Despite his fame, Keith Urban was not the first Aussie country star to sign a record deal in Nashville. That honour actually goes to James Blundell, a 50-year-old singer/songwriter from Queensland, who put pen to paper a few years after winning Best New Talent at the Country Music Awards of Australia in 1987. Blundell, a major influence…

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