33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#300
November 4, 2019
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Hour One

1.  The Syndicate of Sound: Little Girl (Don Baskin / Bob Gonzalez / John Sharkey) 1966
2.   Sam & Dave: Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (Isaac Hayes / David Porter) 1969
3.   Savoy Brown: Made Up My Mind  (Chris Youlden) 1969
4.   Stray Cats: Rumble In Brighton  (Brian Setzer / Jim Phantom) 1981
5.   The Supremes: Someday We’ll Be Together (Beavers / Bristol / Faqua) 1969
6.   The Strawbs: Midnight Sun (David Cousins / Charles Cronk) 1974
7.   Spirit: Space Child  (Randy California) 1970
8.   Slade: Raven  (Holder / Lee / Powell) 1970
9.   The Superfine Dandelion: Crazy Town (Charles Carver / Jim Musil / Mike Collins) 1967
10. Snakefingers: 8onequarter (Nina Rota) 1986
11. The Seeds: Sad And Alone (Sky Saxon / Daryl Hooper) 1967
12. Cat Stevens: Miles From Nowhere (Cat Stevens) 1970
13. Seatrain: Bloodshot Eyes  (Lloyd Baskin) 1973
14. The Specials: I Do Nothing  (Lynval Golding) 1980
15. The Searchers: Cherry Stones (John Jarome) 1963

Hour Two

1.   Jack Scott: Leroy  (Jack Scott) 1958 *
2.   The Shuffle Demons: The Funkie Pumpkin  (Richard Underhill / David Parker) 1988 *
3.   Simply Saucer: Dance The Mutant (Edgar Breau) 2011 *
4.   The Stonemen: In The Evening (Norbert Whyte) 1967 *
5.   The Scene: Scenes (From Another world)  (N Sheppard / J Fishman) 1968 *
6.   Syrinx: Aurora Spinray  (John Mills-Cockell / Syrinx) 1971 *
7.   Stonefield: Morning Hours (Joe Verheydon) 1966 *
8.   Lucille Starr: The French Song  (Pease / Vincent) 1964 *
9.   Simini: Saltwater Cowboys (Bud Davidge) 1981 *
10. T Siltanen: Smokey Mountain Railway (T Siltanen) 1981 *
11. Scott B Sympathy: Mohawk Road (Scott Bradshaw) 1990 *
12. Sunparlour Players: Nain (Andrew Penner) 2014 *
13. Steel River: Do You Know Where You’re Going (Steel River) 1971 *
14. Cye Steele: Sputnik Breakdown (June Eikhard) ND *

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And Now for The Particulars:

Hour One

RIP Don Baskin


1.   The Syndicate of Sound: Little Girl
(Don Baskin / Bob Gonzalez / John Sharkey)
45 single bw You: Bell Records 640
San Jose CA

Don Baskin: vocals, guitar
Bob Gonzalez: bass guitar
John Sharkey: keyboards
Larry Ray: lead guitar
John Duckworth: drums
Produced by Garrie Thompson, 1966
Recorded by Leo De Gar Kulka at Golden State Recorders, San Francisco Jan 1966

Don Baskin b. Oct. 9, 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaii / d. October 22, 2019

Baskin was the son of a U.S. Air Force colonel who was based in Hawaii and later moved to San Jose, California. Baskin, a guitar player, co-founded The Syndicate of Sound in 1964 with bassist Bob Gonzalez after the pair had played with Lenny Lee and the Nightmen and the Pharaohs.

One hit wonders! After recording Little Girl for a small regional label, Hush Records, Bell Records picked up the song and it reached the Billboard top ten. Because of that, Bell Records offered them an album deal. The album was recorded in three weeks and the band then embarked on a nationwide tour supporting among others, Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Young Rascals, and The Yardbirds.


2.   Sam & Dave: Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
(Isaac Hayes / David Porter)
Sweet & Funky Gold: Diamond Records: GT-0045
Miami FL / Ocilla, GA

Sam Moore: vocals
Dave Prater: deeper baritone/tenor vocals
Originally Produced by Isaac Hayes, David Porter, 1969
Recorded at Stax Records, Memphis
Compilation produced by Louis Lofredo, 1978


Samuel David Hicks b. October 12, 1935 Miami FL
Dave Prater b. May 9, 1937 April 9 Ocilla GA / d April 9, 1988, Sycamore GA 1988

This was one of Sam and Dave’s last records produced in Memphis at Stax Studios before moving to Atlantic Records. They are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, and are Grammy Award and multiple gold record award-winning artists. Except for Aretha Franklin, no soul act during Sam & Dave's Stax years (1965–1968) had more consistent R&B chart success, including 10 consecutive top 20 singles and 3 consecutive top 10 LPs.


