Side "C"
1. Canned Heat: Same All Over – 1969
2. Lee Cremo: Schubenacadie Reserve Reel – 1970? *
3. Johnny Cash: The Rebel Johnny Yuma – 1959
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Born On The Bayou – 1969
5. The Calhoun Twins: It’s Such A Pretty World Today – 1967
6. The Clash: London Calling – 1979
7. Bob Crewe Generation: Music To Watch Girls By – 1967
8. Patsy Cline: Hungry For Love – 1957
9. Les Chausettes Noires: Be Bop A Lula – 1965
10. Nat King Cole: Route 66 – 1946
11. The Chessmen: Love Didn’t Die – 1965 *
12. Bobby Curtola: Donna – 1965 *
13. Bruce Cockburn: Forty Years In The Wilderness – 2017 *
14. Climax Jazz Band: Bloor Street Breakdown – 1975 *
15. Chilliwack: I Got You Fixed – 1970 *
16. The Count Five: Mailman – 1969
17. The Cult: Memphis Hip Shake – 1987
18. David Celia: The Grind – 2015 *
19. Chicago Loop: She Comes To Me – 1966
20. The Casa Loma Orchestra w Glen Gray: Casa Loma Stomp – 1956 *
21. The Crickets: Willy And The Hand Jive – 1962
Side "G"
1. Benny Goodman Orchestra: One O’Clock Jump – 1937
2. Great Scots: Blue Monday – 1966 *
3. Garalou: Le dance de la lemonade – 1980 *
4. Golden Earring: King Dark – 1982
5. Steve Goodman: Don’t Do Me Any Favors Anymore – 1972
6. The Grassroots: Wake Up Wake Up – 1967
7. Davey Gibbs & The Country Hoppers: Old Vienna Special – 1962 *
8. Great Western Orchestra: Cowgirl’s Lullaby – 1989 *
9. Peter Green: Last Train To San Antone – 1981
10. Lorne Green: Ringo – 1964 *
11. BB Gabor: Consumer – 1980 *
12. Rufus Guinchard & Kelly Russell: Flowers of Edinburgh – 1995 *
13. Green Day: Espionage – 1997
14. Judy Garland: Over The Rainbow – 1939
15. Arthur Gee: Dimensions – 1971 *
16. Bill Garrett: Northshore Train – 1979 *
17. Scott Goudie: Renata – 1982 *
18. The Guess Who: Lightfoot – 1969 *
CanCon = 57%
And Now for The Particulars:
Side A
1. Canned Heat: Same All Over
(Canned Heat)
Hallelujah: Liberty Records LST 7618
Los Angeles, CA
Bob Hite: vocal, pigs
Alan Wilson: slide guitar
Henry Vestine: electric guitar, pigs
Larry Taylor: bass
Fito de la Parra: drums, pigs
Ernest Lane: organ
Elliot Ingber, Skip Diamond, Javier Batise: bg vocals
Produced by Skip Taylor and Canned Heat, 1969
Recorded by Richard Joseph Moore at I.D. Sound Recorders, Hollywood
The band was started by two blues enthusiasts Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 "Canned Heat Blues", a song about an alcoholic who had desperately turned to drinking Sterno, generically called "canned heat". The first big live appearance of Canned Heat was at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 17, 1967. A picture of the band taken at the performance was featured on the cover of Down Beat Magazine where an article complimented their playing, saying:
"Technically, Vestine and Wilson are quite possibly the best two-guitar team in the world.” They might not have been the best but they were mighty, damn close!
