Talk:Hogsnort Rupert

message: I am a member of a skiffle group (70 - 80 year olds) living in Tokoroa New Zealand, and would like to get the
sheet music of Hogsnort Rupert songs.  So far they have been unavailable, but does anyone knowif they are to be
had anywhere?   Sheila McOnegal  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.154.50.153 (talk) 00:00, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  does anyone have any sheet music for pretty girl;  life begins at 40;  and Auntie Alice, please? 

message: (I have transferred this from the article, where it was posted in the lede by an anon user without any references)dramatic (talk) 00:27, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Claim of earlier band

message: Once again, I have removed the following.
:The original Hogsnort Rupert was a rhythm and blues band formed in 1963 in Guildford, England by singer Bob McGrath and tenor saxophonist Peter MacGraggor, John Renbourne (guitar) Grapefruit Goodchild (piano) and fancy Forcey (drums) They played the same circuit as the young Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Georgie Fame, Zoot Money etc at The Ricky Tick clubs, Marquee, Flamingo, Twisted Wheel, Mojo circuit of R&B clubs all over England. After personnel changes that included Milton James, Brian Chambers, Johnny Clayton, Dave brown they disbanded in 1966. They have no relatioship to the New Zealand band that began in 1969.
It belongs in a separate article (I believe that the NZ band would be Primarytopic). BLP applies to bands, so sources would be needed to create that article. dramatic (talk) 17:22, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Earlier band #2

message: Hi - maybe there was a "similarity" as (after all) the NZ band was formed by a couple of UK ex-pats, and fully entitled as:
HOGSNORT RUPERT'S ORIGINAL FLAGON BAND
Obviously done to distinguish between the NZ band and the UK band they aspired to be - but later simplified it into HOGSNORT RUPERT 
(as by then they had made many public appearances & recordings - something the UK band didn't do until much later)
Oh & p.s - someone here "asked" about lyrics and other things for their songs .. such as "Pretty Girl".
Yep we here in NZ have all of that info (& it's on official record sites too)
Source 1:
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Hogsnort Rupert
Overview
Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band was founded in 1969 around English expats Alec Wishart and Dave Luther, who met at a Wellington football club and started singing skiffle songs at after match functions. 
They made the final of talent show New Faces before shortening their name and having a run of three hit singles in 1970 - 'Aubrey', 'Gretel' and chart topper 'Pretty Girl'. 
They continued to play and record intermittently. 
In 1983 Dave Luther had a number one hit with Dave and the Dynamos' 'Life Begins at 40'. 
More information
Band biography
Words and music to 'Pretty Girl'
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/hogsnort-rupert/artist
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Source 2:
Wellington City Libraries is the public library service for Wellington, New Zealand.
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https://www.wcl.govt.nz/wellington-music/index.php/artists/hogsnort-rupert-2/
The reason they stopped was because of the death of their "frontman"  Alec Wishart
Source 3.
Funeral for Hogsnort Rupert frontman and founding member ...
24/01/2016 — Alec Wishart died aged 76 on Friday, after leading the band that was formed in 1968 as Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/76187399/funeral-for-hogsnort-rupert-frontman-and-founding-member-alec-wishart-on-thursday
Cheers QUIX4U
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I am and always have been, a genuine (original) NZ Pakeha (commonly known only as - a kiwi.)
115.188.58.203 (talk) 23:52, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Claims of an earlier band in the UK ?