Thomas Arthur Adderley (7 April 1940 – 5 February 1993) was a

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singer. Adderley was born in

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, England in 1940.In the fall of 1964 he scored airplay across North America with " I Just Don't Understand", a remake of

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's single two years earlier. His version made major radio playlists in Chicago, New York and Detroit, and peaked at #4 in Vancouver. He later managed

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's Top 20s club, and in the 1970s was best known as leader of Tommy Adderley's Head Band. He died in

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in 1993 at age 52.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Awards and nominations

Aotearoa Music Awards

The

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(previously known as ''New Zealand Music Awards'' (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in

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and have been presented annually since 1965. ! , - , 1965 , , "Like Dreamers Do" , , Single of the Year , , , , rowspan="1", , -

References

1940 births 1993 deaths People from Birmingham, West Midlands English emigrants to New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand male singers {{NewZealand-musician-stub