2. Lee Cremo: Schubenacadie Reserve Reel
(Lee Cremo)
Lee Cremo & The Eastern Variation: Audat Records – 477-9010
Eskasoni, Cape Breton Isle, NS
Lee Cremo: fiddle
Gabriel Sylibay: bass
Wilfred Paul: lead guitar
Joseph MacMullen: piano
Peter Sevens: drums
James Poulette: rhythm guitar
Produced by A Feeney, circa 1970
Recorded by Mas Kikuta at Audio Atlantic Studios, Halifax NS
Lee Cremo b Barra Head (Chapel Island), NS, 30 Dec 1938 / d. Eskasoni, NS, 10 Oct 1999 (60)
3. Johnny Cash: The Rebel Johnny Yuma
(Richard Markowitz, Andrew Fenady)
Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash: Columbia Records – CS 8853
Hendersonville TN
Johnny Cash - lead vocals & guitar
Marshall Grant - bass
Luther Perkins - electric guitar
Produced by Markowitz and Fenady, 1959
Compilation Album Produced, 1963
J.R. Cash b. February 26, 1932 Kingsland Arkansas / d. September 12, 2003 (71) Nashville
The Rebel series portrays the adventures of young Confederate army veteran Johnny Yuma, an aspiring writer, played by Nick Adams. Haunted by his memories of the American Civil War, Yuma, in search of inner peace, roams the American West, specifically the Texas Hill Country and South Plains. One of the actors who made several guest appearances on the show was George Dolenz (born Jure Dolenc b. January 5, 1908 – February 8, 1963), father of Monkee Mickey Dolenz.
The theme of the series must have appealed to Johnny Cash. The song perfectly captures the loneliness the soldier experiences as he wanders alone through the lawless American West. Cash did not write the song but you would never know it. It made it to number 24 on the country music chart in 1961, shortly before the series was canceled.
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Born On The Bayou
(John C Fogerty)
Single bw Proud Mary: Fantasy Records (mono) 619
San Francisco CA
Doug Clifford: bass
Stu Cook: drums
John Fogerty: guitar vocals
Tom Fogerty: guitar
Produced by John Fogerty, 1969
5. The Calhoun Twins: It’s Such A Pretty World Today
(Dale Noe)
Country Jet Set: Stop Records LP 10001
Ann Arbor MI
Jerry Calhoun
Jack Calhoun
Produced by Pete Drake & Shot Jackson, 1967
Jack & Jerry Calhoun b. September 17, 1939 Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jack Calhoun d. November 16, 2017 (78), Orlando FL
The Calhoun twins were raised in Kissimmee FLA started singing age 11. Both learned to fly jets & even owned one. After being discovered by Shot Jackson, they went to Nashville to record this, their 1st album on Stop Records. The brothers made their fortunes in Orlando, Florida, leasing luxury buses and jets to entertainers on tour. On March 19, 1982, tragedy struck when the plane carrying Ozzy Osbourne's famed guitarist Randy Rhoads crashed in Jerry Calhoun's Florida mansion.
6. The Clash: London Calling
(Joe Strummer / Mick Jones)
London Calling: Columbia Records 88875112701
London UK
Mick Jones: guitar, vocal
Joe Strummer: rhythm guitar, vocal
Paul Simonen: bass, vocal
Topper Headon: drums
Produced by Guy Stevens, 1979
Recorded by Bill Price and Jerry Green at Wessex Studios, London
Remastered by Tim Young and The Clash at Metroplois 2013
London Calling is the third studio album by The Clash. The title alludes to the BBC World Service's station identification: "This is London calling ...", which was used during World War II, often in broadcasts to occupied countries. Joe Strummer has said: "We felt that we were struggling about to slip down a slope or something, grasping with our fingernails. And there was no one there to help us. The song was used in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day. Joe Strummer later became a DJ for the BBC World Service, on a program called "Joe Strummer's London Calling". The song was performed live twice by Bob Dylan during his November 2005 residency at London's Brixton Academy
7. Bob Crewe Generation: Music To Watch Girls By
(S Ramon)
45 Single: DynoVoice Records 229
Newark NJ
Produced by Bob Crewe 1967
Recorded by Bill Szymczyk, George Schowerer
Robert Stanley Crewe b. Nov 12, 1930 Newark NJ / d. Sept 11, 2014 (83) Scarborough, Maine
He was known for producing a string of Top 10 singles in the early 1960s for the Four Seasons. His most successful songs included "Silhouettes" (co-written with Frank Slay); "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Rag Doll", "Silence Is Golden", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore), and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". He also had hit recordings with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Freddy Cannon, Lesley Gore, Michael Jackson, Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, Barry Manilow, and his own Bob Crewe Generation.
