Took the Children Away
"Took the Children Away" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer Archie Roach. The song was released in September 1990 as his debut single. The song was included on Roach's debut studio album Charcoal Lane. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single. In 1991, "Took the Children Away" won Roach the Human Rights Achievement Award, the first time that the award had been bestowed on a songwriter. In 2013, the song was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive.
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Took the Children Away
"Took the Children Away" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer Archie Roach. The song was released in September 1990 as his debut single. The song was included on Roach's debut studio album Charcoal Lane. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single. In 1991, "Took the Children Away" won Roach the Human Rights Achievement Award, the first time that the award had been bestowed on a songwriter. In 2013, the song was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive.
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