3.   Savoy Brown: Made Up My Mind  
(Chris Youlden)
A Step Further: Parrott PAS 71029
London UK

Chris Youlden: vocals
Kim Simmonds: guitar, cowbell
Lonesome Dave Peverett: guitar
Roger Earl: drums
Tony Stevens: bass
Bob Hall: piano
Wheeler Eddie Blair: trumpets
Ray Davis, Bobby Haughey, Reg Morris: flugelhorn
Don Morris: sax
John Edwards: trombone
Bob Efford: sax
Don Honeywill: sax
Jawbone Willie: jawbone
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1969
Recorded by David Grinste


Kim Maiden Simmonds b. Newbridge, Caerphilly, Wales Dec 5, 1947.

Christopher Thomas Youlden b. 1 January 1943, Dagenham, England) an English blues singer. He worked with the British blues band Savoy Brown from 1967 until 1970. The word "Savoy" came from an American blues label, Savoy Records, and “Brown” because they thought listeners would realize that they played Chicago-style Blues. The band first got together in 1965, lead by Kim Simmonds and had lots of personnel changes right from the start. Simmonds was the only consistent musician in the band. In fact, A Step Further and Raw Sienna, the album that followed (also in 1969) it, are the only two records Savoy Brown made with the same personnel.


4.   Stray Cats: Rumble In Brighton  
(Brian Setzer / Jim Phantom)
Built For Speed: EMI America: ST 17070
Massapequa, NY

Brian Stezer: guitar, vocals
Slim Jim Phantom: drums
Lee Rocker: bass
Produced by The Stray Cats & Hein Hoven, 1981
Mastered at Capitol Records Studios, Los Angeles by Wally Traugott


A New York State band that got together in 1979 and wanted to relive the days of Sun Records of the 1950s. They moved to the UK in the early 80s and blended their rockabilly sound with punk to create a unique kind of sound.

When they first started out they used various names, changing them regularly so that club owners would keep on hiring them.


5.   The Supremes: Someday We’ll Be Together  
(Jackey Beavers / Johnny Bristol / Harvey Faqua)
Superstar Series Vol 1: Motown Records: M 101
Detroit MI

Diana Ross: lead vocal
Johnny Bristol: male bg vocal
The Funk Brothers
Detroit Symphony Orchestra arr by Wade Marcus
Merry Clayton, Patrice Holloway, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters: bg vocals
Produced by Johnny Bristol, 1969
Recorded at Hitsville USA Studio A, June 3, 1969


Originally recorded by two of the songwriters as Johnny and Jackey in 1961, it was a major hit for The Supremes in 1969. Although the song was credited to The Supremes, the only Supreme to be heard on the record is Diana Ross. She is backed by The Funk Brothers who, like The Wrecking Crew, were really a pool of musicians used for Motown recording sessions. Usually comprised of about 13 players, there are dozens of others who recorded under that name. This was supposed to be her first solo hit but it was released as a Supremes song. It was the last Supremes song to reach number 1.

6.   The Strawbs: Midnight Sun
(David Cousins / Charles Cronk)
Hero And Heroine: A & M Records SP 3607
London UK

David Cousins: guitars, vocals
Dave Lambert: guitars, vocals
John Hawken: keys
Charles Cronk: bass, synths
Rod Coombes: drums
Produced by David Cousins and Tom Allom, 1974
Recorded by Tom Allon and Freddy Hansson at Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen, Nov 1973


7.   Spirit: Space Child  
(Randy California)
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus: Epic 30267
Los Angeles, CA

Randy California: guitar
Jim Locke, keys
Mark Andes, bass
Ed Cassidy, drums
Jay Ferguson: keys
Produced by David Briggs, 1970
Mastering by Vic Anesini


