The Monkey Hour
1. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Mickey’s Monkey - 1963
2. Mickey Lee & The Country Leaders: Monkey On My Back - 1967 *
3. English Beat: Monkey Murders - 1981
4. The Beatles: Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey - 1968
5. Junior Jug Band: The Monkey & The Engineer - 1985 *
6. The Monkees: Last Train To Clarksville - 1966
7. Wild Man Fisher: Monkeys vs. Donkeys - 1968
8. Peter Gabriel: Shock The Monkey - 1982
9. Ron Sellwood: Moon Baboon - 1980 *
10. Mr. Cunningham: Yaba Daba Honeymoon - 1989 *
11. Klaatu: The Loneliest of Creatures - 1977 *
12. The Monkees: Daydream Believer - 1968
13. Carnival: Out Of My Life - 1968 *
14. Gentle Touch: Visitor’s Parking Only - 1966 *
15. Mickey & Bunny: Laughing Yogi Polka circa 1968 *
16. Duane Eddy: The Scrape - 1962
Hour Two
1. Stompin’ Tom Connors: My Hockey Mom - 2008 *
2. Daniel Lanois: Beneath The Stormy Skies - 1989 *
3. Brian Eno: Blank Frank - 1973
4. The Boomtown Rats: Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) - 1979
5. kd lang: After The Gold Rush - 2016 *
6. Jimi Hendrix Experience: Up From The Skies - 1967
7. Pete Sinfield: Under The Sky - 1973
8. Arthur Gee: Dimensions - 1971 *
9. Denis LePage: Groundspeed - 1977 *
10. Wilson Pickett: Danger Zone - 1968
11. Robert David: East of the Sun - 2003 *
12. Bram Tchaikovsky: The Russians Are Coming - 1980
13. David Wilcox: The Natural Edge - 1989*
14. The New Vaudeville Band: A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - 1966
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And Now for The Particulars:Hour One
1. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Mickey’s Monkey
(Holland / Dozier / Holland)
Doin’ Mickey’s Monkey: Tamla TM 245
Detroit MI
Smokey Robinson: lead vocal
Claudette Robinson: bg vocal
Bobby Rogers: bg vocal
Pete Moore: bg vocals
Ronnie White: bg vocals
Marv Tarpilin: guitar
Mary Wilson: bg vocals
Martha Reeves: bg vocals
Rosalind Ashford: bg vocals
Annette Beard: bg vocals
Jack Gibson: bg vocals
The Temptations: bg vocals
The Marvelettes: bg vocals
The Funk Brothers: all other instruments
Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, 1963
Recorded at Hitsville USA, Studio A, July 9 & 10
William Robinson Jr b. Detroit Michigan, Feb 19, 1940
"The Monkey" as a national dance craze in the early 1960s. "Mickey's Monkey" was often used by The Miracles as their closing song on the legendary "Motortown Revue" touring shows in the early 1960s, where it usually "brought the house down".
2. Mickey Lee & The Country Leaders: Monkey On My Back
(Goodwin / Weatherby)
Country Park Jamboree: Arc Records AS 773
Windsor ON
Mickey Lee: vocal
John Sweeney: guitar
Billy Drouillard: lead guitar
Doug Currie: drums
Bill Beckett: steel
Jan Terry: bg vocal
Produced by Ben Weatherby, 1967
Recorded at Bay Studios, Toronto
Wilf Loiselle (b. Rivière aux Canards ON 1928 / d. 1979)
Mickey Lee aka Wilf Loiselle was born in Loiselleville ON (originally called Rivière aux Canards), one of the last French settlements in the Detroit River region, settled from France and Quebec in the 18th century . His career in music began in Chatham ON, on a radio show over CFCO. This lead to forming a band called The Swingsters who performed in Southwestern Ontario and Michigan with Mickey playing the Steel Guitar. By the time he put the Country Leaders together, he was the lead vocalist of the band.
3. The English Beat: Monkey Murders
(English Beat)
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 CA
The Beat, marketed in the United States and Canada as the English Beat, and in Australia as the British Beat (to avoid confusion with the American band The Beat), were founded in Birmingham, England, in 1978. They originally broke up in 1983.
