with Steve Fruitman
#269
April 1, 2019
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Hour One1. Hound Dog Taylor: 55th Street Boogie (Roosevelt Taylor) 1971
2. Dillard & Clark: With Care From Someone (Dillard / Clark / Leadon) 1968
3. Echoes Of Bluegrass: Ralph Stanley Sing On (C Love) 1985 *
4. Desi Arnez: The Straw Hat Song (Karger / Roberts) 1955
5. Alex Lora Y Tri: El As No Conocido (Alex Lora) 1989
6. Herman’s Hermits: Just A Little Bit Better (Kenny Young) 1965
7. Gene Kelly: Moonlight Bay (Percy Wenrich / Edward Madden) 1947
8. Anne-Marie Murray: The Ballad of Churchill Falls (Byron Chauk) 1977 *
9. Bruce Moss: The Islander (Bruce Moss) 1982 *
10. Stevedore Steve: Highway White Lines (Stephen J Foote) 1971 *
11. Metropolitan Toronto Police Choir: Hava Nagila (Trad) *
12. Elvis Costello: My Mood Swings (E Costello / Cait ORiordan) 1998
13. Stan Kenton Orchestra: They Didn’t Believe Me (Jerome Kewrn) 1960
14. Martha & The Muffins: Half Way Through The Week (Mark Gane) 1980 *
15. Prairie Oyster: Tom Cat ( Chris Cuddy) 1986 *
16. Frankie Yankovic: Who Stole The Keeshka (Walter Solek / Walter Dana) 1987
17. Jean Carignan: The Hangman’s Reel (Trad) 1975 *Hour Two
1. Cream: Swlabr (Jack Bruce / Pete Brown) 1967
2. Horn: Vibrations / Johnny Guitar Plays Childrens Music (Gary Hynes / Les Clackett / Pierre Martin) 1972 *
3. The McGarrigle Sisters: Side of Fries (Kate McGarrigle / Philippe Tartarcheff) 1978 *
4. The Handsome Neds: Ain’t No Room For Cheatin’ (Robin Masyk) 1985 *
5. Downchild: Madison Blues (Elmore James) 1977 *
6. Joe Hall: Excitement (Joe Hall / J Price) 1988 *
7. Hal Blaine: Kaleidoscope (for March) (Hal Blaine) 1967
8. The English Beat: Monkey Murders (English Beat) 1981
9. Eddie Boyd w Fleetwood Mac: The Blues is Here To Stay (Eddie Boyd) 1968
10. Ellen McIlwaine: Nothing Left To Be Desired (J Watson) 1982 *
11. The Original Sloth Band: Sloppy Drunk Blues (JL Williams) 1978 *
12. Mandala: World of Love (Domenic Troiano) 1968 *
13. Ed McCurdy: Red River Valley (Trad) 1963 *
14. Murray McLauchlan: We Lose (Murray McLauchlan) 1972 *
15. George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Homesick Boy (G Thorogood) 1978CanCon = 59%
And Now for The Particulars:Hour One
1. Hound Dog Taylor: 55th Street Boogie (Roosevelt Taylor)
Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers: Alligator Records 4701
Chicago IL
Theodore Roosevelt Taylor: vocals, slide guitar
Ted Harvey: drums
Brewer Phillips: guitar
Produced by Bruce Iglauer, 1971
Recorded by Stu BlackTheodore Roosevelt Taylor b. Natchez Mississippi, April 12, 1915 / d. Chicago Dec 17, 1975 (60)
Around 1970, a young Bruce Iglauer was working as a shipping clerk for a small Chicago blues record label, Delmark, when he first heard Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers perform at a Chicago club. The unusual three piece band (Hound Dog’s distorted slide guitar; Phillips’ bass runs played on a normal electric guitar, and the drums of Ted Harvey) had no bass player, were as loud as hell and primitive as possible. Iglauer eagerly ran back to Delmark to persuade them to sign the band, but Delmark balked. Using his own money, Igauer brought the band into a recording studio and at the cost of $900., had them record live, like at a club, no overdubs. He put the record out on his own new Alligator Records label. Taylor brought the hard rocking folk blues to light, recording three raw albums for the fledgling recording company before succumbing to lung cancer in 1975. He was elected to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1984.
