Merritt || ARIA Hall of Fame || |- Aotearoa Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965. The New Zealand Music Hall of Fame is a figurative hall of fame dedicated to noteworthy New Zealand musicians. It was established in 2007. In 2020, Max Merritt was inducted into it. |- | 2020 || Max Merritt || New Zealand Music Hall of Fame || |- Band members Members of Max Merritt & The Meteors, Max Merritt's Meteors or The Meteors; arranged chronologically: Max Merritt (1956–2020) — guitar, vocals, drums Ross Clancy (1956–1958) — saxophone Ian Glass (1956–1960) — bass Peter Patonai (1956–1959) — piano Pete Sowden (1956–1959, 1960–1963) — drums Willi Schneider (1958–1959) — saxophone Rod Gibson (1959–1960) — saxophone Bernie Jones (1959–1960) — drums Billy Kristian (Billy Karaitiana) (1959–1963, 1965–1967) — bass guitar, piano, keyboards Maurice Cook (1960) — guitar Geoff Cox (1961–1962) — guitar Peter Williams (1962–1967) — lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals Mike Angland (1963–1964) — bass Johnny Dick (1963, 1965) — drums Teddy Toi (1964–65) — bass John Blake (1965) — bass Jimmy Hill (1965) — drums Bill Flemming (1965–1966) — drums David "Bruno" Lawrence (1966–1967) — drums John Charles (1967) — keyboards Mike Gibbs (1967) — brass instruments Bob Bertles (1967–1974) — tenor saxophone Stewie Speer (1967–1976, 1980) — drums John "Yuk" Harrison (1967–69) — bass Dave Russell (1969–1974) — bass Howard "Fuzz" Deniz (1974–1977) — bass Barry Duggan (1974–1975) — sax, flute John Gourd (1974–1977) — guitar, slide guitar, piano Lance Dixon (1975–1977) — keyboards, saxophone Paul Grant (1980) — guitar Martin Jenner (1980) — guitar Phil Lawson (1980) — bass John Williams (1980) — keyboards References External links AudioCulture profile Bruce Sergent's webpage on Max Merritt and the Meteors 1941 births 2020 deaths APRA Award winners ARIA Award winners ARIA Hall of Fame inductees New Zealand guitarists New Zealand male guitarists New Zealand pop singers New Zealand songwriters Male songwriters People from Christchurch People educated at Linwood College Deaths from autoimmune disease