4. The Beatles: Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
The Beatles: Capitol Records Canada SWB) 101
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, handclaps
Paul McCartney: backing vocals, bass guitar, bell, percussion, handclaps
George Harrison: backing vocals, lead guitar, percussion, handclaps
Ringo Starr: drums, percussion, handclaps
Produced by George Martin, 1968
Recorded 26, 27 June and 1, 23 July 1968 at EMI Studios, London by Ken Scott
Who was this monkey that John Lennon sang about? Some say it was Heroin which, at that time, Lennon and Yoko were addicted to as the term "monkey" is often associated with the drug. Or was it something else? It evolved from a jam session and was originally untitled.
5. Junior Jug Band: The Monkey & The Engineer
(Jesse Fuller)
Lots More Junior Jug Band: Kids Records KRL-1018
Toronto
Ken Whiteley: guitars, piano, organ, mandolin, banjo trumpet, autoharp, spoons, washboard, washtub, harmonica, kazoo, rub board, jug
Chris Whiteley: guitars, harmonicas, trumpet, pedal steel, kazoo
Dan Whiteley: drums, percussion
Jenny Whiteley: lead vocals, kazoo
Bucky Berger: drums
Mike Gardner: string bass
Jody Golick: sax
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Bill Russell: triangle
Graham Townsend: fiddle
Produced by Chris & Ken Whiteley 1985
Recorded by Chad Irschik at Inception Sound, Toronto
Jesse Fuller b. Jonesboro, Georgia, March 12, 1896 / d. January 29, 1976 Oakland CA (79)
Jesse Fuller was never a full time musician until after WW2 when he found it hard to get a job. He was a one-man band, writing his own songs which he performed as a busker in San Francisco. He recorded his first record in 1959. Fuller influenced and has had songs covered by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash ("The Legend of John Henry"), Grateful Dead ("The Monkey and the Engineer" and "Beat It On Down the Line"), Hot Tuna, Peter, Paul and Mary, Janis Joplin, Jim Croce ("San Francisco Bay Blues"), Glenn Yarbrough, Richie Havens, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, T. Nile, Mungo Jerry ("99 Years and One Dark Day).
6. The Monkees: Last Train To Clarksville
Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart)
Re-Focus: Bell Records - 6081
Los Angeles CA
David Jones: vocal
Mike Nesmith: guitar, bg vocal
Peter Tork: bass, bg vocal
Micky Dolenz: drums, bg vocal
Tommy Boyce: guitar
Gerry McGee: guitar
Bobby Hart: keyboards
Larry Taylor: bass guitar
Billy Lewis: drums
Louie Shelton: lead guitar
Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, 1966
Recorded July 25, 1966 at RCA Victor Studios, Studio A, Hollywood, CA
7. Wild Man Fisher: Monkeys vs. Donkeys
(Larry Fischer)
An Evening With Wild Man Fisher: Bizarre Records / Reprise 6332
Los Angeles CA
Larry Fischer: vocals, sounds
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1968
Recorded by Jerry Hansen at Sunset Sound Studios, LA
Larry Wayne Fischer b. Los Angeles November 6, 1944 / d. June 16, 2011 (65) LA
8. Peter Gabriel: Shock The Monkey
(Peter Gabriel)
Peter Gabriel: Geffen Records XGHS-2011
Chobham, Surrey, UK
Jerry Marotta: drums
Peter Gabriel: vocals, programming, sounds
Larry Fast: Moog bass
Tony Levin: stick
John Ellis: guitar
David Rhodes: guitar, bg vocal
Peter Hammill: bg vocal
Roberto Laneri: sax
Produced by Peter Gabriel and David Lord, 1982
Recorded by David Lord and Neil Perry at home and Crescent Studios, Bath
Mixed at SARM Studios by Julian Mendelson
Peter Brian Gabriel b. 13 February 1950, Chobham, Surrey
He was the original lead singer and frontman of Genesis. He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982. He promoted ‘world music’ through his Real World Records label. He’s been nominated for 21 Grammy Awards over the years, winning 6 of them. This included Shock The Monkey which brought him his first Grammy nomination in 1983. Gabriel has described "Shock the Monkey" as "a love song" that examines how jealousy can release one's basic instincts; the monkey is not a literal monkey, but a metaphor for one's feelings of jealousy.
