June Dyer
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South Africa's 1st female rock vocalist June Dyer was born in Durban on 19 June 1942. She was not deterred by the fact that she was almost totally deaf from the age of 10, and mastered lip reading and getting the music beat by holding the piano or bass. June won several talent competitions and eventually caught the eye of talent scout, June sang at the Club Pepsi in Rissik street with bands such as the Vikings. She joined the Silhouettes and toured the Republic with them. June and ex-Silhouettes member, Leon Booysen, formed the Rousers and undertook a tour to Rhodesia. Later she joined Harold Roy's band at the Claridges Hotel in Durban. June's early recordings did exceptionally well on the charts. Whirlpool of love reached #1 on the top twenty hit parade in March 1961. Rebel also peaked at #3 on the same charts. June Dyer passed away on January 14th, 2011