2. Dillard & Clark: With Care From Someone (Dillard / Clark / Leadon)
The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark: A&M Records SP 4158
California
Gene Clark: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Doug Dillard: banjo, fiddle, vocals
Bernie Leadon: banjo, guitar
David Jackson: bass
Donald Beck: mandolin, fretted dobro
Andy Belling: electric harpsichord
Produced by Larry Marks, 1968
Recorded by Dick Bogert at A&M StudiosIn 1968 The Byrds went country-rock and recruited Doug Dillard to play banjo for them. This lead to Dillard joining forces with ex-Byrd Gene Clark who went in and recorded The Fantastic Expedition album. They would go on to record a second album (Through The Morning, Through The Night) before Clark went solo again, having set the stage for The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers and The Eagles.
3. Echoes Of Bluegrass: Ralph Stanley Sing On (C Love)
Country Poor and Country Proud: Sweetgrass - SGLP 0185
Oshweken / Brantford ON
Shin Van Every: vocal, bass
Claude LePrieur: fiddle
Kevin Sullivan: guitar, mandolin
Garret Doyle: banjo
Produced by Echoes of Bluegrass, 1985
Recorded by Doug Biggs and Rick Hutt at Cedar Tree Recording Studio, Kitchener ONA. Sharon Van Every b. Ohsweken, Six Nations, Ontario / d. circa 1989
4. Desi Arnez: The Straw Hat Song (Karger / Roberts) 1955
Celebrities: Lion Records L70108
Havana Cuba
Desi Arnez Orchestra
The Pied Pipers
Compilation album produced by Lion Records, 1958
Recorded November 22, 1955Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha (b. Santiago de Cuba, March 2, 1917 / d. December 2, 1986 Del Mar CA)
Produced for the film “Holiday In Havana”
Following the 1933 Cuban Revolution, led by Fulgencio Batista, Desi’s father, Alberto Arnaz, was jailed and all of his property was confiscated. He was released after six months when his brother-in-law intervened on his behalf and the family then fled to Miami.
He began acting in 1939 and met Lucille Ball the following year. They eloped on November 30, 1940. In 1951 Desi-Lu productions began their (which the two co-owned) premiered the I Love Lucy show on TV which ended in 1957. By then everyone in America knew Desi as Ricky Ricardo.
5. Alex Lora Y Tri: El As No Conocido (Alex Lora)
21 Anos Despuis WEA Records CXWM 6905
Mexico City
Alex Lora guitar, vocals
Rafael Salgado harmonic
Sergio Mancera electric & rhythm guitar
Pedro Martinez drums
Ruben Soriano bass
Produced by Alex Lora, 1989A spinoff of Three Souls in My Mind, formed in 1968. The group is regarded as influential in the development of Mexican rock music. As 3 Souls released 15 lps by 1985. Lora played bass. Started off singing in English but changed to Spanish after Mexicos Woodstock called Festival de Av?aro 1971
Mexico had an anti-hippie anit-longhair policy (especially at the border). They banned Hair after only 1 performance and deported many progressive musicians. To get around holding the Festival, they billed it as a racing car event (sorta like Strawberry Fields the year before). Est 500,000 attended. 3 Souls were the last to play.
Alex Lora became the first Mexican rock band to have a Gold certified record with their album "Simplemente" The 2008 Lonely Planet guide to Mexico calls El Tri "the grandfathers of Mexican rock." 2006's Rock en Espana characterizes them as "Mexico's quintessential working-class rock outfit." They have been described in press as "Mexico's answer to the Rolling Stones": "Ancient, raunchy, but still hugely popular.
