33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#379
May 10, 2021
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The Bonus Hour

 Side One

1.   The Eternals: Hideaway – 1968 *
2.   Bruno Gerussi’s Medallion: Who’s Behind The Wheel – 1989 *
3.   Bram Tshaikovsky: The Russians Are Coming – 1980
4.   Big Sugar: All Hell For A Basement - 2001 *
5.   Guy Lombardo: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – 1956 *
6.   The Band: Strawberry Wine – 1970 *
7.   David Raven & The Escorts: Fever – 1982 *
8.   Solomon Burke: Cry To Me – 1962
9.   The Grass Roots: Let’s Live For Today – 1967
10. Adrian Belew: Big Electric Cat – 1981
11. The Accused: Take No Prisoners – 1987
12. Carnival: Out Of My Life – 1968 *
13. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Muck n’ Slushers – 1976 *
14. The Apollo 100: Exercise in A Minor – 1971
15. Fontella Bass: Soul of the Man – 1965
16. The Blues Magoos: Pipe Dream – 1967
17. Revolvers: Systolic Sun – 2010 *
18. Royal Canoe: Show Me Your Eyes – 2015 *
19. Bobby Edwards: Café Summer – 1987 *
20. Bad Religion: 21st Century – 1990

Side Two

1.   The Mothers of Invention: White Port Lemon Juice –1970
2.   Frank Zappa: Peaches En Regalia – 1969
3.   John Borra: Off My Feet – 2020 *
4.   Ron Sexsmith: Sun’s Coming Out – 2015 *
5.   Claudia Berry: Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes – 1978
6.   Plaid: Yu Mountain – 2016
7.   The Chessmen: Love Didn’t Die – 1965 *
8.   Bad Breed: Make Me Prove It – 2020 *
9.   The Ardels: Piece of Jewellery – 1965 *
10. George Shearing & Mel Torme: Manhatten Hoedown – 1982
11. Justin Rutledge: Almost Gone – 2016 *
12. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Southern Boy – 1979 *
13. The Beatles: No Reply – 1964
14. Jorgen Ingmann: Apache – 1961
15. The Attack: Feel Like Flying – 1968
16. Big Country: Fields of Fire – 1983
17. The Blue Danube Stompers: Blue Danube Fiddle Stomp – 1975 *
18. Blues Project: Wake Me, Shake Me – 1966

The Bonus Side

1.   The Echo Tones: Inland Surfer – 1963 *
2.   Jonah Jones: The Man With The Golden Arm – 1957
3.   The Bonzo Dog Band: Humanoid Boogie – 1968
4.   Big Bob & the Dollars: Big John Beliveau – 1963 *
5.   Jane Siberry: Hockey – 1989 *
6.   Tito Puente Orchestra: Arinanara – 1955
7.   Jon Brooks: Safer Days – 2019 *
8.   Blue Rodeo: Fuse – 1989 *
9.   Velvet Underground: Run Run Run – 1967
10. Artie Barsamian Orchestra: Bari Yerk
11. Buffalo Springfield: Burned – 1966
12. The Outsiders: Time Won’t Let Me – 1966
13. Barry Allen: Love Me Again – 1965 *
14. The Beau Brummels: Don’t Talk To Strangers –1965
15. Chet Atkins: Teen Scene – 1963
16. Bjork: Human Behaviour – 1993
17. Stevie Ray Vaughan: Taxman – 1986
18. Lavern Baker: Shake A Hand – 1961
19. The Majestics – Security – 1969 *


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And Now for The Particulars:


Side One

1.   The Eternals: Hideaway
(F King / S Thompson)
45: Quality Records - 1922
Winnipeg MB
Ron Paley: keys
Ted Paley: drums
John Hildebrand: guitar
Harry Hildebrand: bass
Produced by Ron Paley, 1968
Recorded at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg

The Eternals formed in Winnipeg around 1961.

Hailing from Rosa, Man., the Paley brothers hooked up with Steinbach's Hildebrand boys in the early '60s. Playing rock 'n' roll in a strict Mennonite community was pretty audacious for the latter brothers. Ron Paley recalls John purchasing a Fender amplifier from a local merchant in Steinbach. "It was his pride and joy but when the store owner found out John was using it to play rock 'n' roll, he came to his house, retrieved the amp and gave John his money back."

In 1968, they opened “Century 21 Studios”, the first professional multi-track recording studio in the region. John Hildebrand became the recording engineer while Ron Paley supervised the technical installation and operations of the recording equipment. The band basically called it quits in the early 70s to get more into the business side of things.

2.   Bruno Gerussi’s Medallion: Who’s Behind The Wheel
(Tom Harrison / Jimmy Walker)
In Search of the Fourth Chord: WEA 25 64421
Vancouver BC
Jim Elliott, bass
Tom Harrison, percussion, vocals
Bruce Faulkner, drums
Ron Hyslop, guitar
Jimmy Walker, guitar, bass, keys
Produced by Ray McGuire 1989
Recorded by Howard Rissin at Ocean Studios, Vancouver

Got their name with the blessings of thte late actor, Bruno Gerussi (Nick on the Beachcombers). Only put out one album under that name before changing it to Little Games.

3.   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.

