The first rock'n'roll hit by a New Zealander was Johnny Devlin's hit Lawdy Miss Clawdy, which is reputed to have sold 100,000 copies for Phil Warren's Prestige label in 1959-60.
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Bands currently successful in New Zealand include Evermore, Elemeno P, The Naked and Famous, Phoenix Foundation, Fat Freddy's Drop, Goldenhorse, Shihad (aka Pacifier), The Datsuns, Luger Boa, Steriogram, The Feelers, Flight of the Conchords, Goodnight Nurse, Blindspott, Black River Drive, Zed, Midnight Youth and Opshop.
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