John Hore Grenell |
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John Hore Grenell - Country artist |
Grenell had his first professional engagement in 1962, the year he finished high school, after placing third in the nationwide TV contest Have a Shot, originally singing as John Hore (his stepfather's surname), but later changing to the family surname of Grenell. He recorded his first record album for Joe Brown in 1963, and made a further 16 albums between 1963 and 1974, some of which attained gold status. He was the New Zealand Representative to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in 1966 and 1974. He sang in America, Australia, Canada, England, and South Africa - in various TV series, special events and a Royal Command Performance. He wrote the New Zealand version of I've Been Everywhere with local place names in 1966. |
John Hore Grenell with Brendan Dugan |
John Hore Grenell with Brendan Dugan |
John Hore Grenell with Eddie Low |
He returned to entertainment in 1989–90 with the album Welcome to our World which was a single cover of Welcome to My World, and album best-seller in February 1990. He received Country music recording industry awards, Male Vocalist of the year, a Gold Tribute award plus Best Country single and Country Record of the year. In 1990 he received a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for his contribution to New Zealand entertainment. The most prominent of many country artists to emerge from the rural South Island in the 1960s, John Grenell's material and delivery leaned towards the mainstream, crossover style of Jim Reeves. Consequently, he became the biggest-selling New Zealand act of the decade, and his success continued to the 1990s. Besides his warm croon, Grenell’s success lay in the diversity of his material – and his affable personality. He would be nicknamed New Zealand’s country gentleman. |
The John Hore Grenell Discography included the following recorded releases ..... |
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