Tommy Adderley Explained
Thomas Arthur Adderley (7 April 1940 – 5 February 1993) was a New Zealand singer.[1] [2]
Adderley was born in Birmingham, England in 1940.[3] He later managed Auckland's Top 20s club, and in the 1970s was best known as leader of Tommy Adderley's Head Band.[3] [4] He died in Takapuna in 1993 at age 52.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Awards and nominations
Aotearoa Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
! |-| 1965 || "Like Dreamers Do" || Single of the Year || ||rowspan="1"| [5] |-
Notes and References
- Book: Tommy Adderley (1940-1993): The Man and His Contributions to Pop, Jazz, and Rock Music in New Zealand . iUniverse . Mintrom, Christine . 2004 . 0595305210 . Birmingham-born Tommy Adderley was a working-class lad who started singing in New Zealand in the late 1950s when he was still in the Merchant Navy..
- Web site: Tommy Adderley . Bruce Sergent . May 19, 2016.
- Web site: Tommy Adderley . . 26 March 2015. In the fall of 1964 he scored airplay across North America with "I Just Don't Understand", a remake of Ann-Margret's single two years earlier. His version made major radio playlists in Chicago, New York and Detroit, and peaked at #4 in Vancouver.
- Archaeology in New Zealand - Volume 47 - Page 92 2004 "It also provides an interesting journey back through Auckland's early alternative music scene from Tommy Adderley's Top 20s club (where the Rolling Stones once played after a concert) to the Punk club Swine, through to Babes Disco until it ..."
- Web site: Aotearoa Music Awards. aotearoamusicawards.nz. 18 August 2021. 25 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025201023/https://aotearoamusicawards.nz/award-history/. dead.
