One of the two hot bands in Regina, SK in 1966 (the other was The White Knights – also managed by Joe Vargo). Despite having a US release with RCA for “Shake Yourself Down”, the band did not manage to crack that market. It did however chart in Western Canada
Chimo In 1966 a young David Clayton-Thomas and his group the Bossmen had a huge Canadian hit with the brilliant “Brainwashed”. Unfortunately, the bleeped language and music industry politics forced the guys from the scene, banned and blackballed. It took four more years for another Bossmen song to hit the
From the ashes of Oshawa’s Reign Ghost members Bryden, Richter, and Squires created a new act called Christmas with additional musicians Bulger and Raizanne who recorded their self-titled debut as a contractual obligation piece with Allied/Paragon in 1970. Nothing came of the record and vocalist Lynda Squires moved on
Ottawa brothers Richard and Brian Cooper started their career on the momentum of Beatlemania and played eastern Canada in such outfits as What The Cat Dragged In. They decided to form their own band in 1971 following Richard’s suspension from the University of Ottawa for spending too much time on
When Toronto rockers Dixie Rumproast finally released their long-lost 1972 album Well Done through Pacemaker Entertainment last year few could have predicted that the record’s resurfacing would result in the resolution of an almost 50-year-standing Rock and Roll mystery. Comprised of Scott Kennedy (bass), John Bojicic (guitar), Mike Sherman (lead
Geoff and Dave Edmunds started together in a small garage band called The Stompers in 1960. Prior to that, they had an act that played Boogie Woogie duets on the piano, performing concerts at local church halls and the like. They were 12 and 8 years old, respectively! One ‘gig’
Foldy was born in Hungary and raised in Sydney, Australia where he forged a strong friendship with the young Gibb Bothers who would later find worldwide success as The Bee Gees. After a family move to Toronto, Foldy enrolled in film school at York University getting work as an extra
Tom Waschkowski (credited on the album as Tom Martin), Martha Johnson (not the M+M one, and Paul Siep released this one album. Label own Jack Boswell’s song Craig is credited on drums. The story goes that the drummer failed to show up for the session and rather than waste the
For as long as she can remember, Sherri wanted to be a singer. As a child, she used to stand on tables in her parents’ used furniture store and belt out “I’m Goin’ Hollywood” from The Little Rascals for bemused customers. Her folks had no money for lessons or instruments,
Liner notes from the CD by Bill Munson This compilation is something of a survey of the career of Robbie Lane and the Disciples, one of Canada’s most commercially successful groups of the 1960s. Not only did the Toronto-based Disciples score a number of cross-country hits, but they also maintained
Leigh Ashford is best known as “the band that became Moxy“, but this unfairly glosses over almost ten years near the top of the heap of Toronto’s dance and bar bands. The group can be said to have been born in the late spring of 1967, when guitarist Gord Waszek, bassist
LEROY, James Born: April 3, 1947 Died: May 10, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario James Leroy was born in 1946 in Martintown, Ontario. When his father became the city-wide franchisee for Canadian Tire in Ottawa the family relocated there in the mid-60’s. Despite the tutelage of Bruce Cockburn to hone his
From the liner notes by Bill Munson One hit wonders are generally forgotten quickly, however unfair that fate may be. So it’s something of a tribute to the skill and spirit of Motherlode that people still get misty-eyed thinking about them a full quarter-century later. The highlight of the group’s
The Plastic Cloud, taking inspiration from The Byrds, developed one experimental album in the group’s lifetime before disbanding. The Plastic Cloud’s music, though not marketed successfully during the band’s incarnation, has garnered interest for its innovation in the psychedelic genre.[1] Formed in 1967, the band was originally a folk rock quartet composed of bassist Brian Madill, lead vocalist Don
Solid Reputation 1969 – 1975 – Geraldton, Ontario Solid Reputation was sormed by amalgamation of members from two local ‘high school’ bands, the Impalas and the Sonds. Played a heavy schedule of weekend dance gigs throughout the local area and college dates in Thunder Bay (Port Arthur and Fort William)
“Prairie Punk” is the subtitle of this collection from the `60’s and `70’s. Gaiety Records was based in Thunder Bay, ON and as a result it attracted a large number of acts from western Canada. Despite appearing on many bootlegs, this is the first time any of these recordings have
The late Canadian/Scottish singer, songwriter, published poet and author Graeme Williamson, was the voice and writer of the eclectic, whimsical and socio-political Pukka Orchestra, one of Canada’s alternative indie darlings of the 1980’s/90’s ‘Queen Street Scene’. In 1984 the Pukkas released their self-titled, critically acclaimed debut which included their national
WITNESS INC.1967 to 1971 Line-up: Kenny Shields (lead vocals) / Allan Ayers (bass) / Ed Clynton (guitar) / Bob Walker (bass; replaced Ayers) / Derry Stewart (guitar; replaced Clynton) / Les Bateman (organ, electric piano) / Dave Tupper (drums) / Craig Kaleal (drums; replaced Tupper) / Bob Ego (drums; replaced Kaleal) / Bruce Degenhart (bass; replaced and was replaced by Walker) / Steve Boddington (guitar; replaced and was replaced by Stewart)
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