with Steve Fruitman
#216
March 26, 2018
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Hour One1. Schryer Triplets: La Bonhomme et La Bonne Femme (trad) / Galope á Malbaie (Jo Bouchard) 1982 *
2. Brenda Lee: I’m Sorry (Ronnie Self / Dub Albritton) 1960
3. Pat Hervey: Tears of Misery (Ross) 1963 *
4. Johnny Crawfords: Your Nose Is Gonna Grow (J Hooven / H Winn) 1962
5. Helen Shapiro: Apologize (Schroeder / Dutch / Rabin) 1962
6. Creamcheeze Good-Time Band: Bill Cheatham Reel (trad) 1972 *
7. Little Peggie March: I Will Follow Him (Franck Pourcel / Paul Mauriat) 1963
8. Little Stevie Wonder: Uptight (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby) 1967
9. Rita Pavone: Come Te Non C’E’ Nessuno (Migliacci / Vassello) 1963
10. Judy Garland: Over The Rainbow (Harburg / Arlen) 1939
11. Dino, Desi & Billy: Tell Someone You Love Them (Billy Hinsche) 1965
12. Left Banke: Pretty Ballerina (Michael Brown) 1966
13. Janus Ian: Society’s Child (Janus Ian) 1967
14. Art Scammel: Squid Jigging Grounds (Arthur Scammel) 1973 *
15. Earl Heywood and Family: Put Your Little Shoes Away (S A Mitchell / C Pratt) 1960 *
16. The Post Family: Daddy Sang Bass (trad) 1970 *
17. The Deighton Family: Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) 1987
18. Benoit LaJeunesse: Le reve du diable (trad) 1979 *Hour Two
1. The Dagenais Family: Whelan’s Breakdown (Trad) circa 1985 *
2. Minipops: Satisfaction (Jagger / Richards) 1983
3. Jimmy Bowskill: Kindhearted Woman Blues (Robert Johnson) 2002 *
4. Joey Tardif: Pa Pi Doo (Joey Tardif) 1973 *
5. Bobby Lalonde: Ripplin’ Water Jig (Don Messer) 1973 *
6. Colin Linden: Hot Tamales (Robert Johnson) 1975 *
7. Shirley Eikhard: It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard) 1972 *
8. Spencer Davis Group: Keep On Running (J Edwards) 1965
9. Leahy Family: Boogie Blues (Leahy Family) 1982 *
10. Junior Jug Band: Purple People Eater (Sheb Wooley) 1981 *
11. The Beachboys: Finders Keepers (Brian Wilson) 1963
12. Lords of London: Corn Flakes and Ice Cream (Greg Fitzpatrick) 1967 *
13. The Bordens: Rock Me Baby (The Bordens) *
14. Thunderclap Newman: Wild Country (Speedy Keen) 1970
15. Colin Butler: Let’s Make A Fair Trade (Jack Swanson) 1973 *
16. Billy MacInnis: Duke Neilson Jig (Billy MacInnis) 1983 *CanCon = 54%
And Now for The Particulars:Hour One
1. Schryer Triplets: La Bonhomme et La Bonne Femme (trad) / Galope A Malbaie (Jo Bouchard)
The Schryer Triplets: Boot Records BOS 7233
Sault Ste Marie ON
Pierre Schryer: fiddle
Daniel Schryer: fiddle
Louis Schryer: fiddle
Julie Schryer (Lefebve): piano
Produced by Bill Garrett 1982
Recorded by Chad Irschick at Inception Sound, Toronto
Album cover by Ian Bell13 yrs old.
Wanting to play the fiddle like Raymond, their eldest brother, the triplets began playing when they were only 8. Born in 1968, The Schryer triplets were 13 at the time of this recording.
2. Brenda Lee: I’m Sorry (Ronnie Self / Dub Albritton)
Single bw Thats All You Gotta Do: Decca Records 9-31093
Atlanta GA
Brenda Lee: vocals
Produced by Owen Bradley 196015 yrs old
Brenda Mae Tarpley b. December 11, 1944 (age 73) Atlanta, Georgia.
