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Biography
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Gerry Merito
Real name: Gerald Kereti Merito
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 1964
NZ Musician and EntertainerBorn August 16, 1938, died January 26, 2009
A member of The Howard Morrison Quartet who were superstars in NZ in the late fifties and sixties, Jerry became a star in his own right as the "funny man" in the group.
Merito was still performing until - literally - the day he died.