Warning: this article contains the name and images of First Nations people who have died. The embedded video clip, recorded by Cherbourg radio in 2012, contains terms that some people may find confronting or offensive.
Parents no longer need to keep their daughters out of sight, after the Sheik of Scrubby Creek has ended his chase.
Tributes have been flowing for country music great Chad Morgan, who died last week at the age of 91.
The larrikin entertainer with the unforgettable smile passed away at Gin Gin hospital north of Brisbane, drawing the curtain on one of Australia's most recognisable stars.
His son, Chad Morgan Jnr, told NITV that his dad had touched many lives, particularly in the Indigenous community and the world of music and entertainment.
"I always knew as a kid that we were Indigenous but I didn't really have an understanding," he said, explaining that changed when his father released the song Bill and Eva, about his grandparents and the family going to Thargomindah for the Kullillee native title determination.
"Suddenly I've got cousins I never ever knew there was ... and I found out how much my father had helped a lot of those people, give them a hand if someone needed help, Dad was there.
"People, they seen Chad Morgan singer, but only special people seen the Chad Morgan heart."
The larger-than-life singer and comedian was known for his standout grin and upturned hat fastened by a safety pin.
Born in Wondai, northwest of Brisbane in 1933, Morgan worked on stations around central Queensland, he was a cane cutter, completed national service, then began writing songs.
Littered with Australian slang, Morgan's songs stood out as much as his smile and he was discovered on radio talent contest show, Australia's Amateur Hour.
It was his first single released in late 1952, and the moniker stuck with the entertainer throughout his decades-long career.
"I went into the air force in '52 and mates heard me singing and they dared me to go on Amateur Hour and it snowballed from there," Morgan told the ABC in 2016.
He toured extensively across the country from tents to the Sydney Opera House, delighting audiences with comedy stylings such as "I'm My Own Grandpa" and "The Shotgun Wedding".
And while many of his tunes were comedic and self-deprecating, he also wrote deeply personal songs like 'Kullillee Woman-Wakka Wakka man', which told the story of his grandparents and was recorded by Cherbourg Radio in 2012.
Dubbed the "clown prince of comedy" by country great Slim Dusty, Morgan released 18 studio albums with a number of greatest hits collections including "Sheilas, Drongos, Dills and Other Geezers".
He achieved platinum and gold album sales.
Morgan appeared in films Newsfront and Dimboola in the late 1970s, becoming a regular on Reg Lindsay's Country and Western Hour national TV show.
Morgan received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2004 and was recognised with a lifetime achievement nod at the 2010 Country Music Association of Australia Awards.
A permanent exhibition honouring Morgan opened in August 2024 at Childers, north of Brisbane, which Chad Jnr said instilled a great sense of pride.
"He'd make a point of spending time after every show talking to his fans, signing autographs, taking photos," he said.
"And he'd sit there for an hour and a half after a show, and he said, 'because they're the people that keep you going' and through that he's created this monster fan base across the country."
Australian country music royalty to former premiers posted public tributes.
"RIP Chad Morgan. What a legacy mate and he outlived them all just hanging in there and always being so funny," country music star Troy Cassar-Daley posted.
"Chad Morgan was a country music icon," ex-Queensland Premier Steven Miles said on social media.
Chad Jnr said the family was hoping there would be a state funeral.
"He was an absolute legend of Queensland country music," he said.
"He was Indigenous, there's so many sides to him ... he wasn't just a country singer ... film, television star, he's done it all.
"Like my sister said, when he was going 'Listen, brother, he's 91, he's had a really good run and he's done more things than people would ever dream of doing in their lifetime'."