Tarpley signed a deal on July 30, 1956 to record for Decca Records when she was only 11. Her first record was Hank Williams’ Jambalaya. ‘I’m Sorry’ went to number 1 and became her signature song. Lee recorded the song early in 1960, but her label, Decca Records, held it from release for several months out of concern that a 15-year-old girl was not mature enough to sing about unrequited love.
She had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, and is ranked fourth in that decade surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles.
3. Pat Hervey: Tears of Misery (Beverley Ross)
45 single bw Brother, Can You Spare A Dime: RCA Victor 45-1332
Toronto
Pat Hervey: vocal
Produced by Chet Atkins, 196315 yrs old
Pat has been called the Brenda Lee of Canada. She was only 15 at the time that this recording was made. She was born in 1947 and died in July, 2016 after a year long battle with cancer. She’d been living with her jazz musician husband in Vancouver for most of her adult life. She made her first recording for Art Snider’s Chateau Records in 1962. As he did with Gordon Lightfoot, Snider had been taking Pat to Nashville to record her sessions, and it was there that legendary Nashville producer Chet Atkins discovered her. He helped her get a recording contract with RCA Victor. In 1964, Pat also won an award for Top Country Female Artist. She basically quit the music biz in 1968 when she moved to Vancouver but was pursuaded to return to do television programs.
4. Johnny Crawford: Your Nose Is Gonna Grow (J Hooven / H Winn)
45 single bw Mr. Blue: Del-Fi Records DF-4181
Los Angeles CA
Johnny Crawford: vocal
Produced - 196215 yrs old
John Ernest "Johnny" Crawford (born March 26, 1946)
At age 12, Crawford rose to fame for playing Mark McCain, the son of Lucas McCain (played byChuck Connors), in the popular ABC western series, The Rifleman, which originally aired from 1958 to 1963. Crawford first performed before a national audience as a Mouseketeer. when Connors died on November 10, 1992, and Crawford gave a eulogy at Connors' memorial service. His brief recording career saw five hit singles between 1962-63
5. Helen Shapiro: Apologize (Schroeder / Dutch / Rabin)
45 Single: Capitol Records: 4735
London UK
Helen Shapiro: vocals
Norrie Paramor Orchestra
Produced by Norrie Paramor, 1962
Recorded at Abby Road Studios15 yrs old
Helen Kate Shapiro b. 28 September 1946, London UK
In 1961, aged fourteen, she had a UK No. 3 hit with her first single, "Don't Treat Me Like a Child. She was the youngest female chart topper in the UK at the time. The Beatles were as one of her opening acts on their first tour of Britain of early 1963,. During the course of the tour, the Beatles had their first hit single and John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song "Misery" for Shapiro to record but Shapiro never did. As the 60s wore on, new female pop stars were emerging: Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw and Lulu were stealing Shapiro’s thunder and she appeared old-fashioned and emblematic of the pre-Beatles, 50s era.
6. Creamcheeze Good-Time Band: Bill Cheatham Reel (trad)
Perth County Green: Dominion Records - LPS 21022
Gadshill ON
Billy Kell: guitars, vocals
Dave Harwood: bass
Pat Kell: mandolin, tambourine, kazoo, washboard
Barb Payne: fiddle
James Kell: drums
Produced by Terry Regan - 1971
Recorded by George Semkiew
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/C/Cream_Cheeze_Goodtime_Band.htmlAges: 20, 17, 15 and 11
At the time of this recording, members of this family band ranged from the ages of 20 to 11. The youngest member at that time was their drummer, 11 year old Jimi Kell. The band released two albums. The liner notes claim that “Perth County Green, the now-famous grass of the county” was the source of inspiration for this record. This was one of the last releases on the Dominion label, owned and operated by Canadian Music Sales Corp of Toronto. Stompin’ Tom purchased the rights to most of Dominion’s records catalogue in 1971 to begin his own label, Boot Records.