9. Ron Sellwood: Moon Baboon
(Bryan Leckie / Ron Sellwood)
Off Broadway: World WRC1-1267
Owen Sound ON
Ron Sellwood: vocals, keys, accordion, mandolin, percussion
Caitlan Hanford: vocals
Chris Whiteley: harmonica, trumpet
Al Walker: guitar
Bob Hewus: bass
Chuck Loriot: drums
Marc Smith: congas, bongos
Produced by Ron Sellwood, 1980
Recorded by Paul Bonishevsky at Kinck Sound, Toronto
A bittersweet little number about a simian astronaut abandoned on the moon. Little else is on line about Ron Sellwood, other than the fact that he backed up Owen Sound songwriter Tim Harrison for a time. He did put out a cassette in 1979 called “Have Piano Will Travel” previous to Off Broadway, his only solo vinyl output.
10. Mr. James Cunningham: Yaba Daba Honeymoon
(Arthur Fields / Walter Donovan)
Live in studio at CIUT
Toronto
James Cunningham: vocals
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 1989
I worked at Canada Post with this guy, Jim Cunningham. And he used to sing as he sorted up his mail every morning, which some found amusing while others found it very annoying. So I asked if he’d like to sing on my show when I was first starting out back in 1989. And it was hilarious! The Santigato Brothers he refers to were two of the annoyed. Station B used to be located at Spadina & Queen. The building has now been flattened for redevelopment.
I did two other shows with ‘Mr Cunningham’; one about filthy old folk songs that would be sung in English taverns back in the 1500s.
The Yaba Daba Honeymoon song was first recorded in 1914 by the comic duo team of Collins & Harlan. A cover of the song was featured in the 1950 film, Two Weeks with Love. The single released from that film was recorded by Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter by MGM Records and reached number 3 on the Billboard charts in 1951.
11. Klaatu: The Loneliest of Creatures
(Klaatu)
Hope: Daffodil Records 9216 10057
Toronto
Dee Long: vocals, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, clavinet, bass guitar, synthesizer, mandolin, slide guitar, harmonica, electric sitar
John Woloschuk: vocals, bass guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, autoharp, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, Polymoog synthesizer, harmonium, electric piano, pianet
Terry Draper: drums, tambourine, triangle, percussion, whistle
Produced by Terry Brown and Klaatu, 1977
Recorded by Terry Brown
Klaatu’s sophomore album (band members’ names still not listed) was a prog-rock classic. If the monkey and the chimp were thus separated, they must be the loneliest of creatures in the universe.
12. The Monkees: Daydream Believer
(John Stewart)
Re-Focus: Bell Records 6081
Los Angeles CA
Davy Jones: lead and backing vocals
Micky Dolenz: harmony vocals
Michael Nesmith: electric guitar
Peter Tork: piano
Chip Douglas: bass, keyboard, percussion
Bill Martin: bell
Eddie Hoh: drums
Manuel Stevens: piccolo trumpet
Richard Noel: trombone
Richard Leith, Philip Teele: bass trombone
Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld: violins
Pete Candoli, Al Porcino, Manuel Stevens: trumpet
Produced by Chip Douglas, 1967
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood
Written by John Stewart of the Kingston Trio, it got to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for 4 weeks. It was The Monkees last number 1 hit song. Anne Murray's 1979 version reached No. 3 on the U.S. country singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It's also been recorded by The Four Tops, British singer Nick Berry (the Heartbeat cop), and The Classics IV.
Produced by Douglas Farthing Hatlelid (born August 27, 1942) who produced numerous hits for The Monkees and The Turtles.
13. Carnival: Out Of My Life
(Wells / Brownscombe / Eberle)
45 single bw Four Seasons: Columbia Records - C4 2789
Kitchener ON
Tim Hallman (piano)
Don Pellow (organ)
Bill Wells (bass)
Bob Brownscombe (guitar/vocals)
Mike Oberle (drums)
Produced by Chelsea Sound, 1968
Kitchener Ontario band that recorded three singles in 1968. They used to wear matching white wollen V-Neck sweaters (with red lines). This has nothing at all to do with Monkeys. Neither does the next song, nor the one after that because I think we’re through with monkeys.
