About Benny Woodley

Benny Woodley was born in the remote Wheatbelt town of Three Springs Western Australia, Australia.

He was raised at New Norcia Mission from the age of 8 until he was 15.

Benny was given his first acoustic guitar by his biological mother he then took an interest in writing music as an hobby.

From a young age country music,in particular \"Hank Williams Snr\" and \"Merle Haggard\" influenced Benny\'s choice of how to include real life experiences and interactions with a diverse range of people within his lyrical musical scores.

Benny has worked around Western Australia within construction and also within the judicial system as a representitive for indigenous people.

In 1984,Benny became involved with ABMUSIC at Clontarf an Aboriginal Corporation, where he began performing as a Solo Artist, with both original and covers.


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