Side A: Years In Song

1.   The Sadies w Kurt Vile: The Good Years – 2017 *
2.   Jeff Beck: Constipated Duck – 1975
3.   Rhinoceros: That Time Of The Year – 1969
4.   Wilf Carter: Whatever Happened To All Those Years – 1988 *
5.   Mary Margaret O’Hara: Year In Song – 1987 *
6.   The Squeeze: Hits Of The Year – 1985
7.   Boston Pops Orchestra: Battle of 1812 – 1975
8.   Eddie Boyd: Five Long Years – 1952
9.   Third Bardo: I’m Five Years Ahead of My Time – 1967
10. Colin Linden: Seven Year Itch – 1980 *
11. Bruce Cockburn: Forty Years In The Wilderness – 2017 *
12. Big Ben Banjo Band: Kerry Dances – 1961
13. Scotty Stevenson: Fifty Years From Now – 1965 *
14. Andrew Cash Band: 100 Years – 1989 *
15. Diesel Dave & The Extra Gang: 100 Years Of Rail – 1982 *
16. Johnny MacLeod: One Million Years – 1985 *
17. FM: Dialing For Dharma – 1978 *
18. The Rolling Stones: 2000 Light Years From Home – 1967

Side B: White Songs

1.   Waylon Jennings: White Lightning – 1964
2.   The Harmonizers: White Earth River Polka – circa 1975*
3.   La Dusseldorf: White Overalls – 1978
4.   The Clash: White Riot – 1977
5.   Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit – 1966
6.   It’s A Beautiful Day: White Bird – 1969
7.   Minnie White: Starlite Afternoon – 1978 *
8.   Chet Atkins: Teen Scene – 1963
9.   Stevedore Steve: Highway White Lines – 1971 *
10. The Flying Burrito Brothers: White Line Fever – 1979
11. Willie P Bennett: White Lines – 1975 *
12. Liona Boyd: Campanas del Alba – 1974 *
13. Mothers Of Invention: White Port Lemon Juice – 1970
14. Ron Scott: The White Rose – 1957 *
15. Faith Nolan: Brown Black And White Blues – 1989 *
16. Motherlode: Oh! See The White Light – 1969 *
17. Painted Ship: Little White Lies – 1966 *
18. Emile Benoit: Skeleton Reel / Flying Reel – 1979 *
19. Cream: White Room – 1967

CanCon = 54%

Side A: Years In Song

1.   The Sadies with Kurt Vile: The Good Years
(The Sadies)
Northern Passages: YepRoc Records YEP-2493
Ontario
Kurt Vile: lead vocals
Mike Belitsky: drums
Sean Dean: bass
Dallas Good: guitars, keys, banjo, vocals
Travis Good: guitars, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
Produced by Dallas Good, 2017
Recorded by Guillermo Subauste in Margaret Good’s Basement, Newmarket ON
Mixed at Pacha Sound
Mastered by Peter J Moore at The E Room, Toronto

Over the years The Sadies have put out records with other artists: Buffy St. Marie for one! Here’s a collaboration between Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile and the band which appears on their latest album, Northern Passages (vinyl!).
 
2.   Jeff Beck: Constipated Duck
(Jeff Beck)
Blow By Blow: Epic Records WPE 33409
London UK
Jeff Beck: guitars
Max Middleton: keys
Phil Chenn: bass
Richard Bailey: drums, percussion
Produced by George Martin,  1975
Recorded by Denim Bridges at AIR Studios, London

Geoffrey Arnold Beck b. 24 June 1944  Wallington, Surrey, England

3.   Rhinoceros: That Time Of The Year
(Alan Gerber)
Rhinoceros: Elektra ‎– EKS-74030
Los Angeles
John Finley: vocals
Alan Gerber: piano
Danny Weis: guitar, piano
Doug Hastings: guitar
Michael Fonfara: organ
Jerry "The Bear" Penrod: bass
Billy Mundi: drums, percussion
Produced by Paul A Rothchild, 1969
Recorded by John Haeny

