John Grenell died last week, aged 78. (File photo)
A public memorial celebrating the life of Kiwi country musician John Hore Grenell will be held in Christchurch on Saturday.
The singer and songwriter, who made his first record in the 1960s under the name John Hore, was most famous for his version of Welcome to our World.
He died last week at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack.
Family and friends have arranged a musical memorial with songs and stories, to be held at the James Hay Theatre at 2pm on Saturday, August 6. Members of the public and fans will be welcome.
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The cover of Grenell’s 2015 best-of album. A memorial with songs and stories celebrating his life will be held at 2pm in Christchurch on Saturday.
Grenell was born in 1944 in Ranfurly, central Otago, according to biographies by the New Zealand Music Commission and Christchurch City Libraries.
He grew up on the family farm in Kyeburn and attended Otago Boys’ High School in Dunedin.
Grenell toured the world in the 1960s and released a series of hit albums and singles. By the age of 19, he had sold 100,000 records.
In the 1970s and 80s, he took a break from the music industry to help build a trail ride tourist business in Queenstown. He returned to the music industry in the late 1980s under the name John Grenell and released more hit records.
Grenell ran a farm in Whitecliffs, Canterbury and bred horses.
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