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The only source I can find that identifies his date of birth is Undercover.com.au. It says he was born 5 August 1929 - actually, it doesn't use those words, it says he died on "his birthday". This sentence is at the very bottom of the piece, almost as a tack-on throw-away line, or an afterthought; the opening sentence was "Australian country singer Reg Lindsay has died at the age of 79". Surely those 2 pieces of information belong together. If it it's true, which I doubt, it wasn't just that he happened to be 79; he only turned 79 the day he died. It makes no mention of 5 August also being Neil Armstrong's birthday. My strong gut instinct tells me they've confused the facts, by reading the word "birthday" and attributing it to Lindsay when it was actually about Neil Armstrong. It's possible that Lindsay really was born on 5 August, but if so, why have other sources not only made no mention of it (a notable person dying on their birthday isn't exactly an everyday occurrence), but also haven't identified any precise date at all. So, where did Undercover.com.au get this information from? I'm inclined to regard this source as unreliable, and revert to plain "1929" until and unless we can get some confirmation. -- JackofOz ( talk) 06:37, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
He did not die on his birthday, he was born 7th July 1929 and passed away on the 5th August 2008 which was Neil Armstrong's birth date. He was survived by his first wife Heather McKean and three daughters Dianne, Sandra, Joanne and many grandchildren, as well as his second wife Roslyn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.107.237.6 ( talk) 22:31, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
There is a comprehensive article written by his daughter Dianne Lindsay. It is a 3 page pdf format and can be found at Dianne Lindsay - Memories and Dreams at bottom right as Abba Articles Part 1, 2 and 3. Boylo ( talk) 09:16, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
The citation says he was the first Australian to play the Opry 1n 1974 more of the misinformation out there about him .He in fact first played the Opry in June 1968 after first doing a guest spot at Earnest Tubb's Middnight Jamboree on the Wednesday was invited as a guest artist at the Ryman Auditorium on the Friday . On the strength of Fridays performance he Guested at the Opry the next night to a standing ovation .Subsequently he was invited back within two weeks to the Opry Saturday night also receiving a standing ovation . During his short two to three week trip to Nashville he recorded the four tack E.P. "Reg Lindsay in Nashville" Backed by the Opry Band and released on Festival records .FX-11,540 Talk about hit the ground running , taking the U.S. by storm! Any takers ? Can't argue with the facts . Indian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.130.68.203 ( talk) 09:26, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
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The only source I can find that identifies his date of birth is Undercover.com.au. It says he was born 5 August 1929 - actually, it doesn't use those words, it says he died on "his birthday". This sentence is at the very bottom of the piece, almost as a tack-on throw-away line, or an afterthought; the opening sentence was "Australian country singer Reg Lindsay has died at the age of 79". Surely those 2 pieces of information belong together. If it it's true, which I doubt, it wasn't just that he happened to be 79; he only turned 79 the day he died. It makes no mention of 5 August also being Neil Armstrong's birthday. My strong gut instinct tells me they've confused the facts, by reading the word "birthday" and attributing it to Lindsay when it was actually about Neil Armstrong. It's possible that Lindsay really was born on 5 August, but if so, why have other sources not only made no mention of it (a notable person dying on their birthday isn't exactly an everyday occurrence), but also haven't identified any precise date at all. So, where did Undercover.com.au get this information from? I'm inclined to regard this source as unreliable, and revert to plain "1929" until and unless we can get some confirmation. -- JackofOz ( talk) 06:37, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
He did not die on his birthday, he was born 7th July 1929 and passed away on the 5th August 2008 which was Neil Armstrong's birth date. He was survived by his first wife Heather McKean and three daughters Dianne, Sandra, Joanne and many grandchildren, as well as his second wife Roslyn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.107.237.6 ( talk) 22:31, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
There is a comprehensive article written by his daughter Dianne Lindsay. It is a 3 page pdf format and can be found at Dianne Lindsay - Memories and Dreams at bottom right as Abba Articles Part 1, 2 and 3. Boylo ( talk) 09:16, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
The citation says he was the first Australian to play the Opry 1n 1974 more of the misinformation out there about him .He in fact first played the Opry in June 1968 after first doing a guest spot at Earnest Tubb's Middnight Jamboree on the Wednesday was invited as a guest artist at the Ryman Auditorium on the Friday . On the strength of Fridays performance he Guested at the Opry the next night to a standing ovation .Subsequently he was invited back within two weeks to the Opry Saturday night also receiving a standing ovation . During his short two to three week trip to Nashville he recorded the four tack E.P. "Reg Lindsay in Nashville" Backed by the Opry Band and released on Festival records .FX-11,540 Talk about hit the ground running , taking the U.S. by storm! Any takers ? Can't argue with the facts . Indian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.130.68.203 ( talk) 09:26, 2 August 2016 (UTC)