Acclaimed Kiwi artist Don McGlashan has scored a place in the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, following 4 decades in the industry.

He started out in the Auckland Symphonia (now the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra), and went on to play an instrumental role in several groups- Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn and The Muttonbirds.

He'll officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday 4 October, joining Dave Dobbyn, When the Cat’s Away and the Herbs.

"There's been some amazing people that have done that, people like Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns, Ngoi Pēwhairangi- I'm more surprised that I'm there than that it's taken a while."

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