Michael Fonfara b. August 11, 1946 Stevensville, ON / d. January 8, 2021 (74) Toronto

Fonfara's career as a professional musician commenced in 1963, when he started playing in the Toronto band, Lee Jackson & The Checkmates, which evolved into Jon and Lee & The Checkmates. When John and Lee & The Checkmates broke up in September 1967, Fonfara worked briefly with David Clayton-Thomas and then, during the months of November and December, 1967, toured and recorded with The Electric Flag, featuring Buddy Miles and Michael Bloomfield. Fonfara replaced keyboardist and founding Electric Flag member Barry Goldberg. He was then selected by producer Paul Rothchild as a member of the Elektra Records' hand-picked, "supergroup", Rhinoceros, in December 1967. Fonfara was the co-writer of the band's major hit, "Apricot Brandy", and recorded three albums with the group.

After Rhinoceros, Fonfara joined a band called Blackstone (1972) before becoming an indispensible member of Lou Reed’s band. In 1976, Fonfara was a member of controversial Toronto-based band Rough Trade, acting as keyboard player and arranger on their first album. He left the band at the end of 1977 in a dispute over money. After that he recorded with Foreigner. In the 1980s, Fonfara returned to Toronto, where he became a key member of the Canadian R&B band The Lincolns. He also played regularly with Toronto’s Downchild.

4.   Wilf Carter: Whatever Happened to All Those Years
(Wilf Carter)
Whatever Happened to All Those Years: RCA - KZL 1-7114
Port Hilford NS
Wilf Carter: guitar, vocal
Unknown back up musicians
Produced by Jack Feeney May 1988
Recorded by Hayward Parrott and Martin Lee at McClear Place, Toronto

Wilfred Arthur Charles Carter b. December 18, 1904 Port Hilford, NS / d. December 5, 1996, Scottsdale AZ

In 1988, Carter recorded his last album, What Ever Happened to All Those Years. In 1991, at age 86, he made his last concert tour, appropriately called The Last Round-up Tour, with shows throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Manitoba. He retired the following year, due to his loss of hearing.

 5.   Mary Margaret O’Hara: Year In Song
(Mary Margaret O’Hara)
Miss America: Virgin Records - VL 2559
Toronto ON
Mary Margaret O’Hara: vocals
Rusty McCarthy, guitar
Hendrik Riik, bass
Michael Sloski, drums
Produced by Mary Margaret O'Hara and Michael Brook 1988
Recorded by Paul Cobbold at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales UK;
Joe Primeau at Phase One Studios, Toronto; Stephen Traub at Comfort Sound, Toronto
Mixed at Comfort Sound by Michael Brook and Mary Margaret O'Hara
Mastered at The Townhouse, London UK

6.   The Squeeze: Hits of the Year
(Glenn Tilbrook / Chris Difford)
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti: A&M Records  3339
London UK
Chris Difford – guitar, backing vocals
Glenn Tilbrook – guitars, keyboards, horns, lead & backing vocals
Jools Holland – keyboards, backing vocals
Keith Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
Gilson Lavis – drums
Produced by Laurie Latham, 1985

In the United States and Canada, the band and album were dubbed UK Squeeze owing to legal conflicts arising from a contemporary American band called "Tight Squeeze". The "U.K." was dropped for all subsequent releases. In Australia, the same name change was used due to legal conflicts arising from an existing Sydney-based band also called "Squeeze". Albums in Australia were credited to UK Squeeze up to and including 1985's Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti.

7.   Boston Pops Orchestra: 1812 Overture
(Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky)
1812 Overture / Ravel’s Bolero: Deutche Grammophon – 2584 003
Boston MS
Arthur Fiedler: conductor
Produced by Karl Faust, 1975
Recorded by Gunter Hermanns

Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979)

Composed in 1880 when Tchaikovsky was 40, he thought the overture was very noise, written without much love and probably not of much artistic value. The Cannons  were difficult to record: artillery fired in the open air sounds impressive, but when recorded sound like popguns so they used three shotguns loaded with black powder and were overdubbed (Fielder used earplugs). 1st Classical conductor to embrace the music of The Beatles

