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Bill of Bill & Boyd has died
Bill Cate was born in 1940. He and Boyd Robertson began recording in 1960 & they sang together professionally until 1989. In their early days in NZ they were hugely popular & their song Cathy’s Clown attained the No.1 spot on the Lever Hit Parade. It was their harmonies that set them apart from other…
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A solo album from Gus Fenwick
Kiwi bass player Gus Fenwick has been in many bands like the Auckland band the Layabouts and the Pleazers (aka the Aussie Pleazers) who were best known in their time in Auckland circa 1965/1966. In 1969 Gus joined the Action who were then playing at the Whisky in Sydney. He was in Band of Talabene…
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Ronnie Peel – honorary Kiwi – RIP
It was sad to hear that Ronnie died a few days ago. He was Australian but was so interwoven into NZ music he needs to be mentioned on this site. Kiwis first saw & heard him play when he was in the Australian band the Pleazers. Eldred Stebbing brought them to Auckland in 1965 to…
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NZ Hall of Fame
On Thursday Oct 22nd, the 2020 inductees for the NZ Hall of Fame were announced: Max Merritt, Dinah Lee, Larry’s Rebels, Peter Posa, the Chicks & Johnny Cooper. Those of us who feasted on music in the 60s are acutely aware of the first 5 on this list. They were all big stars. Max &…
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Mike Rudd biography – an update
Yah!! The book I’ll Be Gone, written about Mike Rudd & Spectrum is due out before the start of summer. Which in my thinking must mean it is due out in October or November. Mike has been in Melbourne since late 1966 so that’s 54 years now. Such a long time & over all those…
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