4.   Big Sugar: All Hell For A Basement
(Gordie Johnson)
Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready?: Universal Records
Toronto ON
Gordie Johnson: lead guitar, vocal
Al Cross: drums
Joe Public: horn
Mojah: guitar
Garry Lowe: bass
Produced by Gordie Johnson, 2001
Recorded at Phase One Audio and The Bakery, Toronto by Danny Kurtz and Scott Lake

Grady Johnson b. Winnipeg MB May 23, 1964

Band formed in Toronto in 1988 around guitar player Gordie Johnson. Joined for a while by singer Molly Johnson.

5.   Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians w Tony Craig: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
(Kern / Harbach)
Lombardoland: Decca DLP 5041
London ON
Guy Lombardo: violin
Tony Craig:
Others not listed
Produced 1956

Gaetano Alberto ‘Guy’ Lombardo b. London ON June 18, 1902 / d. Houston, TX Nov 5, 1977 (75)

6.   The Band: Strawberry Wine
(Levon Helm / Robbie Robertson)
Stage Fright: Capitol Records SW 425
Toronto ON
Levon Helm: drums, lead vocal
Jamie Robbie Robertson: guitar
Richard Manuel: Hammond Organ
Rick Danko: bass
Garth Hudson: keys, brass, woodwinds
Produced by The Band, 1970
Recorded by Todd Rundgren at Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock NY
Mixed by Glyn Johns

From the second album by The Band, an album that Robbie Robertson described as taking a darker turn. Strawberry Wine was one of the lighter songs on the album. While critics for the most part loved the record, the band admitted that while recording they were distracted, indulging in drugs. Levon Helm also believed the record could have benefited from more time, saying, "for the first time we hadn't cut it to our standard.”

7.   David Raven & The Escorts: Fever
(David Raven)
David Raven And The Escorts: Radio Active Records EP 6904
Vancouver BC
David Raven: guitar, vocal
Randy Murray: guitar
Ron MacDonald: bass
David Pemberton: drums
Produced by Carlton Lee 1982
Recorded by Brian Cambell and Marty Hasselbach
Ravens Shirts by Fiorda Ricci

Born David Rutchinski in Quebec City, started playing guitar at age 7. He took the name  David Raven in 1980. Performed with Towers of  Power, Joan Armatrading, Ronnie Hawkins, Bo Diddley, Robert Cray, John Lee Hooker and John Mayall. Nominated and won a Juno Award in 1992. Currently living in Los Angeles, playing in a blues band calld Blowin’ Smoke.

8.   Solomon Burke: Cry To Me
(Burt “Russell” Burns)
45 single bw I Almost Lost My Mind: Atlantic Records 2131
Philadelphia PA
Solomon Burke: vocal
Leon Cohen: Alto Sax
Jesse Powell: Tenor sax
Hank Jones: Piano
Robert Mosely: Organ
Don Arnone, Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli and Everett Barksdale: Guitars
Art Davis: Bass
Gary Chester: Drums
Produced by Burt Burns, 1962
Arranged by Klaus Ogermann
Recorded December 1961 at Atlantic Studios, NYC

James Solomon McDonald, b Philadelphia, PA March 21, 1940 / d October 10, 2010 Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands (70)

Burt Burns also wrote "Hang on Sloopy" (later recorded by (The McCoys) for Burke but he rejected the song.

9.   The Grass Roots: Let’s Live For Today
(Mogol / Shapiro / Julien)
Single bw Depressed Feeling: RCA Victor D 4084
Los Angeles CA
Dusty Hanvey: guitar
Rob Grill: lead vocal
Larry Nelson: keys
Others
Produced by PF Sloan, 1967

Originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Weren’t actually a group. Various lineups of touring musicians were used. Probably none of the stage groups ever played on the recordings. Sloan & Barri usually used The Wrecking Crew. Let’s Live For Today was the first successful single and sold over a million copies.

10. Adrian Belew: Big Electric Cat
(A Belew)
Desire Of The Rhino King: Island Records ‎– 314-510 518-2
Covington, KY
Adrian Belew: drums, guitar, lead vocals
Clif Mayhugh: bass, vocals
Christy Bley : Keys, vocals
Bill Janssen: sax, vocals
Produced by Adrian Belew, 1981
Recorded by  Gary Platt and Rich Denhart  at  Compass Point Studios
Mastered By Greg Calbi at Kendun Studios

Robert Steven Belew b. Covington Kentucky, December 23, 1949

It was Frank Zappa’s chauffeur that turned Frank onto the talents of Adrian Belew, then playing in a cover band called Sweetheart in 1977. He appeared on Zappa's 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti, most notably performing a Bob Dylan impersonation on the song "Flakes." After his stint with Zappa, Belew was recruited by David Bowie (on recommendation of Brian Eno) and played on Bowie's Isolar II world tour in 1978. He has also played with Talking Heads and King Crimson. He’s been a producer, session player and solo artist ever since.

11. The Accüsed: Take No Prisoners
(Geoff Tate / Michael Wilton)
More Fun Than An Open Casket Funeral: Unrest Records ‎– UNREST CD006
Oak Harbor, Washington
Bass: Alex Sibbald
Drums: Dana Collins
Guitar: Tommy Niemeyer
Vocals: Blaine Cook
Produced by The Accüsed, 1987
Recorded at Michael Lord Productions on Valentine’s Day 1987 by Keith Livingston, Michael Lord

An influential band formed from the Seattle scene as it was just getting under way in 1981. They were the thrashers who decided to go heavy metal and played what they termed Splatter Rock. Most of their songs centre around their zombie mascot, Martha Splatterhead, whose likeness adorns most of their albums. No idea why they chose to use the umlaut.

12. 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).

13. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Muck n’ Slushers
(Tom C Connors)
The Unpopular Stompin' Tom: Boot Records – BOS 7171
Halton Hills, ON
Tom Connors: vocal, guitar, foot stompin'
Others not listed
Produced by Chuck Goudie, 1976
Recorded by Peter Mann at Eastern Sound, Toronto

This is another song that everybody likes.

14. Apollo 100: Exercise in A Minor
(Tom Parker)
45 single bw Joy: Mega Records 615-0050X
London UK
Tom Parker: keys
Clem Cattini: drums
Vic Flick: guitar
Zed Jenkins: guitar
Jim Lawless: percussionist
Brian Odgers: bass
Produced by Miki Dallon, 1971

Got together in and around multi-instrumentalist Tom Parker in 1970 and broke up in 73. Side A, “Joy” by JS Bach, was a hit in Britain but subsequent follow-up releases failed to impress the folks in the music ind.

15. Fontella Bass: Soul Of The Man
(Oliver Sain)
bw Rescue Me: Checker Records CH 1120
St Louis MO
Fontella Bass: vocal
Minnie Riperton: bg vocal
Maurice White: drums
Louis Satterfield: bass
Pete Cosey and Gerald Sims: guitar
Leonard Caston on piano,
Sonny Thompson on organ
Charles Stepney on vibes
Produced by Billy Davis, 1965
Recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago

Fontella Bass (b. St Louis MO July 3, 1940  d. St Louis MO December 26, 2012)

16. The Blues Magoos: Pipe Dream
(Ron Gilbert / Ralph Scala)
Electric Comic Book: Mercury Records - 5301
New York City
Ralph Scala - keyboards, vocals
Emil Peppy Theilhelm guitar, vocals
Ron Gilbert bass, vocals
Mike Esposito guitar
Geoff Daking drums, percussion
Produced by Bob Wyld and Art Polhemus, April 1967

The band got to perform this song (which was considered to be a drug song) on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour broadcast nationally on CBS. This was when TV and Radio networks realized that getting high was becoming a popular subject for songwriting. The Byrds had Eight Miles High and 5D banned; Lucy In The Sky was a hot topic. But it seems as though The Blues Magoos got away with it.

17. Revolvers: Fire (Systolic Sun)
(Revolvers)
Apolcalypse Surfin’: Optical Sounds 8 84502 35386
Toronto
Sebastian Diaz-Molaro
Lavien Lee
John McKinnon
Produced by Revolvers, 2010

18. Royal Canoe: Show Me Your Eyes
(Royal Canoe)
Today We're Believers: Roll Call Records
Winnipeg Manitoba
Matt Peters: Vocals, keyboards, ac guitar
Bucky Driedger: Electric guitar, vocals
Matt Schellenberg: Keyboards, vocals
Brendan Berg: Bass, keyboard, vocals
Derek Allard: Drum kit
Michael Jordan: Electronic drums
Dan Ardies: baritone sax
Produced by Royal Canoe and John Paul Peters, 2013
Recorded and mixed by John Paul Peters, Matt Peters and Royal Canoe at Private Ear Recording and The Shithole, Winnipeg
Mastered by Joao Carvalho at Joao Carvalho Mastering, Toronto

Royal Canoe formed in 2010 merging members from different Manitoba bands: The Waking Eyes, The Liptonians and TELE.  In 2014, Royal Canoe was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards for Today We’re Believers.

19. Bobby Edwards: Café Summer
(Bobby Edwards)
Twilight Drive: Duke Street Records DSR 31041
Scarborough ON
Bobby Edwards: solo guitar
Bob Mann: guitar
Danny Colomby: bass
Chris Dahmer, Steve Hunter, Ray Parker: keys
Paul Hannah: drums
Brian Leonard: percussion
Erich Traugott: trumpet
Guido Basso: flugelhorn
Vern Dorge: also sax
Eugene Amaro: tenor sax, flute
Virginia Markson: flute
Jack Zaza: flute, oboe
Jim McDonald, Gary Pattison: french horns
Russ Little: trombone
Erica Goodman: harp

Bill Richards: concert master
Produced by Bobby Edwards 1987
Recorded by Andrw S Hermant at Manta Sound with Peter Lee and Mark Baldi
Mastered by George Graves at Lacquer Channel, Toronto

Robert David Edwards b. Scarborough ON November 24, 1948

“I was on with Tommy Hunter, Front Page Challenge, and the Friendly Giant, I was Rusty,” he said. “During that time I got out with a few musicians like Wayne Newton, Kenny Rodgers, Bobby Vinton, Sonny an Cher and Lawrence Welk,” he said. “I also had the chance to work with Patsy Cline and Chet Atkins.”

Most likely the most recorded Canadian musician of all times! Super guitarist, Edwards turned professional when he was still in his mid-teens. By the time he was 21 he had amassed a great portfolio of recorded works, playing on recordings, jingles and in television studio bands. has been a featured guitarist with Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Henry Mancini, Anne Murray, Paul Anka, and Kenny Rogers. He’s been credited with having performed on over 1000 TV shows and many motion pictures. Truly one of the unsung heroes of Canadian recorded music. His personal recorded output is minimal so enjoy.


20. Bad Religion: 21st Century
(Bret Gurewitz)
Against The Grain: Epitaph ‎Records – E-86409-2
Los Angeles
Bass: Jay Bentley
Drums: Peter Finestone
Vocals: Greg Graffin
Horns: Mr. Brett
Lead Guitar: Mr. Brett
Rhythm Guitar: Greg Hetson
Produced by Bad Religion, 1990
Recorded by The Legendary Starbolt
Mastered By Eddie Schreyer

American punk rock band that first came together in 1980 and have released 17 albums as of 2019.

