Eddie Low
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Edward Robert Low (born 14 May 1943) is a New Zealand
born musician
currently living in Christchurch
, New Zealand.
In the early 1960s Eddie Low played in showbands, and with the Quintikis toured with the annual Miss New Zealand contest. He also appeared in the film Don't Let It Get You (1966) with the Quintikis, Howard Morrison
, and Kiri Te Kanawa
. He went on to record albums in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
tribute show. During the tour he received so many inquires as to when he would be releasing a new album that as soon as the tour concluded, he start work on it."
plus his own compositions
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
born musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
currently living in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand.
In the early 1960s Eddie Low played in showbands, and with the Quintikis toured with the annual Miss New Zealand contest. He also appeared in the film Don't Let It Get You (1966) with the Quintikis, Howard Morrison
Howard Morrison
Sir Howard Leslie Morrison, OBE, was a New Zealand entertainer. From 1964 until his death in 2009 he was one of New Zealand's leading television and concert performers.-Early life:...
, and Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC is a New Zealand / Māori soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United States and Britain she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array...
. He went on to record albums in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Roy Orbison tribute Tour
"In 2003 Low toured NZ as the star of the Roy OrbisonRoy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
tribute show. During the tour he received so many inquires as to when he would be releasing a new album that as soon as the tour concluded, he start work on it."
Discography
- Scarlet Ribbons
- Wimoweh
- A Star Fell FRom Heaven
- Crying Time
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- Il Silenzio (plays Trumpet himself)
- It Don't Hurt Anymore
- Help Me make It Through The Night
- Lonely Woman make Good Lovers
- Rockin Over River (yodel)
- Bonnie Please Don't Go
- Maria (West Side Story)
plus his own compositions
- Where Are You My Love
- Sunday Daddy
- Songs Of Home
- Aroha
- Old Cowboy Songs
- I Am Me (about special needs)
Awards
- 2006 - Low was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for Services to Music, in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
- 2009 - Low received the Country Music Legend Award at the New Zealand
- 2009 - Low was presented with the Variety Artists of NZ Benny Award to mark his lifetime achievements in the entertainment industry.