7. Little Peggie March: I Will Follow Him (Franck Pourcel / Paul Mauriat)
45 Single be Wind-Up Doll: RCA Victor - 47-8139
Lansdale PA
Peggie March: vocal
Produced by Hugo & Luigi 196315 yrs old
Peggy March b. Margaret Annemarie Battavio, March 8, 1948 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
She was discovered at age 13 singing at her cousin's wedding and was introduced to record producers Hugo & Luigi. They gave her the nickname Little Peggy March because she was only 4 ft 10 in tall, she was only 13, the record she did with them was "Little Me," and her birthday was in March.
On April 24, 1963, her single "I Will Follow Him" soared to number one on the U.S. charts.
8. Little Stevie Wonder: Uptight (Everything Is Alright) (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby)
45 single bw Purple Rain Drops: Tamla Records TMG 545
Saginaw MI
Stevie Wonder - vocals, keyboards
James Jamerson - bass
Benny Benjamin - drums
Produced by Mickey Stevenson, Henry Cosby, 196713 yrs old
Stevland Hardaway Judkins b. May 13, 1950 (age 67)
Uptight was Wonder’s first big hit song. He released his first album, Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, in 1962.
9. Rita Pavone: Come Te Non C’E’ Nessuno (Migliacci / Vassello)
45 single bw Clementine Cherie: RCA Victor 57-3301
Turin, Italy
Rita Pavone: vocal
L Enrigues: conductor
Produced by 196316 yrs old
b. August 23 1945 Turin, Italy
In 1962 she participated in the first ("Festival of the Unknown"), a song competition for amateur artists, winning the contest which lead at a recording contract. Her first recording, La partita di pallone" ("The Soccer Game") made her a national star at 17.
In the summer of 1964 she had chart success in North America with a record sung in English titled "Remember Me", backed with "Just Once More". The song reached #26 in the United States and #16 in Canada. In 1965, Pavone was as a guest in The Ed Sullivan Show, becoming a frequent guest there
In the United States she sang alongside Diana Ross and The Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Duke Ellington, Paul Anka and a number of singers of the era. It is said that Elvis Presley made a painting of her after she went to Memphis and he met her at a recording studio. Barbra Streisand recorded a duet with her. Pavone sang at Carnegie Hall.
10. Judy Garland: Over The Rainbow (Harburg / Arlen)
Over The Rainbow: Pickwick/33 Records ?– SPC-3078
Grand Rapids MN
Judy Garland: vocal
Compilation produced 196716 yrs old
Frances Ethel Gumm b. June 10, 1922 Grand Rapids, MN d. London UK June 22, 1969 (aged 47)
October 7, 1938, this is the recording session where she would first record what would be her signature song, "Over the Rainbow."
11. Dino, Desi & Billy: Tell Someone You Love Them (Billy Hinsche)
45 single bw General Outline: Reprise Records 0698
Los Angeles CA
Dino Martin: bass
Desi Arnez Jr: drums
Billy Hinsche: guitar
Produced by Dino Martin and Billy Hinsche 1965Dino 14, Billy 13 & Desi 12
Dean Paul Martin Jr. (November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) – 14 yrs old
Desi Arnaz Jr. (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV; January 19, 1953) – 12 yrs old
William "Billy" Hinsche (born June 29, 1951, Manilla Philippines) – 13 yrs oldThe same day Lucille Ball gave birth to Desi Jr., the fictional Lucy Ricardo gave birth to "Little Ricky" on ‘I Love Lucy’. As a testament to how interested the American public was in Lucy's TV baby, Arnaz appeared on the cover on the very first issue of TV Guide.
Keith Thibodeaux (born December 1, 1950) is a former American child actor of television and film and a musician, best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcoms I Love Lucy. He was only three when he first appeared playing the drums on the TV program. It was Thibodeaux who actually taught young Desi Jr. how to play the drums.