Side Two

1.   Mothers of Invention: White Port Lemon Juice
(The Four Deuces)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich: Bizarre Records / Reprise Records RS 6370
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: organ, guitar, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black: percussion, drums
Roy Estrada –Pachuco rap
Janet Ferguson: backing vocals
Bunk Gardner: horn, wind
Buzz Gardner: trumpet
Lowell George: guitar, vocals
Don Preston: bass, piano, keyboards
Jim Sherwood: guitar, vocals, wind
Art Tripp: drums, percussion
Ian Underwood: guitar, piano, keyboards, wind
John Balkin: bass
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1970
Recorded by Dick Kunc August 1967- July 1969
Released February 9, 1970

The Four Deuces were an American rhythm and blues vocal quartet, formed in the mid-1950s in Salinas, California. The band was started by lead singer Luther McDaniel, and recorded several songs before they broke up in 1959. While active, the Four Deuces had moderate but short-lived popularity in 1956, mainly along the West Coast, mostly due to the frequent radio airplay of their hit song, "W-P-L-J." which obviously hit the ears of a young Francis Vincent Zappa. Zappa has conceded, admiringly, that he could not have written a song any more absurd. They only released three singles before disbanding.

2.   Frank Zappa: Peaches En Regalia
(Frank Zappa)
Hot Rats: Bizarre Records / Reprise Records RS 6356
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: guitar, octave bass, percussion
Ian Underwood: piano, oganus maximus, flute, clarinets, sax
Ron Selico: drums
Shuggy Otis: bass
Produced by Frank Zappa 1969
Recorded by Dick Kunc, whitney Studios; Jack Hunt, TTG; Cliff Goldstein, TTG; Brian Ingoldsby, Sunset Sound
   
3.  John Borra: Off My Feet
(John Borra)
Blue Wine: Cousin Jeb Records JEB 007
Toronto
John Borra: guitar, vocal, harmonica
Michael Boguski: keys
Dani Nash: vocals
Glenn Milchem: drums
Sam Ferrera: vocals, tambourine
Produced by John Borra, 2020
Recorded by John Borra at Johnny MacLeod’s Studio, Toronto
Mixed by John Borra
Mastered by Peter J Moore at the E Room, Toronto

You see on Twitter (a lot) people asking: “Who’s the most underrated so and so?” But if I had to pick a singer/songwriter from Toronto, I would choose someone like John Borra. He just released ‘Blue Wine’ on vinyl and it’s too bad he can’t be out there performing them for you so consider buying this one for someone. It’s a really good album, a little quirky, a little edgy, and totally John Borra. Released ‘the year of the plague’. Mastered really well for vinyl.

4.   Ron Sexsmith: Sun’s Coming Out
(Ron Sexsmith)
Carousel One: Warner Brothers Records 1-217595
Stratford ON
Ron Sexsmith: acoustic guitar, vocals
Don Heffington: drums
Bob Glaub: bass
John Ginty: keys
Jon Graboff: electric guitar, high strung guitar, pedal steel
Jim Scott: cabasa
Produced by Jim Scott, 2015
Recorded by Jim Scott at Plyrz Studios, Valencia CA

5.   Claudia Barry: (Boogie Woogie) Dancing Shoes
(Mats Bjoerklund / Jorg Evers / Keith Forsey / Jürgen Korduletsch / Claudia Barry)
45 single bw Forget About You: Lollipop Records LG 2
Toronto ON
Claudia Barry: vocal
Produced by Jürgen Korduletsch 1978

b. Jamaica 1952 and moved to Toronto when she was six.
Lollipop Records was a German label, primarily known for 1970s disco releases involving Jürgen S. Korduletsch. Claudia Barry put out a lot of records through them.

6.   Plaid: Yu Mountain
(Plaid)
The Digging Remedy: Warp Records: LP277B
London UK
Andy Turner and Ed Handley: electronics
Benet Walsh: flute, guitar
Produced by Plaid, 2016
Mastered by Noel Summerville

Released their first album in 1991. This is their 11th LP. It was given to me by Benet Walsh whom a met in a Ludlow pub. Walsh plays several instruments in various different bands, like Thistletown where he played bass. Also in an old time country band where he plays banjo. Check him out on twitter @TheBeeDrones

7.   The Chessmen: Love Didn’t Die
(Terry Jacks)
45 single bw You Lost Your Love: (Mercury) M-72498
Vancouver
Terry Jacks (guitar, vocals)
Guy Sobell (lead guitar)
Bill Lockie (bass)
Erik Kalaidzis (vocals)
Tom Meikle (drums)
Produced by Jerry Kennedy 1965

Guy Sobell was a guitarist in a Vancouver band, The Ken Clark Trio, and while in Europe, he had heard music by Swedish group The Spotnicks and the English group The Shadows and decided to form his own band after returning to Canada. At the same time, a 17 year old named Terry Jacks had put together a “surf” band”, The Sand Dwellers. When the Sand Dwellers split up, some of the members re-formed as The Vancouver Playboys which left Terry Jacks without a band. Jacks and Sobell were introduced to two fellow University of British Columbia students, Bill Lockie, a guitar player who was learning to play bass, and Erik Kalaidzis, a singer who played chess with Sobell and The Chessmen were born. They got to record a few songs and Vancouver DJ Red Robinson gave the tape to London Records who released the band's first single - "Meadowlands" - in December 1964. Mercury released the new single, "Love Didn’t Die", in December 1965 and they band closed out the year opening a show for Gary Lewis and The Playboys in Vancouver. Chessmen split up in 1966 but Terry Jacks went on to enjoy several international hits in the 1970s, including the classic Seasons In The Sun with the Poppy Family.

