Ten Guitars

Thomascow`s version of "Ten Guitars", it is a classic 1960`s pop songwritten by Gordon Mills and covered by Arnold George Dorsey was born on May 2nd, 1936, in Madras, India. In 1966, his manager changed his stage name from Gerry Dorsey, which he was using at the time, to Engelbert Humperdinck. This name became famous when he sang Please Release Me on a British TV show. Please Release Me became a hit in England, "Ten Guitars" was the song on the other side of the Release Me 45 rpm record. Thomascow`s "Release me" Ten Guitars became the anthem of 1960s Maori who had suffered the dislocation of moving from back-country marae to the Big Smoke. Singing it at parties, they could briefly experience their lost sense of belonging. And they added their "Maori strum" to the English tune.

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Music

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• Movie
• Golden Oldies
• Nostalgia
• Stars
• Maori strum
• Big Smoke
• Gordon Mills
• Arnold George Dorsey
• Madras
• India
• Engelbert Humperdinck