12. Left Banke: Pretty Ballerina (Michael Brown)
Walk Away Rene/ Pretty Ballerina: Smash Records SRS 67088
New York City, NY
Mike Brown, harpsichord, piano
Rick Brand, guitar
Tom Finn, bass
George Cameron, drums
Steve Martin, vocals
Produced by Harry Lookofsky
Released February 1967
Recorded at World United Studios & Mercury Studios, New York City between 1965-6616 yrs old
Michael Brown (b. Michael David Lookofsky; April 25, 1949 NYC – March 19, 2015 heart failure)
Wrote Walk Away Renee & Pretty Ballerina when he was 16
Walk Away Renee also a hit song for the 4 Tops 1968
Browns father was their manager and owned World United Studios and produced their records13. Janus Ian: Society’s Child (Janus Ian)
Society’s Child: Verve Folkways ?– FT/FTS-3017
NYC
Bass – Joe Mack
Drums – Buddy Saltzman
Flute – Artie Kaplan
Guitar – Al Gorgoni, Sal De Troio, Vinnie Bell
Guitar, Organ, Harpsichord, Siren, Tambourine, Vocals – Janis Ian
Harpsichord, Piano, Organ – Artie Butler
Produced by George "Shadow" Morton, 1967
Recorded by Joe Vennerie14 yrs old
Janis Eddy Fink b. New York City, April 7, 1951
At the age of 12, she wrote her first song, "Hair of Spun Gold." At the age of 14, Ian wrote and recorded her first hit single, "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)", about an interracial romance forbidden by a girl's mother and frowned upon by her peers and teachers. Produced by George "Shadow" Morton and released three times from 1965 to 1967. The song's theme of interracial relationships was considered taboo by some radio stations, who withdrew or banned it from their playlists accordingly. In her 2008 autobiography Society's Child, Ian recalls receiving hate mail and death threats as a response to the song.
14. Art Scammell: Squid Jigging Grounds (Arthur Scammel) 1973 *
My Newfoundland: Audat Records 477-9043
Change Islands, NL
Art Scammell: guitar, vocal
Produced 1974Age 15 yrs
In 1928, at the young age of 15, Arthur Scammell (1913-1995) wrote one of Newfoundland's most famous and enduring folk songs, Squid Jiggin' Ground. Scammell's recording of Squid Jiggin' Ground, released in 1943, is generally considered the first commercial recording of a Newfoundland folk song. Scammell reported that between 1942 and 1979, sales of the record and sheet music earned him $35,000 in royalties.
15. Earl Heywood and Family: Put Your Little Shoes Away (S A Mitchell / C Pratt)
An Introduction to Earl Heywood and Family: Banff RBS 1087
Wingham ON
Grant Heywood: lead vocal
Earl Heywood: guitar, bg vocal
Martha Heywood: organ
Produced by Rodeo Records 1960Age 7 or 8
Son and daughter of Canada’s Number One Singing Cowboy, Earl Heywood, Grant and Patricia are featured on this, their second family album for Rodeo Records. Not too sure how old Grant is on this album, but from the photo on the cover he looks to be around 7 or 8; Patricia is most likely a few years older. She doesn’t actually sing on this track.
16. The Post Family: Daddy Sang Bass (trad)
The Singing Post Family: Paragon Records ALS 236
Carrying Place, ON
Norman Post: lead vocal
Joanne Post: vocal
Debra Post: vocal
Kenneth Post: vocal
Dick Bradimore: steel
Cecil Eikhard: bass
June Eikhard: fiddle, drums
Bill Cole: electric lead guitar
Produced by Jack Boswell and Bill Bessey circa 1970Joanne was 17, Debra 13 and Kenneth 7.
This singing family entertained rural Eastern Ontario from their home base in Prince Edward County, Ontario. The group consisted of Father Norman, daughters Joanne and Debro, and son Kenneth. They put out several albums together. Note that two Eikhards back her up her: mother (June) and father (Cecil) of Shirley Eikhard. (June also backed up Stevedore Steve on his CITY-TV show in the early 70s).
