with Steve Fruitman
#217
April 2, 2018
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Drifting Along
In A Mind Desert
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Hour One1. The Yardbirds: Heart Full Of Soul (Graham Gouldman) 1967
2. Carl Perkins: Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby (C Perkins) 1957
3. The Ravens: Young Blood (Leiber / Stoller / Pomus) 1965 *
4. Johnny Horton: North To Alaska (M Phillips) 1960
5. Freda Payne: Band of Gold (R Dunbar / E Wayne aka Holland–Dozier–Holland) 1970
6. James Taylor: Money Machine (J Taylor) 1976
7. Peter, Paul & Mary: Quit Your Lowdown Ways (B Dylan) 1963
8. The Three Stooges: Three Little Fishies (Saxie Dowell) 1959
9. Treeline with Shaela Miller: Sentimental Cowboy (S Miller) 2015 *
10. Wilf Carter: The Strawberry Roan (Curly Fletcher) 1985 *
11. Andrew Cash: Boomtown (Andrew Cash / Charlie (Chuck) Angus) 1989 *
12. Michael Quatro Jam Band: In The Court of the Crimson King (Pete Sinfield / Ian McDonald) 1972
13. The Nobody: Follow Me (Zebon / Santangelo) 1966 *
14. Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band: Montezuma’s Revenge (Skip Holmes) 1981 *Hour Two
1. The Jitters: Hard As Nails (Blair Packham) 1987 *
2. Striped Bananas: Mind Desert (Duncan Sheppard) 2012
3. Striped Bananas: Drift On (Duncan Sheppard) 2017
4. Plague: High Flyin’ Bird (Bill Ed Wheeler) 1967 *
5. Tom Northcott: Spaceship Races (Goffin / King) 1971 *
6. Charlie McVay & The Lone Pine Boys: He’s Coming Back To Earth (Trad) 1964
7. Jim Payne & Kelly Russell: Sailing Along The French Shore (Lem Snow) 1983 *
8. Prairie Oyster: Tom Cat (Chris Cuddy) 1986 *
9. Marc Jordan: From Nowhere To This Town (M Jordan) 1979 *
10. Catherine MacLellan: Snowbird (Gene MacLellan) 2017 *
11. Murray McLauchlan: When You’re Young (And You Dont Know Nothin) (M McLauchlan) 1978 *
12. The Cars: Looking For Love (Ric Ocasek) 1984
13. Lucky Seven: Rock And Roll Radio (Barry Ryan) 1987
14. Wilf Doyle Orchestra: I’s The B’y (trad) 1956 *CanCon = 54%
And Now for The Particulars:Hour One
1. The Yardbirds: Heart Full Of Soul (Graham Gouldman)
The Hits Of The Yardbirds: Capitol Records Canada T 6229
London UK
Jeff Beck: guitar
Keith Relf: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Jim McCarty: drums
Ron Prentice: bass
Produced by Paul Samwell-Smith 1965
Compilation Produced 1967Paul Samwell-Smith, the regular bass player for the Yardbirds, produced the song and hired a session player to play the bass on Heart Full of Soul. It was also the first song released by the band after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton. It was released in the UK on 4 June 1965.
Graham Gouldman, who wrote the song, played with The Mindbenders, then Hot Legs and 10CC. Two of his other songs appear on this Hits of the Yardbirds album: Evil Hearted You and the band’s first big hit, For Your Love.
2. Carl Perkins: Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby (Rex Griffin / Carl Perkins)
Tennessee: Design Records DLP-611
Nashville TN
Carl Perkins: guitar, vocal
Jay Perkins – acoustic guitar and backing vocals
Clayton Perkins – standup bass
W. S. Holland – drums
Produced by Sam Phillips 1957
Tennessee Soundtrack recording Produced 1962The original of the song was made by the legendary Rex Griffin, one of those pioneers in Honky Tonk music. As a songwriter, performer, and recording artist, Rex Griffin bridged the gap between Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, and the Beatles. Griffin recorded the song for Decca Records in 1936. He is the author of the original version of “Everybody’s Tryin’ to Be My Baby,” which Carl Perkins later adapted into his own song, and the Beatles subsequently covered to the profit of all except Griffin, who’d been dead about six years when all of this happened.
The Tennessee soundtrack album features Perkins singing four other songs; other contributers were Huelyn Duvall, Frank Simon and Carl Belew.