8.   Eddie Boyd: Five Long Years
(Eddie Boyd)
45 single: Job Records 45-1007
Chicago IL
Eddie Boyd: piano
Unknown Session Players
Produced 1952
Recorded at Modern Recording Studio, Chicago

Edward Riley Boyd b. Shelby Miss, November 25, 1914 / d. July 13, 1994 Helsinki, Finland

Boyd moved to the Beale Street district of Memphis, Tennessee, in 1936. Made his first recordings under his own name, in 1947. Unhappy with the racial discrimination he faced in the United States, Boyd moved to Belgium, where he recorded with Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie on the album “7936 South Rhodes” (1968 for Mike Vernon’s Blue Horizon Records).

9.   Third Bardo: I’m Five Years Ahead of My Time
(Rusty Evans / Vicky Pike)
45 single bw Rainbow Life: Roulette Records R 4742
NYC
Bruce Ginsberg, drums
Damian Kelly, bass
Jeffrey Monn, vocals
Richie Seslowe, guitar
Ricky Goldklang, lead guitar
Produced by Teddy Randazzo, 1967

Their name is a reference to the book The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Five Years Ahead of My Time" received some radio exposure until it was pulled for its perceived drug references. The Third Bardo only had one recording session, recorded six tracks but only released this one single. 

10. Colin Linden: Seven Year Itch
(C Linden)
Live!!!!!: Ready Records - LR011
Toronto ON
David R Hayes, bass
Bucky Berger, drums
Jody Golick, sax
Bruce Moffet, drums
Produced by Colin Linden, 1980
Recorded by Doug McClement and Blair Packham at Larry's Hideaway, Toronto

The bar was located in the basement of the Prince Carlton Hotel on the north-west corner of Allan Gardens, on Carlton at Jarvis St. The room was a restaurant prior to 1961, when it became a jazz venue.

Starting in the late 1970s, the venue was booked by the "Two Garys". Acts who played there included Rush, Billy Bragg, FM, Nina Hagen, L'Etranger, Slayer, Teenage Head, Goddo, The Diodes, The Fall, Nick Cave, R.E.M., Black Flag, Tragically Hip amongst dozens of other amazing bands.

The bar closed in the summer of 1986 and the building burnt to the ground in 1991.

11. Bruce Cockburn: Forty Years In The Wilderness
(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!
   
12. Big Ben Banjo Band: Kerry Dances (trad) / How Can You Buy Killarny (Kennedy / Grandland /Morrison / Stells) / Come Back To Erin (trad)
Big Ben In Ireland 45 EP: Columbia Records UK – ESG 7861
UK
Norrie Paramor: conductor
Produced by Norrie Paramor, 1961

Norrie Paramor, admitted that he had only formed the Big Ben Banjo Band for a joke and had been surprised at its success

13. Scotty Stevenson with The Canadian Nighthawks: Fifty Years From Now
(Buck Owens / Gordon Alexandre  / Scotty Stevenson)
The Versatile: London Records EB 85
Montreal QC
Scotty Stevenson: guitar, vocals
Buddy Ackers: steel
Johnny Brown: fiddle
Ruthie MacLean: bass
Bernie MacLean: drums
Produced 1965

Scotty Stevenson b. Onoway Alberta July 25, 1932 / d. Edmonton AB Nov 21, 2001

14. Andrew Cash Band: 100 Years
(Andrew Cash)
Boomtown: Island Records ISL 1237
Toronto
Graydon Nichols electric guitar, dobro, vocals
Glenn Milchem drums & percussion
Paul Taylor bass, vocals
Jim Ediger piano, Hammond organ, accordion, fiddle, vocals
Andrew Cash vocals, electric & acoustic guitar
Produced by Don Dixon, 1989
Recorded by Mark Williams with Jim Perry at Reflection Sound, Charlotte NC
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC

Andrew Cash (born January 22, 1962) 2nd Album by Andrew Cash & The Ambassadors: The video for the title track won the Juno Award. Song was a colaboration w Chuck Angus who also sang it in The Grievous Angels.

