Kiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (24)

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (5)

Pat McMinn
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(1930s-onward)
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You can listen to her Opo the Dolphin here:


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The New Zealand Concert Party at the 5th Royal Tank Regiment in Korea: Jean Kirk Burnard, John Reidy, Pat McMinn and Johnny Cooper
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trivia: she passed away earlier this year, aged 91.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12019030

Mavis Rivers
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(1959-1992)
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You can listen to her rendition of I've Got You Under My Skin here:


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singing, with Crombie Murdoch
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Rockinghorse

(1973-1976)
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You can listen to their Thru the Southern Moonlight and Good Old Rock 'n' Roll here:


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Mi-Sex

(1978-onwards)
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You can watch them perform But You Don't Care here:


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the band, with PM Robert Muldoon
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The La De Das

(1960s-1975)
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You can watch them perform their Gonna See My Baby Tonight here:


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Bibliography

https://www.nzonscreen.com/

http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/pat-mcminn

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

http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/rockinghorse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi-Sex

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


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