HAPPY BIRTHDAY Max Merritt 73 TODAY...Max Merritt (born Maxwell James Merritt in Christchurch, New Zealand on 30 April 1941) is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B. As leader of Max Merritt & The Meteors his best known hits are Slippin Away, which reached #2 on the 1976 Australian singles charts, and Hey, Western Union Man which reached #13. Merritt rose to prominence in New Zealand from 1958 and relocated to Sydney Australia in December 1964. Merritt was acknowledged as one of the best local performers of the 1960s and 1970s and his influence did much to popularise soul music / R&B and rock in New Zealand and Australia.Merritt is a venerable pioneer of rock in Australasia who produced crowd pleasing shows for over 50 years. He has engendered respect and affection over generations of performers which was evident at the 2007 Concert for Max to provide financial support after it was announced he had Goodpastures syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease.[9] The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recognised Merritts iconic status on 1 July 2008 when he was inducted into their Hall of Fame...HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 07:36:13 +0000
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