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- Title
- Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn
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- NZ On Screen
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This episode of C4's music series Homegrown Profiles looks at the 30 year career of singer/songwriter Dave Dobbyn, whose songs are mainstays of the Aotearoa soundscape. Dobbyn talks about nerve-wracking early days with th' Dudes, where the name for band DD Smash originated, and his long solo career. In a wide-ranging and thoughtful interview, Dobbyn discusses the highs and lows of a life in music, including the mayhem and causes of the 1984 Aotea Square riot, being told his best album was unr...
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- Video
- Date created
- 2005
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- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/homegrown-profiles-dave-dobbyn-2005
- Related subjects
- aotea square riot / footrot flats / be mine tonight / music / th' dudes / dave dobbyn / dd smash / songwriting / the dudes / outlook for thursday / touring / cool bananas / the optimist / queen st riots / queen street riots / queen street riot / roger king / slice of heaven / radio hauraki / herbs / the islander / paul holmes / hopetown / available light
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