14. Gentle Touch: Visitor’s Parking Only
(Jeff Snider and Mark Shekter)
45 single b/w One Way Ride: RCA Victor Canada International 57-3408
Hamilton ON
Bruce Ley: bass, vocals
Ron Boyes: guitar
Jeff Snider: guitar
Alex Harrington: drums
Produced by Mark Shekter, 1966
Recorded in Toronto
"A Kinks inspired teen garage ‘double-sider’ with wild fuzz guitar break" said some review.
Beginning as The Pharaohs, they got together with Bruce Ley of The Rising Sons, changed their name, recorded this one single and broke up!
15. Mickey & Bunny: Laughing Yogi Polka
(Unknown)
Mickey & Bunny Sing Ukrainian Country Music: V Records LP-3001
Winnipeg MB
Dave Roman: bass, accordion, band leader
Mickey Sheppard: singer, guitarist, accordionist
Bunny Evans: vocal
Tony Roman: lead guitar
Yogi Klos: fiddle
Al Tenner: sax
Mike Klem: drums
Produced by Alex Groshak, circa 1968
Modest William Theodore Sklepowich (Mickey Sheppard) b. Ethelbert, Man, 27 Mar 1932
Orissia Ewanchuk aka Bunny Sheppard b. Rosa, Man, 13 Feb 1938
A Canadian husband and wife Ukrainian country singing duo known as "Mickey and Bunny". Mickey was a pharmacist and his wife, Bunny, was a substitute school teacher. Mickey had played with a band called the "Sons of the Golden West" around his home town of Ethelbert, Manitoba and also worked as a disc jockey at radio station CKDM in Dauphin, Manitoba. Mickey and Bunny began their recording career when Winnipeg record producer Alex Groshak heard them performing their country and western act and approached them to record some versions of their music in Ukrainian. With the discovery of Mickey and Bunny, Groshak launched a new record label, V Records, which was initially devoted to Ukrainian artists.
"Mickey and Bunny" albums sold in the thousands, and based on this success, an entire Ukrainian recording industry developed in western Canada. The V Records catalogue grew to over 150 items.
V Records issued, what is possibly the most sought after Canadian collectible 45, The Squires doing ‘The Sultan’ bw ‘Aurora’, issued in 1963. This was Neil Young's first 45 released when he was 17. Only a few hundred of them were ever pressed and only a dozen or so are said to have survived. The Squires single is the only rock n' roll record V Records released.
16. Duane Eddy: The Scrape
(Duane Eddy)
Dance With The Guitar Man: RCA Victor LPM 2648
Corning NY
Duane Eddy: lead guitar
Produced by Lee Hazelwood, 1962
Recorded by Tommy Strong, Al Schmitt and Jack Miller at RCA Victor’s Nashville Sound Studios
Hour Two
1. Stompin’ Tom Connors: My Hockey Mom
(TC Connors)
The Ballad of Stompin' Tom: EMI Canada - 5 099924 277921
Halton Hills ON
Tom Connors: guitar, vocals, stompin’
Tim Hadley: bass
Charley Roussy: drums
Billy MacInnis: fiddle, piano, mandolin
Ad Widmeyer: guitar, banjo, mandolin
Chris Whiteley: harmonica
Produced by Dr. Tom C Connors, 2008
Mastered by Ted Carson at MusicLane, Uxbridge ON
This song was recorded twice by Stompin’ Tom, first appearing on the album Hockey Mom Tribute in 2004 and re-recorded for his 2008 Ballad of Stompin’ Tom album which was released on vinyl. I framed my vinyl album and hung it on the wall, still sealed, until now. This is the first song I’ve ever dropped on from this album.
2. Daniel Lanois: Beneath The Stormy Skies
(Daniel Lanois)
Acadie: Opal / WB - 92 59691
Hamilton, ON
Daniel Lanois guitar (steel, electric and acoustic), bass, vocals, omnichord
Mason Ruffner: guitar
Malcolm Burn: keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Tony Hall: bass
Willie Green: drums
Produced by Daniel Lanois, 1989
Recorded by Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard, New Orleans LA
Additional Recording at Brian Eno’s Wilderness Studio, UK
Mixed by Malcolm Burn & Daniel Lanois w Mark Howard
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
3. Brian Eno: Blank Frank
(Brian Eno)
Here Come The Warm Jets: Editions EG ENO1
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
Paul Rudolph: guitar, bass
Simon King: drums
Brian Eno: occasional keys, vocals, guitar, synths
Produced by Brian Eno, 1974
Recorded at Majestic Studios, London by Derek Chandler
Mixed by Brian Eno & Chris Thomas at AIR & Olympic Studios, London
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno b. May 15, 1948, Melton, Suffolk UK
1969 At the Winchester School of Art, Eno attended a lecture by Pete Townsend of The Who about the use of tape machines by non-musicians, citing the lecture as the moment he realized he could make music even though he was not a musician at that point. In school, he used a tape recorder as a musical instrument and experimented with his first, sometimes improvisational, bands Eno's professional career began in London, a member of glam/art rock band Roxy Music.
