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Stephanie Gardiner

The music, memories and 78,000km behind Mortimer's rise

Australian country music artist Robbie Mortimer has clocked up 78,000km playing live shows. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

Grainy home video shows a young Robbie Mortimer standing on a table wearing a backwards cap, belting out a song and rocking a black toy guitar.

These tiny moments stick with the country musician, who fondly remembers his dad playing guitar on Christmas Day and listening to Johnny Cash tapes in the family's farm truck.

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