Cherry Wainer

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Cherry Wainer
Born (1935-03-02)March 2, 1935
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Spouse(s) Don Storer (m. 1992–2006; his death)

Cherry Wainer (March 2, 1935 – November 14, 2014) was a South African-born musician, best known as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI and a soloist on the Hammond organ.[1]

Wainer was born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. A piano player since childhood, she was later influenced by Jimmy Smith (musician) to learn jazz keyboard.[2] In her first recording she collaborated with accordianist Nico Carstens on an early South African rock and roll 10" titled "Flying High".[citation needed] She first became known to UK television audiences as a regular in the 1950s magazine programme Lunchbox, with Noele Gordon.[3] She subsequently featured as a session musician in Oh, Boy!, one of the first British series to feature rock'n'roll regularly, with Lord Rockingham's XI, a "scratch" band led by Harry Robinson, which also included Benny Green and Red Price. Their single, "Hoots Mon", was number one in the UK charts in 1958.[4] Along with the band, Wainer played in the 1959 Royal Variety Performance, held at the Palace Theatre, Manchester.[5]In 1960 she appeared as herself in the musical "Girls of the Latin Quarter" [6]

Wainer married drummer Don Storer (died 2006),[7] with whom she appeared regularly as a duo during the 1960s.[8] They appeared regularly in a German television series, Beat! Beat! Beat (1967). Wainer released several solo albums and four singles, none of which made the UK charts.[citation needed]

Cherry Wainer died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 14, 2014, aged 79.[9]

Albums

  • Cherry Wainer – Hammond Organ Light And Lively (1964)[10]
  • It's Hammond Time! (released in the Netherlands)
  • Cherry Wainer And Her Magic Organ (released in the Netherlands)
  • Musik Im Blut (released in Germany)
  • 1959 Columbia 33JS 11007, Flying High, Cherry Wainer & Nico Carstens, South Africa

References

  1. Time Out TV review, 10 May 2013; accessed 17 May 2013.
  2. "Cherry Wainer – obituary", The Telegraph, 29 December 2015.
  3. Whirligig: Lunchbox Accessed 18 May 2013
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Royal Variety Performance official website; accessed 19 May 2013.
  6. IMDB accessed 29 December 2015
  7. LVOL.com, 1 September 2006. Accessed 25 March 2015
  8. Profile, TheLadyOrganist.com; accessed 18 May 2013.
  9. "Cherry Wainer – obituary", The Telegraph, 30 November 2014.
  10. Profile, discogs.com; accessed 18 May 2013.

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