15. Diesel Dave & The Extra Gang: 100 Years Of Rail
(T Chase)
Tamarack: WRC3-1956
North Bay ON
Ted Chase: vocal
Produced by Ted Chase, 1982

Celebrating 100 years of rail in North Bay, Ontario which was also the headquarters for the Ontario Northland Railway which serviced Ontario’s northeastern corridor from North Bay to Moosonee.

16. Johnny MacLeod with The Young Pioneers: One Million Years
(Johnny MacLeod)
Dynamite In The Stove: True North Records – TN60
Richvale ON
Johnny MacLeod, guitar, vocal
Shane Adams, bass
Taras Chkornowol, violin
Michael Lengyell, drums
Lee Whalen, bg vocals          
Produced by Jon Goldsmith and Kerry Crawford, 1985
Recorded by John Naslen at Manta Sound, Toronto Dec 1984
Mastered by Doug Sax, Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

Johnny fronted an earlier band called ‘Johnny & The G-Rays’ who recorded an album back in 1980. He used to be a postie up in Richmond Hill. Once he nearly missed getting to a gig down a Larry’s Hideaway in Toronto because he had to work late. He got on stage and someone in the audience yelled “Postie Pants” because he had no time to change. Recorded one album and 3 singles for the True North Records label in 1985.

17. FM: Dialing For Dharma
(FM)
Black Noise: CBC / Passport Records 9167-9831
Toronto
Nash The Slash: electric violins, mandolin, glockenspiel, effects
Cameron Hawkins: Synths, bass, piano
Martin Deller, drums: percussion, synths       
Produced by Keith Whiting, 1978
Recorded by Mike Jones and Ed Stone at Sounds Interchange, Toronto

The band's original 1976 lineup consisted of two people: Cameron Hawkins on synthesizer, occasional bass guitar, and lead vocals, and Jeff Plewman (later known as Nash The Slash) on electric violin, electric mandolin, and backing vocals. The group did not use guitars until the mid 1980s after Nash had left the band.

18. The Rolling Stones: 2000 Light Years From Home
(Keith Richards / Mick Jagger)
Their Satanic Majesties Request: London Records NP-2
London UK
Mick Jagger: lead vocals
Keith Richard: guitar
Brian Jones: dulcimer
Bill Wyman: bass
Charlie Watts: drums
Nicky Hopkins: intro/outro piano
Produced by The Rolling Stones, 1967
Recorded by Glyn Johns at Olympic and Bell Sound, London

Jagger reportedly wrote the lyrics in Brixton prison following his conviction on drug charges in June 1967. The song was recorded by the band inside Olympic Studios during July 1967.

Side B: Your Whites

1.   Waylon Jennings: White Lightning
(JP Richardson)
JD’s: Sound Limited Recordings
Austin TX
Waylon Jennings: guitar, vocal
Ritchie Albright: drums
Others unlisted
Produced by Jim Musil and Waylon Jennings, 1964
Recorded at Arizona Recorders, Phoenix
Released December, 1964

Wayland Arnold Jennings b. June 15, 1937 Littlefield, TX / d. February 13, 2002 (64) Chandler, Arizona

This punky hillbilly song originated with The Big Bopper who released it in Feb 1959, shortly before George Jones did a version of it. This one comes from Waylon’s first album, named after a Phoenix club he’d been playing in since 1961. The small first pressing quickly sold out so they started making larger runs. In 1969 Decca picked up the album and released it on their Vocallion label.

Songwriter Jiles Perry Richardson made his own records under the nom de plume The Big Bopper.

