Although, the core members of the band have continued to play and record together in the years following. Fans and fellow musicians came out in force to celebrate the release of graham braziers posthumous final album, left turn at midnight. The last time was a group chat with brazier and the other members of hello sailor for metro, around their 2012 comeback album. Hello sailor was a new zealand poprock band originally formed in 1975. The story included all the experiences associated with publishing dove which i finally got around to reading robin lee graham s follow up to dove, which id read several times when it was first. Kiwi music legend graham braziers secret last recordings finished 10 days before death tvnz oh, and theres an album launch party at the kings arms on sunday afternoon, may 7th, complete with every guest musician you could ever hope for. Posted in blog, miscellany and tagged with braz, dave mcartney, graham brazier, hello. The classic lineup eventually came together again within graham braziers early1980s band the legionnaires, and in 1985 decided to once again reform as hello sailor with former coup detat bass player neil hannan replacing lisle kinney. Boom bowling through india city of 100 lovers cricket speak dave mccartney graham brazier hello sailor justin brown amazon justin brown author justin brown lee child kiwi speak myth new zealand rugby speak score. Oct 25, 2007 after a series of false starts, they formed hello sailor in 1975 with vocalist graham brazier, bassist tony mcmaster and drummer graeme turner. When he was growing up, he lived above his mothers bookshop in dominion road in auckland and he collected first editions. May 06, 2017 two years after his hello sailor band mate dave mcartney died, graham brazier also passed away on 4 september 2015 from a heart attack.
Mar 11, 2016 hello sailor frontman graham brazier left behind a beautiful music legacy, and a complicated private life. It was repackaged with a greatest hits album by fellow new zealand band th dudes and rereleased on cd in 1991, where it reached number 35 on the new zealand music charts. Oct 21, 2015 graham brazier, the swaggering, charismatic frontman of kiwi rock institution hello sailor has died. Sep 10, 2015 graham brazier, the front man of hello sailor, has been remembered by those who knew him best, at his funeral in auckland. And owner graham brazier from nz band hello sailor is a living legend. Brazier managed seven runs before being felled by the formidable bowling of trevor reekie. Graham brazier a danger to shipping september 11, 2015 news, philosophy graham brazier luke the first time i heard of graham was way back in the day when hello sailor was creating a sensation in the same way as the stones had a decade earlier in the old country. Graham brazier harry lyon rick ball paul woolright jimmy taylor. Hello sailor singer farewelled otago daily times online news.
Posted in blog, miscellany and tagged with braz, dave mcartney, graham brazier, hello sailor, on song, r. Find the song lyrics for graham brazier top tracks. Oct, 2010 graham brazier s house has a boisterous doorbell named kitty, a large platinum retriever which barks enthusiastically on the first knock, bounces at you on entry and then after we have made our way downstairs to the kitchencumlibrary promptly falls asleep under the old wooden dining table. There was a second solo album 1987s brazier, and, in between sailor gigs, brazier has continued to perform solo a troubadour with a guitar and harmonica, singing sea shanties, lowkey gigs that pay the rent. The sailor story 19751996 by dave mcartney, harry lyon, graeme turner, graham brazier, lisle buy. Sep 04, 2015 graham brazier, frontman of new zealand rock band hello sailor, has died at the age of 63, report local media. The late hello sailor frontman graham brazier and his girlfriend joanne wild. Released in 1992, it remained on the new zealand album charts for more than a year and was named best album at the 1993 new zealand music awards.
Brazier who died in 2015 would have marked his 65th birthday next month. Call me lucky graham brazier, inside out story audioculture. The heralds books editor linda herrick remembers a rock star who was a gentleman too while entertainment editor russell baillie looks back at his key songs. Braziers hello sailor bandmates also paid tribute, with bassist paul woolwright noticeably choking up as he remembered his longtime friend and colleague. Black dreams composed by graham brazier, harry lyon.
