Thomas Arthur Adderley (7 April 1940 – 5 February 1993) was a New Zealand singer.
Adderley was born in Birmingham, England in 1940.In the fall of 1964 he scored airplay across North America with "I Just Don't Understand", a remake of Ann-Margret'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 Auckland's Top 20s club, and in the 1970s was best known as leader of Tommy Adderley's Head Band.Archaeology in New Zealand – Volume 47 – Page 92 2004 "It also provides an interesting journey back through Auckland's early alternative music scene from Tommy Adderley's Top 20s club (where the Rolling Stones once played after a concert) to the Punk club Swine, through to Babes Disco until it ..." He died in Takapuna in 1993 at age 52.
Discography Studio albums {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of studio albums ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| Tommy''' | Released: 1965 Label: RCA Victor (RPL 3399) Format: LP
Live albums + List of live albums Title Details Live on the Dinah Lee Show (with Dinah Lee, Lonnie Lee and The Chicks) Released: 1965 Label: Viking (VP175) Format: LP
Awards and nominations Aotearoa Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards'' (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
! |- | 1965 || "Like Dreamers Do" || Single of the Year || ||rowspan="1"|
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