Collaborated with Phil Manzanera & Phil Collins before getting seriously into production
Created the Frippertronics idea with Robert Fripp on 1973 for LP No Pussyfooting
Created the Ambient Music series of LPs eg Plateau of Mirrors & Music for Airports
Came to Hamilton ON and worked w/ Daniel Lanois, teaching him some of his original production techniques
4. The Boomtown Rats: Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
(Bob Geldolf)
The Fine Art of Surfacing: Ensign Records / Mercury Records SRM-1-3810
London UK
Bob Geldof: vocals, saxophone
Pete Briquette: bass, vocals
Gerry Cott: guitar
Johnnie Fingers: keyboards, vocals
Simon Crowe: drums, vocals
Garry Roberts: guitar, vocals
Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Phil Wainman, 1979
The Rats got together in Dublin in 1975 and were the premier Irish force on the scene until their breakup in 1985 when Bob Geldolf was delivering Live Aid.
5. kd lang: After The Gold Rush
(Neil Young)
Hymns of the 49th Parallel: Nonsuch Records 7559-79474-3
Consort AB
kd lang: vocal
Teddy Borowiecki: keys, accordion
Ben Mink: guitars
David Piltch: basses
Produced by Ben Mink and kd lang 2016
Recorded and mixed by David Leonard at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Mastered by Robert C Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine
Capturing a harsh spaciousness of the Canadian landscape that Neil Young must have imagined in his mind when he wrote it. It’s lady kd lang at her best.
6. Jimi Hendrix Experience: Up From The Skies
(Jimi Hendrix)
Axis: Bold As Love: Reprise Records 6281
Seattle WA / London UK
Jimi Hendrix: vocals, guitar
Noel Redding: bass
Mitch Mitchell: drums, brushes
Produced by Chas Chandler and Eddie Kramer, 1967
Recorded by Eddie Kramer at Olympic Studios, London
Axis: Bold As Love released on Dec 1, 1967. "I don’t know what a commercial record really is. So what we do is write and try to get it together as best as possible for anybody who’d really dig it. It doesn’t make any difference who.” Jimi
7. Pete Sinfield: Under The Sky
(Ian McDonald / Pete Sinfield)
Still: Manticore MC 66667
London UK
Pete Sinfield: guitar, lead vocal
Richard Brunton: guitars
Brian Cole: Pedal Stell
Greg Lake: guitar, vocals
Snuffy: Electric Guitar
Mel Collins: sexes, flutes
Chris Pyne: trombone
Greg Bowen: trumpet
Phil Jump: piano, keys
Stan Dorerick: trumpet
Steve Dolan: bass
Min: drums
Brian Flowers: tea, sympathy & equipment
Produced by Pete Sinfield, 1973
Associate Producers: Mel Collins & Greg Lake
Recorded by Andy Hendricksen, Ray Hendricksen & Phil Lever at Command Studios, London
8. Arthur Gee: Dimensions
(Arthur Gee)
Arthur Gee: Tumbleweed Records - TWS 101
Guelph ON
Arthur Gee: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Richard Hathaway: bass
Steve Van Gelder: violin
Snazz Wall: pedal steel
Bob Allison: bg vocals
Produced by Marcus Damerst, 1971
Recorded by Marcus Damerst at Jackson Sound, Denver; Wally Heider Studio & The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mixed by Marcus Damerst and Bill Szymczyk
Had a brief international career recording 2 lps. Anne Murray covered his song Sunspots on her LP This Is My Way 1969. He migrated to Denver around 1970 and signed with Tumbleweed Records. Later on he played with Guelph punk band Celtic Blue in the late 1980s billing himself as as Riki Gee, fiddler. He currently plays with Jeff Bird, Tony Quarrington & Randall Coryell.