3. The Ravens: Young Blood (Leiber / Stoller / Pomus)
Rock & Roll Comes To Newfoundland & Labrador CD Compilation
St. John's NL
Bob Rowe, guitar
Rod French, guitar
Don Oakley, lead guitar
Jim Hennessey, Fender Bass
Rocky Wiseman, drums
Paul Rumsey, vocal
Produced 1965 on Arc Records A-1099
Recorded at Arc Sound, Toronto
Reproduced by Wayne Sturge – 2007Jim Hennessey ordered his Fender bass guitar from Peet’s Music in Montreal. When Leo Fender heard about this, he wrote Hennessey a letter to go along with the guitar claiming that it was the first one Fender had sold in Newfoundland.
The Ravens didn’t name themselves after a bird. It was the combination of sirnames: Ryan and Evans, who formed the band in 1960. They went down to Toronto to record at Arc Sound and released Young Blood bw Sincerely in 1965 which hit Number One at CJON in Vancouver. But the band had no recording contract with Arc Records and they saw no royalties from their record which sold an estimated 20,000 copies across Canada.
4. Johnny Horton: North To Alaska (M Phillips)
45 single bw The Mansion You Stole: Columbia Records 4-41782
Los Angeles CA
Johnny Horton: guitar, vocal
Tommy Tomlinson: bass
Others not listed
Produced by Don Law 1960John LaGale "Johnny" Horton (b. Los Angeles April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960)
North To Alaska was used in the 1960 starring John Wayne and Stewart Granger.
Horton died in an automobile accident 5 November 1960 shortly after the song was released.
He began releasing records back in 1952 but it took him a few years of duds before hitting the charts with “It’s Springtime In Alaska”, followed by “The Battle of New Orleans” and “Sink The Bismark”.Made his final public appearance at the "Skyline Club" in Austin, Texas, on Friday night, November 4, 1960, the same venue where Hank Williams made his final public appearance in late December 1952.
5. Freda Payne: Band of Gold (R Dunbar / E Wayne aka Holland–Dozier–Holland)
45 single bw The Easiest Way To Fall: Invictus Records Is-9075
Detroit MI
Freda Payne: vocal
The Funk Brothers:
Bass: Bob Babbitt
Keyboards: Johnny Griffth
Drums: Uriel Jones
Percussion: Jack Ashford
Electric sitar: Vinnie Bell
Guitars: Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Ray Monette, and Ray Parker, Jr.
Scherrie Payne, Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson, and Pamela Vincent: bg vocals
Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, 1970Freda Charcilia Payne: b. September 19, 1942 (age 75) Detroit, Michigan
Released April 25, 1970
Although Payne, at first, refused to record the song, it went gold.
Belinda Carlisle released her version in 19866. James Taylor: Money Machine (J Taylor)
In The Pocket: Warner Brothers Records BS-2912
Boston MA
James Taylor: vocals
Danny Kortchmar: electric guitar
Lee Sklar: bass
Russ Kunkel: drums
Clarence McDonald: piano
Nick DeCaro: voice-organ, horn-organ
Victor Feldman: percussion
Michael Brecker, Steve Madalo: horns
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman, 1976
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Lee Herschberg at Warner Bros. Studios, HollywoodJames Vernon Taylor b. March 12, 1948 (age 70) Boston
In The Pocket was Taylor’s 7th album release in 9 years, beginning in 1968.
7. Peter, Paul & Mary: Quit Your Lowdown Ways (B Dylan)
In The Wind: Warner Brothers Records – W 1507
New York City, NY
Peter Yarrow vocals, guitar
Noel "Paul" Stookey vocals, guitar
Mary Travers vocals
Edgar O. deHaas: bass
Produced by Albert B Grossman, 1963
Recorded by Bill SchwartauApparently this album was recorded in Vitaphonic High Fidelity sound. The song was written by Bob Dylan, as was the following song (last on side B) called Blowin’ In The Wind.
8. The Three Stooges: Three Little Fishies (Saxie Dowell)
Sing For Kids: Vocalion VL 73823
New York City
Moe Howard (Moses Harry Horwitz): Moe
Larry Fine (Louis Feinberg): Larry
Joe DeRita: Little Joe
Lew Douglas Orchestra
Produced 19599. Treeline with Shaela Miller: Sentimental Cowboy (S Miller)
Love And Records Live Compilation: CKXU-FM 88.3 LnR0001
Lethbridge AB
Taylor Ackerman: guitar
Tyler Bird: drums
Danny Dyck: vocal. bass
Shaela Miller: guitar, vocal
Produced by CKXU-FM, 2015
Recorded live at the 2014 Love and Records festival, Lethbridge, Alberta
Recorded by Jon Martin, James McDowell and Josh Hellawell
Mixed by Jon Martin
Mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel, TorontoCommunity radio station CKXU has been producing free annual outdoor festivals, featuring mostly local acts, in Downtown Lethbridge for several years now. The 2014 performers, recorded during their performance, are featured on this album. They include Leeroy Stagger, The Utilities, Dave McCann, Outlaws of Ravenhurst, The Wet Secrets, Invasives and Biblical. A very cool album!
