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'{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Charlie Tumahai | image = Be Bop Deluxe.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1949|01|14}} | birth_place = [[Orakei]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|12|21|1949|01|14}} | death_place = Auckland, New Zealand | genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[reggae]] | occupation = Musician, songwriter | years_active = 1964–1995 | label = [[EMI]] | associated_acts = [[Be-Bop Deluxe]], [[Chain (band)|Chain]], [[Friends (Australian band)|Friends]], [[Healing Force (band)|Healing Force]], [[Mississippi (band)|Mississippi]], [[Little River Band]], [[Tandoori Cassette]], [[Herbs (band)|Herbs]], [[The Dukes (British band)|The Dukes]] The Hollywood Killers | website = }} '''Charles Turu Tumahai''' (14 January 1949 &ndash; 21 December 1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0876481/|title=Charlie Tumahai|author=|date=|work=imdb.com|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref> was a New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter who was a member of several noted rock groups in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. He is best known internationally as the bassist and backing vocalist in Bill Nelson's [[Be-Bop Deluxe]]. Tumahai was born in [[Orakei]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand, where he began his music career before moving to Australia in the late 1960s. He was a member of several notable Australian bands including [[Chain (band)|Chain]], [[Healing Force (band)|Healing Force]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/Artists/healing-force.htm|title=MILESAGO - Groups & Solo Artists - Healing Force|author=|date=|work=milesago.com|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref> [[Friends (Australian band)|Friends]] and [[Mississippi (band)|Mississippi]] (which later evolved into [[Little River Band]]). Tumahai travelled to the UK with Mississippi in 1974 and remained there when Mississippi broke up. Later that year he joined Be-Bop Deluxe, with whom he played and recorded until 1978, when he joined The Dukes. In 1980 he joined Tandoori Cassette, a group featuring ex-members of [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]], [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] and [[The Sensational Alex Harvey Band]], however this group did not make any recordings except a single Angel Talk c/w Third World Briefcases. {{Cite web|url=https://thejethrotullboard.proboards.com/thread/1931|title=In The Dog House with Barriemore Barlow &#124; The Jethro Tull Board|website=Thejethrotullboard.proboards.com|accessdate=24 February 2020}}</ref> He returned to New Zealand in 1985 and joined the popular New Zealand reggae band [[Herbs (band)|Herbs]]. As well as music he became involved in Maori affairs, working as a voluntary member of a scheme set up to assist young Maori offenders in Auckland. He was also developing plans for an arts programme for Maori prisoners and for exploring new ways he could help young Maori people connect with their culture. He died suddenly on 21 December 1995, aged 46,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/people/charlie-tumahai|title=Charlie Tumahai &#124; Australian Music Database|website=Australianmusicdatabase.com|accessdate=24 February 2020}}</ref> after suffering a heart attack while working at the Auckland District Court. == Equipment == *During his days with Be-Bop Deluxe, he used Fender [[Fender Telecaster Bass|Telecaster]] and [[Fender Precision Bass|Precision]] basses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gargoylemagazine.com/gargoyle/Issues/scanned/issue4/gentlemen_of_rock_and_roll.htm|title=The Gentlemen of Rock and Roll|first=Ann|last=Dar|date=|website=Gargoylemagazine.com|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref> *From the late 1980s onwards, he became known for playing a black copy of a Steinberger XL2A made by Cort. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/charlie-tumahai AudioCulture profile] {{Herbs}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tumahai, Charlie}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:1995 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand singer-songwriters]] [[Category:People from Auckland]] [[Category:New Zealand bass guitarists]] [[Category:Male bass guitarists]] [[Category:Pacific reggae]] [[Category:20th-century New Zealand singers]] [[Category:New Zealand Māori musicians]] [[Category:20th-century bass guitarists]] [[Category:Be-Bop Deluxe members]] [[Category:Mississippi (band) members]] [[Category:20th-century male musicians]] [[Category:Chain (band) members]] [[Category:New Zealand male guitarists]] {{NewZealand-singer-stub}} {{NewZealand-writer-stub}} {{singer-songwriter-stub}}'