8.   Slade: Raven  

(Noddy Holder / Jim Lea / Don Powell)
Play It Loud: Cotillion Records
Wolverhampton UK

Noddy Holder: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Hill: lead guitar
Jim Lea: bass guitar, violin
Don Powell: drums
Produced by Chas Chandler, 1970
Recorded by George Chkiantz
Mixed by Anton Mathews


The Raven is a 1963 American B movie produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre as a trio of rival sorcerers. Lorre’s alter-ego is The Raven. The supporting cast features a young Jack Nicholson as Lorre's son.
Three decades earlier, Karloff had appeared in another film with the same title, Lew Landers's 1935 horror film The Raven with Bela Lugosi (b. 20 October 1882).


9.   The Superfine Dandelion: Crazy Town
(Charles Carver / Jim Musil / Mike Collins)
The Superfine Dandelion: Mainstream Records S/6102
Phoenix AR

Ed Black: guitar, keys
Mike Collins: drums
Mike McFadden: guitar, vocal
Rick Anderson: bass
Produced 1967
Recorded at Audio Recorders Of Arizona
, Phoenix by David Oxman

Formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1967, they were very similar in nature to the Jefferson Airplane and Buffalo Springfield but lacked the classic songwriting that would set them apart from the others. After issuing this lone album, the band broke up in 1968 with members going to The Tubes, Linda Ronstadt and various other bands.


10. Snakefinger And The Vestal Virgins: 8onequarter

(Nina Rota)
Night of Desirable Objects: Ralph Records RR8703
Tooting, South London UK

Philip Charles Lithman (Snakefinger), guitar
John Ryan, drums
Eric Drew Feldman, keys
Ben Guy, bass
Miguel Bertel, guitar
Produced by Snakefinger, Howard Johnston, Eric Drew Feldman, 1986
Recorded by Howard Johnston with Mark Slager & David Plank at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco


Philip Charles Lithman b. Tooting, London 17 June 1949 / d. 1 July 1987 (38) Linz, Austria

Lithman came up through the British blues scene and moved to San Francisco in 1971. There he became associated with the avant-garde group The Residents. It is said he was given the name 'Snakefinger' by The Residents after looking at a photograph of Lithman in which his finger looks like a snake about to attack his violin. He performed and recorded with The Residents as Snakefinger and The Vestal Virgins. During a routine gig in Linz, Austria he suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 38. His new single "There's No Justice in Life" was released on the same day as he died.


11. The Seeds: Sad And Alone
(Sky Saxon / Daryl Hooper)
Travel With Your Mind: GNP Crescendo Record Co GNPD 2218
Los Angeles

Rick Andridge: Drums
Daryl Hooper: Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Jan Savage: Lead Guitar
Sky Saxon: Lead Vocals
Harvey Sharpe: bass
Catherine Gotthoffer: harp
Produced by Marcus Tybalt, 1967  
Recorded by Doc Siegel at Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mastered By Bob Fisher


Richard Elvern Marsh aka Sky Saxon b. Salt Lake City, Utah August 20, 1937 / d. June 25, 2009 (71) Austin, Texas

Another band that got together in 1965 were The Seeds. Without a bass player, keyboardist Daryl Hooper would perform the bass parts via a separate bass keyboard, in the same manner as Ray Manzarek later did with The Doors.  The original band broke up in 1970 after releasing a couple of singles that went nowhere.

On July 24, 2009, members of The Smashing Pumpkins, Members of The Strawberry Alarm Clock and The Electric Prunes performed a tribute concert in Los Angeles in memory of Sky Saxon.


12. Cat Stevens: Miles From Nowhere
(Cat Stevens)
Tea For The Tillerman: A&M SP 4280
London UK

Cat Stevens: guitar, keys, vocal
Alun Davies: guitar
John Ryan: bass
Harvey Burns: drums
John Rostein: violin
Del Newman string arrangements
Produced by Paul Samwell-Smith, 1970
Recorded at Morgan Studios, Island Studios and Olympic Studios, London


Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948

13. Seatrain: Bloodshot Eyes
(Lloyd Baskin)
Seatrain: Warner Brothers Records BS 2692
Marblehead, Mass

Bill Elliott: keys, accordion, harp
Andy Kulberg: bass, flute, vocal
Julio Coronado: drums
Peter Walsh: guitar, bass, vocal
Lloyd Baskin: keys, vocal
Produced by Buell Neidlinger, 1973
Recorded by Jay Messina at The Record Plant, NYC
Mixed by Doug Botnick at Sunset Sound, LA