10. Wilf Carter: The Strawberry Roan (Curly Fletcher)
Wilf Carter Collection Series: RCA Victor KZL1 7129
Port Hilford NS
Wilf Carter: guitar, vocal
Others Uncredited
Produced by Steve Lindsey, 1985
(All tracks previously released)
Remastered by Randy Kling and Jim Loyd at Disc Mastering Inc., NashvilleWilfred Arthur Charles Carter (December 18, 1904 d. Scottsdale AR December 5, 1996, age 91)
Sales of Wilf’s recordings (as Montana Slim) in the US was one of thet major reasons why RCA Victor survived the Great Depression. Except for the Decca Years in the 1950s, Wilf recorded exclusively for RCA over 7 decades.11. Andrew Cash Band: Boomtown (Andrew Cash / Charlie Angus)
Boomtown: Island Records ISL 1237
Toronto
Graydon Nichols electric guitar, dobro, vocals
Glenn Milchem drums & percussion
Paul Taylor bass, vocals
Jim Ediger piano, Hammond organ, accordion, fiddle, vocals
Andrew Cash vocals, electric & acoustic guitar
Produced by Don Dixon - 1989
Recorded by Mark Williams with Jim Perry at Reflection Sound, Charlotte NC
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYCAndrew Cash (born January 22, 1962)
2nd Album by Andrew Cash & The Ambassadors: The video for the title track won the Juno Award. Song was a colaboration w Chuck Angus of The Grievous Angels.
12. Michael Quatro Jam Band: In The Court of the Crimson King (Pete Sinfield / Ian McDonald)
Paintings: Evolution Recoprds 3011
Detroit MI
Mike Quatro: keys, percussion, flutes
Ted Nugent: guitar
Terry Mullen: percussion
John Finley: lead vocal
Pat and Nancy Quatro: vocals
Produced by Mike Quatro, 1972Mike Quatro is Suzi Quatro’s older brother. He was very popular in Detroit and released several albums.
13. The Nobody: Follow Me (Zebon / Santangelo)
45 single b/w To a Lovely Lady: Red Leaf TTM 635
Toronto
Buddy Stanton: keys
Others not listed
Produced by Ted Gerow, 1966Originally called The Scoundrelz, they released one single before changing their name to Nobody and releasing this one.
14. Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band: Montezuma’s Revenge (Skip Holmes)
Bluegrass Is Our Business: Boot Records BBG-6014
Halifax NS
Gordon Stobbe: mandolin
Skip Holmes: banjo
Bill Doucette: guitar
Trish York: fiddle
Walter Jakeman: bass
Produced by Gordon Stobbe, 1981
Recorded by Pat Martin at Audio Atlantic, Halifax
Mixed by Denis Lepage and Pat MartinThe band first formed in Halifax, 1978. Toured and released two albums while appearing as the band on ATV’s weekly successful TV show ‘Up Home Tonight”, hosted by it’s leader, Gordon Stobbe. In 1984 they began to morph into Those Fabulous Cliches, and eventually The Gordon Stobbe Trio.
Hour Two
1. The Jitters: Hard As Nails (Blair Packham)
The Jitters: EMI Capitol CLT 48126
Toronto ON
Blair Packham: lead vocal, guitar
Danny Levy: lead guitar
Matthew Greenberg: bass
Vic D’Arsie: keys
Randy Cooke: drums
Produced by Paul Gross 1987
Recorded by Joe Primeau at Phase One Studio, Toronto
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
2. Striped Bananas: Mind Desert (Duncan Sheppard)
EP #139/500: Rubber Plant Records 2012
NYC
Duncan Sheppard: guitars, vocal
Chantelle Lussier: keys, bass, bg vocal
Devon Beuschel: drums, bg vocal
Produced by Duncan Sheppard 20123. Striped Bananas: Drift On (Duncan Sheppard) 2017
Stone of Madness #125/200: Cosmic Sunshine Records 88295-57817
NYC
Duncan Sheppard: guitars, bass, mellotron, sitar, mandolin, vocal
Chantelle Lussier: keys, bass, bg vocal
Andrew Lowden: drums, vocals
Produced by Duncan Sheppard 2017
Recorded in Michigan & New York
Mastered by AudioBay Mastering, Grand Rapids,k MichiganA very cool band, committed to vinyl which gives them that great psychedelic feel. Based around the songwriting of Duncan Sheppard, they’ve really advanced as a band. The two cuts that I chose to play this week show a very early band on one of their first recordings, to the present day. Very cool!