6. Herman’s Hermits: Just A Little Bit Better (Kenny Young)
The Best Of Hermans Hermits: Quality Records V1783
Manchester UK
Peter Noone: vocals
Derek Leckenby: lead guitar
Keith Hopwood: rhythm guitar
Barry Whitwam: drums
Karl Green: vocals, bass
Produced by Mickie Most, 1965Herman’s Hermits lead an impressive charge up the charts in 1965. Their barrage started with the release of “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” followed by “Silhouettes”, “Mr. Brown (You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter)”, “Wonderful World”, “I’m Henry The VIII, I Am” before releasing “Just A Little Bit Better” in August. (They would go on to release another great single, “A Must To Avoid” in December). All in all, not a bad year for The Hermits.
7. Gene Kelly: Moonlight Bay (Percy Wenrich / Edward Madden)
Celebrities: Lion Records L70108
Pittsburgh, PA
Gene Kelly: vocal
Carmen Dragon and Orchestra
Compilation album produced by Lion Records, 1958
Recorded Nov 13, 1947Eugene Curran Kelly b. Pittsburgh PA Aug 23, 1912 / d. Feb 2, 1996 Beverly Hills CA (83)
The song was actually written and published in 1912 and first recorded by The American Quartet (who recorded between the years 1899 and 1925). Because of that recording the song was most associated with barbershop quartets. Glenn Miller’s Orchestra recorded the song in 1937; The Mills Brothers in 1940. It was used in the musical “On Moonlight Bay” in 1951, sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae. It was also recordedd by Bing Crosby. The Beatles performed it on the Morecambe and Wise ATV program, Two of a Kind, in December 1963.
8. Anne-Marie Murray: The Ballad of Churchill Falls (Byron Chauk)
Anne-Marie Murray: CBC Transrciption Series RCI 433
Placentia Bay, NL
Anne-Marie Murray: vocal
Dave Woods: trumpet
Eric Robertson: piano, keys
Gary Gross: accordion
Peter Schenkman: cello
Bruce Farquhar: drum
Jack Zaza: flute, mandolin, harmonica, penny whistle
Produced by Edward Farrant, 1977
Recorded by Paul ZazaOriginally recorded by Gerald Mitchell in 1972; it has also been recorded by Labrador City band, Labrador Black Spruce as well as others. Anne-Marie Wyse-Murray was a classically trained Celtic singer from Newfoundland. She studdied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto for three years before returning home and delving into Newfoundland’s rich musical history. She founded her own publishing company (Avalon Publishing) and has dedicated herself to the support of Amnesty International and the Animal Welfare Institute.
9. Bruce Moss: The Islander (Bruce Moss)
The Islander: Quay Records CS-8072
Newfoundland
Bruce Moss: guitar, vocal
Other musicians not listed
Produced by Neil Bishop, Claude Caines & Bruce Moss 1982Has since turned to God and continues writing and singing
10. Stevedore Steve: Highway White Lines (Stephen J Foote)
I've Lived: Boot Records BOS 7111
Saint John, NB
Stephen Foote: guitar, vocals
Others no listed
Produced by Fred McKenna, 1971
Recorded by Jim Morgan and George Semkiw at Captain Audio, RCA
http://www.backtothesugarcamp.com/steveindex.htmb. Saint John, NB January 9, 1936 / d. October 2016, Saint John NB
11. Metropolitan Toronto Police Association Male Choir: Hava Nagila (Trad)
A New Beat: Stone Records SXS 3737
Toronto
Orchestral Arrangements: Leonard Moss
Conductor: Alex Teck
Peter Appleyard: vibes
Howie Reay
Jimmy Coxson
Teddy Rodderman
Mary Barrow
Eugene Rittick
Jack Zaza
C Yssellsteyn
Neville Bains
Ralph Fraser
Produced 1968
Orchestral Arrangements: Leonard MossOn the cover it states:
“So some night when hyou’re stopped beside a cruiser at a red light, don’t be surprisewd to hear the haunting lyrics of “The Impossible Dream” floating toward you. It will only be one of Metro’s finest Chorus members boning up for the next concert!”
... Dot O’Neil, Toronto Daily Star.Well it would be even stranger to hear them singing Hava Nagila while stopped at a red light!
