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Robert "Bobby" Davis was born on July 21st, 1942 in Yorkshire, England. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1959 and based himself in Christchurch, where he sang for a couplr of years, recording on the "Peak" label.
His first recordings with his group the Dazzlers were PS/103 "Troubles"/"Money Honey" and PS/107 "Abel Mabel"/"Tallahassee Lassie", both recorded in 1959 before the group disbanded. Mac Jamieson taking off to join the Saints. In 1960 Bobby released a solo single OK 113 "Oh Carol"/"Seven Little Girls". He moved to Auckland in 1963 and emerged with a band called "The Wanderers" who recorded Z45/1160 "Short Fat Horrie (Long Tall Texan)"/"No Vacancy" in 1964. The Wanderers then became The Bob D. Five, and they recorded the single Z45/1193 "High School Confidential"/"I Go Ape" in 1964 - this time for Zodiac. Bobby disbanded the group after that and from 1965 to 1969 he released six more singles in his own right. In 1966 Z45/1234 "Thanks Anyway"/"Work Song" and Z45/1247 "Leaning On A Lamp-Post"/"Dear Dad", in 1967 Z45/1301 "Nose For Trouble"/"I'll Remember Today" and Z45/1315 "When I'm Sixty-Four"/"Have You Ever Had The Blues", 1968 PF-338099 "High Classed"/"But I Do" for Philips NZ, and in 1969 TCP0006 "Love Me"/"Ragamuffin Man" for Treble Clef Records.
Bobby was on the six week whistle-stop C'Mon '67 Tour throughout the country. |
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