9. Denis LePage: Groundspeed
(Earl Scruggs)
Larger Than Life: Boot Records - BBG 6001
London, ON
Bert Baumbach: guitar
Ken Palmer: mandolin
Willie P Bennett: harp
David Zdriluk: bass
Denis LePage: banjo
Produced by David Essig, 1977
Recorded by Bob Lanois at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton
Cover: Ian Bell
Denis LePage, son of Quebecois accordion player Richard LePage (1925-2017) who recorded an album for Boot Records. After the family moved to Sarnia, Ontario Denis took up the banjo and got involved with bluegrass scene around London and joined The Dixie Flyers. Later he had a solo career releasing two LPs and then four more with Station Road. All before 1982!
10. Wilson Pickett: Danger Zone
(Wilson Pickett / Steve Cropper)
The Exciting Wilson Pickett: Atlantic Records SD 8129
Detroit MI
Wilson Pickett: vocals
Charles Packy Axton: tenor sax
Charles Chalmers: tenor sax
Tommy Cogbill: bass
Steve Cropper: guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn: bass
Joe Hall: piano
Roger Hawkins: drums
Isaac Hayes: piano
Al Jackson, Jr.: drums
Wayne Jackson: trumpet
Jimmy Johnson: guitar
Andrew Love: tenor sax
Gene Miller: trumpet
Chips Moman: guitar
Floyd Newman: baritone sax
Spooner Oldham: piano
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, Tom Dowd, 1968
Recorded by Tom Dowd, May 12, 1965–May 8, 1966 Memphis, Tennessee and Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Wilson Pickett b. Prattville, Alabama March 18, 1941 - d. January 19, 2006 Reston, Virginia.
Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991
11. Robert David: East of the Sun
(R David)
Demo Recording - unreleased
Montreal, QC
Robert David: guitar, vocal
Joellen Housego
Marc Gagnon
Produced by Robert David & JD Belanger, 2003
Mastered by Jon Van Wingerden, Audio Valley Recording Studio
12. Bram Tchaikovsky: The Russians Are Coming
(M Broadbent)
Pressure: Polydor Records PD-1-6273
Lincolnshire UK
Bram Tchaikovsky: vocals
Denis Forbes, Micky Broadbent: Vocals, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Keyboards
Keith Line: drums
Produced by Bram Tchaikovsky, 1980
Recorded Jan/Feb 1980 at DJM Studios, London, England by Mike Robinson
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Bram Tchaikovsky aka Peter Bramall b. Lincolnshire UK, 10 November 1950
Bram was one of these interesting phenoms that surface every once in a while, create quite a stir and then submerge up to their eyeballs. He was popular between 1979 and 81 before resurfacing in the past few years.
13. David Wilcox: The Natural Edge
(David Wilcox / S Sadia)
Natural Edge: EMI Records C1 92464
Toronto ON
David Wilcox: guitar, mandolin, vocal
Lou Pomanti, Gary Bromham: keys
Tony Levin, David Rose: bass
Trevor Morais: drums, percussion
Produced by S. Sadia, 1989
Recorded by Lenny De Rose & Bill Kennedy at Maison Rouge Studios, London UK
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York City
David Karl William Wilcox b. Montreal July 13, 1949
In the late 1960s, moved to Toronto and hung around Yorkville, befriending Rick Fielding and Andy Hermant and getting into a bluegrass group with them called The Gangrene Boys with Fielding, Andy Shaw and Randy Torno.
In 1970, Wilcox replaced Amos Garrett in Ian and Sylvia Tyson’s band, Great Speckled Bird.
In his solo career, he went on to release 9 albums between 1977 and 2015.
14. The New Vaudeville Band: A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
(Sherwin / Maschwitz)
Winchester Catherdral: Fontana Records / London MGF 27560
London, UK
Alan Klein aka Tristram, Seventh Earl Of Cricklewood: vocals
Henri Harrison: drums
Stan Haywood: keys
Neil Korner: bass
Mick Wilsher: guitar
Hugh Watts: trombone
Bob Kerr: trombone, sax
Produced by Geoff Stephens, 1966
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