Graham and lisle kinney at the gluepot, hello sailors new home as their audience grew. Jan 17, 2003 hello, sailor shows a very universal emotion yearning, something which children understand, and its between two grown up men. Graham brazier 3 news there was standing room only as hundreds turned out to farewell and remember the life of hello sailor frontman graham brazier at aucklands st matthews church this afternoon. Trevor reekie talks to hello sailors graham brazier and harry lyon about life with and without dave mcartney, as well as mcartneys posthumous autobiography gutter black a memoir. Graham and finlay both took turns reading excerpts from the book, between which they talked about everything from hello sailors varied literary. Murray cammicks hello sailor and graham brazier images story. Two years after his hello sailor band mate dave mcartney died, graham brazier also passed away on 4 september 2015 from a heart attack. Graham brazier, the swaggering, charismatic frontman of kiwi rock institution hello sailor has died. He was the frontman and songwriter of new zealand rock band hello sailor. Oct 22, 2012 the mythology and facts surrounding hello sailor as the famously dissolute ponsonby rock band of the seventies probably does them a disservice these days. He had been at a rehabilitation centre, having suffered a heart attack while holidaying in the bay of islands. When i write for hello sailor i write on acoustic guitar and then take the song to. Mrs brazier used to run an excellent secondhand bookshop, and her son caught the collectors bug. Hello sailor frontman graham brazier was working on one of his best albums when he died.
The mutton birds is the first album by the new zealand band the mutton birds. A family spokesperson confirmed to the herald that brazier died on. Graham brazier album launch kings arms may 7, 2017the th. Hello sailor were forced to cancel their 40th anniversary tour of the north island after brazier suffered a heart attack while holidaying in the. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from graham brazier at the discogs marketplace. The lineup at that time was graham brazier on vocals and some guitar and. In this story, the grahams presented an honest account of their doings since robins return to the land. Photographs from a lunchtime event with graham brazier in conversation with finlay macdonald about his former hello sailor bandmate dave mcartney, and. Oct 12, 2012 graham brazier hello sailor have never wanted for an identity. Hello, sailor hardcover january 1, 2004 by ingrid godon author, andre sollie author 4. It was identity itself, or specifically, the need for identity, which essentially brought this band into existence, nearly 40 years ago, and to this day, a band which still consists of the same founding members. Graham brazier, the front man of hello sailor, has been remembered by those who knew him best, at his funeral in auckland.
Graham brazier hello sailor have never wanted for an identity. Hello sailor band news newspapers books scholar jstor april 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. A family spokesperson confirmed to the new zealand herald that brazier died this morning in an auckland rehabiltation facility where he had been recovering after a heart attack which forced the cancellation of the bands reunion tour. Hello sailor tickets, concerts, tour dates, upcoming gigs. Murray cammicks hello sailor and graham brazier images. All graham brazier lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Graham brazier, dave mcartney and harry lyon, the three founding members and songwriters, still perform and record together some twentyfive years after the inception of the band in 1975. It contained five tracks taken from the bands two earlier albums, plus an additional rare track here comes johnny. Graham brazier saxophone, vocals, dave mcartney guitar vocals, harry lyon guitar found.
After hello sailor, he formed a band called the legionnaires. Braziers 102yearold, doublebrick terrace house at the top of chinamans hill is a homely. He was being treated at a rehabilitation facility in auckland after he suffered a. Last chance to dance is a compilation album released in 1982 by new zealand band, hello sailor. The 63yearold died on friday at an auckland rehabilitation facility where he was treated after. I was moved to write at length about hello sailor when seeing them. Robert johnson, the blues singer, he was a very big. Boom, bowling through india, city of 100 lovers, cricket speak, dave mccartney, graham brazier, hello sailor, justin brown amazon, justin brown author, justin brown lee child, kiwi speak, myth new zealand, rugby speak, score. Graham philip brazier 6 may 1952 4 september 2015 was a new zealand musician and songwriter. Hello sailor frontman graham brazier s stunning musical legacy is set to continue from beyond the grave.
