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 & the Meteors, Dinah & Larry’s Rebels came to Aus. Dinah still lives in NSW. John Williams (ex-Larry’s Rebels) made Melbourne his home many years ago.

Johnny Cooper came out of the previous decade but was still important in the 60s as he ran talent quests then. He was instrumental (sorry) in Johnny Devlin’s early days in music in NZ.

All inductees are deserving of their spots in this hall. There was mention of this event on the TV1 news in NZ on Thursday night & it was heartening to hear Max knew he was being inducted before he died late last month.

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