Side One
1. The Animals: Baby Let Me Take You Home - 1964
2. The Animals: Blue Feeling – 1964
3. The Animals: The Girl Can’t Help It – 1964
4. Garfield: Cold On The Streets – 1979 *
5. Jethro Tull: Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day – 1974
6. Sopwith Camel: Cellophane Woman – 1967
7. That Petrol Emotion: Cellophane – 1988
8. Alex Lora Y Tri: Maria Sabina – 1989
9. Saga: On The Loose – 1982 *
10. Tom Cochrane & Red Rider: Lunatic Fringe – 1989 *
11. Bad Breed: Looking For War – 2015 *
12. Tülpa: Solitude – 1988 *
13. Bob Robinson & Dark Angle Blues Band: Matchbox Blues – 1989 *
Side Two – For Black History Month
1. Chuck Berry: Around And Around – 1958
2. Jim McHarg’s Metro Stompers w Lonnie Johnson: Mr. Blues Walks – 1965 *
3. Jackie Shane: Cruel Cruel World – 1969 *
4. Chubby Checker: Black Cloud – 1963
5. Ida Cox: Four Day Creep – 1939
6. Leo Simpson: Cool Fool – 1974 *
7. Sam Cooke: Having A Party – 1962
8. Nat King Cole: Ramblin’ Rose – 1962
9. The Hot Toddies: Shakin’ & Stompin’ – 1959 *
10. Shawn Jackson: Along For The Ride – 1976 *
11. Sly & The Family Stone: Dance To The Music – 1969
12. The Sattalites: Perfect Day – 1988 *
13. Oscar Peterson w Bucky Pizzarelli: Eleanor Rigby – 1969 *
14. Ike & Tina Turner Revue: Get Back – 1971
15. Al Cromwell: Al’s Blues – 1987 *
CanCon = 50%
And Now for The Particulars:
Side One
RIP Hilton Valentine (21 May 1943 – 29 January 2021)
1. The Animals: Baby Let Me Take You Home
(Wes Farrell / Bert Russell)
House of the Rising Sun: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series – T 6092
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK
John Steel: drums
Eric Burdon: vocals
Chas Chandler: bass
Alan Price: keys
Hilton Valentine: guitar
James "Tappy" Wright: uncredited rhythm guitarist
Produced by Mickie Most, 1964
Recorded by Val Valentin, 12 February 1964
Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine b. 21 M ay 1943 North Shields UK / d. 29 January 2021 (77) Connecticut, US
Influenced by the 1950s skiffle music craze, he got his mother to buy him his first guitar in 1956 when he was 13. He learned some chords and formed The Wildcats, a popular band in the Tyneside area, getting a lot of bookings for dance halls, working men's clubs, church halls etc., He then formed his own skiffle group called the Heppers. The Heppers eventually evolved into a rock and roll band, changing their name to “The Wildcats” in c. 1959. and it was during this period that they decided to record a 10" acetate LP titled “Sounds of the Wild Cats”. In 1963, the Animals were starting to form and Chas Chandler heard about Hilton Valentine's wild guitar playing and asked him to join what was then the Alan Price Combo. Eric Burdon was already a member. Within a few months, this group changed their name to the Animals. He played on some of The Animals’ major hits including, "Baby Let Me Take You Home," "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," "It's My Life" and "Don't Bring Me Down." But it was his playing on their biggest ever hit, “House of the Rising Sun” that influenced guitar players.
After the original Animials split up in 1966, Valentine subsequently moved to California where he tried to launch a solo career, eventually settling in Connecticut.
Eric Burdon, in an Instagram post, wrote fondly of Valentine's contribution to the band's most iconic track. He said: "The opening opus of Rising Sun will never sound the same!... You didn't just play it, you lived it! Heartbroken by the sudden news of Hilton's passing. We had great times together, Geordie lad. From the North Shields to the entire world...Rock In Peace,"
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and into Hollywood’s Rock Walk of Fame in 2001 with the other members of The Animals.