12. Elvis Costello: My Mood Swings (E Costello / Cait ORiordan)
The Big Lebowski Soundtrack: Mercury Records B0021796-01
London UK
Elvis Costello: vocal, guitar
Marc Ribat: guitar
Greg Cohen: bass
Jim Keltner: drums
Compilation Produced by Valerie Pack 1998
Produced by T-Bone Burnett, 1997
Recorded at Clinton Recorders, NYC by Roger Moutenot13. Stan Kenton Orchestra: They Didn’t Believe Me (Jerome Kewrn)
General Electric Presents “All Together Now”: Capitol Records SNLB 2537
Witchita, Kansas
Stan Kenton - piano, conductor
Joe Burnett, Bud Brisbois, Frank Huggins, Roger Middleton, Jack Sheldon - trumpet
Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie Le Coque, - trombone
Bob Olson, Bill Smiley - bass trombone
Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone
Richie Kamuca, Bill Trujillo – ten sax
Billy Root, Sture Swenson – bt saxophone
Red Kelly bass, vocals
Jerry McKenzie - drums
Produced 1961 by General Electric
Song Produced by Lee Gillette and Kent Larsen, 1959
Recorded live at the Blue Room of the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas NV, in 1958Stanley Newcomb Kenton b. December 15, 1911 Wichita, KS / d. August 25, 1979 (aged 67) LA
Inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame 1985
14. Martha & The Muffins: Half Way Through The Week (Mark Gane)
Trance And Dance: Vindisc VL 2207
Toronto ON
Carl Finkle: bass
Mark Gane: guitar, synth
Tim Gane: drums
Andy Haas: sax
Martha Johnson: vocal, keys
Martha Ladly: vocal, keys, trombone
Produced by Mike Howlett, 1980
Recorded by Richard Manwaring at The Manoractive from 1977 to the present.
15. 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 1986-9616. Frankie Yankovic: Who Stole The Keeshka (Walter Solek / Walter Dana)
50 Years of Frankie Yankovic: Attic Records CDRM-001
Philadelphia PA
Frankie Yankovic: Cordovox, vocal
Others not listed
Compilation Produced 1987Usually spelled Kishka, who'd steal a fuckin' kishka when the butcher turns his back? That's the question! It's basically stuffed cow's intestine with a filling made from a combination of meat and meal and roasted with brisket. Originally recorded by Yankovic in 1963, it became a hit song. According to an obituary for Walt Solek who wrote and recorded the song, "Keeshka always gets the crowd going at a Polkaholics show". Solek was a radio show host who introduced English-language lyrics into polka music in the United States. Solek was known as the "Clown Prince of Polka" and died on 1 April 2005 at the age of 94.
Frankie Yankovic won a Grammy Award in 1986 for this album.
17. Jean Carignan: The Hangman’s Reel (Trad)
French Canadian Fiddle Songs: Elecktra Legacy Everest Records LEG 120
Levis, QC
Jean Carignan: fiddle
Others not listed
Produced by Jac Holzman, 1975Jean Carignan b. Levis QC Dec 7, 1916 / d. Feb 16, 1988 Montreal QC (71)
The first song I played on my first show at CIUT: Mariposa Radio Folkwaves which premiered June 13, 1988
1974: Member of the Order of Canada
2002 Plaque on Canadian Folk Music Walk of Fame, OttawaHour Two
1. Cream: Swlabr (Jack Bruce / Pete Brown)
Heavy Cream: RSO 2671 102
London UK
Ginger Baker: drums
Jack Bruck: bass, keys
Eric Clapton, guitars
Produced by Felix Pappalardi and Robert Stigwood 1972
Originally produced by Felix Pappalardi - 1967
Recorded by Bill Halverson, Ardian Barber, Tom Dowd, Damon Lyon-ShawCream Fans: have you ever figured out what Swlabr actually means? Try “She Walks (or Was) Like A Bearded Rainbow”. It originally appeared on Cream’s second album Disraeli Gears but was also featured as the B side ot the single Sunshine of Your Love.
