60s Hawaiian Styled Rock and Roll - French E.P Mercury 14243 A1 & B1 Side (1961)
Jay Epae (7 March 1933 – 25 July 1994), born Nicholas Epae, was a Māori pop & rock and roll singer from Manaia, Taranaki, New Zealand. Considering the number of singles he released, he is relatively unknown in New Zealand for his songs, but more remembered as the author of Maria Dallas's huge first hit, "Tumblin' Down".
His first single was released on the American Mercury label. It came out in 1960 and was "Hawaiian Melody"/"Putti Putti". This was followed in 1961 with "Hula Cha"/"It's Driving Me Wild". 1962 saw "Wassa Matta You"/"Dance With Me Lulu" and "Hokey Pokey Hully Gully"/"Jungle Speaks". A switch to the American Capitol label gave him two more singles in 1962, "Coffee Grind"/"My Girl" and "Surfin On Waikiki"/"Patu Patu".
Jay went quiet on the recording front after that, until 1966 when he picked up a recording contract in New Zealand with Viking Records. With them he released a single "Hold On Tight"/"The Creep", an EP and an LP called "Hold On Tight It's Jay Epae".
His single Putti Putti was a hit in Sweden after local pirate radio station Radio Nord picked it up, and he toured there soon after its release.
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