17. The Deighton Family: Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
Acoustic Music To Suit Most Occasions: Philo Records PH 1120
Yorkshire, UK
Dave Deighton: lead vocal, melodeon, harmonica
Josie Deighton: guitar, bodhran
Maya Deighton: flutes, whistle
Arthur Deighton: mandolin, electric guitar
Kathleen Deighton: fiddle
Rosalie Deighton: vocal, percussion
Angela Deighton: boogie
Produced by John Leonard and Steve Robertshaw 1987
Recorded by Steve Robertshaw at Strawberry Studios, Stockport UK
Mastered by George Peckham at Porky’sThe kids were: Maya,19; Arthur, 17; Kathleen, 14 (died 2010); Rosalie, 11; Angelina, 6
Utilizing the rich resources of their mixed marriage, Dave and Josie Deighton blended their British and Indonesian / Dutch heritage with their children. All good players! They grew up mostly in Yorkshire and were favoutes of Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson (who wrote the liner notes).
Acoustic Music to Suit Most Occasions, released in 1988, was named National Public Radio's “record of the year”.
18. Benoit Lajeunesse: Le rêve du diable (trad)
Dans tous les Cantons: Cantons Records C-7204
Joliette QC
Benoit Lajeunesse: violon
Simon Blanchette: piano
Jacques Bolduc: guitar
Johnny Jeffries: bass
Alain Bolduc: drums
Produced by Jean Collard for Loubico Inc 1979
Recorded at Stkudio J.D. by Julien Provencher and Denis AubinAged 13
Born towards the end of 1965, Benoit was so talented at such a young age that wherever he played, people wanted to know if he had made any records. So his family put up the cash and released this album. He still plays! He’s done work for Cirque du Soliel and a couple of film cameos.
Hour Two
1. The Dagenais Family: Whelan’s Breakdown (trad)
Debut Album: Icicle Records ICL 5017
Golden Lake ON
Sherri Dagenais: fiddle
Jenny Dagenais: fiddle
Robbie Dagenais: fiddle
Blain McEwen: bass
Brian Hebert: acoustic guitar, drums, piano
Alain Brisson: lead acoustic guitar
Tim McDonald: banjo
Produced by Brian Hebert circa 1985
Recorded by David Dennison at Snocan Studios, OttawaTeen Years
Robbie is one of the top fiddlers in Canada. He’s won the most coveted awards a fiddler could ever hope for, including the Canadian Open Championship at Shelbourne. Side one of the record (for the listener) features Robbie with his sisters, but side two (For The Stepdancers) features Robbie’s playing. Unfortunately, I can’t find out their ages so I guestimate that this album came our around ’85, that Robbie was probably about 16 and his sisters are probably in their teens as well.
2. Minipops: Satisfaction (Jagger / Richards)
We're The Mini Pops: K-tel Records ?– NC-640
UK
Produced by Martin Wyatt, 1983Minipops was a British TV show for kids, featuring kids dressed up as pop stars, but actually singing the songs. Controversy ensued because the kids were acting like older pop stars so it was cancelled after only a year. A performance from five-year-old Joanna Fisher, who covered the Sheena Easton song "9 to 5" in nightclothes singing "night time is the right time, we make love", sealed the show’s fate.
The album does not list who actually sings the songs, but it was picked up in Canada by K-Tel Records (out of Winnipeg) and became a top seller in 1983. This prompted the producers of Minipops to stage a three week Canadian tour that year.
3. Jimmy Bowskill: Kindhearted Woman Blues (Robert Johnson)
Old Soul: No label, no serial
Bailieboro ON
Ryan Weber: Bass
Alec Fraser: Bass Guitar
Bob Vespaziani, Dereck McKendrick, Rory Donnelly: Drums
Reverend Ken Ramsden: Fiddle
Jack De Keyzer: Guitar
Jerome Godboo, Mark ''Bird'' Stafford: Harmonica
Sam Weber: Mandolin, Banjo
Michael Fonfara, Shai Peer: Piano
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica – Jimmy Bowskill
Vocals, Harmonica – Dave Mowat
Produced 2003Age 12 yrs old
Jimmy Bowskill (born 16 September 1990)
This kid got so into the blues and he forced his parents to drive him from their home, near Peterborough, to downtown Toronto coz he wished to busk on the street in front of Jeff Healey’s bar. Healey came out to hear him and was so impressed, he invited Jimmy into the bar to perform on their matinee. This was the first of his albums and is quite impressive.
