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Sir Howard Morrison - Top 40 Albums

New Zealand Artist: Sir Howard Morrison

Sir Howard Morrison was born in 1936 in Rotorua, the son of Maori All Black Tem Morrison. In 1955 Howard started putting together vocal groups to entertain at Rugby Club socials in Rotorua. At that stage he had been working as a surveyor's chainman and later as a meter reader for the Tourist Department. He was also playing rugby on the back of the scrum for Waikite.

Music was strictly part-time and he had received a little experience, mainly at Te Aute College and in various Maori cultural groups, show bands and concert parties. At that stage he had dreams of becoming a professional entertainer. In 1956 he became a member of the successful Aotearoa Concert Party that toured Australia. On his return, while attending a family gathering, he heard a guitarist Gerry Merito and decided to put together a group with him and also roped in his brother Laurie and his cousin John. The group was called the Ohinemutu Quartet, but soon after they were renamed to the Howard Morrison Quartet. This became the beginning of the most distinguished Show Business career of any New Zealander permanently based there.
For more information check out the muzic.net.nz Profile for Sir Howard Morrison
Sir Howard Morrison first debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 27 October 2002 with the album Ol' Brown Eyes. There are two entries by Sir Howard Morrison in the charts.

Chart placings by Sir Howard Morrison:

Title Type Debut Weeks Best
How Great Thou Art: The Very Best Of Top 40 Albums 09 Nov 2015 10 3
Ol' Brown Eyes Top 40 Albums 27 Oct 2002 5 11
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