The Satellites
A Rock'n'Roll group from the early 1960s, The Satellites were Ken Wadsworth (saxaphone), Dawn Wadsworth (piano), Sonny Murray (bass), Derek Cummings (lg), Tony Edwards (guitar), Morrie Holmes (drums), Ivor Fisher (vocals) and June Paterson (vocals). They released four singles in 1962 and 1963. "Stranded in Paradise" by John Dix states that The Satellites were a band who gained brief success with an instrumental hit inspired by The Shadows, who visited New Zealand in 1961.
Releases
Breaking Up is Hard to do single, 1962
Venus in Blue Jeans single, 1962
Tell me, Tell me single, 1962
Teenage Heaven single, 1963
The Spider and the Fly single, 1960 (by The Reataz and The Satellites)
Sugar Time Twist single, 1962 (by the Harrison Triplets and The Satellites)