8. Patsy Cline: Hungry For Love
(W Stevenson / Eddie Miller)
A Legend: Everest Records EV 5223
Gore VA
Patsy Cline: vocals
Hank Garland: guitar
Grady Martin: guitar
Harold Bradley: bass
Jack Shook: acoustic guitar
Bob Moore: acoustic bass
Ferris Coursey: drums
Owen Bradley: piano
Anita Kerr Singers
Song Produced by Owen Bradley 1957
Album Produced 1963
Recorded at Bradley Film and Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Virginia Patterson Hensley September 8, 1932 Gore, Virginia / d. March 5, 1963 (30) near Camden, TN
Up until Patsy Cline's recordings in the late 1950s and early 1960s there were only a handful of country and western female singers; and the title of queen belonged solely to Kitty Wells. It was Cline who dethroned Wells with classic performances on cuts like "Walkin' After Midnight" and the Willie Nelson composition "Crazy," which combined the pop characteristics of Patti Page and Kay Starr with the hillbilly traits of Hank Williams.
9. Les Chaussettes Noires: Be Bop A Lula
(G Vesta / C Moine / G Vincent / ST Davis)
The Chaussettes Noires Story: Barclay Records CBLP 2045
Paris, FR
Claude Moine, a.k.a. Eddy Mitchell (vocals)
William Benaïm (guitar solo)
Tony D'Arpa (rhythm guitar)
Aldo Martinez (bass guitar)
Jean-Pierre Chichportich (drums)
Produced 1965
The group got together in 1960, one of the first French bands to play rock n’ roll (along with Les Chats Sauvages). They recorded Be Bop A Lula in that same year and followed it up with several successful singles before the 1962 with the departure of Mitchell for his military service. The group stopped recording in late 1964.
10. Nat King Cole: (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
(Bob Troup)
The Nat King Cole Story: Capitol Records SW 1926
Montgomery Alabama
Nat King Cole: piano, vocals
Oscar Moore: guitar
Johnny Miller: double bass
Song first produced, 1946
Album Produced by Lee Gillette, 1961
Recorded at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles
US Route 66 was formally established on November 11, 1926. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago through the states of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica, California covering nearly 4000 kms. It was recognized in popular culture by both the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television series, which aired from 1960 to 1964. In John Steinbeck's classic American novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), “Route 66" symbolized escape and loss.
This song was also featured on Cole’s 1956 album, After Midnight.
11. 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.
12. Bobby Curtola: Donna
(Ritchie Valens)
12 Golden Hits: Tartan Records LPTA-107
Thunder Bay ON
Bobby Curtola (ead vocals)
Larry French (lead guitar, vocals)
Gary French (guitar, drums)
Milt Budarick (bass guitar)
Bert DesRochers (piano)
Tom Ambeau (drums, guitar)
Produced by Basil and Dyer Hurdon, 1965
Compilation produced 1967
Robert Allen Curtola b. April 17, 1943 Port Arthur ON (Thunder Bay) / d. June 4, 2016 (73) Edmonton
He began performing at age 15 with a band called Bobby and the Bobcats, singing at high school assemblies. The Hurdons, Basil and Dyer, who owned Tartan Records, wrote all of Bobby’s songs, and their first one, “Hand In Hand with You” was recorded at a radio station in Thunder Bay, released as a “45” on their Tartan label in January 1960. Over the subsequent years, the singer had many songs on the Canadian music charts beginning with "Hand in Hand With You" in 1960. In 1966 he won a RPM Gold Leaf Award for becoming the first Canadian to have an album go gold. This was a pre-Juno Award!
13. Bruce Cockburn: Forty Years In The Wilderness – 2017 *
(Bruce Cockburn)
Bone On Bone: True North Records TND 678V
Ottawa ON
Bruce Cockburn: charango, dulcimer, vocal
John Dymond: bass
Gary Craig: drums, percussion
Colin Linden: slide guitar
John Aaron Cockburn: accordion, harmony
Mary Gautier & San Francisco Lighthouse Chorus: bg vocals
Produced by Colin Linden, 2017
Recorded by Matthew Wright with Jaycob Bellochi
Mixed by Colin Linden at Pinhead Recorders, Nashville TN
Recorded by Matthew Wright, Jaycob Bellochio, Ben Bacey & Nate Neusada at Fantasy Studio, Berkeley CA
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Great to have Colin Linden back producing Cockburn again. Using the Rodeo King’s rhythm section, the album showcases a spiritual exposure of where they’re at today. From one of Canada’s best poet songwriters. And it was released on vinyl!
