Cherry Wainer
Cherry Wainer | |
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Born | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
March 2, 1935
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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
- ↑ Time Out TV review, 10 May 2013; accessed 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cherry Wainer – obituary", The Telegraph, 29 December 2015.
- ↑ Whirligig: Lunchbox Accessed 18 May 2013
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- ↑ Royal Variety Performance official website; accessed 19 May 2013.
- ↑ IMDB accessed 29 December 2015
- ↑ LVOL.com, 1 September 2006. Accessed 25 March 2015
- ↑ Profile, TheLadyOrganist.com; accessed 18 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cherry Wainer – obituary", The Telegraph, 30 November 2014.
- ↑ Profile, discogs.com; accessed 18 May 2013.
External links
- Articles with hCards
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- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016
- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2014
- 1935 births
- 2014 deaths
- Disease-related deaths in Nevada
- South African musicians
- South African organists
- South African expatriates in the United States