4. Plague: High Flyin’ Bird (Bill Ed Wheeler)
45 single bw Love and Obey: Reo Records 8981X
Thunder Bay ON
Don Brown
Tom Horricks
Lyn McEachem: guitar, vocal
Joey Stapansky
George Stevenson
Produced by Don Grashey, 1967The band started as 'Donny B and the Bonnvilles, went to 'The Plague', then 'The Lexington Avenue' and 'The Jarvis Street Revue'. It was as The Plague that they made some of their most memorable recordings. One of the band’s earlier recordings was a 45 credited only to Lyn McEarhern called “World of Dreams”. They were good friends with Neil Young and the Squires and remember Neil showing them a song that would eventually be known as Helpless. The band traveled on the road for over 22 years.
5. Tom Northcott: Spaceship Races (Goffin / King)
45 single bw Suzanne: Uni Records 55282
Vancouver BC
Tom Northcott: vocals
Produced by Tom Northcott, 1971Tom Northcott (born August 29, 1943 in Vancouver, BC
Had a string of singles (3 albums) released then traded it all in to be a fisherman before trying to run for the Social Credit party in BC elections. That sort of sealed his fate!
6. Charlie McVay & The Lone Pine Boys: He’s Coming Back To Earth (Trad)
Pickin’ and Singin’ Blue Grass Style: Arc Records A570
Wampum, PA
Charlie McVay: banjo, steel
Benny Strong: bass
John Stomp: fiddle
Bill Adams: guitar
Gene Daugherty: mandolin
Produced by Arc Records, 1964
Recorded in the US, 1962Charles McVay b. New Castle Aug 18, 1931 – d. Nov 5, 2005
Began performing at jamborees as early as 1949.
Lone Pine Boys formed in 1954 and were featured on WWVA radio in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Charlie built his own all aluminum banjo, the first of its kind. "The guys used to say that the only good banjos had to be made out of seasoned wood. So in 1959, I made one out of metal, and everybody loved it." Was founder and President of the Tri-State Country Music Association, which tried to help ailing musicians in times of need. This was the only album that they recorded for Arc Records.7. Jim Payne & Kelly Russell: Sailing Along The French Shore (Lem Snow)
Jim Payne & Kelly Russell: Pigeon Inlet Productions PIP-7314
Notre Dame Bay / Bell Island
Jim Payne: vocal, guitars, mandolin
Kelly Russell: fiddle, bouzouki, concertina, tin whistle, bg vocal
Produced by Kelly Russell & Jim Payne 1983
Recorded at Pigeon Inlet Productions, St. Johns NL by Wallace HammondKelly Russell (born St. John’s, NL 30 June 1956)
A founding member of Newfoundland musical groups Figgy Duff and the Wonderful Grand Band. He was also one of the principle movers who established Radio Bell Island. He is known for having worked closely with fellow Newfoundland fiddle players Émile Benoît and Rufus Guinchard. His father, Ted Russell, was a well known figure in Newfoundland, known for the stories he wrote and told about the fabled ‘Uncle Mose’. He was made a member of the Order of Canada. His record company, Pigeon Inlet Productions, issued 24 albums 1979-90 of traditional and contemporary Newfoundland
8. Prairie Oyster: Tom Cat (Chris Cuddy)
Oyster Tracks: Stony Plain Records SPL 1093
Toronto ON
Joan Besen, piano
Denis Delorme, pedal steel, dobro
Keith Glass, guitars, lead vocal
John Adames, drums
John P Allen, fiddle, guitar
Russell deCarle, bass, lead vocal
Danny Greenspoon: acoustic guitar
Jeff Wolpert: tambourine
Produced by Don Bird & Danny Greenspoon 1986
Recorded by Jeff Wolpert at Inception Sound, Toronto
Mixed by Hayward Parrot at McClear PlaceA drink consisting of a raw egg, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and ground black pepper to get rid of hangovers.
Prairie Oyster is a country group, formed in King City, Ontario, in 1974 by Russell deCarle (vocals) and Keith Glass (guitar), formerly of the bluegrass group King City Slickers.
