Ray Columbus is the absolute music legend of the New Zealand music industry, a true pioneer! Initially with his band the Invaders, being the first ever New Zealand artist to have a #1 in another country (“She’s A Mod”), & on to solo success, America, hosting TV shows, an OBE award, & winning many other awards to boot!! Join Ray
Read moreSuzanne Lynch MNZM (nee Donaldson) is one of New Zealand’s most successful female singers, starting out when barely a teenager with her sister Judy as the chart hitting duo, “The Chicks“, then on to solo success as “Suzanne” then off to the UK singing backup vocals for musical acts such as: The Walker Brothers, Art Garfunkel, Leo Sayer, The Goodies,
Read moreLarry Morris lead singer of New Zealand’s bestselling band of the 1960’s Larry’s Rebels (11 Top 20 hits in 3 years!) discusses those wild & crazy days as well as his noteworthy solo career, his days of trouble & misfortune, his time in the USA, & right up to his present day success. Larry Morris Official Website: Click Here Larry’s
Read moreArguably, Australia’s greatest, & one of the most respected female solo singers, Alison MacCallum discusses her substantial singing career on this Purple Haze Archive Podcast. Alison MacCallum was the first Aussie solo female to chart with an album, not only that, her debut single, Superman, was a Top 10 smash right round the country. She even helped future Australian Prime Minister Gough
Read moreGrahame Bond is one Australia’s finest comedic actors having created one of the most indelible, memorable, & durable characters ever, that even managed to take over his life as well!!!: Aunty Jack. And there were many other irresistible comic creations that Grahame produced also: Kev Kavanagh, Flash Nick, etc. He also discovered (in Wollongong, of course) another comic superstar too,
Read moreThe Purple Haze Archive proudly presents, who we think is Australia’s greatest male rock singer, the mercurially voiced Australian Rock Legend, Russell Morris. Russell Morris has now been in professional music for half a century, producing some of the finest Australian music in that time. Classics such as: The Real Thing, Wings of an Eagle, The Girl That I Love,
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