Garry Koehler (23 May 1955 – 21 October 2019),[1] born in Albury, was an Australian singer/songwriter, known for composing the 2006 hit, "The Man in the Picture", debut single for his award-winning band The Bobkatz. As co-founder, lead singer and guitarist with The Bobkatz who performed on the country music festival circuit, he was working on ideas for a new Bobkatz album when he died.[2]
The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.[3] Garry Koehler won four awards in that time.[4] (wins only)|-|rowspan="2"| 2010|rowspan="2"| "The Writer" by Garry Koehler| Contemporary Song of the Year| |-| Country Song of the Year| |-|rowspan="2"| 2016| "Spirit of the Frontier" by Garry Koehler| Open Traditional Song of the Year| |-| "No White Card" by Garry Koehler| Open Contemporary Song of the Year| |-