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Tributes that came in to our Tiwtter and Facebook sites include the following:
David wrote:
"having met these two special people on many occasions you came away with a feeling they lived each and every day for each other. Gone but not forgotten - true legends and country music pioneers in Australia."
Felix wrote:
"vale Dot.I lived near them for some years.What a wonderful and kind couple.The legend of Smoky dies with her"
Pete wrote:
"I'm saddened to hear of Dot's passing, i too crossed paths with Dot and Smokey on numerous occasions and i'm with David, they are country music legends!"
Jason Ford wrote:
"End of an era. Old cliche but behind every man is a great woman. She was that!. It's because of Dot we have Carols by Candlelight. Greatest highlight of my life working with Smoky and Dot and sitting in the Dawson Chair at their home in Lane Cove with Dot serving up some ginger wine"
Ross Wilson wrote:
"Wonder whether Normie Rowe remembers Jamming At a Tamworth Motel with Smokey impromptu a highlight of my radio career as we were broadcasting feom the festival and replayed some of it on air Smokey and Dot hold great memories for a lot of people including me"
Dot Dawson was also an assistant to radio great NORMAN BANKS in the 1930's when he was on 3KZ.
It was in fact Dot who coined the phrase CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT when Norman compered it for the first time in 1938.
(Source - Interview with Smokey & Dot with Bruce Mansfield and Philip Brady on 3AW)