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John Dix's "Stranded in Paradise" names Hamilton's ''The Satellites'' as a band from the early 1960's who gained brief success with an instrumental hit inspired by ''The Shadows'', who visited New Zealand in 1961.
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A Rock'n'Roll group from the early 1960s, ''The Satellites'' were [[Ken Wadsworth]] (saxaphone), [[Dawn Wadsworth]] (piano), [[Sonny Murray]] (bass) [[Derek Cummings]] (lg), [[Tony Edwards]] (guitar), [[Morrie Holmes]] (drums), [[Ivor Fisher]] (vocals) and [[June Paterson]] (vocals). They released four singles in 1962 and 1963. John Dix's in his book "Stranded in Paradise" 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.
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==Releases==
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[[Breaking Up is Hard to do]] single, 1962<br>
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[[Venus in Blue Jeans]] single, 1962<br>
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[[Tell me, Tell me]] single, 1962<br>
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[[Teenage Heaven]]] single, 1963<br>
  
 
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Revision as of 23:25, 23 August 2006

A Rock'n'Roll group from the early 1960s, The Satellites were Ken Wadsworth (saxaphone), Dawn Wadsworth (piano), Sonny Murray (bass) Derek Cummings (lg), Tony Edwards (guitar), Morrie Holmes (drums), Ivor Fisher (vocals) and June Paterson (vocals). They released four singles in 1962 and 1963. John Dix's in his book "Stranded in Paradise" 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.

Releases

Breaking Up is Hard to do single, 1962
Venus in Blue Jeans single, 1962
Tell me, Tell me single, 1962
Teenage Heaven] single, 1963