Gay Kayler (Gay Kahler) Discography

POPULAR MUSIC OF THE 50s Vol 2
The White Magnolia Tree
Gay is the only Australian artist on this 100-track, four CD set

EMI 7918072 (1989)

READERS DIGEST SET (title unknown)
The White Magnolia Tree

 

Readers Digest (1993)

SHARING
Child of Koonapippi (about the Stolen Generations). Written for Gay by Eric Watson.
Didgeridoo: Gondwanaland’s Charlie McMahon
Guitar: Kirk L’Orange
Flute/bass: Shep Davis.
The Fields of Athenry (with Johnny Ashcroft) (Produced and co-directed by Johnny Ashcroft)

 

Selection PCD 082 (1995)

LET US SING ANOTHER GOOD OLD COUNTRY SONG
Child Of Koonapippi

Selection PCD 716 (2001)

NOBODY’S CHILD
(Vocal backing by the Bankstown Police Citizens Boys’ Club Choir)
MY HOME-COMING TRUCKER’S COMING HOME
Australia’s first female trucking song
(writer J Ashcroft)

 

RCA 102662 (1975)

CAPTAIN JOE HENRY’S HAPPY HAND-CLAPPING OPEN AIR RHYTHM BAND
The 1976 Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal Song
JESUS WHO
(with the songsters and band from the Hurstville Salvation Army Corps)(writer Eric Watson)

RCA 102789 (1976)

STREET SINGER (with Johnny Ashcroft)

 

RCA 103300 (1981)

IMAGINE THAT (with Johnny Ashcroft)

 

RCA 103758 (1981)

AUSTRALIAN FREEDOM FROM HUNGER CAMPAIGN
The Garden/One World Family
(with mass voices of 56 top Australian artists)

EMI ED.132 (1985)

FACES OF LOVE (with Johnny Ashcroft)
Gay Kayler’s White Magnolia Tree, backed by Mike Perjanik’s 32-piece orchestra, was taken from this album and has been available ever since.
(cover notes by Johnny Ashcroft)

EMI SOEX 10089 (1973)

KY COUNTRY 2KY 50 YEARS
Dream Away My Life
RCA-KY Country’s Australian Country Songwriter Quest-winning song.
(cover notes by John Burls)

RCA VCL1-0101 (1975)

BIG TRUCK HITS
My Home-coming Trucker’s Coming Home

RCA VAL1-0123 (1976)

THE GIANTS OF AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY
My Home-Coming Trucker's Coming Home
 

COUNTRY CREAM
On The Inside (with Johnny Ashcroft)
Rockin’ Alone In Her Old Rockin’ Chair
The Rodeo Queen
(cover notes by Eric Watson)

Selection PRML 011 (1979)

RCA COUNTRY CLUB TAMWORTH 1979
Street Singer (with Johnny Ashcroft)

RCA PROMO 43 (1979)

STREETSINGER (with Johnny Ashcroft)
Street Singer/Little Boy Lost–movie version

 

RCA DPL 609 (1981)

A TIME FOR CHANGE
Imagine That! (with Johnny Ashcroft)
Connection Man (as Lady Finflingkington)
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Berries (with the Baron)
(cover notes by John Egginton)

RCA VAL1 0354 (1981)

A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY WILLIAMS
Suvla Bay
(with Buddy Williams and Johnny Ashcroft)

Axis AX.701410 (1985)

THE CROSS OF THE FIVE SILVER STARS
(with Johnny Ashcroft, Bettybo and Shep Davis)
A Heritage Award finalist in the Australasian Country Music Awards.
Worked in duets, harmonies and narrations.
Solos:
Matthew (about Matthew Flinders, the man who named Australia).
Mrs Swaggy Joe (how a swagman’s swag came to be called a Matilda)
Historical cover notes by Johnny Ashcroft/
Gay Kayler/ Bettybo (Betty Reiman)

Jade JADLP1009 (1989)