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Nov 20, 2013 · 20 Nov 2013. When Christchurch band Ray Columbus And The Invaders chose their name, they could not have envisaged that they would quickly conquer Auckland in 1963, invade Australia in 1964, tour both countries with the Rolling Stones in 1965 and split that same year. They made the impossible look easy, yet staying together was not possible.
Surviving members of Ray Columbus and the Invaders (from left) Dave Russell, Ray Columbus and Billy Kristian. Photo / Greg Bowker. Ray Columbus believed he had the "greatest band in the world" in ...
It’s impossible to think of Ray Columbus & The Invaders without hearing a mental replay of ‘She’s A Mod’, the group’s 1964 smash hit that still sounds as fresh and energetic as the day it was minted. New Zealand’s answer to British Invasion bands, Ray Columbus & The Invaders, originally from Christchurch, in their brief reign ...
Nov 30, 2016 · RAY COLUMBUS PUBLICITY PHOTO, 1965. In the early 1960s, two Christchurch bands arrived in Auckland and showed the locals how it was done: Max Merritt & His Meteors and Ray Columbus and the Invaders.
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Ray Columbus and The Invaders in 1991, with original member Brian Ringrose standing in for the deceased Wally Scott. The image was taken in Ray's courtyard in Othea Valley Rd, Albany and is a recreation of the image on the back of the debut Ray Columbus & The Invaders album.
In 1962, immediately prior to the move to Auckland, the band was renamed Ray Columbus and The Invaders . Brian Ringrose was still at school and could not go — he was replaced by Wally Scott. Bassist Mac Jamieson similarly did not go and was replaced by Puni Solomon. The resultant line-up is seen in the picture immediately above (left), but ...
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Ray Columbus and the Invaders. Jimmy Hill, Dave Russell, Billy Kristian, Wally Scott and Ray Columbus. Ray Columbus tried putting together his first band around 1959 when he was aged 17. On drums was his friend Peter Ward, along with Billy Karaitiana (also known as Billy Kristian) on bass.
