Beaver Morrison
Beverley "Beaver" Jean Morrison (born 1950 in Lower Hutt , Wellington , † May 23, 2010 in Auckland ) was a New Zealand rock and jazz singer.
Morrison, who performed under the name Beaver, was the daughter of pianist John Morrison. In the early 1970s she toured as a member of the music theater group Blerta (and was the lead singer on their album), later with Red Mole . She also sang country music and played minor film roles, such as in Should I Be Good (1985). She had her own bands and sang the title track of the TVNZ series Gloss (1987 single).
In the mid-1980s she performed with Brian Smith and Geoff Castle in Auckland in a jazz context. Her album Live at Ronnie Scott’s (1987; with Ray Warleigh and Geoff Castle), made in London , was recognized as New Zealand's best jazz album in 1988.
On May 23, 2010, she died in a hospital in Auckland after six years of battling sarcoma of her serious illness.
Web links
- Beaver . sergent.com.au, archived from the original onFebruary 5, 2012; accessed on June 17, 2018(English, original website no longer available).
- Otago Daily Times: Obituary
- The Dominion: Obituary
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues1to40/redmole.htm Red Mole
- ↑ http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/should-i-be-good
- ^ Past Winners . NZ Music Awards , archived from the original on May 23, 2010 ; accessed on June 14, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morrison, Beaver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morrison, Beverley Jean (real name); Beaver (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lower Hutt , Wellington |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 2010 |
| Place of death | Auckland |