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Chanteur Maori
très populaire en Nouvelle-Zélande dans les années 1950, enregistrant pour le
label HMV. Sa version de 1955 de Rock Around The Clock serait le premier disque
rock'n'roll enregistré en dehors des États-Unis. Né en 1928, décédé le 4
Septembre 2014. Johnny a été intronisé au New Zealand Music Hall of Fame le 15
Novembre 2020.
New Zealand's
first recorded rock & roller, Johnny Cooper opened the floodgates for all of the
Kiwi artists to follow in the years to come. Born in Wairoa in 1928, he began
playing guitar at a young age, performing for the sheep shearers on his father's
farm; influenced by American cowboy stars including Gene
Autry and Tex Ritter, he initially
leaned towards country music, and after relocating to Wellington in 1948 became
a fixture on the area club circuit under the guise "The Maori Cowboy." In
1952, Cooper recruited a backing band he dubbed the Range Riders, and soon
landed a recording contract with HMV; over the next several years he included a
number of hit singles, including "One by One," a duet with singer Margaret
Francis which became the best-selling release in the history of the New Zealand
music industry.
In mid-1955, Cooper was summoned to HMV's offices, where he was given a copy of Bill
Haley's smash "Rock Around the Clock" and told that a cover version was to
be his next record; baffled by the lyrics as well as the sound of the new music
dubbed rock & roll, Cooper nevertheless approximated Haley's style as closely as
possible, and backed by a local jazz group called Ken Avery and His Rockin'
Rhythm, he cut New Zealand's very first rock record (probably also the first
ever cut outside of the U.S.). Released in October 1955, Cooper's rendition of
"Rock Around the Clock" fared poorly; when issued in New Zealand a year later,
however, Haley's original was a blockbuster. At the command of HMV, Cooper continued
his tentative move into rock, and with a new backing band called the Fabulous
Flamingos soon recorded his hit original composition "Pie Cart Rock'n'roll."
Still, he was never truly comfortable with the new music, and soon turned to
hosting the talent quest Give It a Go.
Johnny Cooper died on September 4, 2014.
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/johnny-cooper
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/johnny-cooper-the-maori-cowboy
https://www.musichall.co.nz/portfolio/johnny-cooper/
Talents : Vocals, Guitar,
Style musical : Traditional Country, Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll
Humming Bird (1955)
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Blackberry Boogie
(1955)
See You Later Alligator (1956)
Giddy Up A Ding-Dong (1957)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 1955 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 048 (NZ) | Johnny
Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS -
The Convict And The Rose /
Humming Bird
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| 1955 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 48 (NZ) |
Johnny
Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - The Convict And The Rose /
Humming Bird
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| 1955 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 049 (NZ) | Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Manu Rere / Stolen Love |
| 1955 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 49 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Manu Rere / Stolen Love |
| 1955 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 52 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Sippin' Soda (Through A Straw) / I'm A Fool To Care |
| 1955 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 052 (NZ) | Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Sippin' Soda (Through A Straw) / I'm A Fool To Care |
| 1955 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 54 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Haere Mai / I'll Pay The Price |
| 1955 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 054 (NZ) | Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Haere Mai / I'll Pay The Price |
| 1955 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 61 (NZ) | Johnny Cooper & Margaret Francis accompanied by The Ranger Riders - One By One / Look What You've Done (To My Heart) |
| 1955 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 061 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper & Margaret Francis accompanied by The Ranger Riders - One By One / Look What You've Done (To My Heart) |
| 10/1955 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 62 (NZ) |
Johnny
Cooper with Ken Avery
& His Rockin' Rhythm -
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
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| 10/1955 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 062 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper with Ken
Avery & His
Rockin' Rhythm -
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
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Blackberry Boogie
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| 1956 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 69 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Shifting, Whispering Sands / Fallen Angel |
| 1956 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 069 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper & His RANGE RIDERS - Shifting, Whispering Sands / Fallen Angel |
| 05/1956 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 70 (NZ) |
Johnny
Cooper with Don Richardson's
Festival Five -
See You Later Alligator
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| 05/1956 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 7MM. 070 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper with
Don Richardson's Festival Five -
See You Later Alligator
/ Paper Boy |
| 12/1956 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 77 (NZ) | Johnny Cooper & Margaret Francis accompanied by The Ranger Riders - Prison Without Walls / Someday You'll Call My Name |
| 12/1956 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 45-HR. 77 (NZ) |
Johnny Cooper & Margaret Francis accompanied by The Ranger Riders - Prison Without Walls / Someday You'll Call My Name |
| 03/1957 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 79 (NZ) | Johnny Cooper & Margaret Francis with The Ranger Riders - Walking Around In Circles / Are You Mine |
| 03/1957 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 45-HR. 79 (NZ) | Johnny Cooper & Margaret Francis with The Ranger Riders - Walking Around In Circles / Are You Mine |
| 10/1957 | 78 t. HIS MASTER'S VOICE HR 88 (NZ) |
Pie Cart Rock And Roll /
Giddy Up A Ding-Dong
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| 10/1957 | SP HIS MASTER'S VOICE 45-HR. 88 (NZ) |
Pie Cart Rock And Roll /
Giddy Up A Ding-Dong
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| 1968 | SP IMPACT IR-1032 (NZ) |
Break The World In Two / Cold Cold Heart |
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Albums
| 1956 | LP 10" HIS MASTER'S VOICE MDLP 6004 (NZ) |
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Rock And Sing - Johnny Cooper & His Ranger Riders - Rock Around The Clock / Look What You've Done / Humming Bird / I'll Pay The Price / Haere Mai / Blackberry Boogie / One By One / I'm A Fool To Care / Sippin' Soda / The Convict And The Rose |
| 1975 | LP 12" SONIC SONO 11 (NZ) |
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Ridin' Along With Johnny Cooper and the Range Riders - Ridin' Along / The Convict & His Rose / Your Cheating Heart / With This Ring / The Crooning Bachelor / Chew Tobacco Rag / Humming Bird / Poor Lonesome Cowboy / The Kentucky Waltz / I Can't Help It / She Was Happy Till She Met You / Too Late To Worry / Hoot Owl Boogie / When You Have No One To Love You / Too Late / Golden Rocket Train |
© Rocky Productions 10/02/2021