14. Climax Jazz Band: Bloor Street Breakdown
(Bob Erwig)
The Entertainers: United Artists / Canadian Talent Library UALA 254D
Toronto ON
Geoff Holmes: trombone
Bruce Bakewell: clarinet
Bob Erwig: trumpet
Juergen Hesse: banjo
Chris Daniels: bass
Craig Barrett: drums
Produced by Mal Thompson, 1978
Recorded by George Semkiw and Russell Brewes at RCA Toronto Studios
Climax Jazz Band’s first gig was at Albert’s Hall, at Toronto’s Brunswick House, in May 1971. Like The Metro Stompers, they were a British-style trad jazz band known for their wide variety of tunes. They celebrated 50th birthday on November 13. They still play every Saturday afternoon 3-6pm their (at SmokeShow , the old Chick’N’Deli) 744 Mt. Pleasant Rd. for our
15. Chilliwack: I Got You Fixed
(Glenn Miller)
Chilliwack: Parrot Records - PAS-71040
Vancouver, BC
Bill Henderson: guitar, piano, vocals
Claire Lawrence: flute, piano, organ, saxophone, vocals
Ross Turney: drums
Glenn Miller: bass, guitar
Produced by Claire Lawrence & Chilliwack - 1970
Recorded at, A&R Studios, New York
First Chilliwack album after the fall of The Collectors after Howie Vickers left the group in 1969. This was before they went commercial.
16. Count Five: Mailman
(Hal Winn / Maurice Rodgers)
45 single bw Pretty Big Mouth: Double Shot Records DS 299
San Jose CA
John "Sean" Byrne - vocals, rhythm guitar
John "Mouse" Michalski - fuzz guitar
Craig "Butch" Atkinson - drums
Kenn Ellner - harmonica
Roy Chaney - fender bass guitar
Produced by Hal Winn, Joseph Hooven, Maurice Rodgers, 1969
After going by the name The Squires for a short time, along with several line-up changes, the Count Five came into being in 1964. Their shtick? Count Five were known locally in San Jose, CA for wearing Count Dracula-style capes when playing live. Known only for their massive hit song Psychotic Reaction, the band was never able to follow up the hit with anything even remotely as successful. An album was rushed out, containing some ill-conceived originals, but nothing that the group did after "Psychotic Reaction" seemed to work in their favour. Mailman was the last single released by the struggling band before breaking up. In 2006, Count Five was among the first bands inaugurated into the San Jose Rock Hall of Fame.
17. The Cult: Memphis Hip Shake
(Astbury / Duffy)
Electric: Beggars Banquet Records 830916-1
Bradford, West Yorkshire UK
Ian Astbury: vocal, tambourine
Billy Duffy: guitars
Jamie Stewart: bass
Les Warner: drums
Produced by Rick Rubin, 1987
Recorded by Rick Ruben and Andy Wallace
The band formed in 1983. Before calling themselves The Cult in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. The band played their final performance in Manchester in February 1983, meaning after only sixteen months the gig was over.
18. David Celia: The Grind
(David Celia)
Double Mind: Seedling Music 088907212580
Toronto
David Celia: guitars, vocals
Clive Anderson: drums
Ed Pastorini: piano
Michelle Casillas: bg vocal
Burke Carroll: pedal steel
Produced by David Celia, 2015
Recorded and Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House of Miracles
I’ve been a David Celia fan since hearing his first CD. Every release since then has been a treat for my ears, music just the way that I like it. He’s just sent me promo material for his latest project, an album recorded with his wife, Marla. While it’s going to be released in August, the LPs won’t be ready until the fall. I’ll do a preview for it on the program in a few weeks. But for now, we’ll just settle for his 2015 vinyl release of Double Mind.
