Jack Christie (musician)
Jack Christie Wellington, New Zealand | |
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Died | 4 March 2014 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 89)
Genres | Country |
Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 1949–1954 |
Labels | TANZA |
Military career | |
Allegiance | New Zealand |
Service/ | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | Flight lieutenant |
John Brynn Christie
Biography
Christie was born to Samuel Basil Christie and his wife Elizabeth Frances née Welch in Wellington on 29 March 1924. As a boy he attended New Lynn West Primary School as well as
Upon his Return to New Zealand, Christie established the Atomic Radio Company in
After his brief music career Christie created the Tisco Technology Innovation Service Company which installed and tuned televisions not long after the introduction of TV in New Zealand. This became the foremost television installation company in the country.[7] He also went into many different businesses, often acting as director, as well as chairman for Ullrich Aluminium. He had particular involvement with the New Zealand Grand Prix which saw him obtain an MBE in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to manufacturing, sport and the community.[8] Jack died on 4 March 2014 at the Edmund Hillary Retirement Village in Auckland.[9] He was 89 at the time of his death. He was cremated and buried at Purewa Cemetery on the anniversary of his death the following year. He was survived by his wife Valerie and family.
Discography
Singles
- "She Came Rolling Down The Mountain" / "Overlander Trail" (TANZA, 1949)
- "Clancy Lowered the Boom" / "Hermit Of The Hills" (TANZA, 1949)
- "Barnacle Bill The Sailor" / "Serenade A Star" (TANZA, 1950)
- "Let’s Grow Old Together" / "The Freight-Train Yodel" (TANZA, 1950)
- "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" / "There's A Hole In The Old Oaken Bucket" Featuring Pat Bridgeman. (TANZA, 1950)
- "Mountain Barbecue" / "Nettie The Nitwit Of The Networks" (TANZA, 1951)
- "The New Zealand Cowboy" / "Where The Roly Poly Grass Rolls O'er The Plains" (TANZA, 1951)
- "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" / "Goin' To The Rodeo To-Day" (TANZA, 1951)
- "Shotgun Boogie" / "Bushman Of My Dreams" (TANZA, 1951)
- "Payday" / "Riding Home At Sundown" (TANZA, 1952)
- "The Kid's Last Fight" / "They Made Me Fall In Love With You" (TANZA, 1954)
References
- ^ "Camp Entertainers". Evening Post. 11 September 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Page 2 Advertisements". Evening Post. 22 October 1941. p. 2. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Y.M.C.A.'S Record". Evening Post. 2 February 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "John Brynn Christie". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Jack Christie". National Library of New Zealand. 7 March 1995. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Moffatt, Glen (9 September 2019). "Country Aotearoa Timeline – Part One (Jack Christie's Country Music First)". AudioCulture. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Jack Christie MBE – was a true "Captain of Industry"". Our West. 17 April 2014. p. 8. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours 1989" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 108. 26 June 1989. pp. 2771–2774.
- ^ "John CHRISTIE Obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
External links
- Christie's discography at discogs.com