History of the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band celebrated in new exhibition at Waikato Museum
Other early members included Sandy McMillin on string bass and Leonard Cohen on mouth harp and guitar. Not to be confused with the Canadian singer-songwriter, Leonard (Tamahae) Cohen departed the group in the early ‘70s and these days resides in Adelaide, where he is a member of the bluegrass band Crooked Road. The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band became a household name thanks to their appearances on hit TV show The Country Touch. They relocated to Australia in 1971 to tour with popular country musician Slim Dusty, and moved back to New Zealand three years later. In 2015 they were induct...
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