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- Midge Marsden - Give It A Whirl Interview
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Midge Marsden began performing music during the heady days of the 1960s. As part of band The Breakaways, he was a pioneer in bringing rhythm and blues to New Zealand's isolated shores. In this extended interview, recorded for 2003 television series Give It A Whirl, Marsden covers many topics, including: Early days — hunting down "exotic" music while living in the Taranaki, and using money from the paper run to buy an electric guitar Seeing Max Merritt, and the influence of Hawaiian and c...
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- https://www.nzonscreen.com/interviews/midge-marsden-give-it-a-whirl-interview-2003
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