4. Joey Tardif: Pa Pi Doo (Joey Tardif)
Across This Land With Stompin’ Tom Connors: Boot Records BOX 2-7137
(Original Soundtrack Recording)
Quebec
Joey Tardif: guitar, vocal
Bill Lewis: guitar
Gary Empey: bass
Unknown: drums
Produced by John Dunning and Andre Link 1973
Recorded by Russ Heise, George Semkiw and Hayward Parrot at the Horshoe Tavern, TorontoAge 13 years old.
Joseph Tardif is not an easy name to track down in the Province of Quebec – it’s very common. I could find little to indicate that Joey is still performing, let alone what he’s done musically other than this appearance in Stompin’ Tom’s movie, Across This Land. In it, Joey performs a song that he wrote and it appears on the double album Original Soundtrack release. Stompin’ Tom actually introduces Joey, sits down in the audience and has a beer.
5. Bobby Lalonde: Ripplin’ Water Jig (Don Messer)
Bobby Lalonde: London Records EBX 4179
Fournier ON
Bobby Lalonde: fiddle
Gerry Lalonde: drums
Gilles Lalonde: bass
Mac Lalonde: piano
Produced by London Records 1973Age 13 yrs.
In Ottawa, Bobby Lalonde’s name is synonymous with fiddles, fiddle playing and fiddle music. Not only did he too get to perform in Across This Land and appear on the soundtrack, but he recorded and released his first LP that year, 1973, on London Records. I chose Don Messer’s patented piece, Ripplin’ Water Jig, which is very difficult to play properly, to test how proficient Bobby was at such a young age.
He’s also been a multi-instrumentalist session player in the Ottawa region, a country singer and a strong advocate for music in general in the National Capitol Region.
6. Colin Linden: Hot Tamales (Robert Johnson)
The Best of Touch The Earth: CBC Records – LM 473
Toronto ON
Colin Linden: guitar, vocal
Chris Whiteley: guitar
Jim MacLean: guitar
Produced by Bill Garrett, 1975
Compilation Album produced by Paul Mills 1981Age 15 yrs old
Colin Kendall Linden (born April 16, 1960)
This was the first real studio recording Colin made for a CBC radio appearance on Touch The Earth, a folk-oriented program hosted by Sylvia Tyson. He once told me that to practice for this he came down to CIUT’s original studios, at 91 St. George St., to test himself out. I guess he passed the audition!
Of course now he’s a top guitarist, producer, performer with Blackie And The Rodeo Kings.
7. Shirley Eikhard: It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard)
Shirley Eikhard: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series ST 6371
Toronto ON
John A Ware: drums
Prentiss Moore: bass
Chris Darrow: dobro
David P Jackson: piano
Clark Moffitt: guitar
Larry Muhoberac: string arrangements
Produced by Earl Ball 1972Age 15 yrs old
At age 13, while living in Oshawa, Ontario, Eikhard successfully auditioned for the New Songwriters' Workshop at the 1969 Mariposa Folk Festival in Toronto. In 1971, when she was 15, her song "It Takes Time" was recorded by Anne Murray and became a hit in Canada. Eikhard released her debut album the following year.
Her song, "Something to Talk About", was recorded by musician Bonnie Raitt. "Born with the Hunger" was recorded by Cher.