Whatever happened to Blues Project, a New York fusion blues band lead by Al Kooper? By 1968 they were done but owed their label another album. Flutist/bassist Andy Kulberg and drummer Roy Blumenfeld of Blues Project formed the band with Jim Roberts, ex-Mystery Trend guitarist John Gregory, former Jim Kweskin Jug Band violinist/fiddler Richard Greene, and saxophonist Don Kretmar. Seatrain recorded their first album, Planned Obsolescence, in 1968, but had to release it as a Blues Project album for contractual reasons. They released the first Seatrain album in 1969. Seatrain recorded four albums and disbanded after releasing this one in 1973.

14. The Specials: I Do Nothing

(Lynval Golding)
More Specials: Chrysalis Records CHR 1303
London UK

Terry Hall: vocal
Neville Staples: percussion, vocal
Lynval Golding: guitar
Roddy Radiation: guitar
Jerry Dammers: organ, piano
Horace Gentleman: bass
John Bradbury: drums
Rico Rodrigues: trombone
Dick Cuthell: flugel horn, coronet
Kix Thompson: sax
Paul Heskatt: sax
Rhoda Dakar: vocals
Belinda Charlotte & Jane: bg vocals
Produced by Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan, 1980
Recorded by Dave Jordan & Jeremy Allom at Horizon Studios, Conventry
Mixed at Wessex Studios, London


15. The Searchers: Cherry Stones
(John Jerome)
Sugar & Spice: Pye Records NPL-30044
Liverpool UK

Tony Jackson: lead vocals, bass
Chris Curtis: drums
Michael Pender: lead guitar
John McNally: rhythm guitar
Produced by Tony Hatch, 1963


The Band formed in 1959 by John McNally & Michael Pender taking the name from John Ford western The Searchers (1956). Cherry Stones was written by Australian writer John Jerome and published around 1950. It was quickly recorded by Charlie Kunz, George Gibbs and The Malcolm Mitchell Trio. The Searchers have now officially retired, having played their final ever gig at The Stables Theatre in Wavendon, England on March 31, 2019.

Hour Two

1.   Jack Scott: Leroy  
(Jack Scott)
45 Single bw My True Love: Carlton Records C-462
Windsor ON

Jack Scott: vocals, acoustic guitar
Al Allen: electric guitar
George Kazakas: saxophone
Stan Getz: bass
Dominic Scafone: drums
The Chantones: bg vocals
Produced 1958
Recorded in April 1958 at Universal Sound Studio, Detroit, Michigan.


b. Giovanni Domenico Scafone, Jr Windsor ON, January 24, 1936 (age 80)  

Born in Windsor Ontario, Scafone was heavily influenced by the sounds he was hearing from the radio stations across the Detroit River. When he was 10 his family made the move over to the US side. That’s where his musical career began as Jack Scott. After Leroy, Scott’s second golden record was  "What in the World's Come Over You". Scott had more US singles (19), in a shorter period of time (41 months), than any other recording artist – with the exception of The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino and Connie Francis.

He was inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011 and has been called "undeniably the greatest Canadian rock n’ roll singer of all time." Leroy sold over one million copies, earning Scott his first gold disc.


2.   The Shuffle Demons: The Funkie Pumpkin  
(Richard Underhill / David Parker)
45 Single: Stubby Records SR 004
Toronto

Rich Underhill: alto, baritone sax
Mike Murley: tenor, baritone, alto sax
Dave Parker: tenor sax
Jim Vivian: bass
Stitch Wynston: drums
Produced by the Shuffle Demons, 1988


3.   Simply Saucer: Dance The Mutant
(Edgar Breau)
Baby Nova: Schizo Phrenic Records SCHIZ #79
Hamilton ON

Edgar Breau: vocals, guitars
Kevin Christoff: bass
Joe Csontos: drums
Steve Foster: guitar
Daniel Wintermans: guitar
McKinley Jackson: piano
Produced by Jeff Maier, 2011
Recorded by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders, Detroit
Additional overdubs by Steve Foster at Napier Park Studio, Hamilton
Mixed at The Launch Pad, Detroit by Jeff Meier


4.   The Stonemen: In The Evening
(Norbert Wyte)
45 Single: Maritime M45-1006
Moncton NB

Norbet Wyte
Bill McFadden
? LeBlanc
? LeBlanc
Produced by Bill McFadden, 1967


One of the rarest and most sought-after Canadian 45s. (I only have an efile). They consisted of 3 LeBlanc brothers (thus Whyte) from a well-known family of bricklayers, hence the name Stonemen. Some debate the release date, thinking 67 or 68.

