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Murray Grindlay first rose to prominence as the lead singer of somewhat rebellious 60s blues band The Underdogs. Since then he has written music for movies Sleeping Dogs, Once Were Warriors and Broken English, as well as hundreds of TV commercials, including the classics Dear John and the Great Crunchie Train Robbery.
Murray Grindlay grew up in the Scottish town of Stenhousemuir, then relocated to Auckland at age 13. He joined blues group the Soul Agents soon after leaving high school, then won fame as lead singer of legendary r'n'b band The Underdogs.
Since first winning infamy as lead singer of 60s blues band The Underdogs, Murray Grindlay has applied his musical talents composing for movies and television (Once Were Warriors, Greenstone), producing (hit single 'Sailing Away', Goldenhorse album Out of the Moon) — and as a prolific and versatile writer of advertising jingles (the classic ...
Jul 21, 2015 · Murray Grindlay produced the Red Hot Peppers LP Toujours Yours at Stebbing Recording Studio in 1976 although he would later call it a disaster due to his inexperience and not knowing what to do with the band.
Murray Grindlay first rose to prominence as the lead singer in the 60s blues band The Underdogs. Since then he has written the music for a number of feature films, such as Sleeping Dogs, Once...
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Oct 14, 2014 · Currently Grindlay is producing a web-based kids music show The One Winged-Bee Called Emily. In this ScreenTalk, Grindlay talks about: Not liking his own iconic hit single Sitting in the Rain. Creating the music for the Great Crunchie Train Robbery TV commercial. Working with Roger Donaldson to create songs for Sleeping Dogs.
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Dec 10, 2020 · The life of keyboard player, composer and innovative jazz musician Murray McNabb was full of ironies. He was a jazz (and beyond) player who was initially inspired by Thelonious Monk but mostly earned his living anonymously writing advertising jingles.