19. Chicago Loop: She Comes To Me
(J Novy / B Slawson / C Riale / J Siomos)
45 single bw This Must Be The Place: Bell Records 226
Chicago IL
Bob Slawson (vocals)
Judy Novy (vocals)
John Savanna, alternate touring (guitar)
Barry Goldberg (piano)
Carmine Riale (bass)
John Siomos (drums)
Mike Bloomfield (Lead guitar)
Produced by Bob Crewe, 1966
Arranged and Conducted by Al Kasha
This was the only single the original band put out. Afterwards, Slawson put together a new version of the band who signed to Mercury Records but didn’t accomplish very much. The band did a commercial for Macleans toothpaste in 1966 and it’s thought that Bloomfield played guitar for it. Bob Crewe, the group’s producer, produced their only hit single “(When She Needs Good Lovin’) She Comes to Me,” which made a crack at the Top 40 in 1966. Later singles failed to click and the band broke up soon afterwards. Keyboard player Barry Goldberg and guitarist Mike Bloomfield soon left to join Electric Flag.
20. Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra: Casa Loma Stomp
(Eugene Gifford)
Casa Loma In Hi-Fi!: Capitol Records W 747
NYC
Mannie Klein, trumpet
Shorty Sherock, trumpet
Joe Howard, Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, trombones
Murry McEachern, alto sax
Babe Russin, tenor sax
Gus Bivona, clarinet, sax
Ray Sherman, piano
Chuck Gentry, Skeets Herfurt, Ted Nash, saxes
Conrad Gozzo, trumpets
Walter Benson, trombone
Mike Rubin, bass
George Van Eps, guitar
Nick Fantool, drums
Produced by Glen Gray, 1956
Recorded June 1956 at Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood
The band was first put together in 1927 as the Orange Blossoms. They adopted the name "Casa Loma" when they first started recording in 1929, shortly after it played an eight-month engagement at Casa Loma in Toronto, which was being operated as a hotel at the time. The funny thing was, band never played at Casa Loma under that name, still appearing as the Orange Blossoms. By 1950, the Casa Loma band had ceased touring as its leader Glen Gray retired to live in Massachusetts. Gray still put out records using the Casa Loma name, using prominent California session musicians, this tune being one of them.
21. The Crickets: Willy And The Hand Jive
(Johnny Otis)
Rock ‘n Roll Street Vol II, 1961-70: United Artists UAS 5669
Lubbock, TX
Jerry Allison: drums
Sonny Curtis: guitar
Jerry Naylor: lead vocals
Glen Hardin: keyboards
Produced by Snuff Garrett, 1962
Compilation album produced circa 1970
After Buddy Holly left the band, the Crickets utilized the singing of various vocalists – they even did an album with Bobby Vee! In 1962 they recorded Willy And the Hand Jive for their album Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else. The album did very well and was followed by a trip to England where they impressed a lot of up and coming young bands.
Side B
1. Benny Goodman Orchestra: One O’Clock Jump
(Count Basie)
Benny Goodman Plays Selections From The Benny Goodman Story: Capitol Records – S-706
NYC
Clarinet – Benny Goodman
Alto Saxophone – Hymie Shertzer, Phil Bodner
Bass – Milt Hinton
Drums – Bobby Donaldson
Guitar – Tony Mottola
Piano – Dick Hyman
Tenor Saxophone – Al Klink, Peanuts Hucko
Trombone – Urbie Green, Will Bradley
Trumpet – Billy Butterfield, Carl Poole, Chris Griffin , Harry James , Jimmy Maxwell
Produced 1941
Recorded in New York City, NY January 5, 1938
Benjamin David Goodman b. May 30, 1909 Chicago / d. June 13, 1986 (aged 77) NYC
This song was also recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 1939. Rush drummer Neil Peart included "One O'Clock Jump" in his drum solos on the band's concert tours in 2002 and 2004.
