After the war Karaitiana assembled a quintet, and in October 1948 recorded a version of his song "Blue Smoke" with singer Pixie Williams to a Hawaiian-style backing played by Jimmy Carter's Hawaiians – the first record wholly produced in New Zealand from composition to pressing, and provided the début for the TANZA record label.[3][4] It topped the New Zealand radio hit parades for six weeks, and it went on to be recorded by a number of overseas artists, including Dean Martin in 1951.[5][6]
On 2 October 2019, Karaitiana, along with Pixie Williams and Jim Carter, was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, to mark the 70th anniversary of the release of "Blue Smoke".[7][8]
Awardsedit
Aotearoa Music Awardsedit
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
ruru, karaitiana, rangi, ruru, wananga, karaitiana, march, 1909, december, 1970, zealand, musician, songwriter, karaitiana, born, dannevirke, zealand, march, 1909, māori, member, ngāti, kahungunu, rangitāne, tribes, served, with, māori, battalion, during, worl. Rangi Ruru Wananga Karaitiana 4 March 1909 15 December 1970 was a New Zealand musician and songwriter Karaitiana was born in Dannevirke New Zealand on 4 March 1909 1 2 He was Maori and was a member of the Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane tribes He served with Maori Battalion during World War II and led the battalion s concert party After the war Karaitiana assembled a quintet and in October 1948 recorded a version of his song Blue Smoke with singer Pixie Williams to a Hawaiian style backing played by Jimmy Carter s Hawaiians the first record wholly produced in New Zealand from composition to pressing and provided the debut for the TANZA record label 3 4 It topped the New Zealand radio hit parades for six weeks and it went on to be recorded by a number of overseas artists including Dean Martin in 1951 5 6 On 2 October 2019 Karaitiana along with Pixie Williams and Jim Carter was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame to mark the 70th anniversary of the release of Blue Smoke 7 8 Awards editAotearoa Music Awards edit The Aotearoa Music Awards previously known as New Zealand Music Awards NZMA are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965 Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 2019 Ruru Karaitiana New Zealand Music Hall of Fame inductee 9 References edit Spittle Gordon Rangi Ruru Wananga Karaitiana Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 25 February 2017 Karaitiana Rangi Ruru Wananga Te Ara Retrieved 25 February 2017 Blue smoke NZ History Retrieved 25 February 2017 Blue Smoke NZ Folk Song 8 August 2001 Retrieved 13 July 2016 Dean Martin Blue Smoke 1951 YouTube Retrieved 25 February 2017 Blue Smoke Te Papa Retrieved 25 February 2017 NZ Music Hall of Fame Inductees Ruru Karaitiana Pixie Williams Jim Carter UnderTheRadar 15 August 2019 Retrieved 16 August 2019 Aldous Harding takes top gong at 2019 Silver Scroll Awards Stuff co nz 2 October 2019 Retrieved 5 October 2019 HOME INDUCTEES musichall co nz Retrieved 16 August 2021 nbsp This article about a New Zealand musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a New Zealand writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to a Maori person is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruru Karaitiana amp oldid 1178891797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