2.   The Harmonizers: White Earth River Polka
(Unknown)
Billey Family Album - Ukrainian Favourites: Heritage Records HR 44
Ponoka, AB
Al Billey, dulcimer, sax
Dorothy Billey, Vocal
Wanita Billey, sax
Walter Billey, accordion
Wynne Billey, drums
Quinton Billey, violin, trumpet
Lawrence Hrubenky Billey, bass   
Produced by Ken Huculak circa 1975
Recorded by Lewis Dedmak

3.   La Düsseldorf: White Overalls
(Klaus Dinger)
Viva: 4 Men With Beards – 4M167
Düsseldorf, Germany
Vocals, Percussion – Thomas Dinger
Vocals, Percussion, Guitar – Klaus Dinger
Bass – Harald Konietzko
Drums, Percussion – Hans Lampe
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Nikolaus van Rhein
Piano – Andreas Schell
Producer, Mixed By, Recorded by La Düsseldorf, 1978

Their active years were between 1976 and 1983. During the late 1970s and early 1980s they were considered to be a highly influential Krout-Rock band by Brian Eno and David Bowie, with Bowie going so far as calling La Düsseldorf "the soundtrack of the eighties".

4.   The Clash: White Riot
(Joe Strummer / Mick Jones)
The Clash: Epic Records 36060
London
Mick Jones: guitars, vocals
Joe Strummer: guitars, vocals
Paul Simonon: bass
Tory Grimes: drums
Produced by Micky Foote, 1977
Recorded at CBS (London) and the National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield, England) by Simon Humphrey

"White Riot" was released as a single March 1977

5.   Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit
(Grace Slick)
Surrealistic Pillow: LPM 3766
San Francisco CA
Grace Slick: vocal, keys
Jack Casady: bass
Spencer Dryden: drums
Paul Kantner: rhythm guitar
Marty Balin: guitar
Produced by Rick Jarrard, 1967
Recorded by David Hassinger at RCA Victor’s Music Center, Hollywood CA
Recorded October – November 1966

Slick wrote White Rabbit at home in Marin County in 1966 while still with The Great Society band. She composed it on an upright piano with missing keys, at the end of an acid trip during which she listened to Miles Davis’s Sketches Of Spain for 24 hours straight.

6.   It’s A Beautiful Day: White Bird
(Linda Laflamme / David Laflamme)
It’s A Beautiful Day: Columbia Records  CS 9768
San Francisco CA
David Laflamme: violin, vocals
Hal Wagenet: guitar
Mitchell Hollman: bass
Linda Laflamme: keys, vocals
Pattie Santos: percussion
Produced by Matthew Katz & David Laflamme  1969
Recorded by Brian Ross-Myring

Active years: 1967-1974

David LaFlamme (born Gary Poise May 4, 1941, in New Britain, Connecticut changed his name to his stage name David LaFlamme so to protect his Symphony Orchestra reputation. Symphony Orchestras at that time often did not think much of Rock music. In 1967 the band were living in Seattle, Washington, practicing in an attic. David LaFlamme explains their hit song White Bird:

“Where the 'White Bird' thing came from ... We were like caged birds in that attic. We had no money, no transportation, the weather was miserable. We were just barely getting by on a very small food allowance provided to us. It was quite an experience, but it was very creative in a way.”

7.   Minnie White: Starlite Afternoon
(Minnie White)
Homestead Reels: Quay Records CS 7816
Codroy Valley NL
Minnie White: accordion
Neil Bishop: guitar
Kevin MacNeil: drums
Claude Caines: bass
Produced by Neil Bishop and Claude Caines, 1978
Recorded by Neil Bishop and Claude Caines at Clode Sound Studios, Stephenville NL Sept 1978

Minnie White b. St. Albans, Baie d'Espoir 1916 / d. Codroy Valley 2002

Proficient on the button accordion, piano and mandolin, she was inspired since the age of 16 to perform. However, she gave it all up to raise her family and only came back to performing in the 1960s when her kids had grown. She was awarded the Order of Canada in 1993, inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Hall of Honour in 1994 and was a 1995 East Coast Music Awards Instrumental Artist of the Year nominee.

8.   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.