2. The Great Scots: Blue Monday
(Dave Bartholomew)
45 single bw Show Me The Way: Challenge Records 59339
Halifax NS
Rick McNeil (vocals)
Bill Schnare (guitar)
Wayne Forrest (guitar)
Gerry Archer (drums)
Dave Isner (bass)
Produced by Richard Delvy, 1966
One of the most progressive east coast rock bands (even tho’ they wore kilts and frilly ties onstage), got to appear on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. Originally known around Halifax as The Shadows (1963) and then The Beavers (who wore Mohawk haircuts) who released a hit cover version of The Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" (1964) before settling on the name The Great Scots by Christmas 1964. They toured the US and got to play on Shindig! They worked the States until bassist Dave Isner was drafted into the US army, changed their name (again) to Free For All and after releasing some unsuccessful singles returned home to Halifax where they retired to obscurity.
3. Garalou: Le danse de la limonade
(Trad)
Garalou: London Records LFS-9032
QC
Marc Lalonde : Bass and vocals
Michel Lalonde : Guitar and vocals
Michel (Stan) Deguire : Drums and percussions
Gaston Gagnon : Electric guitar and vocals
Reginald Guay : Keyboards and vocals
Bobby Lalonde: fiddle
Raynald Wiseman: sax
Produced by Edward Stasium Jr & Garalou, 1980
Recorded by Edward Stasium Jr & Marc Fleury
Formed 1975 & lasted till 1983 took a decade off and have performed occasionally since 93. It was originally called Loupgarou, but had to change its name after being sued by a dance troupe named Les Loups-garous Garolou has won two Felix Awards for the albums Garolou (1978) and Romancero (1980) and a Gold certification for the album Garolou (1978).
Le danse de la limonade is a Cajun country favourite, performed here by a Quebecois band. It’s all about swearing off partying and alcohol on Saturday nights only to repeat this a week later! Apparently the singer makes a big pig out of himself.
4. Golden Earring: King Dark
(M Gerritsen / B Hay)
45 single bw Twilight Zone: Polydor Records T1 2102
The Hague NL
Rinus Gerritsen – bass, keyboards, guitar, harmonica
George Kooymans – guitar, vocals
Barry Hay – vocals, guitar, flute, saxophone
Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums, percussion
Produced by Shell Schellekens, 1982
Recorded by John Kriek at Trident Studios, London
Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961
5. Steve Goodman: Don’t Do Me Any Favors Anymore
(Steve Goodman)
Somebody Else’s Troubles: Buddah Records BDS 5121
Chicago ILL
Bill Keith, pedal steel
Steve Mosley, drums
Larry Packer, fiddle
Steve Burgh, bass, guitar
Maria Mulaur, harmony
Produced by Arif Mardin, 1972
Recorded Harry Yarmark at Bell Sound, New York City
6. The Grass Roots: Wake Up Wake Up
(PF Sloan / Steve Barri)
Golden Grass Their Greatest Hits: ABC Dunhill Records DS 50047
Los Angeles CA
Bass, Backing Vocals – Rob Grill
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Rick Coonce
Guitar, Bass – Bobby Ray*, Joe Osborn, P.F. Sloan
Keyboards – Larry Knechtel
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Creed Bratton
Percussion – "Bones" Howe
Percussion [Additional] – Hal Blaine
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Warren Entner
Produced by PF Sloan & Steve Barri 1967
Recorded by Chuck Britz
Originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Weren’t actually a real band. Various lineups of touring musicians were used. Probably none of them ever played on the actual recordings. Sloan & Barri used The Wrecking Crew on most of them.
7. Davey Gibbs & His Country Hoppers!: Old Vienna Special
(Garry Watt)
The Country Kid: RCA Camden ¬ CAL-704
Kingston ON
Davey Gibbs: guitar
Garry “Gizz” Watt: fiddle
Fred Ryan: steel
Paul Gurry: acoustic guitar
Larry Protheroe: bass
Smokey: faithful canine mascot
Produced by Marcel LeBlanc,¬ 1962
Recorded by Harry Bragg
David William "Davey, The Country Kid" Gibbs d. Belleville ON, 2000
Band originated in 1948 as ‘Riders of the Southern Trails’. They were hired to play the ‘Massey-Ferguson International Plowing Match’ as well as ‘The World’s Original FJamboree in Wheeling WV. They even toured with Grand Ole Opry favourites, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper and their Clinch Mountain Clan. They recorded two albums. They were regularly featured on Kingston, ON radio and TV for many years. Fiddler Garry ‘Gizz’ Watt, who wrote this song, went on to have his own solo career.
