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Charles Turu Tumahai (14 January 1949 – 21 December 1995) was a New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter who was a member of several noted rock groups in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He is best known internationally as the bassist and backing vocalist in Bill Nelson's Be-Bop Deluxe .
Over a period of something like 25 years Charlie Tumahai’s inventive, melodic bass playing and his warm, strong voice enhanced the performances of a wide variety of bands in three countries. Growing up in New Zealand, he spent the early 1970s in Australia before moving to Britain for 10 years and finally returning to New Zealand in 1985. He ...
Charlie Tumahai. First released in 1962, Hey Boy! by Jane and Bernie Hill was a New Zealand bestseller reprinted several times over the next two years. A photographic book with extended captions, Hey Boy! portrayed urban Māori life of the time, following the activities of a group of children from Orakei.
About Charlie Tumahai. Charlie Tumahai was born in 1949. During his early twenties he moved across to Australia to try his luck in the band scene over there. His talent ended up in...
12. Aug. 2019 · Charlie Tumahai: Boot Hill to Be Bop and Back. “Boy is what they call me, but my real name is Charlie.”. That was the catch-cry the cousins living in Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei, responded to as Charlie – or Boy as he was known – and the bros headed for another day of mischief down at Okahu Bay, or at the vacated World War II ...
In 1986, former Be-Bop Deluxe bassist/vocalist Charlie Tumahai joined the group, having been a session musician for various international acts. In 1986, "Slice of Heaven" with Dave Dobbyn reached number one on both the New Zealand and Australian charts.
Charlie Tumahai is survived by his wife, Susan, and their two children, and is fondly remembered by fans around the world for his fine musicianship, his superb singing and his effervescent personality.
