. . . . . . . "Merritt, Maxwell James"@en . . "Merritt, Max"@en . "1956Z"^^ . "New Zealand-bornsinger-songwriterandguitarist" . . "Max Merritt"@en . . "solo_singer" . . . . . "1941-04-30Z"^^ . "1941Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Max Merritt (born Maxwell James Merritt, 30 April 1941 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B. As leader of Max Merritt & The Meteors his best known hits are \"Slippin' Away\", which reached #2 on the 1976 Australian singles charts, and \"Hey, Western Union Man\" which reached #13. Merritt rose to prominence in New Zealand from 1958 and relocated to Sydney Australia in December 1964."@en . "Maxwell James Merritt"@en . .