2. The Animals: Blue Feeling
(Jimmy Henshaw)
House of the Rising Sun: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series – T 6092
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK
John Steel: drums
Eric Burdon: vocals
Chas Chandler: bass
Alan Price: keys
Hilton Valentine: guitar
James "Tappy" Wright: uncredited rhythm guitarist
Produced by Mickie Most, 1964
Recorded by Val Valentin, 22 January 1964
3. The Animals: The Girl Can’t Help It
(Bobby Troup)
House of the Rising Sun: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series – T 6092
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK
John Steel: drums
Eric Burdon: vocals
Chas Chandler: bass
Alan Price: keys
Hilton Valentine: guitar
James "Tappy" Wright: uncredited rhythm guitarist
Produced by Mickie Most, 1964
Recorded by Val Valentin, 31 July, 1964
4. Garfield: Cold On The Streets
(Garfield French)
Reason To Be: Polydor Records 2424 183
Toronto
Garfield French: guitars, synths, vocals
Dennis French: drums, bg vocals
Maris Tora: bass
Walter Lawrence: lead guitar
Jacques Fillion: synths
Produced by Dixon VanWinkle, 1979
Recorded by Dixon VanWinkle RC Blakin at Listen Audio, Montreal
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
Toronto based band that got together in the early 1970s under the direction of guitarist Garfield French and went on to record 5 albums between the years of 1976 to 1981. Reason To Be was their third offering, released in Canada and the US. The band received a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1977.
In 2017, Garfield released Lost in the Shoals: Wishbone Studio Recording 1979, an album that the band had recorded in 1979, and was intended to be the follow-up to 1977's Out There Tonight.
5. Jethro Tull: Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
(Ian Anderson)
Original Masters: Chrysalis Records CHS 41515
London UK
Ian Anderson: flutes, vocals
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond: bass
Barriemore Barlow: drums, Marimba, Percussion
Martin Barre: Electric Guitar, Guitar
Produced by Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis, 1985
(Originally released on War Child, 1974)
6. Sopwith Camel: Cellophane Woman
(W Seivers)
The Sopwith Camel: Kama Sutra Records KLPS 8060
San Francisco CA
Peter Kraemer, vocal, sax
Terry MacNeil and William "Truckaway" Sievers, guitars
Martin Beard, bass
Norman Mayell, drummer
Produced by Erik Jacobsen 1967
Recorded by Val Valentin
The team of Producer Erik Jacobsen (born May 19, 1940) and recording engineer Val Valentin worked with Tim Hardin, The Lovin' Spoonful and Norman Greenbaum just to name a few. Sopwith Camel only put out one ‘real’ album during their tenure and, until recently, I believed that this was the only song with Cellophane in its title.
7. That Petrol Emotion: Cellophane
(Sean O’Neill)
End Of The Millennium Psychosis Blues: Virgin Records VR2550
Derry, Northern Ireland
Ciaran McLaughlin: drums, harmonica
Steve Mack: more stuff
Reamann O’Gormain: guitar
Damian O’Neill: string bass
Sean O’Neill: guitar
Produced by Roli Mosimann, 1988
Recorded by Brian Martin
A band based out of Derry in Northern Ireland featuring American vocalist, Steve Mack. They were active between 1984–1994, during which time They recorded five albums.
After moving to London in the mid-1980s to further their career, the fledgling band found singer Steve Mack (at the time, on a year out from his studies and working in a pizzeria in London) to complete their original lineup. They were political and outspoken, with their Irish members listing their names in their Irish language forms and looked at issues relating to the Irish Troubles. They were described by Rolling Stone magazine as "The Clash crossed with Creedence"
On the eve of the recording sessions for the third That Petrol Emotion album, “End of the Millennium Psychosis Blues”, bass player John O'Neill announced his imminent departure from the band. Although he stayed to record this album, the sessions were fraught with tension and foreboding. Guitarist Reamann O'Gorman has stated: "it was a complete bombshell. When I look back now, we should have thrown him out there and then and got on with the new recording ourselves. Instead we meekly accepted everything and he hung around for another three or four months. It was a toxic situation."
8. Alex Lora Y Tri: Maria Sabina
(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, 1989
A 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 Mexico’s Woodstock called Festival de Avándaro 1971
Mexico had an anti-hippie anti-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 España 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.
9. Saga: On The Loose
(Saga)
In Transit: Maze Records ML 8006
Oakville ON
Jim Critchton: bass, keys
Michael Sadler: lead vocal, keys, bass
Ian Critchton: guitars
Jim Gilmour: keys, vocals
Steve 0’Negus: drums
Produced by Jim Critchton, 1982
Recorded Gerd Rautenbach with the Dieter Dierks Mobile Unit in either Munich GM or Copenhagen DM
Mixed at Phase One and Manta Sound, Toronto
Saga never really had a stable line up. The band was originally set up around the brothers Ian and Jim Crichton along with vocalist Michael Sadler. Originally known as Pockets, Saga was formed in 1977 from the nucleus of Canadian rock band Fludd. In 1981, the band's fourth album called “Worlds Apart” was released. The lead single " On the Loose", finally broke them into the Top 40, peaking at No. 22 on the Canadian Charts in January 1982. The band got to open for Jethro Tull on their North American tour in 1982. Eventually, “Worlds Apart” was certified Gold in the US. Following on the success of Worlds Apart, the band won the 1982 Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year."
