace In The Valley.
1972: Travelled around Australia with the Buddy Williams Show. During this tour while in Sydney recorded harmony on Buddy’s LP, Aussie On My Mind and the Tex Morton, Buddy Williams, Sister Dorrie single, I Love Country Music. Made an appearance on the Tex Ritter UNICEF show that travelled around the world at the time.
1973: Appeared on John Williamson’s Travelin’ Out West TV show, which was recorded in Newcastle. When not on the road, Lynette did shows with the local Yackandandah CM Club and other clubs in the area and various artists such as Ray Kernaghan.

1975: Entered the CCMA Talent Quest and Jamboree, Tamworth, taking home the overall trophy. Recorded for Opal Records, Tamworth. The first single released was For The First Time/Macleay Street Sydney.
1976: The album Be My Guest was released.
1977: In a very busy year promoting her new album, Lynette toured with Rex Dallas.
1978: Married Tamworth entertainer Rodney Walker and settled in the Country Music Capital. Began working with singer-guitarist Patti Morgan throughout North-West and New England pub and club scene, before disbanding in the late 1990s.
1979: Worked with the harmony backing trio Skarlet (with Clelia Adams and Cate McCarthy), who were much in demand on the club and pub scene as well as back-up singers for the Australasian CM Awards, 2TM’s live radio show Country Muster and other events.
1982: Appeared on Terry Gordon’s Must Be Country TV show, and also with Skarlet.
1983: Released her second album through Opal Records, Blue Days and Dark Nights.
1990: Inducted into the Hands of Fame, Tamworth.
1990s: Kept busy singing in shows throughout NSW with fellow entertainers including Wayne Horsburgh, Ian Betteridge and Patti Morgan. Performed at Paul McCloud’s Hartwood CMF. Released a new album with LBS Music, Trail of Dreams, produced by Lindsay Butler.
2005: Inducted into the Women’s Wall of Fame at South Tamworth Bowling Club. 2007: Inducted into the Wall of Honour at LBS Studios, Tamworth.
2008: Won Female Vocal (Murray River Blues) and Group or Duo with Tom Maxwell for A Bushman Can’t Survive at the Stan Coster Bush Ballad Awards.