Kiwi rock legend Max Merritt dies aged 79

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date September 25, 2020

Christchurch-born Kiwi music legend Max Merritt has died in hospital in Los Angeles after battling a rare auto-immune disease.

The Max Merritt and the Meteors rocker died on Thursday aged 79, reports …

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