The live album “In Transit” was recorded in Munich on February 5, 1982 and at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen on February 22, 23, and 24, 1982. The album went platinum in Canada, selling 100,000 copies and gold in Germany, selling 250,000 copies.
10. Tom Cochrane & Red Rider: Lunatic Fringe
(Tom Cochrane)
The Symphony Sessions: Capitol Records Canada C125574
Toronto
Tom Cochrane: vocals, guitar
Ken Greer: guitars
John Webster: keys
Ken Sinneeve: bass
Randall Coryell: drums
Peter Mueller: guitars
Produced by Tom Cochrane & Ken Greer, 1989
Recorded by Biff Dawes and Westwood One Mobile Facility at the Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, March 1988
Mixed by Steve Rinkoff at The MetalWorks
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider were a quintessential Canadian rock band that made it big here but failed to break out in the United States. One exception was this song, Lunatic Fringe, which became popular on US album-oriented rock radio.
The band was formed in Toronto in 1975 and began playing around Toronto, performing both original and cover music. Needing a good lead singer, Capitol Records of Canada suggested that they team up with songwriter Tom Cochrane. After an initial meeting, some of the band welcomed the addition of Cochrane but two of its members quit as a result. in 1987, the band, who had been nominated 11 times for Juno Awards, finally was awarded one for Group of the Year. Their final band album, The Symphony Sessions, which was recorded in March 1989, saw the band performing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, as Procol Harum had done seventeen years before.
11. Bad Breed: Looking For War
(Bad Breed)
The Violent World of Bad Breed: Lizard Snake Records – no serial
Toronto ON
Coco: drums, percussion, vocals
T Williams: vocals
Ox: guitar
Gunn: bass, acoustic & electric guitars
Scientuse Sientist: vocals
Scott Metcalfe: keys
Produced by Chris Hegge and Bad Breed, 2015
Recorded at Audiolab Recording by Chris Hegge
Mastered by Karl Machat at Mister’s Mastering House
After the 2015 release of The Violent World of Bad Breed, Now Magazine stated: “It’s an incredible thing to be surprised by a band in 2015. Genre tags, band names and cover art have taken away a lot of the guesswork. Then there are locals Bad Breed, whose seven-track debut keeps listeners on their toes and is more swanky, cabaret-influenced rock and soul than the death metal their name suggests.” Last year the band released their second LP which I will get to in a few weeks time.
12. Tülpa: Solitude
(John Bottomly / Tülpa)
Demo Tape
Toronto
John Bottomly: guitar, keys, vocals
Chris Bottomly: bass, keys, vocals
Sev Micron: drums, keys, vocals
Produced by Paul Irvine and Tülpa, 1988
Became a performing unit in 1984 as Private Lives but found out that an American band were also using that name: Became Tulpa as a result: Played in Toronto venues like Larry’s Hideaway, The Rivoli, Cabana Room of the Spadina Hotel, The Beverly Tavern and Lee’s Palace: After recording Mosaic Fish, they opened for acts like The Payolas and Tragically Hip: They also released a live record called “Off The Board: Live at CBGBs” in New York before breaking up in 1990. John Bottomley passed away April 6, 2011
13. Bob Robinson & Dark Angel Blues Band: Matchbox Blues
(Carl Perkins)
Demo Tape
Toronto ON
Bob Robinson: vocals
Paul Corbett: guitar
Moose Moszynski: guitar, harp
Kevin Cooke: bass
John Moszynski: drums
Ed Zankowski: tenor, alto sax
Stu Elliot: baritone sax
Dopug Balfour: keys, accordion
Produced by Peter Hudson and Kevin Cooke, 1989
Recorded at Friendly Pirate Studios, Spring 1989
My friend Paul Lyon turned me on to these guys. He knew Moose Moszynski who sent this tape to me.