8.   Bad Breed: Make Me Prove It
(Bad Breed)
Ferocious Love: Lizard Snake Records 2020
Toronto
Katherine Marilyn Marie Wilson: vocal, synth, percussion
Maylin Orgega Zulueta: vocal, bass, guitar, keys
Mike Gribben: drums, vocals
Breagha Scott: vocals
Oscar Tang: lead guitar
Mark Hundevad: vibes, keys, percussion
With
Patrick Smith: sax
Denzel Benitez-Ortega: violin, piano, vocals
Peter Stone: harmonica
Produced by Bad Breed and Mez, 2020
Recorded at South River Sound and Palace Sound
Mixed by Shawn Delnick
Mastered by Ron Skinner at Heading North Mastering

A couple of weeks back I played a song from this bands first released album in 2015. They got together a year earlier and having survived a few personnel changes, they released their sophomore album in 2020. Not as raw as the first one, but better songs and a tighter sound without forfeiting the spirit of the group. I like’em.

9.   The Ardels: Piece Of Jewellery
(Doug Dixon)
45 single bw Run Hully Gully Boy: Cancut Records 8963
Etobicoke ON
Gary Brennan (drums)
David Burt (piano)
Bob McKay (saxophone)
Roger Charlesworth (bass)
Doug Dixon (vocals)
Robin Scott (guitar)
Produced 1966

The band started in 1963 playing mostly Hi-schools and drop-in centres in Toronto. They disbanded in 1968. Gary Brennan died in 2007; Robin Scott and Bob McKay died in 2008.

10. George Shearing & Mel Tormé: Manhattan Hoedown
(Brian Torff)
An Evening With George Shearing And Mel Tormé: Concord Jazz ‎– CJ-190
London UK / Los Angeles CA
Bass: Brian Torff
Piano: George Shearing
Producer: Carl E. Jefferson, 1982
Engineer, Remix: Phil Edwards
Mastered By: George Horn

George Shearing: b.13 August 1919 Battersea, London UK / d. 14 February 2011 in New York City (91)

Melvin Howard Tormé b. September 13, 1925 Chicago / d. June 5, 1999 (aged 73) Los Angeles


11. Justin Rutledge: Almost Gone
(Brenley MacEachern / Lisa MacIsaac)
East: Outside Music OUT9102
Toronto
Bass: Kyle Cunjak
Drums, Percussion: Sly Juhas
Guitar, Keyboards, Horns, Voice: Daniel Ledwell
Guitar, Voice: Justin Rutledge
Pedal Steel Guitar: Asa Brosius
Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]: Steve O'Connor
Producer, Engineer, Mixed by  Daniel Ledwell, 2016
Mastered by J LaPointe at Archive Mastering, Minevill NS
Recorded at Echo Lake Studios, Echo Lake NS

Justin Rutledge b. Toronto January 3, 1979

Rutledge was born and grew up in the Junction neighbourhood in Toronto. He dropped out of the University of Toronto to do music full time and it payed off. He’s toured Canada, the UK, the United States and Europe. East is the seventh studio album, recorded in Halifax. He currently resides in Prince Edward County.

12. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Southern Boy
(Kate McGarrigle)
Dancer With Bruised Knees: Warner Bros BS 3014
Montreal QC
Kate McGarrigle: vocal, piano
Tommy Morgan: harmonica
Richard Davis: bass
Produced by Joe Boyd, 1977
Recorded by Glen Berger at A&R Studios, New York City; Tim Hewlings at San Quebec, Montreal; Steve Ham at Le Studio, Morin Heights QC
Mixed by John Wood and Dennis Dragon

This Montreal based duo put out some fantastic albums and this one, their second album, was produced by the legendary Joe Boyd (First guy to produce Pink Floyd – Arnold Layne). And the album is great from start to finish.

13. The Beatles: No Reply
(Lennon / McCartney)
Beatles '65: Capitol Records Canada - T 2228
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar, handclaps
Paul McCartney: harmony vocal, bass guitar, handclaps
George Harrison: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, handclaps
Ringo Starr: drums, handclaps
George Martin: piano
Produced by George Martin, 1964
Recorded by Norman Smith at EMI Studio 2, Abby Road, London

The Beatles recorded the track in London soon after returning from their first full tour of the United States. The lyrics typify Lennon's more introspective and mature songwriting

14. Jørgen Ingmann & His Guitar: Apache
(Jerry Lordon)
45 Single bw Echo Boogie: Atco Records 6184
Copenhagen DK
Jørgen Ingmann: all instruments
Produced 1961

Jørgen Ingmann Pedersen (26 April 1925: 21 March 2015) aged 89

He was influenced by American guitarist and recording studio pioneer Les Paul. In the mid-1950s he set up his own studio where he developed techniques of multi-tracking and distortion, using his own accompaniment on bass and drums, and began recording under the name Jørgen Ingmann & His Guitar. Ingmann's 1961 version of Apache (originally recorded by The Shadows) charted at #1 in Canada on the CHUM Chart

15. The Attack: Feel Like Flying
(John Du Cann)
Magic In The Air: Reflection Records MM08
London UK
Richard Shirman: vocals
Keith Hodge: drums
John DuCann: lead guitar
Gerry Henderson: bass
Produced 1968

Richard Shirman b. London Apr 26, 1949 / d. July 26, 2017

This British band formed around 1965 and released a handful of singles that, for whatever reason, didn’t sell well. They were originally on the Decca label. The original band broke up and Richard Shirman put another Attack together. Without a recording contract, they went into the studio and recorded enough for an album but very little of their stuff ever saw the light of day. It wasn’t until the CD era that their music was finally released. But they were on par with some of the best bands in their time.

