Musician. Wainer was best known as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI and as a soloist on the Hammond organ. She was in show business almost from infancy. Her father promoted tours by nationally renowned artists while her mother took her to London and enrolled her at the Sadler’s Wells Ballet School. Upon completion of school, she failed an audition to join a ballet company, so she turned her attention to the Hammond organ. She first became known to UK television audiences as a regular on the 1950s program, 'Lunchbox' and was subsequently featured as a session musician on 'Oh, Boy!', one of the first British series to feature rock 'n roll regularly, as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI. In 1958, their single, "Hoots Mon", was number one on the UK charts. During the 1960s, she teamed with drummer Don Storer as a duo and they appeared regularly in a German television series, 'Beat! Beat! Beat!'. Wainer went on to release several solo albums, including 'Cherry Wainer – Hammond Organ Light And Lively', 'It's Hammond Time!', 'Cherry Wainer And Her Magic Organ', 'Musik Im Blut' and 'Flying High'. Wainer, who married Storer in 1992, died of natural causes.
Musician. Wainer was best known as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI and as a soloist on the Hammond organ. She was in show business almost from infancy. Her father promoted tours by nationally renowned artists while her mother took her to London and enrolled her at the Sadler’s Wells Ballet School. Upon completion of school, she failed an audition to join a ballet company, so she turned her attention to the Hammond organ. She first became known to UK television audiences as a regular on the 1950s program, 'Lunchbox' and was subsequently featured as a session musician on 'Oh, Boy!', one of the first British series to feature rock 'n roll regularly, as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI. In 1958, their single, "Hoots Mon", was number one on the UK charts. During the 1960s, she teamed with drummer Don Storer as a duo and they appeared regularly in a German television series, 'Beat! Beat! Beat!'. Wainer went on to release several solo albums, including 'Cherry Wainer – Hammond Organ Light And Lively', 'It's Hammond Time!', 'Cherry Wainer And Her Magic Organ', 'Musik Im Blut' and 'Flying High'. Wainer, who married Storer in 1992, died of natural causes.
Bio by: Louis du Mort
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