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Marie Cowan
Marie Cowan is credited on 524 releases across 171 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2016 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
524
Credits
171
Albums
7
Decades active
22
In collections
Biography
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Most notable as one of the writers and arrangers of the song "Waltzing Matilda" - Banjo Paterson wrote the poem which provided the initial (and most) lyrics for the song.
"Very soon after Paterson sold his rights on 12/01/1903, they were purchased by tea merchant James Inglis, who wanted to use 'Waltzing Matilda' as an advertising jingle for Billy Tea. Inglis did not find any of the existing settings satisfactory and invited Marie Cowan, the wife of one of his managers, to try her hand at it. The melody of Harry Nathan's and Marie Cowan's arrangements are so similar that one is clearly a copy of the other. Marie Cowan made some minor changes to Nathan's tune and changed a few of the lyrics. (The policemen became troopers in verse 3 and the swagman cried, "You'll never take me alive." in verse 4. Cowan repeated the second line of each verse in the corresponding chorus.) She gave the song a simple, brisk, harmonious accompaniment which made it very catchy. Her song, published in 1903, quickly grew in popularity and Cowan's arrangement remains the best-known version of "Waltzing Matilda""-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
524 releases · 171 albums · active 1954–2016
- Performance · 510
- Other credits · 40
Studios: AAV · Royal Albert Hall · Sydney Opera House · Air Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Australia - Our Land Our Music
1982

Learning To Flinch
1993

Introducing The Seekers Big Hits
1967

Far Away Places
1961

Jimmie Rodgers Sings Folk Songs
1958

Squalls Live
2017

Once A Jolly Swagman
1975

Our Kinda Country
1967

The Seekers
1964

Aussie Sing Song
1962

After Midnight - Nach Mitternacht
1960

An All-star Parade Hits From The Movies
1959

Men: Songs For And About Men
1955

France's Formidable

True Blue Songs Of Australia

Polynesia
1965

Josh White
1958
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Rolf Harris
- Yves Montand
- Jimmie Rodgers (2)
- Peter Dawson
- The Seekers
- Frank Ifield
- Burl Ives
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