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Peter Posa

g, *1941 NZ, Auckland
Musician of Pop and Rock

Born 1941 passed away 3 February 2019. “New Zealand’s greatest guitar player” had a major success in the 1960s with the guitar instrumental ‘The White Rabbit’, its success leading to US recordings and collaborations with many artists including Frank Sinatra and Chet Atkins. In 2012 a 'best of' compilation debuted atop the NZ album chart, and later became the year’s biggest selling release.

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Folk
  • World
Plays With
Peter Posa And The Islanders
The Peter Posa Combo
Popular Tracks   
The White Rabbit on The White Rabbit by Peter Posa
Guitar Boogie on The Hitch-Hiker by Peter Posa
Pokarekare Ana on Tiki Tunes by Peter Posa
Wildwood Flower on Around the World by Peter Posa
Dominique on Around the World by Peter Posa
The Hitch-Hiker on The Hitch-Hiker by Peter Posa
Silver Bell on The White Rabbit by Peter Posa
The Mad Hatter on The Mad Hatter by Peter Posa
Cotton Fields on The Mad Hatter by Peter Posa
Isa Lei on Around the World by Peter Posa

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Plays The Hits Of The British InvasionPeter Posa2016Compil.
20 Greatest HitsPeter Posa1980Compil.
South Seas GuitarsBill Wolfgramm With His Islanders, Peter Posa, Trevor Edmondson1973Album
French Caledonian BluePeter Posa1971Single
Guitar PopsPeter Posa1970Album
Your Tears Are Mine/ WimawayPeter Posa1968Single
Peter (kg.) Posa Au RexPeter Posa1967Single
The Moon Is Making EyesPeter Posa1967Single
Internationally YoursPeter Posa1967Album
GizmoPeter Posa1966Single
Gone GonkPeter Posa1966Single
The Posa Scottish & Irish AlbumPeter Posa1966Album
My Kind Of Pickin'Peter Posa1966Album
GizmoPeter Posa1965Single
This Is Peter PosaPeter Posa1965Album
Do You Want To Dance?Peter Posa1965Single
GonkPeter Posa1965Single
Country SidesKen Lemon With Peter Posa1965Single
Rosita/Eight Days A WeekPeter Posa1965Single
Maori Melodies On GuitarPeter Posa1965Single
Peter Posa Goes GonkPeter Posa1965Single
Beat GuitarPeter Posa1965Album
His Greatest HitsPeter Posa1965Compil.
Positively PosaPeter Posa1965Single
The Sound Of Peter PosaPeter Posa1965Album
Do You Want To DancePeter Posa With The Chicks1965Single
Guitar SoundsPeter Posa1965Album
Scottish & Irish Medley Volume 2Peter Posa1965Single
El Conejito BlancoPeter Posa1964Single
Johnny RabbitPeter Posa1964Single
Silver Threads And Golden NeedlesPeter Posa1964Single
The Hitch-HikerPeter Posa1964Single
GrasshopperPeter Posa1964Single
GrasshopperPeter Posa1964Single
Posa Plays Guitar BoogiePeter Posa1964Single
The Mad HatterPeter Posa1964Album
White RabbitPeter Posa1964Single
Scottish And Irish MedleyPeter Posa1964Single
On Stage With Lou & Simon & Peter PosaLou And Simon & Peter Posa1964Album
The Hitch-HikerPeter Posa1964Album
More Peter Posa HitsPeter Posa1964Single
Flying HighPeter Posa1964Album
Posa Plays WesternsPeter Posa1964Single
The Mad HatterPeter Posa1963Single
Tiki TunesPeter Posa1963Album
The White Rabbit And Other Tunes For PlayboysPeter Posa1963Album
Peter Posa HitsPeter Posa1963Single
?Peter Posa1963Single
Scottish & Irish Medley / Moonlight And RosesPeter Posa1963Single
The White RabbitPeter Posa1963Single
Galloping GuitarsPeter Posa1962Single
Buttons And BowsPeter Posa1962Single
Berlin MelodyPeter Posa With The Hi-Brows1962Single
San Antonio RosePeter Posa1962Single
Percolator (Twist)Peter Posa1962Single
Dance With The Guitar ManPeter Posa1962Single
Should IPeter Posa1962Single
Playin' PossumJeff Hemingway, Peter Posa, Gene Blazer, Bill Jones1961Single
Mr. Hobbs (Theme)Peter Posa1961Single
Listen To The Mocking BirdPeter Posa1961Single
La Paloma/ The Mocking BirdPeter Posa1961Single
String Along With PeterPeter Posa1961Album
JospehinePeter Posa1960Single
Sweet Georgia BrownPeter Posa1960Single
WheelsPeter Posa1960Single
Nature ChildPeter PosaSingle
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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