Kiwi nostalgia: gone and almost forgotten (13)

A Bag of Musical Memories

Craig Scott

singer, 60s-70s
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According to his wiki page, his hits were:
"Star Crossed Lovers" [NZ #1]
"Let's Get a Little Sentimental" [NZ #4]
"Peaceful Mountain" [NZ #12]
"Can I Believe In You" [NZ #3]
"Smiley" [NZ #3]
"One More Mountain to Climb" [NZ #14]
"When Jo Jo Runs" [NZ #5]
"Wind and Rain" [NZ #11]
You can listen to one of his songs here:

Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band

founded in 1969, it went through some changes over the years
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You can watch a video of their Pretty Girl song here:

Loved that song ...

Dave and the Dynamos
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cir. 1983
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Dave Luther, one of the Hogsnort Rupert founders, started this off-shoot band but they were a one-hit wonder.
You can hear their only hit here:

Rob Guest

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A short clip of one of his songs, Hangin' On, 1978:


(wow, it has been 10 years since we lost him)

Steve Allen

1970s
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You can hear his 1974 Commonwealth Games theme song here:

Deane Waretini jr.
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You can listen to The Bridge, from 1981, here:

(his father, Deane Waretine sr., was also a famous singer - see bibliography for link - but I couldn't find a clip for him)


Bibliography

https://www.nzonscreen.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Scott_(singer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogsnort_Rupert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Guest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Allen_(singer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deane_Waretini

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deane_Waretini_Snr


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