Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band

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Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band was a New Zealand novelty pop band formed in 1972 by a group of students at the Wellington Teachers Training College. [1] [2] They were finalists in television's New Faces show in 1973 with their song "Miss September", coming ahead of the band Split Enz in their first TV appearance. The Bulldogs are best known for their two hits, "Miss September" and "Everyone Knows", which both reached the top 5 of the New Zealand Singles Chart. [3] [4] [5] The band split up in 1975. [1]

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Neil Worboys, who founded the Bulldogs, went on to join the Timeliners in the 1980s. [1] In 2015 the band reunited, to launch a greatest hits CD and play a charity gig at the Wellington Botanic Gardens. [6] Members of the Bulldogs band joined with members from other groups, including Hogsnort Rupert, to form the Hogsnort Bulldogs Goodtime Band, which played a series of sold-out shows in 2023. [7]

Awards

In 1974 the band won a RATA award, in the "Artist of the Year" category. [8] [9]

Discography

Album

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wylie, Liz (7 April 2018). "The TimeLiners to play in Whanganui". Wanganui Chronicle.
  2. ↑ "The Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band". New Zealand Music of the 60's, 70's and a bit of 80's. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Old New Zealand - The Way We Were - Entertainment - Music - Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band". www.oldnewzealand.info. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Hunt, Tom (16 November 2013). "The beginning of the Enz". The Dominion Post (Wellington) . ProQuest   1458595251.
  5. ↑ Moffat, Glen (16 November 2014). "Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band - Person". AudioCulture . Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 O'Neil, Andrea (20 January 2015). "Bulldogs reunite for free gig, CD launch". The Dominion Post (Wellington) . ProQuest   1646412746.
  7. ↑ "Hogsnort guarantees goodtimes for all". Hawkes Bay Today. 29 May 2024. ProQuest   3060782140.
  8. ↑ "AMA - Archive". Aotearoa Music Awards . Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "1974 Winners". NZ Music Awards . Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.


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