Side Two – Black History Month
1. Chuck Berry: Around And Around
(Chuck Berry)
More Chuck Berry: Chess Records – 1465
St. Louis, MO
Chuck Berry: guitar, vocals
Song Produced by Phil & Leonard Chess, 1958
Album Produced 1963
Recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago
Charles Edward Anderson Berry b. October 18, 1926 St. Louis, MO / d. March 18, 2017 (90) near Wentzville, MO
"Around and Around" is a 1958 rock song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. It originally appeared under the name "Around & Around" as the B-side to the single "Johnny B. Goode".
2. Jim McHarg's Metro Stompers w Lonnie Johnson: Mr Blues Walks
(Lonnie Johnson)
Stompin' At The Penny: Columbia Records EL 110 (mono)
Toronto
Lonnie Johnson: guitar
Jim McHarg: double bass
Charles Gall: coronet
Eric Neilson: clarinet
Jim Galoway: sax
?: drums
Produced by P.S. Westwood, 1965
Recorded by P Houston, Toronto, November 1965
Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson b New Orleans LA Feb 8, 1899 / June 16, 1970 Toronto (71)
Lonnie Johnson pioneered the single-string solo guitar style that became normal in rock, blues and jazz music. In 1917, Johnson joined a revue that toured England, returning home in 1919 to find that all of his family, except his brother James, had died in the 1918 influenza epidemic. In 1925, Johnson entered and won a blues contest at the Booker T. Washington Theatre in St. Louis, the prize being a recording contract with Okeh Records.
After World War II, Johnson made the transition to rhythm and blues. He was also a session guitarist, always in demand.
In May 1965, he performed at a club in Toronto before an audience of four people. Two weeks later, his shows at a different club attracted a larger audience, and Johnson, encouraged by Toronto's relative racial harmony, decided to move here. Through the rest of the decade, he recorded, played clubs in Canada, and embarked on several regional tours.
In March 1969 he was hit by a car while walking on a sidewalk in Toronto. He was seriously injured, suffering a broken hip and kidney injuries. A benefit concert was held in 1969, with two dozen acts that included Ian and Sylvia and John Lee Hooker. But Johnson never fully recovered from his injuries and suffered what was described as a stroke. He was able to return to the stage for one performance at Massey Hall on February 23, 1970, walking with the aid of a cane, to sing a couple songs with Buddy Guy; Johnson received a standing ovation. Johnson died on June 16, 1970.
3. Jackie Shane: Cruel Cruel World
(Shane)
45 single bw New Way of Lovin’: Paragon Records PA 1028
Toronto ON
Jackie Shane: vocal
Produced by Jackie Shane, 1969
Jackie Shane b. Nashville TN May 15, 1940 / d. Feb 21, 2019 Nashville
Jackie Shane came to Toronto in 1959 and, like Lonnie Johnson, decided that Canada was to be her new home. She said: “One cannot choose where one is born, but you can choose your home.” She went on to release some fabulous records but decided, in 1971, to leave it all behind her. She returned to the States to look after her mother, who lived in Nashville. In 2017 an anthology album of Shane’s works was issued by the Numero Group label and was nominated for a Grammy Award. The liner notes were written by Toronto’s Rob Bowman who claimed that Shane’s life “story is so remarkable, that even Hollywood couldn’t dream it up.”
4. Chubby Checker: Black Cloud
(Bill Brock)
45 rpm single bw Birdland: Parkway Records - P-873X
Spring Gulley, SC, USA
Chubby Checker: vocal
Produced 1963
Mastered at Audio Matrix by Stan Ricker
Ernest Evans b. Spring Gully SC Oct 3, 1941
As a teen, he worked at a produce market and would sing and tell jokes. It was his boss there who started calling him Chubby. It was American Bandstand host Dick Clark, who’s wife thought Chubby Checker would be a better name. He would imitate other singers: Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson, Elvis and even The Chipmunks. That was his schtick before The Twist became the new rage around 1960.
5. Ida Cox: Four Day Creep
(Ida Cox)
78 single: Vocalion, 05232
Toccoa GA
Artie Bernstein: bass
Charlie Christian: guitar
Lionel Hampton: drums
James P Johnson: piano
Fletcher Henderson: piano
JC Higginbottom: trombone
Edmond Hall: clarinet
Hot Lips Page: trumpet
Ida Cox: vocal
Recorded in New York City – 10 31 1939
Ida Prather b. Toccoa, Georgia, February 26, 1896 / d. Knoxville, Tennessee, November 10, 1967
Started performing in minstrel shows throughout the south when she was 14. Was a member of the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Started singing and recording blues in the 1920s but her career waned in the ‘30s. In 1939 she was invited to participate in the historic Carnegie Hall concert series "From Spirituals to Swing", produced by John Hammond, in which she sang "Four Day Creep", She continued to perform until 1945, when she was forced into retirement after a debilitating stroke, which occurred during a performance at a nightclub in Buffalo, New York.