9.   Stevedore Steve: Highway White Lines
(Stephen J Foote)
I've Lived: Boot Records  BOS 7111
Saint John, NB
Stephen Foote: guitar, vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Fred McKenna, 1971
Recorded by Jim Morgan and George Semkiw at Captain Audio, RCA
http://www.backtothesugarcamp.com/steveindex.htm

Stephen J Foote b. Saint John, NB January 9, 1936 / d. October 2016, Saint John NB

10. Flying Burrito Brothers: White Line Fever
(Merle Haggard)
Live From Tokyo: REG-79001
Los Angeles
Sneaky Pete Kleinow: pedal steel, vocal
Gib Guilbeau: fiddle, guitar, vocal
Skip Battin: bass, vocal
Greg Harris: guitar, banjo, vocal
Ed Pionder: drums
Produced by The Flying Burrito Brothers, 1979
Recorded by Hiroshi Goto live at Kudan-Kaikan, Tokyo Japan

Floyd August "Gib" Guilbeau b. Sunset, LA Sept 26, 1937 / d. April 12, 2016 (78)

Although Gib Guilbeau was not in the original caste of the Flying Burrito Brothers, he took over the helm and lead them through the seventies. In 1980, they had the first of several minor country hits with a version of Merle Haggard's "White Line Fever" from their album Live in Tokyo

11. Willie P Bennett: White Lines
(Willie P Bennett)
Tryin’ To Start Out Clean: Woodshed Records WS 004
Toronto ON
Willie P Bennett: guitar, vocal
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Bill Usher: drums, percussion
Chris Whiteley: harmonica, trumpet
Ken Whiteley: piano, organ
Ron Dann: Pedal Steel
Zeke Mazurek: fiddle
Dennis LePage: banjo
David Essig: mandolin
Produced by Dave Essig, 1975
Recorded by Phil Sheridan at Thunder Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Bill Cuddihy at RCA Toronto
William Patrick "Willie P." Bennett (26 October 1951 15 February 2008)

David Essig, producer of the first Willie P Bennett albums, also utilized the services of Dennis Pendrith on his own solo albums.

12. Liona Boyd: Campanas del Alba (Bells of Dawn)
(Eduardo Sainz de la Maza)
The Guitar: Boot Records Master Concert Series BMC 3002
Toronto
LIona Boyd: guitar
Produced by Eleanor Sniderman, 1974
Recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto by Dave Green

Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd b. 11 July 1949, London, England

This week it was announced that Liona Boyd has been upgraded to the status of ‘Officer of the Order of Canada’.

Boyd was born in London, England but grew up in Toronto. When she was thirteen, she was given her first guitar and took lessons from the likes of Eli Kassner,  Julian Bream, and Andrés Segovia amongst others. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toronto in 1972. ‘The Guitar’ was her first album, recorded for Stompin’ Tom’s Boot Records label in 1974. As of 2018, she has recorded 26 studio albums and made a live recording from Tokyo.

Notes from the album: “The harmonics reflect the sound of morning bells, and the guitar ‘tremolo’ technique employs steadily repeated treble notes over a harmonic bass line to create the lyrical effects conjuring visions of a beautiful Iberian daybreak.”

13. 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.

14. Ron Scott & The Rank Band: The White Rose
(R Scott)
45 Single: Sparton Records - 447-R
Halifax NS
Ron Scott: mandolin, vocal
Bobby Hill: guitar
Jean Carignan: fiddle
Produced 1957

Ronald D. Scott b. Amherst, Nova Scotia June 1, 1926

Ron Scott played his first shows with Harold King, The Cobequid Mountain Boy from Springhill. In 1947 he got to tour with Hank Snow, playing both fiddle and mandolin. He then moved to Kingston, Ontario where he attended Queen's University and studied languages. While in Kingston he formed a group called "The Riders of The Southern Trails". During this time they went on the road with Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper. After university Ron moved to Montreal.

 Ron Scott’s most productive years in music were in Montreal. In 1955 he played with a band called the "Cinch Brothers" featuring Bobby Hill and Jean Carignan. This was the first Canadian bluegrass band to have a regular radio show, which was called ‘The Hometown Jamboree’ on CFCF Montreal. In May of 1957 Ron recorded the first bluegrass record in Canada on the Spartan label featuring "When the Bees are in the Hive" and "The White Rose". 
   