2. Horn: Vibrations – Johnny Guitar Plays Childrens Music (Gary Hynes / Les Clackett / Pierre Martin)
On The Peoples Side: Special Records (GRT) 9230-1028
Toronto ON
Les Clackett, vocals
Bruce Burron, guitar
Gary Hynes, guitar
Alan Duffy, bass
David deLaunay, keys
Wayne Jackson, trumpet
Billy Bryans, drums
Produced by Alan Duffy, Billy Bryans and Horn, 1972
Recorded and mixed by Brock Fricker at Thunder Sound Studios, TorontoHere's an Email I got from Ken Whiteley about Horn:
Hi Steve,
Fun to read some of your comments about your weird and wonderful playlist
on maplepost.Here's a bit more about the band Horn. Billy Bryans also became
Downchild's drummer for a while right after Horn and then became the Sloth
Band's drummer for several years. He plays on the Sloth album "1978" with
Blind John Davis and also on my album "Up Above My Head".all the best,
Ken Whiteley3. The McGarrigle Sisters: Side of Fries (Kate McGarrigle / Philippe Tartarcheff)
Pronto Monto: Warner Brothers BSK 3248
Montreal QC
Kate McGarrigle: vocal, accordion
Anna McGarrigle: vocal, accordion, piano
Bernard Purdie: drums
Gordon Edwards: bass
Jon Sholle: slide guitar
David Nichtern: guitar
Kenny Pearson: clavinet
David Woodford: soprano sax
Kenny Kosek: fiddle
George Devens: percussion
Produced by David Nichtern 1978
Recorded by Elliot Scheiner, Arthur Friedman, Tony Sciarotta & Tom Seufert
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, LA; A&R Studios, NYC; Automated Sound, NYC; Redwing Sound LA
Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, LAMcGarrigle fans: have you ever figured out what Pronto Monto (the name of the album) actually means? It’s supposed to mean “prends ton manteau” or “take your coat”. This album was overproduced for AM radio airplay and failed to click with their audience, thus they were dropped by Warner Brothers. This album first appeared on CD in 2016, which says a lot about how the McGarrigles felt about it.
4. The Handsome Neds: Ain’t No Room For Cheatin’ (Robin Masyk)
45 Single: Handsome Records HN 002
Toronto ON
Handsom Ned (Robin Masyk): vocal, rhythm guitar
Steve Koch: lead guitar
Rene Fratura: bass
J.D. Weatherstone: drums
Produced by The Neds, 1985
Recorded by Rich Dodson at Marigold Studios, TorontoHandsome Ned single-handsomely begat the Toronto Queen St. West scene with his residency at The Cameron in the early 1980s. His music touched people in places that would release their secrets on albums by Blue Rodeo, The Razorbacks, Shadowy Men, Kurt Swinghammer and a legion of others to incorporate country sounds into their punk and new wave music.
5. Downchild: Madison Blues (Elmore James)
So Far: Posterity Records PTR 13004
Toronto ON
Don Walsh: lead & slide guitar, harmonica
Tony Flaim: vocal
Jane Vasey: keys
Mike Bowser: bass
Wayne Wilson: drums
Michael O’Connell: trombone
Produced by Billy Bryans & Alan Duffy, 1977
Recorded by Terry Brown at Toronto SoundMadison Blues is a perfect example of the slide guitar style invented by Elmore James. It’s so distinctive and original, copied by a lineage which includes Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac who recorded it at Chess Studios in 1968 with Willie Dixon on bass and JT Brown on sax, who played on the original by Elmore James. Sung by Elmore James slide specialist, Jeremy Spencer, it had an incredible impact. George Thorogood also made a good recording of the song. It’s long been a favourite on the Toronto blues scene.
RIP Joe Hall
6. Joe Hall: Excitement (Joe Hall / J Price)
Direct To Delete: Locomotive Records LOCO-001
Toronto ON
Joe Hall, guitar, vocals
Tony Quarrington, guitars
JP Hovercraft, bass
Gilles Cholette, drums
Produced by Joe Hall, Tony Quarrington, Peter Hudson & Bill McMullan, 1988
Recorded by Peter Hudson at Friendly Pirate Studios, Mississauga ONHans Joachim Boenke b. Wuppertal, Germany May 15, 1947 / d. Peterborough ON March 22, 2019 (71)
A true original, unpredictable, memorable, likeable, in-your-face, humourous in a most unique way, Joe Hall carved out a niche back in the 70s when he fashioned together The Continental Drift with Paul and Tony Quarrington, HP Hovercraft and Martin Worthy. Mostly based around Joe’s earth-cutting songs like Punk Lunch, Here Comes The Third World, More Cold Drinks, Muscle Beach, Dirt Bag, Full Moon and Welfare Checks, Pour More Poison In and Vampire Beavers, to name a few. He grew up in London, ON where he formed his first band “The eyeball wine Company” who toured across the land.
