Hello Sailor (band)

The band's guitarist/vocalists Dave McArtney and Harry Lyon first played together in the mid 1960s.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

Their first gig as Hello Sailor was at the Trees Tavern in Tokoroa.{{cn|date=August 2021}}{{when|date=August 2021}}

After several lineup changes, the band released its first album, Hello Sailor, in 1977,{{Cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/RIU19770701.2.9|title=NZ News|date=1 July 1977|work=Rip It Up|access-date=21 July 2019}} which went on to become the first New Zealand made record to be certified gold.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

The line-up at that time was Graham Brazier on vocals and some guitar and saxophone, McArtney and Lyon on guitars and vocals, Lisle Kinney on bass, and Ricky Ball on drums.

Their second album, Pacifica Amour, was released in 1978, after the band had made their first visit to America to try to crack the American market. In 1979 the band left for Australia, but this trip was also not a success.{{cn|date=August 2021}} Hello Sailor formally disbanded in 1980.

In 1982, a compilation EP was released, titled Last Chance to Dance. It contained five tracks taken from the band's two earlier albums, plus an additional track "Here Comes Johnny".

The classic line-up came together again within Graham Brazier's early-1980s band The Legionnaires, and in 1985 decided to reform as Hello Sailor (with former Coup D'État bass player Neil Hannan replacing Lisle Kinney).{{cn|date=August 2021}} The band released a new single "Fugitive For Love", and a follow-up album Shipshape & Bristol Fashion, which included a re-recorded version of the single. In addition to new songs, the album also contained some reworked material which had originally been recorded during their various solo projects since 1980. Following on from the release of the album, the band toured extensively throughout New Zealand during late 1985 and into 1986.

After another hiatus, the band returned in 1994, recording a new album titled The Album, and again commenced a nationwide promotional tour. Three singles were released from "The Album"; "New Tattoo", "Never Fade Away, and "Raging with the Storm".{{cn|date=August 2021}}

In 1996, a two-disc Compilation album The Sailor Story was released. In addition to Hello Sailor tracks, the album also contained material which had been recorded by the band's members during their various solo projects.

In 2005, Hello Sailor's 1977 song "Gutter Black" was chosen as the title music for New Zealand television series Outrageous Fortune.{{cn|date=August 2021}} This not only sparked renewed interest for the band, but also resulted in a favourable renegotiation of the publishing rights for Hello Sailor's earlier material.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

In 2007, the band released the album, When Your Lights Are Out, which featured all-acoustic versions of their best-known material.

In 2011, the band entered the APRA NZ Music Hall of Fame [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207223541/http://apra.co.nz/apra-awards/new-zealand-music-hall-of-fame/hello-sailor.aspx].

In 2012, the band again reunited to record an album of new material Surrey Crescent Moon.

Founding member Dave McArtney died in 2013.

In 2015, the band were planning their 40th-anniversary tour{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11466618|title=Tour news: Hello Sailor's roaring forties|date=18 June 2015|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=21 July 2019}} when Brazier suffered a heart attack. The tour was postponed while he recovered, but he died shortly after, marking the end of the band's career.{{cn|date=August 2021}}At the request of Glenn Smith, the band got back together once again in February 2023 and performed a special memorial concert in their small hometown of Waitara, New Zealand.

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.

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• Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise, Penguin, 2005. {{ISBN|0-14-301953-8}}
• Eggleton, David, Ready To Fly, Craig Potton, 2003. {{ISBN|1-877333-06-9}}
• Spittle, Gordon, Counting The Beat, GP Publications, 1997. {{ISBN|1-86956-213-5}}

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• [http://www.hellosailor.co.nz Official Home Page]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20040828044839/http://davemcartney.com/ Dave McArtney's Home Page]
• [http://www.sergent.com.au/music/hellosailor.html Hello Sailor Biography on sergent.com.au]
• [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/67.html Hello Sailor at muzic.net.nz]
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Category:APRA Award winners

Category:New Zealand pop rock groups

Category:1970s in New Zealand music