5.   The Scene: Scenes (From Another world)  
(Neil Sheppard / J Fishman)
45 single: BT Puppy Records Inc: 533
Montreal QC

Truly Noland: guitar
Michael Ship: vocals, keys
Marty Simon: drums
Danny Zimmerman: bass
Produced by Neil Sheppard, 1968
Recorded by Jack Adams & Wally Sheffey, Montreal


Members of this band would go on to play in a pop sensation band from Montreal called Life who would release a really good version of Strawberry Fields Forever in 1969. That would be the first of several 45s they’d release plus one LP.


6.   Syrinx: Aurora Spinray  
(John Mills-Cockell / Syrinx)
Long Lost Relatives: True North Records TNX 5
Toronto

John Mills-Cockell: synths, keys
Doug Pringle: sax, guiro, bongos
Alan Wells: congas
Produced by John Mills-Cockell & Eugene Martynec, 1971
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Thunder Sound, Pathe-Humphries & Bay Studios, Toronto by Dave Kalunbach, Don Stewart & Bill Roncken
Mastered by Bob D'Orleans


John Mills-Cockell Born: May 19, 1943 (age 72), Toronto is a graduate of The Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto. In 1967 he bought a Moog Synthesizer (for $18,000) and joined Toronto super-group Kensington Market before forming Syrinx.
Allan Wells: percussionist (deceased 3 November 2010).  Doug Pringle is a producer and director of digital media, television and music.


7.   Stonefield: Morning Hours
(Joe Verheydon)
45 single bw Deep Shades of Blue: Luck Records CP 6158
Rycroft AB

Joe Verheydon: vocal
Others unknown
Produced 1966

Singer Joe Verheyden has stated that he had a flu the day they recorded this. They recorded in Edmonton and later renamed the band The Exit, releasing one more single in 1966.

8.   Lucille Starr: The French Song  
(Harry Pease / Larry Vincent)
45 single bw Sit Down And Write A Letter To Me (Wontcha, Baby): Almo International Records 204
St Boniface MB

Lucille Starr: vocals
Produced by Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss with Dorsey Burnette, 1964
Recorded in Los Angeles


Lucille Marie Raymonde Savoie b. May 13, 1938, Saint Boniface, MB

“When The Sun Says Good Day To The Mountains”, a.k.a. “The French Song” or "Quand Le Soleil Dit Bonjour Aux Montagnes" was written by two American songwriters: Harry Pease & Larry Vincent in the early 1930s. It was first recorded in French by Carmel Bishet (sp) in 1936. A great English version by Gerry Myers & The Bunkhouse Boys was recorded in the mid-1950s.
 
Although The French Song was a huge international hit for Lucille Starr in 1964, it was the second time that she recorded it; the first time in the early 1950s with then-husband, country music star Bob Regan, but it didn’t do much then.

"Bob & Lucille" recorded several singles 1958 and that met with modest success on the Pacific coast and in 1963 they signed with A&M Records and began recording as "The Canadian Sweethearts". Starr wanted to have another go at "The French Song" with Herb Alpert as producer. It was recorded in both French and English. In 1964, at a time when The Beatles dominated the music charts, "The French Song" was an international hit that made Starr the first Canadian artist to have a record sell over a million copies. She was asked to appear on big American radio and TV programs, like the Louisiana Hayride and WLS Chicago’s  popular National Barn Dance show. She also sang the song on American pop music shows Shindig! and Hullabaloo.


