Origin New Zealand Role Musician Name Graham Brazier | Genres Rock, pop | |
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Born 6 May 1952
Auckland, New Zealand ( 1952-05-06 ) Associated acts Hello Sailor, Pink Flamingos, The Legionnaires Died September 4, 2015, Auckland, New Zealand Albums Shipshape & Bristol Fashion, Brazier, Inside Out, East Of Eden Music group Hello Sailor (1985 – 1987) People also search for Dave McArtney, Harry Lyon, Lisle Kinney | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
Graham brazier billy bold
Graham Philip Brazier (6 May 1952 – 4 September 2015) was a New Zealand musician and songwriter. He first came to prominence in the band Hello Sailor. After Hello Sailor, he formed a band called the Legionnaires. When he was growing up, he lived above his mother's bookshop in Dominion Road in Auckland and he collected first editions.
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- Graham brazier billy bold
- Delaney davidson performing billy bold by graham brazier
- Early life
- Career
- Solo discography
- References
Delaney davidson performing billy bold by graham brazier
Early life
His childhood was fashioned seeing R.A.K. Mason, Rex Fairburn, Kevin Ireland and other writers in the shop. Graham left Mt Roskill Grammar at age 15 for his first job at Whitcombe & Tombs. He began writing songs when he was 19.
Career
Although Brazier claimed he turned down an offer to join The Doors post-Jim Morrison, it was stated by Doors ex-manager and biographer, Danny Sugerman, to be "somewhat exaggerated".
Two Brazier associated songs are included in the official top 100 New Zealand songs. They are "Blue Lady" alongside his first band, Hello Sailor, as well as "Billy Bold" from his solo career.
It was reported on 7 October 2012 that Brazier was charged with assaulting his two former partners. He pleaded guilty to two counts of male assaults female and one count of common assault.
Brazier suffered a heart attack in August 2015, and died in Auckland on 4 September 2015.
Brazier's post-humous solo album Left Turn at Midnite, completed after Brazier's death by close friend producer Alan Jansson, was released in May 2017.