Name Colin Wilson | ||
Cole Wilson - On The Plains Away Out There (c.1955).
Colin James "Cole" Wilson (11 October 1922 – 6 January 1993) was a New Zealand musician, singer, songwriter and railway worker born in Dunedin, New Zealand. As a guitarist and vocalist for the Tumbleweeds, he performed and made recordings spanning almost 40 years from 1949. "Colin James "Cole" Wilson was born on the 11 October 1922 at St Kilda, Dunedin. His parents Robert Moffat Wilson & Louisa Elizabeth Lemon Had two children before his birth and two after making Cole the middle child. He was schooled at Mornington School, Dunedin and stayed in Dunedin for most of his life.
He had discovered country and western music as a child and artists like the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. He also had interest in Slim Gaillard & Django Reinhardt who were not C&W musicians.He bought his first guitar when he was twelve and countinued using it through out his life. He mainly taught himself how to play however he took instruction from Dunedin music teacher Sol Stokes.