16. Big Country: Fields of Fire
(Big Country)
The Crossing: Vertigo Records VOG1-3325
Dunfermline SL
Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar, piano, e-bow
Bruce Watson – guitar, mandolin, sitar, vocals, e-bow
Tony Butler – bass, vocals
Mark Brzezicki – drums, percussion, vocals
Produced by Steve Lilliwhite, 1983
Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire and RAK Studios, London

First album by Scottish Celtic rockers, it went on to be certified platinum in the UK and Canada.
Adamson had a lot of problems. In December 2001 he went missing. After the band appealed to the public to report his whereabouts, he was found dead in a room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii on 16 December. Gone was a huge part of the heart and soul of the band.

17. The Blue Danube Stompers: Blue Danube Fiddle Stomp
(W Morrison)
RCA Victor: PB 5008
Ontario
Produced by Geunther / Morrison - A Three Hats Production - 1975
Recorded by George Semkiw

18. Blues Project: Wake Me, Shake Me
(Billy Guy / Arr by Al Kooper)
Projections: Verve Folkwaves FT 3008 mono
New York City
Danny Kalb: guitar, vocals
Al Kooper: keyboards, vocals
Steve Katz: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Andy Kulberg: bass, flute
Roy Blumenfeld: drums
Produced by Tom Wilson with Jerry Schoenbaum,  1966
Recorded by Val Valentin engineer

Blues Project was started by guitarist Danny Kalb. They were initially active between 1965-67 and included Steve Katz of the Even Dozen Jug Band. Session man Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) joined The Even Dozen Jug Band which was founded in 1963 by Stefan Grossman and Peter Siegel in New York City. Other members were David Grisman, Maria Muldaur (then Maria D'Amato), Joshua Rifkin and John Sebastian (of the Lovin' Spoonful). They were considered to be New York's answer to the Grateful Dead. In 1968, after leaving the faltering Blues Project, Katz & Kooper formed Blood, Sweat & Tears prior to David Clayton-Thomas joining the group.

The Bonus Hour

1.   Echo Tones: Inland Surfer
(Mel Shaw)
45 single bw Low Down Guitar: Sotan Records S-1003
Calgary AB

Cornelius Van Sprang aka Ronnie King: guitar
Emile Van Sprang aka Van Louis: bass
Floyd Sneed: drums
Produced by Mel Shaw, 1963
Recorded at a TV studio in Calgary

Mel Shaw was the guy who managed and produced award winning records by The Stampeders but it all started here, with this 1963 recording of a band that 'later-to-be-Stampeder' Ronnie King was on. It was a surf band from landlocked Calgary, Alberta!

2.   Jonah Jones: The Man With The Golden Arm
(Elmer Bernstein / Sylvia Fine)
Muted Jazz: Capitol Records – T 839
Louisville KY

Jona Jones: trumpet
George Rhodes: piano
John Browne: bass
Harold Austin: drums
Produced – 1957

born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 29, 2000

Jones began his career playing on a river boat named Island Queen, which traveled between Kentucky and Ohio. Before starting his own band in the ‘50s, he spent a decade performing with Cab Calloway’s bands.

3.   The Bonzo Dog Band: Humanoid Boogie
(Neil Innis)
Urban Spaceman: Imperial Records 12432
London UK
Rodney Slater: sax
Roger Spear: sax, guitar
Vivian Stanshall: vocal, guitar, sax
Neil Innis: guitar, keys
Legs Larry Smith: drums
Produced by Gus Dudgeon and Gerry Bron 1968

The 1968 album 'Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse' was released as Urban Spaceman in the US and Canada by The Bonzo Dog Band in 1970. The phrase "the doughnut in granny's greenhouse" is obscure British slang for the loo. Originally called The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, they came to public attention through a 1968 ITV comedy show, Do Not Adjust Your Set. The band was officially formed on 25 September 1962 after several members bonded after listening to the Sonny Liston / Floyd Patterson championship boxing match. Their hit song, I'm The Urban Spaceman, was co-produced by Gus Dudgeon and Paul McCartney.

4.   Big Bob & The Dollars: Big Jean Béliveau
(Bob Davies)
45 Single bw You: Click Records
Verdun QC
Bob Davies: guitar, vocal
Dorothy Dodds on background vocal,
Danny Smith on drums,
Hugh Dixon on guitar
Norm Robertson on bass
Produced 1963

Davies often revisited sports in his songwriting. In 1963, following Gordie Howe, he penned Big John Béliveau, dipped into football with The Mighty Als of Montreal, then wrote Here’s To Bobby Hull. Next came Has Anybody Here Seen Frank Mahovlich? None would enjoy the popularity of Gordie Howe.

