Background
Wainer was born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Cherry Wainer
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A piano player since childhood, she was later influenced by Jimmy Smith (musician) to learn jazz keyboard. In her first recording she collaborated with accordianist Nico Carstens on an early South African rock and roll 10" titled "Flying High". She first became known to United Kingdom television audiences as a regular in the 1950s magazine programme Lunchbox, with Noele Gordon.
Their single, "Hoots Mon", was number one in the United Kingdom charts in 1958.
Along with the band, Wainer played in the 1959 Royal Variety Performance, held at the Palace Theatre, Manchester.In 1960 she appeared as herself in the musical "Girls of the Latin Quarter" Wainer married drummer Don Storer (died 2006), with whom she appeared regularly as a duo during the 1960s. They appeared regularly in a German television series, Beat! Beat! Beat (1967).
Wainer released several solo albums and four singles, none of which made the United Kingdom charts. Cherry Wainer died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 14, 2014, aged 79.
Cherry Wainer And Her Magic Organization
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South African