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Overview. Composer, musician and singer Murray Grindlay has been called the "jingles king" of New Zealand, having created some of the most beloved songs in Kiwi commercials — from the Crunchie Train Robbery ad to the iconic Mainland cheese orchestral score.
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.
Jul 21, 2015 · 21 Jul 2015. Having a shot glass chucked at his face after a gig in an Auckland bar in the mid-1970s changed Murray Grindlay’s life. In the days following, with stitches in his left cheek, he retired from the live music scene to concentrate on writing jingles.
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.
Oct 14, 2014 · Murray Grindlay first rose to prominence as lead singer for 60s blues band The Underdogs. Since then he has written the music for a number of feature films and commercials.
After leaving the group, Murray headed for Australia, where he sang at the ‘Whisky a Go-Go’, a legendary nightclub in Sydney’s notorious King’s Cross. Two years later, he returned to New Zealand where he and his partner married and were soon expecting their first child.
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