5.   Jane Siberry: Hockey
(Jane Siberry)
Bound By The Beauty: Duke Street Records - DSR-31058
Guelph ON
Jane Siberry: guitar, piano, vocal
Toddy Borowiecki:  keys, accordion
Ken Myhr: guitar
John Switzer:  bass
Stich Wynston:  drums
Produced by Jane Siberry & John Switzer, 1989
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NY

Jane Stewart b. October 12, 1955 in Toronto

Another song about Hockey that mentions Jean Beliveau.

6.   Tito Puente Orchestra: Arinanara
(Pozo)
Rumbas: RCA Victor – LPM 1069
New York City

Tito Puente Orchestra
Produced by RCA Victor – 1955
Cover dance steps by The Astaire Dance Studios

Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000)

Puerto Rican parents living in NYC
As a child, he was described as hyperactive, and after neighbors complained of hearing seven-year-old Puente beating on pots andwindow frames. Deeply influenced by the jazz drummer Gene Krupa. During the 1950s, Puente was at the height of his popularity. In 1979, Puente won the first of five Grammy Awards.
     
After a show in Puerto Rico on May 31, he suffered a massive heart attack and was flown to
New York City for surgery to repair a heart valve, but complications developed and he died during the night of May 31 – June 1, 2000. He was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003

7.   Jon Brooks: Safer Days
(Jon Brooks)
Moth Nor Rust: Fallen Tree Records  Test Pressing
Toronto ON

Jon Brooks: guitar, vocal
Joe Ernewein: electric guitar
John Showman: violin
Vivienne Wilder: double bass, vocals
Produced by Jason LaPrade and Neil Cruickshank, 2019

Only five of these records were ever made coz Jon gave me one of his test pressings. So mine doesn’t have a cover; it just sits in a white inner-sleave. This is a redo of his excellent 2009 CD of the same name. The running order is different on the new LP and a couple of songs were changed and it sounds amazing. He just thought that it would be a cool thing to update it.


8.   Blue Rodeo: Fuse
(Greg Keelor / Jim Cuddy)
Diamond Mine: Risque Disque / WEA - 25 62681
Toronto

Cleave Anderson - drums
Toronto ON
Jim Cuddy - guitar
Bazil Donovan - bass
Greg Keelor - guitar
Bob Wiseman - keys
Produced by Malcolm Burn & Blue Rodeo, 1989
Recorded by Ike Zimble
Mixed by Mark Howard at The Studio, New Orleans
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC

9.   Velvet Underground: Run Run Run
(Lou Reed)
The Velvet Underground & Nico: Verve (Canada) mono V 5008
New York City

Lou Reed: guitar, vocals
Sterling Morrison: guitar, bass
John Cale: electric viola, piano, bass
Maureen Tucker: percussion
Produced by Andy Warhol, 1967
Recorded by Omi Haden at TTG Hollywood
Mixed by Tom Wilson , Gene Radice & David Green

Active between 1964 and 1973, formed in New York City by Lou Reed and John Cale.
Were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996

10. Artie Barsamian Orchestra: Bari Yerk
(?)
Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music Of The Middle East: Fiesta – FLPS 1468
NYC
Produced 1966

11. Buffalo Springfield: Burned
(Neil Young)
Buffalo Springfield: Atco Records Mono 33-200-A
Los Angeles CA / Ontario

Neil Young, guitar, lead vocal
Steve Stills, guitar
Richie Furay, guitar,
Dewey Martin, drums
Bruce Palmer, bass
Produced by Charles Greene, Brian Stone, 1966
Recorded July - September 1966 by Tom May, Doc Siegel, James Hilton, Stan Ross
Mixing: Buffalo Springfield, Charles Greene, Brian Stone

12.  The Outsiders: Time Wont Let Me
(Tom King / Chet Kelley)
Single bw Was It Really Real: Capitol Canada 5573
Cleveland OH

Sonny Geraci, lead vocals
John Madrid, trumpet
Al Austin, lead guitar
Gayle Guhde, keyboards
Tom King, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, tenor saxophone
Mert Madsen, bass, harmonica
Ronnie Harkai, drums

Produced by Tom King, 1966

13. Barry Allen: Love Me Again
(Bonny Welton / Svan Oppen)
Now Hear This: Garage & Beat from the Norman Petty Vaults: Big Beat CDWIKD 263
Edmonton AB

Barry Allen: lead guitar, vocals
Wes Dakus: steel
Bob Clarke (guitar)
Stu Mitchell (drums)
Dennis Paul (bass).
Produced by Norman Petty, 1964
Compilation produced by Alec Palao, 2009
Recorded by Norman Petty at Norman Petty Recording Studios, Clovis New Mexico
Mastered by Nick Robbins

Barry Allen Rasmussen b. Edmonton AB July 29, 1945 / d. April 4, 2020

Allen began as the singer and rhythm guitarist for Wes Dakus and the Rebels who began recording back in 1959. In 1962 the band went down to Clovis, New Mexico and recorded a few songs for Norman Petty, the man who discovered Buddy Holly. They returned in 1964 and recorded a few more songs before Petty decided that Allen should release some songs under his own name with the Rebels backing him up. An album’s worth of material was recorded and released on Capitol Records in the US; a few singles from it were leased for Canadian distribution.

By 1967 the Rebels were no more. Eventually, Dakus built and operated a recording studio in Edmonton while Barry Allen put a new band together: Barry Allen and the Southbound Freeway.  This was also released on Capitol but failed to chart, thus Allen was abandoned by the label. From there he went into The Purple Haze but that didn’t go anywhere. By the early 1970s , doing a TV Show in Alberta with another band called Cheyenne Winter, it was obvious that Allen was barely keeping his head above water. He started another band called Barry Allen and The Lords, who eventually evolved into Privilege. But Privilege didn’t feel right and before recording their only album, he was replaced and migrated into another band called Painter with ex-members of one of Alberta’s other great 60s bands, The 49th Parallel.