Old Vienna was once a very popular beer brewed by the O’Keefe Brewery of Ontario
8. Great Western Orchestra: Cowgirl’s Lullaby
(Cindy Church)
GWO: Centerfire Records - BFZ 80137
Turner Valley, AB
Cindy Church: vocal
Nathan Tinkham: guitars, vocal
David Wilkie: mandolin, tenor guitar, vocal
John Hyde: bass
Thom Moon: drums
Stewart MacDougall: keys
Produced by The GWO, 1989
Recorded by Richard Harrow at Living Room Studios, Calgary
Cindy Church b. Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, 1958
Cindy Church first came to prominence as a back up singer for Ian Tyson as a member of the Chinook Arch Raiders. David Wilkie and Nathan Tinkham were also in that band and formed The Great Western Orchestra with her. The group recorded an album for Sony Music Canada and received a 1990 Juno Award nomination for Best Country Group or Duo. Church won Female Artist of the Year at the 1993 Alberta Country Music Awards. That same year, she joined singer-songwriters Sylvia Tyson, Caitlin Hanford and Colleen Peterson to form the country and folk music group Quartette. She is also a member of the group ‘Lunch at Allen's’.
This was Cindy Church’s first recorded composition.
9. Peter Green: Last Train To San Antone
(MD Green)
Whatcha Gonna Do?: PVK Records PET-1
London UK
Peter Green: lead guitar, vocals
Ronnie Johnson: rhythm guitar
Paul Westland or Mo Foster: bass
Roy Shipston: keys
Dave Mattacks: drums
Lennox Langton: percussion
Jeff Daly: sax
Produced by Peter Vernon-Kell, 1981
Recorded by Mike Cooper at either Rock City, Shepperton or Matrix Studios
Peter Allen Greenbaum b. 29 Oct 1946 London UK / d. 25 July 2020 (73) Canvey Island, Essex
10. Lorne Greene: Ringo
(Don Robertson / Hal Blair)
Welcome To The Ponderosa: RCA Victor Dynagroove Recording – LSP 2843
Ottawa ON
Lorne Greene: vocals
Don Ralke: orch conductor
Produced by Joe Reisman, 1964
Recorded by John Norman at RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood CA
Lyon Himan Green b. February 12, 1914, Ottawa / d. Sept 11, 1987 Santa Monica CA (72)
Starred as Ben Cartwright on Bonanza and as Commander Adama in the original series of Battlestar Galactica. Greene began acting while attending Queen's University in Kingston ON, on the campus radio station CFRC. Upon graduation he found a job as a radio broadcaster for the CBC. During WW2 he was the principal newsreader of the CBC National News. That’s where he got the nickname "The Voice of Canada", although listeners started calling him "The Voice of Doom". In 1955, he was cast as Ludwig van Beethoven on American TV.
11. BB Gabor: Consumer
(BB Gabor / Leon Stevenson)
BB Gabor: Anthem Records ANR-1-1020
Toronto ON
BB Gabor: guitar, vocals
Peter Follett: bass
Terry Brown: tambourine
Mike Sloski: drums
Produced by Terry Brown & BB Gabor, 1980
Recorded at Beach Recorders, Toronto by Terry Brown
Mixed at Soundstage
Gabor Hegedus (b. Hungary 1948 d. Toronto 17 January 1990)
fled with his parents to England in 1956 at the time of the Hungarian Revolution. Moved to Toronto 1971
12. Rufus Guinchard w Kelly Russell: Flowers of Edinburgh
(Trad)
Newfoundland Fiddler: Pigeon Inlet PIPCD 7333
Hawke's Bay, NL
Kelly Russell: guitar
Rufus Guinchard: violin
Produced by Kelly Russell, 1995
Recorded by Kelly Russell, Hawke's Bay NL 1981 and Jason Whelan at Sound Solution, St. John's
13. Green Day: Espionage
(Billie Joe Armstrong / Mike Dirnt / Tre Cool)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Maverick Records CDW 47348
East Bay CA
Billie Joe Armstrong: lead vocals, guitars
Mike Dirnt: bass
Tré Cool: drums, percussion, backing vocals
Produced by Green Day, 1999
Recorded 1997
Green Day were founded in 1987. (They were originally called Sweet Children). Green Day has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. The group has been nominated for 20 Grammy awards and has won five of them. Not too bad at all!
