Dutch Tilders was born in the Netherlands in 1941 and immigrated to Australia with his family at the age of fourteen. He started playing guitar and singing the Blues in the coffee lounge scene of the early sixties and remains one of Australia's most established recording and performing Blues artists.

Dutch is self taught from continually playing his collection of American Blues Albums which were plentiful in the fifties and are still favourites with Dutch today. The experiences of our Dutch Bluesman during his fifty years in Australia are shared through his song on many albums and introduce a unique style of Blues to Rock which is an obvious trademark globally forever.

In his long career, Dutch has won numerous awards recognizing his contribution to the Blues Music Scene:

2006: Australian Blues ‘Chain’ Best Album Award
2006: Australian Blues ‘Chain’ Best Male Vocalist Award
2006: Australian Blues ‘Chain’ Best Blues Song Award ‘Smoking Woman’
2005: VIC/TAS Blues Music Award 'The Allan Stafford Services to the Blues'
2001: VIC/TAS Best Song of the Year Award, 'Imagination Blues'
1999: VIC/TAS Blues Artist of the Year Award
1998: Hall of Fame - Aust. Blues Music Awards
1997: CFA Recognition Award - Outstanding Achievement
1997: Heritage Award - Aust. Blues Music Award
1994: Male Artist of the Year - Aust. Blues Music Award
1993: Australian Blues Artist Critics Award
1993: BOA Aust. Blues Performer Award
1992: Australian Blues Artist Critics Award
1991: BOA Aust. Blues Performer Award
1990: BOA Aust. Blues Recording Award, 'The Blues is My Life'

Singles EP’s

I'm A Mean Mistreater (1976 : Eureka Demo EP Only)

Working Man (1976 : Eureka Demo EP Only)

Albums/CD's

Dutch Direct/Blues Had A Baby (Remastered) (2004 : Black Market Music)

Highlights of Bob Barnard's Jazz Party (2003 : Nif Nuf Jazz No. 43/017)

One More Time - Live at St Andrews (2001 : Rob Harwood Archives/MBAS/Standrooze)

I'm a Bluesman (1998 : Empire Records)

Live at the Station (1993 : Blues Club/Empire Records)

Eureka Files 1975-1980 (1992 : Blues Club/Empire)

The Blues Is My Life (1989 : Blues Club/Empire Records)

The Blues Had A Baby (1980 : Eureka/RCA)

Direct (1979 : Eureka)

Working Man (1976 : Eureka)

Break (1975 : Eureka)

Australian Jazz Singers - The Blues Singers (1974 : Jazznote/Larrikin)

Dutch Tilders (1972 : Bootleg/Fable)

Album Compilations

Real Australian Blues Vol. 1 (1992, Studio 52/Blues Club)

4th Annual Blues Festival (1988)

Blues on the boil (1986, Larrikin)

Garrison Unit 2 (1973)

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