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Bunny Walters is a New Zealand singer from Katikati who had a number of New Zealand hits during the 1970s. He is best known for the hits "Brandy", "Take The Money And Run", and "Nearest Thing to Heaven". ==Background== Bunny Walters was born and raised in Katikati, a town on the North Island of New Zealand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=KDV Mill )〕 Walters's first single, titled "Just Out Of Reach", was released in 1969. He then released "It's Been Too Long" and "Can't Keep You Out of My Heart".〔(Bunny Walters )〕 Walters made his first television appearance on ''Happen-Inn'', a New Zealand television show.〔Auckland Star (Auckland star, 8 April 1970 )〕 After performing at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan, he received contracts to return to Japan. He gained considerable exposure. The ''New Zealand Herald'' reported that he may have also appeared on the Rolf Harris show in London.〔New Zealand Herald (New Zealand herald, 3 September 1970 )〕 In 1971 he replaced Vaughn Lawrence as the resident singer on ''Happen-Inn''. 〔Auckland Star (Auckland star, 10 September 1971 )〕 From 1972 to 1974 he produced the hits "Brandy" (which reached #4 on the pop charts), "Take The Money And Run" (which reached #2), "Home Isn't Home Anymore" (which reached #18), and "The Nearest Thing To Heaven" (which reached #10 in 1974).〔 In 1978 Walters recorded a promotional record for the New Zealand Labour Party. The single was titled "To Be Free With Labour" and was the B side of a song titled "To Be Free", written by Robinson-Bretnall.〔Elsewhere (Bunny Walters: To be Free with Labour (year unknown) )〕 Walters appeared in the 1978 film ''Skin Deep''〔imdb (Bunny Walters )〕 and an episode of ''Shortland Street''.〔newzealandcds.com (Walters, Bunny: Very Best of Bunny Walters )〕 In 2013, Walters was the profile in episode 9 of ''The Untold Stories Of New Zealand Music History''.〔Scoop Independent News (The Untold Stories Of New Zealand Music History )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bunny Walters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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