Perry Keyes

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title: "Perry Keyes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1966-births", "living-people", "australian-rock-singers", "musicians-from-sydney", "australian-male-singer-songwriters", "australian-singer-songwriters"] description: "Australian singer-songwriter (born 1966)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Keyes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian singer-songwriter (born 1966) ::

Perry Keyes (born 1966) is an Australian singer-songwriter.

Keyes is based in Waterloo, Sydney and grew up in nearby Redfern. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens, Keyes' output is best described as heartland rock in that the lyrics detail the minutiae of the seamier side of existence in and around the working class Sydney suburbs. Keyes has been acclaimed as "Redfern's answer to Bruce Springsteen".

Keyes is a supporter of his hometown rugby league club the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Career

Keyes' debut album Meter - a double - was released in 2005. Second LP The Last Ghost Train Home was named Radio National album of the year and was a finalist for the 2007 Australian Music Prize; it featured cover artwork by Jon Langford.

Keyes' 2010 album Johnny Ray's Downtown was nominated for an ARIA Award at the ARIA Music Awards of 2010.

Sunnyholt (2015) and Jim Salmon's Lament (2018) were both well-reviewed.

Keyes' sixth album Black & White Town was released in November 2023.

Discography

Albums

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Title	Details	Meter	The Last Ghost Train Home	Johnny Ray's Downtown	Sunnyholt	Jim Salmon's Lament	Black & White Town
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Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Sultan has been nominated for one award.

|- | 2010 | Johnny Ray's Downtown | Best Adult Contemporary Album | |-

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005. |- | 2007 |Last Ghost Train Home | Australian Music Prize | |-

References

References

1. "Sydney Blues & Roots Festival - Perry Keyes Band".
2. "Songs from the city".
3. (8 November 2018). "My Souths Story".
4. Carter, Malcolm. "Perry Keyes - Meter".
5. "Perry Keyes - The Last Ghost Train Home".
6. (November 2010). "ARIAS FOURTH WINNERS".
7. Bell, Steve. "Album Review: Perry Keyes - Sunnyholt".
8. (2018-12-05). "Music – Perry Keyes: Jim Salmon's Lament - South Sydney Herald".
9. Freedman, Tim. (2018-09-27). "Tim Freedman on Perry Keyes: an authentic voice of a disappearing Waterloo".
10. (2023-11-08). "Perry Keyes - Black & White Town: The Outpost Feature Special".
11. (November 2005). "Meter (DD)".
12. (11 August 2007). "The Last Ghost Train Home (DD)".
13. (March 2010). "Johnny Ray's Downtown (DD)".
14. (January 2015). "Sunnyholt (DD)".
15. (28 September 2018). "Jim Salmon's Lament (DD)".
16. "Black & White Town, by Perry Keyes".
17. "ARIA Awards Search Results – Perry Keyes". ARIA Awards.
18. "Winners & Shortlists".

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