14. Judy Garland: Over The Rainbow
(Yip Harburg / Harold Arlen)
Over The Rainbow: Pickwick/33 Records: SPC-3078
Grand Rapids MN
Judy Garland: vocal
Arranged by Murray Cutter
Produced 1939
Compilation LP produced 1967
Recorded on the MGM Soundstage, Hollywood CA
Frances Ethel Gumm b. June 10, 1922 Grand Rapids, MN / d. London UK June 22, 1969 (47).
Originally recorded for The Wizard of Oz on October 7, 1938, the song was re-recorded for commercial release in September, 1939 after the release of the film. The original movie soundtrack was not released until 1956 to coincide with the television premiere of The Wizard of Oz.
Judy Garland began performing on the Vaudeville circuit with her two siblings as The Gumm Sisters but suffering jokes of their name they changed it to the Garland Sisters in 1934. Judy was selected in a 1935 audition with MGM for a screen test which eventually lead her to the lead role in The Wizard of Oz.
15. 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 Riki Gee, fiddler. He currently plays with Jeff Bird, Tony Quarrington & Randall Coryell.
16. Bill Garrett: Northshore Train
(Bill Garrett)
Bill Garrett: Posterity / Woodshed Records PWS 014
Montreal QC
Bill Garrett: guitars, vocals
Curly Boy Stubbs: guitar
Pepe Francis: electric guitars, dobro
David Essig: mandolin
Ron Dann: pedal steel, dobro
Kim Brandt: bass
Dave Lewis: drums
Produced by Paul Mills, 1979
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Cover by Ian Bell
Bill Garrett was a CBC radio producer / engineer who was right into folk music. He eventually teamed up with a CBC contemporary, Paul Mills who went by the stage name of Curly Boy Stubbs. Together they played gigs for over 20 years and helped form the nucleus of Borealis Records with Grit Laskin and Ken Whiteley. This is the only solo vinyl output by Garrett, recorded by Daniel Lanois at the legendary Grant Avenue Studios.
17. Scott Goudie: Renata
(S Goudie / N Bishop)
Renata, Quay Records CS-8077
St. John’s NL
Scott Goudie: guitar
Neil Bishop: guitar
“Teddy” MacNeil: drums
Skip Abbott: bass
Charlie Wade: percussion
Rick Hollett: bg vocal
Jamie Snider: fiddle, guitar
Peter Narvaez: guitar
Production: Scott Goudie & Neil Bishop, 1982
Engineering: Neil Bishop & Claude Caines
Mixing: Neil Bishop; Arrangement: Scott Goudie
Recorded at Clode Sound Productions, Stephenville, NL, Dec. ’81 Apr. ‘82
born in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1955
18. Guess Who: Lightfoot
(Burton Cummings / Randy Bachman / Robert Matheson)
Wheatfield Soul: Nimbus 9 Records
Winnipeg MB
Burton Cummings: keys, lead vocal
Randy Bachman: guitar, vocal
Jim Kale: bass, vocal
Garry Peterson: drums
Ben McPeek: music director
Produced by Jack Richardson, 1968
Recorded by David Greene and Elliot Scheiner at A&R Studios, NYC
Released March, 1969
This song, on the band’s first full LP with Burton Cummings as lead vocalist, speaks of bass guitarist John Stockfish, The Riverboat, session player Charlie McCoy and Red Shea; it mentions several of Lightfoot’s songs: Black Day In July, Crossroads, Rosanna and the Early Morning Rain and of course, the Go Go Girl.
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