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Cherry Wainer (March 2, 1935 – November 14, 2014) was a South African-born musician, best known as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI and a soloist on the Hammond organ.〔(''Time Out'' TV review ), 10 May 2013; accessed 17 May 2013.〕 Wainer was born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and first became known to UK television audiences as a regular in the 1950s magazine programme ''Lunchbox'', with Noele Gordon.〔(Whirligig: Lunchbox ) Accessed 18 May 2013〕 She subsequently featured as a session musician in ''Oh, Boy!'', one of the first British series to feature rock'n'roll regularly, with Lord Rockingham's XI, a "scratch" band led by Harry Robinson, which also included Benny Green and Red Price. Their single, "Hoots Mon", was number one in the UK charts in 1958. Along with the band, Wainer appeared in the 1959 Royal Variety Performance, held at the Palace Theatre, Manchester.〔(Royal Variety Performance official website ); accessed 19 May 2013.〕 Wainer married drummer Don Storer (died 2006),〔(LVOL.com, 1 September 2006 ). Accessed 25 March 2015〕 with whom she appeared regularly as a duo during the 1960s.〔(Profile ), TheLadyOrganist.com; accessed 18 May 2013.〕 They appeared regularly in a German television series, ''Beat! Beat! Beat'' (1967). Wainer released several solo albums and four singles, none of which made the UK charts. Cherry Wainer died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 14, 2014, aged 79.〔("Cherry Wainer - obituary" ), ''The Telegraph'', 30 November 2014.〕 ==Albums== *''Cherry Wainer – Hammond Organ Light And Lively'' (1964)〔(Profile ), discogs.com; accessed 18 May 2013.〕 *''It's Hammond Time!'' (released in the Netherlands) *''Cherry Wainer And Her Magic Organ'' (released in the Netherlands) *''Musik Im Blut'' (released in Germany) * ''1959 Columbia 33JS 11007, Flying High, Cherry Wainer & Nico Carstens'', South Africa 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「Cherry Wainer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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