Alan Garrity

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Alan Garrity is a singer, guitarist and pianist who was born on 14 October 1947 in Manchester, England. Musical Career The son of a British army officer, Alan moved to Rhodesia with his parents shortly before his fourteenth birthday. As a child he performed in various school musical activities but harboured no pretensions of being anything more than ordinary. He learnt to play guitar at fifteen and, after completing his schooling at Milton High in Bulawayo, trained and worked as a radiographer. As a hobby he sang in local pubs and hotels. It was during this period that Alan realised that he had a three-octave range in his voice. He formed a band in Bulawayo (see TABBRON TRIO) and penned his first seven single, a song called "Coloured Rain". He scored an immediate success with this tune as it raced up the Rhodesian record charts, peaking at Number 2. With gathering confidence in his musical prospects, Alan gave up his occupation as a radiographer and landed a job as the resident vocalist at the Swaziland Holiday Inn in 1972. The well known Peter Lotis of Gallo records heard Alan perform at this venue and offered him a recording contract. At Peter's suggestion, Alan recorded "Put Your Hand In The Hand" and the song achieved instant success, quickly dominating the local charts. It also made Alan a household name. The song topped the Springbok Top 20 for four weeks and the Rhodesian charts for five. This run at No 1 started on 5 June, 1971. In 1971 he was presented the Sp

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I Need Someone

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My Wonderful Friends

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Beach House in the Blue Mountains

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The Best of S.A. Pop (1960-1990), Vol. 1

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Santa Maria

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Alan Garrity and Pat Matthews

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The Best of S.A. Pop (1960-1990), Vol. 3

Goodbye Mama

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Quality Moments - Love Songs

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A Song for You

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South Africa's Top 100 Songs

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Alan Garrity and Pat Mathews

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