1973: winner, Juno Award for Best Country Female Artist
1974: winner, Juno Award for Best Country Female Artist
1992: nominee, Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year8. Spencer Davis Group: Keep On Running (Jackie Edwards)
The Very Best Of Spencer Davis Group: United Artists (mono) UA-LA433-E
London UK
Spencer Davis: guitar, vocal
Steve Winwood: keys, lead vocal
Muff Winwood: bass
Pete York: drums
Produced by Chris Blackwell and Jimmy Miller, 1965
Compilation produced by Paul Burke 1975Age 15 yrs old
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948)
It’s a legendary story: a young kid takes the world by the balls. While still a pupil at Great Barr School, Winwood was a part of the Birmingham rhythm and blues scene, playing the Hammond C-3 organ and guitar, backing blues singers such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Eddie Boyd, Otis Spann, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on their United Kingdom tours
He formed the Spencer Davis Group with his Brother Muff and Spencer in 1963, when he was just 13. Two years they recorded Dimples, followed by their number one hit, Keep On Runnin’. By 1967 he was tiring of the Spencer Davis Group and did a one-off album (and tour) with Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker before forming Traffic with Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, and Chris Wood.
9. Leahy Family: Boogie Blues (Leahy Family)
The Leahy Family: Donlea Records A 100
Lakefield ON
Chrissy Leahy: piano
Siobheann Leahy: bass
Donnell Leahy: drums
Produced by Vivian Murphy, 1982
Recorded by Fred Peterson at Kinck Sound, TorontoChrissy, 18 Julie, 17 Denise, 16 Siobheann, 15 Donnell, 13 Maria, 11 Francis, 10 Agnes, 9 Douglas, 8 Erin, 5
Another family band with a lot of kids. They were very popular for a while then the kids got older, some went away for school, others got jobs or married. In 1985, they were the subject of a short film entitled Leahy: Music Most of All which received an Academy Award in the category of "Best Foreign Student Film".
In 1997 several Leahy family members re-united as Leahy, toured and released several albums. The most well known of the bunch is Donnell, married to fiddle star, Natalie MacMaster.
10. Junior Jug Band: Purple People Eater (Sheb Wooley)
Junior Jug Band: Troubadour Records TR 0018
Toronto ON
Ken Whiteley: guitar, piano, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro, accordion, washboard, washtub bass
Chris Whiteley: guitar, harmonica, trumpet, jug
Billy Bryans: drums
Phil Strong: drums
Ken Bloom: clarinet, zither, dobro
Mike Holder: steel
Peter Apipleyard: xylophone
Bill Beecroft: baritone sax
Jody Golick: saxes
BG Vocals: Caitlin Hanford, Jenny Whiteley, Daniel Whiteley, Elizabeth Macay
Produced by Chris and Ken Whiteley 1981
Recorded by Chad Irschik at Inception Sound, Toronto
Cover by Ian Bell and Brian PickellAges 10 and maybe 8
Jenny Whiteley b.Toronto January 14, 1971
Daniel Whiteley b. TorontoThe Junior Jug Band was originally the Whiteley Brothers doing gigs for kids in schools. This was a popular way to make extra money as a musician in Toronto in those days. Ken Whiteley was no stranger to kids music; he worked as producer, arranger and backup musician for Raffi for a numer of years.
The Junior Jug Band put out a second album in 1985 and is a four piece band featuring Ken and Chris with Chris’s kids, Jenny and Dan Whiteley. (On the first album, they only sing back up). Of course, Jenny
11. The Beachboys: Finders Keepers (Brian Wilson)
Surfin USA: Capitol Records of Canada T 1890
Hawthrorne CA
Brian Wilson – vocals, bass, keyboards
Mike Love – vocals
David Marks – vocals, rhythm guitar
Carl Wilson – vocals, lead guitar
Dennis Wilson – vocals, drums
Produced by Nick Venet 1963
Recorded at Capitol and Western Studios, California
First Published in Canada March 1963Ages 14 and 16 yrs old
David Lee Marks (born August 22, 1948)
Carl Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998)Marks took over playing for Al Jardine who left the band, before then recorded, to study dentistry. After recording on four successful albums, Marks had an argument with the band’s crazed manager, Murray Wilson, which resulted in his leaving the band, in 1963. He was replaced by Al Jardine.