15. Faith Nolan: Brown, Black and White Blues
(William “Big Bill” Broonzy)
Freedom To Love: Aural Tradition ATR 302
Toronto ON
Faith Nolan: vocal
Michael Creber: piano
Roy Forbes: guitars
Laurence Knight: bass
Chris Nordquist: drums
Produced by Roy Forbes, 1989
Recorded & Mixed by Rolf Hannemann at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver BC January 1989

Faith Nolan b. Halifax Nova Scotia, 1957

Lee Conley Bradley aka Big Bill Broonzy b. June 26, 1893? Lake Dick, AK / d Aug 14, 1958 (65) Chicago

16. Motherlode: Oh! See the White Light
(William Smith / Steve Kennedy)
When I Die: Revolver Records RLPS 501
London ON
William Smith: keys, vocals
Ken Marco: electric guitar, vocals
Wayne Stone: drums
Steve Kennedy: tenor sax, harmonica, vocals
Carol Kaye: bass, acoustic guitar
Produced by Mort Ross & Doug Riley, 1969
Recorded by Terry Brown

The roots of the original Motherlode can be traced back to Toronto's Yonge St. club scene of the late '60s. Despite receiving rave reviews and loyal following, “The Soul Searchers” were on their last legs. Steve Kennedy and William Smith, who’s resume also included some time with David Clayton Thomas's bands, decided to go out on their own, and joined up with members of Grant Smith & The Power.

RPM Magazine, based out of Toronto, decided to declare them Canada's first 'supergroup' ... which was a bit prophetic as the original band split up only a couple of months later, with most members joining Dr Music. Because producer Mort Ross owned the band’s name, several editions of Motherlode tried to carry on the cause.

17. Painted Ship: I Told Those Little White Lies
(William Hay / Bob Rowden)
London) M-17351
Richmond BC
William "The Captain" Hay (vocal)
Bob Rowden (lead guitar)
Barry Rowden (drums)
Ken Wain (organ)
Gary Connor (bass)
Joe Conroy (guitar)
Produced by Douglas Hawthorne, 1966

They were initially called The Wee Beasties in 1965 but later changed the name to The Painted Ship (not to be confused with The Wee-Beasties punk rock band from Denton, Texas formed in 2000). This raises the point: who came first as according to all the data I’ve been able to collect, Painted Ship recorded first followed by the Beasties. Obviously there’s a mistake out there, somewhere, anywhere.

18. Emile Benoit: Skeleton Reel / Flying Reel
(Emile Benoit)
Emile’s Dream: Quay Records CS 7932
Black Duck Brook NL
Emile Benoit: fiddle, skat singing
Ron Hynes: acoustic guitar
Produced by Kelly Russell, 1979
Recorded at Clode Sound Studios, Stephenville NL by Neil Bishop and Claude Caines

19. Cream: White Room
(Jack Bruce / Pete Brown)
Heavy Cream: Polydor 2671 102
London UK
Jack Bruce: vocal, bass
Eric Clapton: guitar
Ginger Baker: drums
Felix Pappalardi: viola
Produced by Felix Pappalardi, 1967
Recorded in Atlantic City, NY by Bill Halverson, Arian Barber, Tom Dowd & Damon Lyon-Shaw

The song was covered by Jeff Healey, Waylon Jennings, Iron Butterfly, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, The Guess Who, The Stranglers and Vassar Clements.

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Tuesdays  at 8-10 pm NT                              Tues 21:30: 23:30 GMT

Bluewater Radio CFBW 91.3 FM             VOBB The Voice of Bonne Bay
Hanover / Grey Co. ON                                Rocky Harbour & Norris Point NL         
Sundays 3-5 pm  Tuesdays 8-10 pm ET       Tuesdays 9-11 pm NT
                                  
BOIR Bay of Islands Radio                        Southern Shore Sounds
100.1 FM                                                      Internet Radio
Corner Brook, NL                                        Ferryland NL  
Thursdays  2-4 pm NT                                  Sun 8:30-10:30 pm NT

Community Radio CIOE
97.5 FM
Lower Sackville NS
Sun 5-7 pm AT