RIP Hal Blaine
7. Hal Blaine: Kaleidoscope (for March) (Hal Blaine)
Psychedelic Percussion: ABC Dunhill Records DS 50019
Holyoke Massachusetts
Hal Blaine: drums, organ, bongos, congas, gong, xylophone, timpani
Mike Lang: keys
Emil Richards, Gary Coleman: percussion
Produced by Steve Barri, 1967
Recorded by Ben Jordan and Phil KayeHarold Simon Belsky b. Holyoke MA, Feb 5, 1929 / d. March 11, 2019 Palm Desert CA (90)
Most people have never really heard of him but Hal Blaine has met their ears countless times. Like most smart people, he let his drums do the talking. The drums behind Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In, The Beachboys, Batman’s theme, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mamas and Papas songs, Dean Martin, Barry McGuire, Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, The Grassroots, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, McArthur Park, Mr. Tambourine Man, Johnny Rivers, Bobby Vee, Lorne Green doing Ringo, Something Stupid, John Denver, Connie Francis, Windy and Wouldn’t it Be Nice. To name just a few! So I think we all know of him.
RIP Ranking Roger
8. The English Beat: Monkey Murders (English Beat) 1981
Wha’ Happen?: Sire Records – XSR 3567
Birmingham UK
Ranking Roger: vocal, toasting, percussion
Dave Wakeling: vocal, guitar
David Steele: bass
Andy Cox: guitar
Everett Morton: drums
Wesley Magoogan: sax
Saxa (Lionel Augustus Martin): sax
Produced by Bob Sargeant, 1981
Recorded by Mark Dearnley and Nick Rogers at Roundhouse Studios, London UK
Mastered by Phil Brown at Warner Brothers Recording Studios, N Hollywood CARoger Charlery b. Birmingham UK Feb 21, 1963 / d. Birmingham Mar 26, 2019 (56)
Ranking Roger began as a teen, learning how to dj reggae music which was sweeping across the UK at the time. He then took up the drums and played with the Dum Dum Boys in 1978. Then Punk rock steered him in another direction which lead him to play for The Beat (who later had to become The English Beat in the US due to a name dispute). He went on to record three albums with The Beat which broke up in 1983. After that Ranking Roger was a founding member of General Public. He is credited with having spread a reggae influnce on The Police, The Specials, the Clash and other great bands of the time.
9. Eddie Boyd w Fleetwood Mac: The Blues is Here To Stay (Eddie Boyd)
7936 South Rhodes: Epic Records BN 26409
Chicago IL
Eddie Boyd: piano, vocal
Peter Green: guitar
John McVie: bass
Mick Fleetwood: drums
Produced by Mike Vernon for Blue Horizon Records, January 1968Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd (November 25, 1914 on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi July 13, 1994 Helsinki, Finland)
Began his career on Beale St in Memphis, 1938. Eventually moved to Chicago. In 1968 he toured Europe as part of Buddy Guy’s band, during which time he recorded with both The Mac and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Alas he got to see the world outside of America which really hit him on his return to the USA. He moved to Belgium, where he did some recording before eventually settling down in Helsinki.
