Australian music legend Max Merritt has died in a Los Angeles hospital after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. The musician, of Max Merritt and the Meteors fame, passed away on Thursday, ...

Max Merritt, the ARIA Hall of Fame inductee best known for "Slippin’ Away," has died after a long battle with illness. By Lars Brandle Max Merritt, the ARIA Hall of Fame inductee best known for the ...

Max Merritt performing at the first day of the Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival in 2003. Photo credit: Regis Martin/Getty Image Max Merritt, the New Zealand-born ARIA Hall of Fame ...

Aussie music legend Max Merritt, a member of the ARIA Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 79 in a Los Angeles hospital. Merritt is best known for his 1975 hit Slippin’ Away, with his band Max Merritt ...

Following news of Max Merritt's death, Marcus shared how much the song "Slipping Away" means to him, and then was inundated by calls from other fans, as well as several other NZ musicians. Listen to ...

The musician died yesterday, aged 79, in a Los Angeles hospital. Born in Christchurch, Merritt was best known for his hits Slipping Away and Hey Western Union Man. He had been in poor health since ...

Merritt, 66, who has lived in Los Angeles for more than 20 years, had just returned to the US after a tour of New Zealand. His Melbourne based manager Wal Bishop said today Merritt had been feeling ...

Merritt is best known for his 1975 hit Slippin’ Away, with his band Max Merritt and The Meteors, which reached number two while his other well known hit was Western Union Man. ARIA Hall of Fame ...