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[[Image:SatellitesWaikato1965.jpg|right|thumb|350px|''The Satellites'' performing in 1965]] | [[Image:SatellitesWaikato1965.jpg|right|thumb|350px|''The Satellites'' performing in 1965]] | ||
− | ''The Satellites'' are a rock'n'roll group formed | + | ''The Satellites'' are a rock'n'roll group formed and popular in the early 1960s, who are still active in the 2000s. The original lineup of the ''The Satellites'' comprised [[Ken Wadsworth]] (saxaphone), [[Dawn Wadsworth]] (piano) and [[Ivor Fisher]] (vocals). Other members of the band at various times were [[Sonny Murray]] (bass), [[Derek Cummings]] (lead guitar), [[Tony Edwards]] (guitar), [[Morrie Holmes]] (drums), [[Trevor Akoorie]] (lead guitar) and [[June Paterson]] (vocals). |
− | The band played regularly at the [[Starlight Ballroom]] | + | The band played regularly at the [[Starlight Ballroom]], and released four singles between 1962 and 1963. "Stranded in Paradise" by ''John Dix'' states that ''The Satellites'' were a band who gained brief success with an instrumental hit inspired by ''The Shadows'', who visited New Zealand in 1961. The band were still active in the 2000s, with a line-up of[[Ken Wadsworth]] (saxophone), [[Dawn Finch]] (piano), [[Trevor Akoorie]] (lead guitar), [[Johnny McIntosh]] (drums), [[Wayne Wright]] (bass) and [[Ivor Fisher]] (vocals). |
==Releases== | ==Releases== |