6. Leo Simpson: Sometimes Its Good
(Leo Simpson)
45 Single bw Cool Fool: Zone Records Z 102
Jamaica, Canada, UK
Leo Simpson: vocals
Produced by Leo Simpson 1974
Also released Black Oppressor 45 on Zone earlier in 1974 (Zone Rec Z 101)
Recorded Red River Valley for Ska Beat Records in Jamaica, 1965
Signed to CAPAC (so must have lived in Canada) and the record was Made in Canada. Most likely one of the first reggae records ever produced in Canada! Prove me wrong (please).
7. Sam Cook: Having A Party
(Sam Cooke)
20 Greatest Hits: TeeVee Records: TA-1964
Clarksdale, MS
Sam Cooke: vocal
Lou Rawls: backing vocals
Clifton White: guitar
Tommy Tedesco: guitar
René Hall: guitar
Adolphus Asbrook: bass guitar
Ray Pohlman: bass guitar
Ernie Freeman: piano
Frank Capp: drums, percussion
William Green: saxophone
Armand Kaproff: cello
Wilbert Nuttycombe: viola
Irving Weinper: viola
Myron Sandler: violin
Joseph Saxon: violin
Ralph Schaeffer: violin
Marshall Sosson: violin
Elliot Fisher: violin
Marvin Limonick: violin
Cecil Figelski: cello
Produced by Hugo Piretti & Luigi Creatore, 1962
Recorded on April 26, 1962 at RCA Studio 1 by Al Schmitt
Samuel Cooke b. Clarksdale, Mississippi, January 22, 1931 / d. December 11, 1964 (33) LA
Interesting to note that Lou Rawls backed Cooke up on bg vocals on this track from 1962.
8. Nat King Cole: Ramblin’ Rose
(Joe Sherman / Noel Sherman)
45 single bw The Good Times: Capitol Records CL-15270
Montgomery Alabama
Nat King Cole: vocals
Belford Hendricks Orchestra
Produced 1962
Nathaniel Adams Coles b. March 17, 1919 Montgomery, AL / d. February 15, 1965 (45) Santa Monica, CA
9. (Big John Little &) The Hot Toddys: Shakin’ & Stompin’
(John Little)
45 Single bw Rockin’ Crickets: Shan-Todd Records ST-0056
Niagara Falls ON
Big John “T-Bone” Little: rhythm guitar, vocals
Bill Pernell: sax
Vaughan Jonah: guitar
Garry Kelba: drums
Produced by Tom Shannon & Phil Todaro, March 1959
Recorded at Shan-Todd studios, Buffalo NY by Phil Todaro
Big John Little b. Niagara Falls ON November 1929 (91)
The real name of the band was ‘Big John Little and the Rockers’ but recorded, at their producer’s insistence, as The Hot-Toddys. This wasn’t their first recording though…their first record was “I’ll Always Love You” bw “Rock With Me Baby” released on the Tri-Fi label out of NYC. Later, under the leadership of Big John Little, they released 1 LP, Twist, on the Metro label out of Montreal and were totally ripped off again. The same album was re-packaged and re-released (without John’s okay) as ‘Big John and The Beetlers’; it was the same album on the Rusticana label out of Quebec. John was well connected and was on very friendly terms with Stompin’ Tom Connors and BB King (who gave him one of his Lucilles).
Now in his 91st year, Big John “T-Bone” Little still performs in and around the Niagara Falls region.
10. Shawne Jackson: Along For The Ride
(Bryant / Collier / Smith / Smith)
Shawn Jackson: RCA APL1-1320
Toronto ON
Domenic Troiano, guitar
No other musicians listed
Produced by Domenic Troiano, 1976
Recorded by Keith Olsen with Terry Brown, George Semkiew and Brian Christian at Sound City, Toronto
Sound, Sound Stage and Phase I, Toronto
Mastered by Rick Collins at Kendun Recorders
Shawne, who began her career in show biz when she was 15 and fronted The Majestics in Toronto with her brother, Jay Jackson (Jay Ricardo Jackson, b. Toronto, 27 May 1942 /d. Toronto 15 September 2020). Later she became involved with Toronto guitar-slinger Domenic Troiano, whom she eventually married, and they put this album together. Her music career really became a sideline for her after she got into acting which was more successful.
