Willie Hona

Willie (Wiremu) Hona is a New Zealand musician.[1]

Hona's career began alongside Mark Williams, Mack Tane and Gregg Findlay in the band the Face.[2]

In 1983 he released "She Needs You" (WEA) and it reached #41 on the New Zealand Charts.[3]

In 1983 he also joined Herbs as singer and guitarist.[4] He appear on two albums, Long Ago (1984) and Sensitive to a Smile (1987) and on multiple singles such as top ten songs "Slice of Heaven" (Dave Dobbyn with Herbs),"Sensitive to a Smile" and "Listen". He left the band in late 1988.[5]

In 1991 he released a solo album Keep an Open Heart (Festival), credited to Willie Hona and Friends.

References
  1. O'Meagher, Steven (August 1991), "Willie Hona opens up his heart", More
  2. Munro, Wayne (7 August 2014), "Old Herbs man stars in solo concert", The Daily Examiner
  3. "OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES", The Official NZ Music Charts, 28 August 1983
  4. Munro, Wayne (9 July 1983), "A Herbal remedy!", 8 O'Clock
  5. "Herbs loses a prime ingredient", Auckland Star, 22 December 1988
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