Cherry Wainer. South African-born musician, and a soloist on the Hammond organ. Best-known as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI.
Wainer first came to the attention of UK television audiences as a regular in the 1950s TV magazine, 'Lunchbox', with Noele Gordon. She subsequently featured as a session musician on the programme 'Oh Boy!' (one of the first British series to regularly feature rock 'n' roll), with Lord Rockingham's XI, who were a 'scratch' band led by Harry Robinson and included Benny Green and Red Price. Between 1958 and 1961, as a soloist, she recorded several singles for different labels, none of which made it onto the UK charts,
In 1962, she married drummer Don Storer, with whom she had appeared regularly as a duo during the 1960s, and on a German television series called Beat! Beat! Beat! In Germany Wainer released three solo instrumental albums and two vocal singles. (discogs)
Wainer first came to the attention of UK television audiences as a regular in the 1950s TV magazine, 'Lunchbox', with Noele Gordon. She subsequently featured as a session musician on the programme 'Oh Boy!' (one of the first British series to regularly feature rock 'n' roll), with Lord Rockingham's XI, who were a 'scratch' band led by Harry Robinson and included Benny Green and Red Price. Between 1958 and 1961, as a soloist, she recorded several singles for different labels, none of which made it onto the UK charts,
In 1962, she married drummer Don Storer, with whom she had appeared regularly as a duo during the 1960s, and on a German television series called Beat! Beat! Beat! In Germany Wainer released three solo instrumental albums and two vocal singles. (discogs)
No comments:
Post a Comment