Lead Guitar-Vocals: Billy Heremaia
Rhythm Guitar-Vocals: AJ
Bass Guitar-Vocals: Kerry Selwyn
Drums-Vocals: Rick Warren
Above Left to Right: Rick - Kerry - AJ - Billy
Above: "Shade" at Otaua Tavern which has been long gone since the mid 1990s, it was a happening place.
Above: The sad demise of the Otaua Tavern where Shade played regularly during the early to mid 1970s.
"Shade" 1975 - 1976 - Bill Heremaia was the band leader, formerly of "The Columbians" Who played regularly at Auckland`s Jive Centre during the mid 1960s.
"Shade`s" Auckland residencies included (Te Atatu Tavern) (Royal George Tavern Newmarket) all round good time band, Shade played a wide range of cruisey music as well as rock n roll, with good strong four part vocal harmonies. "Shade" also spent time doing road tours. Rick Warren left the band early 1976 to join/form "Hazy Daze" and was replaced by Winiata Watene who was the drummer with the Māori Te Kiwis showband in Vietnam from January 21 to July 31 1968, Winiata also played drums for the group "The Tikiwis", appearing at venues like the Logan Park Motor Hotel. By late 1976 late 1977 "Shade" came to and end with Bill Heremaia leaving for Australia. ( Info C/- ricko.co.nz NZ Circuit Bands and Musicians)
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Below: Recorded live in Rotorua February 1975 by Rick Warren with an old mono cassette recorder Below: "SHADE LIVE" Mono
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