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South Australian singer-songwriter John O’Dea can’t stop smiling. His new single, Old Rusty Ute, the title track of his second album, has this week become his first Top 10 hit.

The mild-mannered bloke from Orroroo, in the upper north of South Australia, only ventured into the studio a few short years ago to put down his first album, If Stones Could Talk. He’d been performing in and fronting bands for something like 30 years prior to that – but hey – you can’t rush these things.

Two years later he recorded his second album, Old Rusty Ute, and the title track earned Johno the prestigious Frank Harding Award for Excellence at the South Australian Country Music Festival in Barmera. Now it appears that Old Rusty Ute has done the trick again for Johno. His first ever single to chart – and it’s heading right for the top!

“I am so thrilled with the response and the interest shown by radio and other media outlets all over the country,” Johno said. “I’ve done heaps of interviews with DJs from Tassie to Darwin and all points in between – and it’s great to know people are enjoying the album I had so much pleasure putting together with some wonderful people.”

Johno is currently planning a video clip for the next single to come from Old Rusty Ute – Parachilna Sunset. That song is played every afternoon (at sunset, of course), in the bar of the Prairie Hotel at Parachilna. Johno reckons it’s a top spot for a beer – and it’s owned and operated by Jane and Ross Fargher.

After returning home from the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January, Johno was shot by a film crew from TV3 in Ireland, performing that song at Parachilna. It was screened nationally throughout the Emerald Isle on the popular morning TV show, which resulted in his music being heard even further than he could ever imagine.