Painter recorded an album and released a few singles, one of which charted as a hit: "West Coast Woman". Before being transformed into Hammersmith, Allen left the band. When his solo career fizzled, he teamed up with a few other bands in the '70s, before opening up a recording studio of his own, Homestead Recorders in Edmonton. Allen went on to record dozens of Alberta artists including Corb Lund, Wide Mouth Mason, Captain Tractor. Towards the end of his life he decided to get back into the studio himself and record a few songs for his friends and grandchildren to hear. He came down with cancer a few years ago and finally succumbed to it.

14. The Beau Brummels: Don’t Talk To Strangers
(Ron Elliott / Bob Durand)
Greatest Hits of the Beau Brummels: Rhino Records
San Francisco CA

Sal Valentino lead vocals, tambourine
Ron Elliott lead guitar, vocals
Ron Meagher bass guitar, vocals
Declan Mulligan rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
John Petersen drums
Produced by Sylvester (Sly Stone) Stewart, 1965
Leo de Gar Kulka engineer

The band's first full-length album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, released in April 1965. They were included in a 1965 episode of 'The Flintstones' in which the band gave an animated performance as the “Beau Brummelstones”.

Beau Brummels had taken their name from a term for an excessively well-dressed person. The group liked that the name sounded British, and knew that following the Beatles so closely in the alphabet would likely result in the bands' records being placed next to each other on record store shelves. The song has been criticized, however, for sounding too similar to The Byrds in regards to the harmonies and twelve-string guitar licks

15. Chet Atkins: Teen Scene!
(Chet Atkins)
Teen Scene!: Picwick – ACL-7005
Nashville TN

Chet Atkins: guitar
Others not listed
Produced by Anita Kerr, 1963
ReReleased on Pickwick – 1975
Recorded by Bill Porter at RCA 'Nashville Sound' Studios

Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001)

Chet was 39 when he recorded this song about The Teen Scene! Who was he hanging around with. His guitar speaks for him.

16. Björk
: Human Behaviour
(B. Gudmundsdottir, N. Hooper)
Debut: Elektra – CD 61468

Reykjavik, Iceland

Backing Vocals – Jhelisa Anderson
Bass – Luis Jardim
Brass – Gary Barnacle, Mike Mower, Oliver Lake
Drums, Percussion – Bruce Smith, Luis Jardim, Nellee Hooper
Guitar – Jon Mallison
Harp – Corki Hale*
Keyboards – Björk
Organ [Hammond] – Garry Hughes
Tabla – Talvin Singh

Produced by Nellee Hooper and Björk, 1993
Mastered At The Exchange By Mike Marsh

17. Stevie Ray Vaughan: Taxman
(George Harrison)
45 single bw The House Is Rockin’: Epic Records 34-78205
Dallas TX

Stevie Ray Vaughan: guitar, vocals
Tommy Shannon: bass
Chris Layton: drums
Recorded 1986 - Released 1995

Stephen Ray Vaughan b. October 3, 1954 Dallas, Texas / d. August 27, 1990 (35) East Troy, Wisconsin

This came out (on a vinyl 45) 11 years after it was recorded, as the B side to The House Is Rockin’. Just a masterful rendition of this classic Harrison number, although he’s taken out the references to the British Prime Ministers (Heath and Wilson) in his version.

18. LaVern Baker: Shake A Hand
(J Morris / Joe Morris)
Saved: Atlantic ‎Records 8050
Chicago

LaVern Baker: vocals
Stan Applebaum Orch
Produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler, 1961
Recorded 1960

Delores Evans b. Chicago November 11, 1926 / d. March 10, 1997 (67) Queens, New York

Baker began singing in Chicago clubs such as the Club DeLisa around 1946, often billed as Little Miss Sharecropper. She was billed as LaVern Baker when she sang with Todd Rhodes and his band in 1952. In 1953 she signed with Atlantic Records as a solo artist, her first release being "Soul on Fire". Her first hit came in early 1955, with the Latin-tempo "Tweedle Dee", which reached number 4 on the R&B chart. Baker toured Australia in 1957 as part of Lee Gordon's Big Show, performing with an number of rock 'n' roll bands including Bill Haley and the Comets. She appeared in the film Rock, Rock, Rock!

19. The Majestics: Security
(Otis Redding)
The Soul King Otis Redding: Arc Records AS 770
Toronto ON

Fred Keeler: guitar
Eric Robertson: piano
Chris Vickery: bass
Wes Morris: drums
John Crone: baritone sax
Orlie Gurerri: trombone
Russ Strathdee: tenor & alto sax
Brian Lucrow: trumpet
Produced by Tony DiMaria, 1969
Recorded at Bay Studio, Toronto by Gary Starr

Sax player John Crone came over from Bobby Kris and The Imperials. Drummer Wes Morris left Jon & Lee and The Checkmates. Guitarist Fred Keelor had previously played with David Clayton-Thomas in his first band, The Shays. Keeler would later form Jericho. Bass player Chris Vickery would later join Damage. Eric Robertson would become a top keyboard session player for Murray McLauchlan. They were the backing band for Shawne and Jay Jackson, an R&B, Toronto-based brother and sister act.



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