10. Ellen McIlwaine: Nothing Left To Be Desired (J Watson)
Everybody Needs It: Blind Pig Records PHE 6017
Calgary AB
Ellen Mcllwayne: guitar, piano, vocals
Jack Bruce: bass, bg vocals
Howard Levy: keys
Paul Wertico: drums
Larry McCabe: trombone
Kim Cusack: clarinet
Produced by Ellen Mcllwayne, 1982
Recorded by Mike Rasfeld at Acme Studios Chicgo
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NYCEllen McIlwaine (born October 1, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee)
11. The Original Sloth Band: Sloppy Drunk Blues (JL Williams)
1978.: Troubadour Records TR-006
Toronto ON
John Davis, vocal, piano
Bill Bryans, drums
Tom Evans, mandolin
Mike Gardner, bass
Chris Whiteley, harmonica
Ken Whiteley, washboard
Produced by The Original Sloth Band, 1978
Recorded and mixed by Dan Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Mastered at JAMF
Recorded Jan 4, 1978Blind John Davis b. Hattiesburg, Mississippi Dec 7, 1913 / d. Chicago Oct 12, 1985 (71)
When he was 2 yrs old, Davis’s family migrated up to Chicago where he grew up but he was blinded at the age of 9. He took up the piano and got to play on sessions by Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red and the original Sonny Boy Williamson between 1937 and 1942. He and Broonzy toured Europe in 1952 but returned to Chicago only to have his house burn down, taking the life of his wife with it. Bruce Iglauer did an album with him for Alligator in 1978 (Heavy Timbre).
12. Mandala: World of Love (Domenic Troiano)
Classics: WEA - 25 23291
Toronto, ON
Domenic Troiano guitar
George Olliver vocals
Penti 'Whitey' Glan drums
Don Elliot bass
Joey Chirowski keys
The Atlantic Horns
Produced by Arif Mardin & Jerry Greenberg – 1968When Mandala took the stage, George Olliver took over, doing the splits and using his powerful vocals to great effect. I mean, if you were in a club full of thoughtless talking people and George did something like this to the room, well you can imagine that all mouths would stop wagging and all eyes were pointed in the direction of the sound ringing them in, like a triangle call to breakfast in a freezing lumbcamp. They comply. We all do in the end.
13. Ed McCurdy: Red River Valley (Trad)
Folk Songs and Hootenanny: Spin-o-Rama Records S-122
Halifax NS
Ed McCurdy: vocal, guitar
Produced 1963Ed McCurdy b. Willow Hill, PA Jan 11, 1919 / d. Mar 23, 2000 Halifax (81)
McCurdy’s early story reads like that of so many others: he wanted to become a folk singer like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seegar so he left home to gig across the nation. He landed in Vancouver where he somehow got to host a CBC Radio program which was very successful. The CBC then transferred him to Toronto where he became friends with Oscar Peterson, Oscar Brand, Josh White and Lena Horne. He released his first album of folksongs in Toronto in 1949 then in 1950 he went to New York to further his career. He became the L&M Cigarette man while enjoying the nascency of the folk scene exploding. He signed to Elektra records and played the New3port Folk Festival but what finally set him apart, and gave him the immortality that came with it, was his anti-war composition: Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream which has been covered by The Weavers, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel, Mason Profit, Chad Mitchell Trio and Serena Ryder. He moved back to Canada in the late 1980s where he lived out the rest of his days.
14. Murray McLauchlan: We Lose (Murray McLauchlan)
45 single bw Farmer’s Song: True North Records TN-113
Toronto ON
Murray McLauchlan: guitar, piano, vocals
Charlie Hayward: bass
Richard Kollgore: drums
Produced by Ed Freeman, 1972Murray Edward McLauchlan b. Paisley, Scotland June 30, 1948
15. George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Homesick Boy (G Thorogood)
George Thorogood & Destroyers: Attic Records LAT 1159
Wilmington, Delaware
George Thorogood: guitars, lead vocal
Jeff Simon: drums
Billy Blough: bass
Ron Smith: 2nd guitar
Produced by George Thorogood, 1978
Recorded at Dimension Sound, Boston b y John Nagy
Mixed at the Mixing Lab, Newton Mass.George Lawrence Thorogood (b. Wilmington, Delaware, February 24, 1950)
With his band, the Delaware Destroyers, Thorogood has released over 20 albums, of which two have been certified Platinum and six have been certified Gold. He has sold 15 million albums worldwide. Thorogood and band continue to tour extensively and in 2014, celebrated their 40th anniversary of performing.
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