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Onehunga born jazz and cabaret singer Ricky May hosts his own NZ TV special after 20 years of performing in Sydney. With help from special guests including Norman Erskine, Susan Dalzell and Jamie Rigg, May turns in polished big band versions of standards including ‘Running Bear’, ‘Hit The Road Jack’ and ‘Mack the Knife’. The show is long on music and short on patter, but May does talk about how he explains his Maori heritage to overseas audiences — and he acknowledges those origins with a medley of ‘Pokarekare Ana’ and ‘Hoki Mai’. Ricky May died in 1988.
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This is the first time I have seen this special .I remember when he did it but never got to see it. Fantastic ! and I'm only up to clip 3 :-) Very special, very grateful.
Thank you
Colleen May
How blessed to have Ricky we all were
What a band line up..also seeing Norman and Ricky working together again !! brilliant !!
Just the best ever....we miss you Ricky.....pure inspiration.Dave Burke
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Posted at 04.23PM - 09.03.2012
Wonderful Ricky May - and Billy Nuku on drums