Colin McCrorie
Colin McCrorie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Colin Haddock McCrorie |
| Born | 29 September 1923 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | April 5, 2013 (aged 89) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Lap steel |
| Years active | 1949–1993 |
| Labels | TANZA, Viking Records |
Colin Haddock McCrorie (29 September 1923 – 5 April 2013)[1] was a New Zealand musician who was one of the founding members of The Tumbleweeds in 1949. He also fronted the spin-off band Colin McCrorie's Kalua Islanders.[2] He recorded most of the group's work at his home at 181 Signal Hill Road, Opoho, Dunedin.
McCrorie, as part of The Tumbleweeds, entered the New Zealand Country Music Association Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1997, McCrorie's handprints were embedded in cement as part of Gore's Gold Guitar Awards "Hands of Fame".[3]
Personal Life
Colin married band member Nola Hewitt in a double wedding with bandmates Cole Wilson and Nola's sister Myra Hewitt on 1 March 1952 at the First Church of Otago. He died 5 April 2013, aged 89, 25 days before sister-in-law and bandmate Myra Hewitt’s death. He was cremated and buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.
References
- ↑ "With love we remember Colin Haddock McCrorie," tributes.co.nz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ Bourke, C., "The Tumbleweeds," audioculture.co.nz, 9 November 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ "Hands of Fame induction Archived 12 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine," goldguitars.co.nz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
External links
- "Maple on the Hill," 1998 documentary on The Tumbleweeds.
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