Side Aye: Streets
1. the blackflies: King Street Car – 1997 *
2. Hound Dog Taylor: 55th Street Boogie – 1971
3. Speedy Keen: Fighting In the Streets – 1975
4. Donovan: Sunny Goodge Street – 1965
5. Procol Harum: Lime Street Blues – 1967
6. Joe Loutchan: Walker Street Reel – 1986 *
7. Al Baekeland: Lonely Street – 2019 *
8. Roy Payne: Toronto Streets At Night – 1974 *
9. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Streets of Toronto – 1968 *
10. Nudie and the Turks: Walkin’ The Streets – 2008 *
11. Peter Mathieson: Yonge Street – 1977 *
12. Climax Jazz Band: Bloor Street Breakdown – 1978 *
13. Gordon Lightfoiot: Dream Street Rose – 1980 *
14. October Browne: Lady of the Streets – 1995 *
15. Dave Van Ronk: Sunday Street – 1982
16. Spirit: Street Worm – 1970
17. Ry Cooder: Straight Street – 2018
18. Graeme Kirkland and The Wolves: Street People – 1989 *
19. The Kinks: Dead End Street – 1966
The Side – Stars
1. Alexander Courage: Star Trek Theme – 1985
2. Black & Ward: Star – 1981 *
3. Kevin Ayers: Star – 1977
4. Evalyn Parry: The Stars – 2007 *
5. Peter Green: Seven Stars – 1979
6. Plaid: Dilatone – 2016
7. Kenneth McKellar: The Star O’ Robbie Burns – 1959
8. The Bordens: Star Wars Theme – 1980 *
9. Oliver Schroer: December 16 / The Shooting Star – 1993 *
10. Murray McLauchlan: Swinging On A Star – 1988 *
11. Big Dee Irwin: Swing On A Star – 1963
12. Lloyd Hanson: The Other Planet – 1988 *
13. Adam Mitchell: Out Among The Stars – 1979 *
14. Sweeney Todd: Song For A Star – 1977 *
15. Goddo: Shooting Stars – 1981 *
16. Lighthouse: Follow The Stars – 1969 *
17. Klaatu: Dog Star – 1980 *
18. Manteca: Ouagadougou – 1987 *
19. Neutron Stars: I Am The Devil – 2002 *
CanCon* = 63%
And Now for The Particulars
Side Aye: The Streets
1. the blackflies: King Street Car
(Peter Jellard)
Poutine: Ind. BFCD1
Toronto
Peter Jellard: violin
Rick Conroy: keys
Tim Hadley: bass
Steve Copek: guitar
Steve Fruitman: mandola, percussive shoes
Produced by John Switzer, 1997
Recorded by John Switzer at the House of Copec, Toronto; The Old Hadley PIace, the Fearless Kitchen, Toronto
Mastered at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Peter Jellard: “I used to busk at the St. Lawrence Market with a group of musicians… One morning we got there early to find that our spot had been taken by another act. Only after the commotion had died down, did I realize that my fiddle was missing…left on a Street Car. I called up the TTC only to be told that the cars goi around to the end of the loop, and turn back the oither way. I was instructed to go back to King Street to wait for street cars going in the other direction, and ask every street car drive if they had seen a fiddle. This seemed like such a long shot that we went for coffee and commiserated about the morning. Around 11 a.m. I wandered up to King St. and started my vigil. When the first car came up, the door opened, and the driver asked me if I wanted to buy a fiddle!”