12. Lords of London: Corn Flakes and Ice Cream (Greg Fitzpatrick)
45 single bw Time Waits For No One: Apex Records 77054
Toronto ON
Greg Fitzpatrick (bass, vocals)
Hughie Leggat (guitar)
John Richardson (guitar, vocals)
Danny Taylor (drums)
Sebastian Agnello (keyboards)
Produced by Al Mair and Greg Fitzpatrick, 1967
Recorded at RCA Studios, TorontoAge 14 yrs old
Originally got together in North York in Grade 8 as Danny Taylor and the Phantoms. They had this hit when most of the members of the group were only 14. Their established teen fan club requested "Cornflakes" so often that it shot to #1 in Toronto and soon followed suit in the rest of Canada. It was also number one in Boston, Georgia, and Australia where it had been released on Decca. After two more flop singles, the band, tired of being a teenybopper band, re-launched themselves as Nucleus (for one album) and eventually became A Foot In Cold Water.
13. The Bordens: Rock Me Baby (The Bordens)
Good Times: JRGB-80
Dryden ON
George Borden: accordion
Jeannette Borden: keys
Roger Borden: guitar
Gary Borden: drums
Bill Dombradi: guitar
Produced by The Bordens - 1980
Recorded by Harry Taylor at Century 21 Studios, WinnipegAge 12 yrs old
A family band from Northwestern Ontario, played everything from waltzes to polkas to rock n’ roll. Mom and Pop and two brothers. It says on the album that drummer Gary Borden was only 12. While most of the album sounds a bit cheezy, this song really rocks! It’s true, unadulterated, 100% pure thrash rock.
Also included on this album, the Theme To Star Wars, a Ukrainian Kolomayka, Una Paloma Blanca, All Shook Up and Aloha Hawaii.
14. Thunderclap Newman: Wild Country (Speedy Keen)
Hollywood Dream: Polydor Records – 2480 009
London UK
Andy Newman: Cor Anglais, 3 Bengali Flutes in harmony, Oboe
Speedy Keen: drums, congas, vocal, percussion
Jimmy McCulloch: lead guitar
Pete Townsend (aka Bijou Drains): bass
Produced by Pete Townsend 1970Age 16 yrs old
James 'Jimmy' McCulloch ( b Dumbarton, Scotland 4 June 1953 – 27 September 1979)
At age 11, he was also a protégé of the Shadows' Hank Marvin. His rock band got to open for The Who, bringing his talent to the attention of Pete Townsend. Townsend was putting a band together around drummer / songwriter Speedy Keene with old time musician Andy Newman. They needed a guitar player so why not the kid? Something in the Air was their big hit song but by 1972 the band was through. Paul McCartney then asked him to join Wings.
He died of heart failure due to morphine and alcohol poisoning
15. Colin Butler: Let’s Make A Fair Trade (Jack Swanson)
Just Bidin’ My Time: Marathon Records ALS 378
Sudbury ON
Colin Butler: vocals
Produced 1973Aged 12 yrs old.
Born: December 31, 1960 - Sudbury, ON
This was Butler’s third album in less than a year! For a few years, he was extremely popular, having been seen on national television programs. Deemed "Canada's Young Singing Sensation," he has toured extensively "from Bermuda to Belleville and all points inbetween
16. Billy MacInnis: Duke Neilson Jig (Billy MacInnis)
Fiddles Favorites: MV-8506-1
Village Green, PEI
Billy MacInnis: fiddle
John MacInnis: drums
Allan McKinnon: piano
Rodrigue Richard: bass
Joe McGarry: steel
Produced by Lou Douse and C Francis Drake, 1983
Recorded by George MacPhee at Millview Studios, Chalottetown
Mixed by C Francis Drake and Wayne Huskins
Mastered at Novasco Sound Vision, HalifaxAge 12
b. Charlottetown PEI 1971
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