Kiwi nostalgia: gone and almost forgotten (20)

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (1)

Pixie Williams
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(1949-1950)
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You can listen to her Blue Smoke here:

This was "the first pop song to be wholly produced in NZ. source


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Daphne Walker
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(1946-1966)
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You can listen to her rendition of Haere Mai here:


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Trivia: she apparently suffered from stage fright.

Dinah Lee

(1960s-onward)
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You can watch her perform her song Do The Blue Beat here:


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Max Merritt (& The Meteors)

(1956-onwards)
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You can watch them perform their Slippin' Away here:


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Carol Davies
I could find scant information on her, sadly.
(1950s-?)
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"Carol Davies and Johnny Devlin on the cover of Joy , 2 March 1959"
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You can listen to her Wee Wee Willie here:


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Clyde Scott (& the Zanyopolis)

(late 50s-early 60s)
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You can listen to their Gravedigger Rock here:


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(left to right) Graeme Bartlett, Clyde Scott, Peter Common, Bruce King
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Bibliography

https://www.nzonscreen.com/

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

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

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

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

http://www.sergent.com.au/music/clydescott.html


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