Education
He had his first professional engagement in 1962, the year he finished high school, after placing third in a nationwide television contest "Have a Shot".
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John Grenell
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He recorded his first record album for Joe Brown in 1963, and made a further 16 albums 1963-1974, some of which reached gold. He was the New Zealand representative to the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in 1966 and 1974. He has sung in America, Australia, Canada, England, and South Africa, and at various television series, special events and a Royal Command performance.
He wrote the New Zealand version of I"ve Been Everywhere with local place names in 1966.
He returned to entertainment in 1989-1990 with the album "Welcome to our World" which was a single and album best-seller in February 1990, see List of number-one singles. He grew up in Central Otago and Dunedin, and was educated at Kyeburn School and Otago Boys High School.
They live in Whitecliffs, on a Canterbury foothills farm, and breed Appaloosa horses. He is interested in the outdoor environment, particularly high country tussock and watershed areas.
Achievements
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He has received Country music recording industry awards, Male Vocalist of the year, a Gold Tribute award plus Best Country single and Country Record of the year. He married Deidre Bruton in 1971. They have three sons who are all musical and daughter Amiria won a New Zealand Music Award for Best Folk Album of the year in 2012 for her album Three Feathers.
