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Th' Dudes

Dobbyn's first success came with a band, Th'Dudes, which he formed while still in school. Their hit Be Mine Tonight won single of the year in 1979 in New Zealand, while singles Walking in Light and Bliss became popular anthems. ThDudes were a late 1970s and early 1980s pop/rock band from New Zealand. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

DD Smash

After Th'Dudes folded, Dobbyn formed DD Smash, and had a number of hit singles during the 1980s, including Devil you Know, Outlook for Thursday, Magic (What She Do) and Whaling. DD Smash were a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of ThDudes. ...

Solo career

When DD Smash folded, Dobbyn began a successful solo career, first writing the music for the Footrot Flats film in 1985, which contained two hit singles: Oughta Be in Love and Slice of Heaven. After the release of the film, Slice of Heaven became Dobbyn's best-known song, frequently used in tourism advertisements aired on Australian television which encouraged people to go to New Zealand as a holiday destination. As a result, many Australians jokingly referred to the song as the New Zealand National anthem. The very first edition of Footrot Flats released in 1978. ... This article is about the year. ... Slice Of Heaven is a single by New Zealand singer/songwriter Dave Dobbyn featuring Herbs, released in 1986 alongside the animated motion picture, Footrot Flat: The Dogs Tail Tale. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a countrys government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ...

Since 1988 Dobbyn has released 6 solo-albums and a compilation, including the hit song Loyal (1988) which became the tongue-in-cheek anthem for Team New Zealand's failed 2003 America's Cup defence. He has also produced albums for Grant McLennan and has contributed on albums by, amongst others, Jenny Morris, Gyan and Bic Runga. He also went touring with Runga and Tim Finn, and a live album, Together in Concert, was released in 2000. This article is about the yachting competition. ... Grant William McLennan (12 February 1958 – 6 May 2006) was an Australian singer-songwriter with the independent band The Go-Betweens, which he co-founded with Robert Forster in Brisbane, Australia in 1977. ... Jenny Morris is a New Zealand rock singer. ... // Gyan Evans is an ARIA award winning singer songwriter from Australia who performs professionally as Gyan (pronounced Ghee-ahn). Originally from Geelong; Gyan began her musical career in the Sydney band Haiku before winning the Grand Final in the Australian version of the TV Show Star Search. ... Briolette Kah Bic Runga (born 13 January 1976) MNZM is a New Zealand singer-songwriter whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts, and has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists of our time. ... Live in Dublin 2007 Brian Timothy “Tim” Finn OBE (born June 25, 1952) is a singer and songwriter. ...

Dobbyn's most recent album, Available Light, released in 2005, received popular and critical acclaim. Available Light is a 2005 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. ...

Personal life

Dobbyn's mother died of a haert atack when he was 18 which was when he started his history with alcoholism. He is also a born-again Christian and has, for most of his career, been happily married to long time sweetheart Anneliesje, with whom he has two children Grace and Eli. Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is...

Controversy

In December 1984, DD Smash were playing an outdoor concert in Aotea Square in Auckland. During their set there was a power failure leading sections of the crowd to become restless. Some of the crowd started throwing beer bottles and police arrested them. The situation escalated and the riot squad was called in. Dobbyn made negative remarks about the police which allegedly spurred on the crowd. The concert was stopped by the police and sections of the crowd rioted, smashing shop windows along Queen Street. Prime Minister David Lange called a commission of inquiry and as a result Dobbyn was charged with inciting a riot. The criminal prosecution against Dobbyn began June 1985. His lawyer successfully defended him and he was acquitted on the charge of "behaving in a manner likely to cause violence against person or property and using insulting language".^[1] Aotea Square is a large paved area regarded as the centre of the city of New Zealand. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ... Queen Street in downtown Auckland Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, is the major commercial thoroughfare of the countrys main population centre. ... David Russell Lange (who pronounced his name long-ee IPA: lɔŋi) CH, ONZ (4 August 1942 — 13 August 2005), served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. ...

In 2005, Dobbyn performed the lead single from Available Light, 'Welcome Home' at the New Zealand Music Awards awards ceremony. During the performance, Ahmed Zaoui, an alleged terrorist (albeit not convicted of such in New Zealand), appeared on stage with Dobbyn. ^[2] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Available Light is a 2005 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. ... The New Zealand Music Awards, colloquially known as the Tuis, have been awarded yearly since 1966 to outstanding New Zealand musicians and groups. ... Ahmed Zaoui is an Algerian refugee who sought residency in New Zealand in 2002. ...

Awards and Accolades

At the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards Dobbyn won a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005 and 2006 he won "Songwriter Of The Year" and "Best Male Solo Artist" respectively, both for his work on Available Light. The New Zealand Music Awards, colloquially known as the Tuis, have been awarded yearly since 1966 to outstanding New Zealand musicians and groups. ... An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. ...

Ten songs written by Dave Dobbyn appeared in New Zealand's Top 100 songs (the Nature's Best series) as voted by APRA members. These were: Natures Best is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel to have been the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time. ... The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) is a copyright collecting society representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. ...

• 3: Dave Dobbyn - Loyal
• 7: Dave Dobbyn with Herbs - Slice of Heaven
• 12: DD Smash - Whaling
• 27: Th' Dudes - Be Mine Tonight
• 29: Dave Dobbyn - Beside You
• 31: DD Smash - Outlook For Thursday
• 35: Dave Dobyyn - Language
• 50: Th' Dudes - Bliss
• 70: Dave Dobbyn - You Oughta Be In Love
• 100: Dave Dobbyn - Naked Flame

Discography

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Singles

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References

1. ^ Queen Street riot 1984 (from New Zealand history online, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage)
2. ^ Zaoui sings with Dobbyn (from News Talk ZB news story, dated 2006-10-6

External links

• Official Website
• The Slow Boat Inquisition