11. Sly & The Family Stone: Dance To The Music
(Sylvester Stewart)
Greatest Hits: Epic records KE 30325
San Francisco CA
Sly Stone: vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica, and more
Freddie Stone: vocals, guitar
Larry Graham: vocals, bass guitar
Rose Stone: vocals, piano, keyboards
Cynthia Robinson: trumpet, vocal ad-libs
Jerry Martini: saxophone
Greg Errico: drums
Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton): backing vocals
Produced by Sly Stone, 1969
Sylvester Stewart b. March 15, 1943 (77) Denton, TX
Active from 1967 to 1983
They were the first major American rock band to have an "integrated, multi-gender" lineup. In the preface of his 1998 book “For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History”, Joel Selvin sums up the importance of Sly and the Family Stone's influence on African American music by stating "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone" The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
12. The Sattalites: Perfect Day
(Fergus Hambleton)
45 single: Axe Records 103
Toronto ON
Fergus Hambleton: lead vocals, guitar, sax
Jo Jo Bennett: flugelhorn, percussion
David Fowler: Keys
Bruce McGillivray: bass
Junior McPherson: drums
Rick Morrison: sax
Bruce Robinson: piano
Produced by Fergus Hambleton & Jo Jo Bennett, 1988
Jamaican composer, arranger, musician, Jo Jo Bennett began playing the drums, then was lead trumpeter with the Jamaica Military Band after graduation from the Alpha Boys' School in Kingston. He went on to join Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, recording several albums with them before staying in Canada after the group’s appearance at Expo 67. In 1970 he returned to Jamaica, released his first and only album "Groovey Joe" while performing live and doing studio work for numerous record companies. He then returned to Canada in the late seventies co-founded the Toronto based pop-reggae band The Sattalites with Fergus Hambleton.
In 2019, Fergus Hambleton released an album (on vinyl) called NeighbourHoods.
13. Oscar Peterson w Buck Pizzarelli: Eleanor Rigby
(Lennon / McCartney)
Motions and Emotions: MPS Records (US) MB 20713
Montreal QC / Mississauga ON
Oscar Peterson: piano
Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar
Bobby Durham: drums
Produced by Matthias Kunnecke, 1969
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson b. August 15, 1925 Montreal / d. December 23, 2007(aged 82) Mississauga ON
His work earned him eight Grammy awards over the years and he was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He also belongs to the Juno Awards Hall of Fame and the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame. In 2013, Peterson was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (the country's highest civilian state order for talent and service) in 1972, and promoted to Companion of the order (the highest degree of merit and humanity), in 1984. Has received 16 Honourary degrees from various Canadian universities.
14. Ike & Tina Turner Revue: Get Back
(Lennon / McCartney)
Get Back! Liberty Records LO 51156
Memphis TN
Tina Turner: lead vocal
Ike Turner: lead guitar
Others not listed
Produced by Ike Turner, 1971
Album released 1985
Mastered by Ron McMaster at EMI International Studios
Izear Luster Turner Jr. b. Nov 5, 1931 Clarksdale, Mississippi / d. December 12, 2007 (76) San Marcos, CA
Anna Mae Bullock (Tina Turner) b. November 26, 1939 (81) Nutbush, TN
15. Al Cromwell: Als Blues
(Al Cromwell)
Grossmans Live: Spadina Beat Records WRC1-5490
Toronto ON
Al Cromwell: guitar, vocals
Produced by Michael McDonald & Michael Pickett, 1987
Recorded by Michael McDonald w Jim Jones, Bob Read,
Pat Rush & Cory Turnbull, Grossmans Tavern, Toronto
Mastered by Pete Norman at McClear Place, Toronto
Alan Cromwell b. Finny’s Cove, Nova Scotia 1938 / d. Sept 28, 1995, Toronto (57)
Born in Nova Scotia, the family moved up to Montreal where Al grew up before relocating to Toronto. He learned spirituals, blues, and folk songs from his father, Norman Cromwell. He got into the coffee house scene, folk music and blues, teamed up with boyhood friend, Doug Bush (Johnson). Played the first Mariposa Folk Festival up in Orillia ON in 1961.
He quit the music scene altogether in the late ‘60s and did various jobs to support his family. He was washing store front windows on Toronto’s Queen St West in the early ‘90s when he staged a brief musical comeback.
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