Rod McCormack explained

Rod McCormack
Origin:	Central Coast (New South Wales), Australia^[1]
Years Active:	1979–present
Past Member Of:	The Wheel
Spouse:	Gina Jeffreys (m. 2000)

Rod McCormack (born 13 February 1963) is an Australian record producer, musician and songwriter.

Biography

Career

McCormack is responsible for many high selling and award-winning albums and was named Country Music Awards of Australia Producer of the Year in 2004, 2008 and again in 2010.^[2] He has written over 30 number-one country hits and has produced albums for Gina Jeffreys, Paul Kelly, Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole amongst others.^[3]

He was part of the band The Wheel between 1995 and 1999. In 2000, McCormack married Australian country singer-songwriter Gina Jeffreys.^[4] In September 2019, McCormack released his first solo studio album, Fingerprints.^[5]

Discography

Title	Details
Fine Lines (with Jeff McCormack)	Released: 1979 Label: Jam Records (JCWM 0029) Format: LP
Hand Picked The Banjo & The Fiddle (with Mick Albeck)	Released: 1979 Label: ABC Music (4797632) Format: CD
Fingerprints	Released: 20 September 2019^[6] Label: Sonic Timber Records (ST006) Format: CD, Digital download, streaming

Awards

CMAA Awards

These annual awards have been presented since 1973 and have been organised by Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) from 1993,^[7] to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording". From that time the recipient's trophy has been a Golden Guitar.^{[8] [9]} (wins only)|-| 1995 || "Little Rock Gettaway" (with Mick Albeck) || Instrumental of the Year || |-| 1996 || "Cut to the Chase" (with Mick Albeck) || Instrumental of the Year || |-|2002 || Workin' Overtime by Adam Harvey (produced by Rod McCormack) || Album of the Year || |-|2008 || I'm Doin' Alright by Adam Harvey (produced by Rod McCormack) || Album of the Year || |-|2010 || I Love This Place by Troy Cassar-Daley (co-produced by Rod McCormack) || Album of the Year || |-|2012|| Falling Into Place by Adam Harvey (produced by Rod McCormack) || Album of the Year || |-|2014 || Black Coffee by Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes (co-produced by Rod McCormack) || Alternative Album of the Year || |-|2020 || "Timeless Traveller" || Instrumental of the Year || |-

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

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.^{[10] [11]} (wins only)|-| 2002| "Too Strong to Break" by Beccy Cole, Rod McCormack and Rick Price| Contemporary Song of the Year| |-

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gina Jeffreys and Rod McCormack. This is the Central Coast. 3 September 2019.
2. Web site: Golden Guitar winners tally. History of Country Music. 3 September 2019.
3. Web site: Rod McCormack . Rod McCormack . 3 September 2019.
4. Web site: Gina Jeffreys' new album celebrates marriage . Newcastle Herald. 14 September 2010. 3 September 2019.
5. Web site: One of Australia's finest guitarists, banjo player plus award winning producer and song writer, Rod McCormack finally releases his first solo album . ABC. 24 August 2019 . 3 September 2019.
6. Web site: Fingerprints (CD). JB HiFi. 3 September 2019.
7. Web site: About the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia . Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) . 25 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719040922/http://country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1011 . 19 July 2008.
8. Web site: CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Winners Archive . Country Music Association of Australia . 25 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719044338/http://country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1019 . 19 July 2008.
9. Web site: Past Award Winners . Country. 3 September 2019.
10. Web site: Tamworth Songwriters Association. Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. 23 March 2022.
11. Web site: Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners. Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. 23 March 2022.