Bill Chambers was born in
Southend, South Australia and married his wife Diane at age 20. Together they had two children,
Nash in 1974 and
Kasey in 1976. Shortly after the birth of
Kasey in 1976, Chambers moved his family to central Australia's
Nullarbor Plain and earned a living by hunting and trapping rabbits and foxes that raided Nullarbor poultry farms, then selling the pelts. Bill
home schooled Nash and Kasey, and taught them American folk and country music by the
Carter Family,
Jimmie Rogers,
Hank Williams,
Townes Van Zandt and
Gram Parsons, as well as Australian country artists
Slim Dusty,
Buddy Williams and
Tex Morton. In 1986, Bill moved the family to
Southend, located on the southern coast of Australia, and began playing as a band at local public houses. In 1998, Bill and Diane separated, then divorced, and ended Dead Ringer Band after four studio albums. Bill moved to Sydney, started producing records, founding a record label, Reckless Records. Late in 1998, the label's first album
Looking Back to See with
Audrey Auld (as Bill & Audrey) was released. By 1999, Chambers began focussing on supporting Kasey's fledgling solo career. In 2002 Chambers released a solo album called
Sleeping with the Blues, which was nominated for
Best Country Album at the
ARIA Music Awards of 2003. He contributed to the various artists album
Reckless Records Garage Sale 1997-2003. In 2006, Chambers released
Frozen Ground; in 2009, he released
Drifting South. In July 2013, Chambers released
Live at the Pub Tamworth, which featured special guests
Kasey Chambers,
Shane Nicholson and Kevin Bennett. In January 2016, Chambers released
Cold Trail. The album was nominated for Best Country Album at the
ARIA Music Awards of 2016. In January 2019, Chambers released
1952, an album inspired by
Hank Williams. ==Discography==