Won 6 Juno Awards for Best Country Group or Duo between 1986-969. Marc Jordan: From Nowhere To This Town (M Jordan)
Blue Desert: Warner Brothers QBS 3362
Toronto ON
Marc Jordan: guitar, vocal
Michael Omartian: keys
Steve Lukather: rhythm guitar
Jay Graydon: lead guitar
Abraham Labonel: bass
Jeffrey Pocarro: drums
Bobby Kimball, Bill Champlin & Tom Kelly: bg vocals
Produced by Jay Graydon - 1979
Recorded Jay Gradon at Garden Rake StudiosMarc Wallace Jordan (born 1948), is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, son of Charles Jordan, baritone singer who recorded Folk Songs of Canada with Joyce Sullivan 1970.
Blue Desert was released 1980, and is regarded as a classic of the "West Coast Sound" of the period.
In 1994, Jordan won a Juno Award for "Producer of the Year" (along with co-producer Steven MacKinnon) for "Waiting for a Miracle" from his Reckless Valentine album. Recorded 15 albums, including 1 live at the Elmo.Currently, Jordan performs with Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church & Ian Thomas in the group Lunch At Allen's.
10. Catherine MacLellan: Snowbird (Gene MacLellan)
Snowbird: The Songs of Gene MacLellan: True North Records TND 676
Bradelbane, PEI
Catherine MacLellan: guitar, vocal
Chris Gauthier: electric guitar, bg vocal
Produced by Karl Falkenham 2017
Recorded at Zion Piresbyterian Church, Charlottetown PEI 2013
Recorded by Pat Martin, Rod Sneddon and Kenny MacDopnald
House Sound: House Front ProductionsThis was recorded back in 2013 but only released in 2017 and features various artists covering Gene MacLellan’s songs, including Lenny Gallant, John Connoly, Dennis Ellsworth and Ron Hynes doing versions of Gene’s songs. Catherine has just completed a summer-long show of her father’s life and songs. Bradelbane is pronounced Breadalbin in local Princ Edwardese.
11. Murray McLauchlan: When You’re Young (And You Dont Know Nothin) (M McLauchlan)
Whispering Rain: True North Records TN 36
Toronto ON
Murray McLauchlan: guitar, piano, vocals
Ben Mink: mandolin, fiddle
Eric Robertson: keys
David Wilcox: guitars
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Barry Keane: drums
Lloyd Green: steel
Produced by Murray McLauchlan 1978
Recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto & Woodland Sound, Nashville by Ken Friesen12. The Cars: Looking For Love (Ric Ocasek)
Heartbeat City: Elektra / Asylum Records ST-E-60296
Boston MA
Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, synthesizer, lead vocals
Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
Greg Hawkes – keyboards, Fairlight programming, backing vocals
Benjamin Orr – bass
David Robinson – drums, percussion, Fairlight programming
Produced by Rober John “Mutt” Lange and The Cars, 1984
Recorded by Nigel Green at Battery Studios, London
Mixed by Mike Shipley
Mastered by George MarinoThe cover art (including an image of a 1971 Plymouth Duster 340) is from a 1972 piece by Peter Phillips called Art-O-Matic Loop di Loop. The Cars were named "Best New Artist" in the 1978 Rolling Stone Readers' Poll. Years active were 1976–1988. Cars have sold over 23 million albums in the United States alone. In 2017, they were announced as inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2018.
13. Lucky Seven: Rock And Roll Radio (Barry Ryan)
Get Lucky: i.e. records i.e.7
NYC
Kenny Margolis: vocal, accordion, keys
Borris Kinberg: percussion
Joe D’Astolfo: bass
Joe Geary: drums
Barry Ryan: vocal, guitar
Produced by Rick Borgia 1987
Recorded at Noise New York
Mixed by Steve Savage, San FranciscoKenny Margolis is best known as the keyboard/accordion player for the popular and critically acclaimed rock band, Cracker. Lucky 7 was a side-project of Margolis and as far as I can tell, they only put out this one album. They were very popular in Canada, especially in Montreal where they wowed the crowd at the city’s Jazz Festival. Now Magazine in Toronto said of them: "No doubt about it, Lucky 7 is among the most fun, freewheeling live acts going."
14. Wilf Doyle Orchestra: I’s The B’y (trad) 1956 *
The Music of Newfoundland: Canadian Cavalcade 12 / Rodeo Records - RLP 10
St Johns NL
Wilf Doyle: accordion
Chirstine Doyle: guitar
Jack Ghaney: drums
Bill Keating: banjo
Produced – 1956
Recorded at VOCM radio, St. John’sb. April 2, 1925 Conception Harbour, Dominion of Newfoundland - d. June 8th, 2012 St. John’s
Began his career in 1944, touring the island as Wilf Doyle and His Orchestra.
His first recording of instrumentals was released in 1956. He went on to release ten more albums over the next three decades. This was from his first LP, an historic one, the first to feature a NL accordion player.
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