He collected first edition books by writers such as charles bukowski, william burroughs, jack kerouac, raymond chandler and james k. Graham brazier, gutter black, rocknroll unity books. Marc hunter of dragon and graham brazier, great western festival, 15 january 1978. It reached number 11 on the new zealand music charts. The last time was a group chat with brazier and the other members of hello sailor for metroaround their comeback album. Brazier s 102yearold, doublebrick terrace house at the top of chinamans hill is a homely. It was first published in the netherlands in 2000, and in.
Hello sailor frontman graham braziers album from beyond the grave nz herald watch. After a series of false starts, they formed hello sailor in 1975 with vocalist graham brazier, bassist tony mcmaster and drummer graeme turner. Graham brazier album launch kings arms may 7, 2017the. Sep 09, 2015 the last time was a group chat with brazier and the other members of hello sailor for metro, around their 2012 comeback album. Sep 07, 2015 brazier managed seven runs before being felled by the formidable bowling of trevor reekie. Aug 24, 2016 graham and lisle kinney at the gluepot, hello sailors new home as their audience grew. Graham braziers house has a boisterous doorbell named kitty, a large platinum retriever which barks enthusiastically on the first knock, bounces at you on entry and then after we have made our way downstairs to the kitchencumlibrary promptly falls asleep under the old wooden dining table. He first came to prominence in the band hello sailor. His subjects the books sprawled and falling off shelves, stacked in piles and. Apart from the ditching your friends bit, which maybe some of us would do if we really found true love, it is a touching little story that deals with homosexuality and teaching children about it in a very simple and. I met graham brazier for the first and only time about four or five years ago. Graham and lisle kinney at the gluepot, hello sailor s new home as their audience grew.
I didnt know him well, but graham brazier made you feel like you did, and the last two times i met him he was so candid about the dramas going on in his life, and was so personable with it, that i felt it would be. Hello sailor frontman graham braziers stunning musical legacy is set to continue from beyond the grave. They long since ceased to be that band and those people. I have no idea if the planned benefit concert will go ahead now as tribute but man thatll be a helluva show and sendoff if thats the case. Hello sailor, dave mcartney, harry lyon, graeme turner.
Late hello sailor stars partner stakes claim for royalties. Hello, sailor shows a very universal emotion yearning, something which children understand, and its between two grown up men. Braziers cottage, behind his mothers house in a quiet auckland culdesac, is full of books. Sep 11, 2015 graham brazier a danger to shipping september 11, 2015 news, philosophy graham brazier luke the first time i heard of graham was way back in the day when hello sailor was creating a sensation in the same way as the stones had a decade earlier in the old country. With a late afternoon start at aucklands kings arms, the mood was definitely celebratory as the crowd spent an hour our two trading stories and reminiscing about the former hello sailor frontman who passed away in 2015 before the music began. Hello sailor frontman graham brazier was working on one of his best. Following several months of deadend live performances, mcmaster exited, and was ultimately replaced by bassist david lisle kinney. I was never particularly taken by their drug mythology, which of course eclipsed their musical achievements because it was so news and gossipworthy. And while theyve been an occasional working band they havent been represented by albums which means this new one their first in 17 years and perhaps encouraged by. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Graham brazier, frontman of new zealand rock band hello sailor, has died at the age of 63, report local media. The story included all the experiences associated with publishing dove which i finally got around to reading robin lee grahams follow up to dove, which id read several times when it was first.
I was never particularly taken by their drug mythology, which of course eclipsed their musical. In 1982, a compilation epalbum was released, titled last chance to dance. Sailor celebrate 40 years with their mates the band of brothers hello sailor are. Inevitably, there was a name change back to hello sailor, and the band have continued to gig and record sporadically to this day. The mythology and facts surrounding hello sailor as the famously dissolute ponsonby rock band of the seventies probably does them a disservice these days.