9.   Simini: Saltwater Cowboys
(Bud Davidge)
Saltwater Cowboys: Quay Records CS 8059
Belleoram NL

Sim Savory: accordion
Bud Davidge: guitar, vocal
Ted MacNeil: drums
Neil Bishop: guitars
Claude Caines: bass
Rick Walsh: piano
Betty Jean Hynes, Red Eddy: bg vocal
Produced by Simini, 1981
Recorded at Clode Sound Studios, Stephenville, June 1981


Sim Savory b. November 29, 1946 / d. March 16, 2010 Belleoram NL

Simani is famous for their "Saltwater Cowboys" song, about Outward migration and the effects that an outside culture has on Newfoundlanders who leave and then return home. Apparently, the name "Simani" is derived from someone asking Bud Davidge who was playing that night at the local Legion Hall, and Bud replied, "Sim and I" (meaning Sim Savory).  They first started the band up in 1977 and toured extensively for 20 years before retiring to studio work.

2002: the band was awarded the Stompin' Tom Award at the East Coast Music Awards.
2008: the band won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the MusicNL award show in Gander, NL


10. T Siltanen: Smokey Mountain Railway
(T Siltanen)
Looking Ahead: Satalite Sound SL 81-125
Sault Ste Marie ON

T Siltanen, vocal, guitar
Bob Gibbs, banjo
Ben Momanchuk, mandolin, bg vocals
Ron Schryer, guitar
Martin Siltanen, bass, bg vocals
Produced Bob McLeod, 1981
Recorded by Bob McLeod at Satalite Sound, Sault Ste. Marie


11. Scott B Sympathy: Mohawk Road
(Scott Bradshaw)
Neil Yonge Street: Smokeshow Records  SMOKE ONE
Toronto ON

John Borra: bass
Terry Carter: drums
Ian Blurton: electric guitar
Gord Cumming: slide, vocal coach
Scott B: acoustic guitar, vocal
Ed Block: mandolin
Produced by Walter N Sobczak* & Scott B, 1990
Recorded by Walter N Sobczak at Wellesley Sound, Toronto


*I don't believe he's the same guy that John Goodman played in Big Lebowski. The movie came out in 97 and this came out in 90 so... Scott B put out five albums with The Sympathy (this being his first and only one on vinyl). He later was lead vocalist with a band called Stratochief in the early 200s and was last heard playing in 2010 in a duo with Gord Cumming called  "Massey Harris".

12. Sunparlour Players: Nain
(Andrew Penner)
The Living Proof: Sunparlour Players SPP004
Toronto ON

Andrew Penner: vocals, guitars, banjo, bass, vibes, keys, percussion etc
Michael Rosenthal: drums
Chris Stringer: synths, ukulele, guitars
Hugh Oliver: recipe reading
Nadia Baer: trumpet
Produced by Chris Stringer & Sunparlour Players, 2014
Recorded by Chris Stringer & John Dinsmore at The Lincoln County Social Club
Mixed by Chris Stringer
Mastered by Fedge


13. Steel River: Do You Know Where You’re Going
(Steel River)
A Better Road: Tuesday GHL 1003
Toronto ON

Ray Angrove, drums
Rob Cockell, bass
John Dudgeon, guitar
Tony Dunning, lead guitar
Robert Forrester, keys
Produced by Greg Hambleton, 1971
Recorded by Terry Brown at Toronto Sound Studios
Mixed by Bob Lifton


Starting in 1965 originally as a part-time Toronto R & B club band called The Toronto Shotgun, Steel River decided to become full-time musicians in 1969. They were signed to the Tuesday Record label and their first single was the Jay Telfer (A Passing Fancy) song called "Ten Pound Note" which became an international hit. They continued until 1974 at which time they called it quits.


14. Cye Steele: Sputnik Breakdown
(June Eikhard)
The Irish Walking Cane Fiddler: Black Bear Records BBR 1005
Truro NS

Cye Steele: fiddle
Fred Cormier: piano
Sandy McDougall: guitar
Lorne Hall: banjo
Fred Pettis: drums
Dale Stevens: sax
Produced circa 1968


Cyrene "Cye" Steele b. Halifax, NS  May 31, 1930 / d. October 25, 2011 Truro NS (81)

Competed in The Maritime Fiddling Contest in Dartmouth beginning in 1955 until 1975, winning the championship five times. The Albums is called Irish Walking Cane Fiddle because Cye had a reel walking cane fiddle made in Germany in 1865.

2008 Inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame

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