{{Short description|Australian singer–songwriter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | genre = Traditional Country and Bush Ballad | website = www.deanperrett.com | years_active = 1989 – present | instrument = Guitar, Singer | name = Dean Perrett | image = | origin = Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia }} '''Dean Perrett''' is an Australian Traditional Country singer and songwriter from Queensland, Australia.
<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Dean Perrett - Bio|url = http://deanperrett.com|website = deanperrett.com|accessdate = 2015-12-08}}</ref> Dean is one of Australia's leading Traditional Country and [[Bush ballad|Bush Ballad]] artists, He recorded his first album in 1989 and in the following 25 years he has released 12 more albums.
Dean has toured internationally and regularly performs at the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]] and other various festivals and gigs.
== Albums == {| class="wikitable" !Title<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dean Perrett|url = http://www.deanperrett.com|website = www.deanperrett.com|accessdate = 2015-11-23}}</ref> !Details |- |''Australia She's Mine'' | * Released: 1989 |- |''Kings in Grass Castles'' | * Released: 1999 * Label: LBS Records (LBS039CD) |- |''The Real Thing'' | * Released: 2001 * Label: LBS Records (LBS058CD) |- |''All Set & Saddled'' | * Released: 2003 * Label: LBS Records (LBS077CD) |- |''Keep on the Sunnyside'' | * Released: 2004 * Label: |- |''My Saddle Bag Dreams'' | * Released: 2005 * Label: Kross Kut Records (KKR107CD) |- |''New Traditions'' | * Released: 2006 * Label: Dean Perrett (DPE001) |- |''Return of the Stockman'' | * Released: 2007 * Label: Dean Perrett |- |''A Thousand Campfires'' | * Released: 2008 * Label: Dean Perrett |- |''Cattle Town'' | * Released: November 2011 * Label: Dean Perrett |- |''My Bush Heritage'' | * Released: 2013 * Label: Dean Perrett |- |''The Shelter of the Cross'' | * Released: 2013 * Label: Dean Perrett |- |''I'm the Land'' | * Released: July 2014 * Label: Dean Perrett (DPE007) |- |''Dusty Sky'' | * Released: January 2016 * Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label |- |''Aussie Favourites Bluegrassed'' | * Released: March 2017 * Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label |- |''Earn Your Spurs'' | * Released: August 2018 * Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label |- |''Kind Seasons'' | * Released: February 2021 * Label: Dean Perrett, Checked Label |- {{end}}
==Awards and nominations== ===Country Music Awards of Australia=== The [[Country Music Awards of Australia]] (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]], celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners|title=Past Award Winners|accessdate=2 November 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025171148/https://country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Perrett proud of his Hands of Fame induction|url = http://www.southburnetttimes.com.au/news/perrett-proud-of-his-hands-of-fame-induction/2519769/|website = South Burnett Times|accessdate = 23 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="CMAA2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/golden-guitars-awards-fanny-lumsden-sweeps-awards-in-tamworth/13081696|title=Fanny Lumsden wins five Golden Guitar Awards despite cancelled Tamworth Country Music Festival|website=ABC|date=23 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> {{awards table}} (wins only) |- | 2012 | "Channel Country Ground" (by Dean Perrett & Lee Kernaghan) | Bush Ballad of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2015 | "My Country, My Land" (by Dean Perrett & Troy Cassar-Daley) | Vocal Collaboration of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2015 | "Bloodwood & Clover" by Dean Perrett | Bush Ballad of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2015 | himself | Hands of Fame | {{yes2|imprinted}} |- | 2018 | "Henbury Blues" by Dean Perrett | Bush Ballad of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2021 | "Six decks to Darwin" by Dean Perrett | Bush Ballad of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2023<ref name="CMAAwins2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.miragenews.com/2023-toyota-golden-guitar-winners-announced-932947/|title= 2023 Toyota Golden Guitar Winners Announced|website=Mirage News|date=22 January 2023|access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> | "Out on Killarney" by Dean Perrett | Bush Ballad of the Year | {{won}} |- {{end}}
===Tamworth Songwriters Awards=== The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]]. They commenced in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/song-competition/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> Dean Perrett has won eleven awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/past-winners/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> {{awards table}} (wins only) |- | 2002 | "The Shelter of the Cross" by Dean Perrett | Gospel Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2004 | "Hold On to Jesus" by Dean Perrett | Gospel Song of the Year | {{won}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2005 |rowspan="2"| "No Greater Friend" by Dean Perrett | Gospel Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | Country Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2011 | "The Shepherd's Fold" by Dean Perrett | Gospel Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | 2012 | "There's Room at the Cross" by Dean Perrett and Sherry Foster | Gospel Song of the Year | {{won}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2014 |rowspan="2"| "Hilda's Rest" by Dean Perrett | Country Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | Country Ballad of the Year | {{won}} |- |rowspan="3"| 2015 | "Coopers Creek" by Dean Perrett | Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year | {{won}} |- | "Fear God" by Dean Perrett | Alt. Blues and Bluegrass of the Year | {{won}} |- | "The Lighthouse" by Dean Perrett | Gospel Song of the Year | {{won}} |- {{end}}
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