Decades: 1950s
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Cascados
Cascados Show Band 1957, L to R: Dennis Morehu, Thomas McDonald, Peter Pritchard, Rick Williams and Max Bell. Line-Up: Rick Williams (Lead Guitar) Dennis Morehu (Bass Guitar) Thomas Oswald McDonald […]
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Maori Hi Five
Line-Up: Ike Mete-Kingi (Lead Guitar) Robert Hemi (Guitar) “King” Solomon Pohatu (Piano / Vocals) Kawana Pohe (Saxophone) Tuki Witika (Drums) Wes Epae (Bass Guitar) Charlotte Pohe (Vocals) The Maori Hi […]
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Johnny Cooper
Johnny Cooper, hero of early New Zealand rock’n’roll, died earlier this month in Lower Hutt, aged 85. Born in 1929, Cooper grew up on an isolated farm near Wairoa. He […]