2. Hound Dog Taylor: 55th Street Boogie
(Roosevelt Taylor)
Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers: Alligator Records 4701
Chicago IL
Theodore Roosevelt Taylor: vocals, slide guitar
Ted Harvey: drums
Brewer Phillips: guitar
Produced by Bruce Iglauer, 1971
Recorded by Stu Black
Theodore Roosevelt Taylor b. Natchez Mississippi, Apr 12, 1915 / d. Chicago Dec 17, 1975 (60)
Around 1970, a young Bruce Iglauer was working as a shipping clerk for a small Chicago blues record label, Delmark, when he first heard Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers perform at a Chicago club. The unusual three piece band (Hound Dog’s distorted slide guitar; Phillips’ bass runs played on a normal electric guitar, and the drums of Ted Harvey) had no bass player, were as loud as hell and primitive as possible. Iglauer eagerly ran back to Delmark to persuade them to sign the band, but Delmark balked. Using his own money, Igauer brought the band into a recording studio and at the cost of $900., had them record live, like at a club, no overdubs. He put the record out on his own new Alligator Records label. Taylor brought the hard rocking folk blues to light, recording three raw albums for the fledgling recording company before succumbing to lung cancer in 1975. He was elected to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1984.
3. Speedy Keen: Fighting In The Streets
(John Keen)
Y’Know Wot I Mean?: Island Records – ILPS 9338
London UK
John ‘Speedy’ Keen: vocals, guitars, drums, keys
Butch Sandford: lead guitar
Terry Wilson: bass
Tony Braunagal: drums
Emmanuel Rentzos: keys
BJ Cole: steel
John Bundrick: keys
Liza Strike: bg vocals
Peter Vanderpuije, George Lee, Eddie Quansah: horns
Produced by John Keen, 1975
Recorded by Tony Platt, Richard Digby
Smith, Rod Thear, Keith Harwood & Phil Ault at Island Studios, Hammersmith UK
Mixed at Basing Streeet Studios, London
John David Percy Keen b. 29 March 1945 Ealing, London – d. 12 March 2002 (aged 56)
Associated with The Who – wrote Armenia City in the Sky. Formed Thunderclap Newman famed for Something In The Air consisted of the songwriter Speedy Keen (vocals, drums, guitar); Andy "Thunderclap" Newman (piano); and Jimmy McCulloch (guitar). Pete Townshend (using the alias "Bijou Drains") played bass guitar
4. Donovan: Sunny Goodge Street
(Donovan Leitch)
Fairy Tale: Pye Records NPL 30071
Glasgow SL
Donovan: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Skip Alan: drums
Brian Locking: bass
Shawn Phillips: guitar, 12 string guitar
Produced by Peter Eden, Geoff Stevens and Terry Kennedy, 1965
Recorded at Peer Music, London UK
Goodge Street, in London, is built around a tube station first named Tottenham Court Road. In the mid-1960s some of Goodge Street’s cafes gained a reputation as hang-outs where illicit substances might be obtained. Donovan’s ‘Sunny Goodge Street’ was one of the first pop songs to explicitly mention drug-taking. Judy Collins, Marianne Faithfull and Paul McCartney later recorded cover versions. For a while, Goodge Street’s name became emblematic of the ‘stoned’ hippie lifestyle, even rating a mention on the American cop show Hawaii Five-O.
A year after producing Donovan, in 1966, Geoff Stevens penned Winchester Cathedral and produced the New Vaudeville Band to fame.
5. Procol Harum: Lime Street Blues
(Gary Brooker / Keith Reid)
45 single bw Whiter Shade of Pale: Deram Records DM 7507
London
Gary Brooker – vocals, piano
Matthew Fisher – Hammond M-102 organ
Ray Royer – guitar
David Knights – bass
Bobby Harrison – drums
Produced by Danny Cordell for New Breed Productions, 1967
Recorded at Olympic Sound, London
6. Joe Loutchan: Walker’s Street Reel
(Trad)
Fiddler On The Loose: CBC Northern Service – WRC1-4521
Whitehorse YT
Joe Loutchan: fiddle
Graham Townsend: piano
Serge Bougie: drums
Paul Gurry: bass
Dougle Trineer: guitar
Produced by Les McLaughlin, 1986
Recorded by Jean Guy Simard at CBC Studios, Ottawa
Joseph Loutchan d. Whitehorse Feb 5, 2021 (82)
He rosined up his bow in Mexico, the United States and across Canada, including on Parliament Hill. He's played for a prime minister, and a governor general, when they visited Whitehorse years ago. His father bought him his first fiddle for $10 at a second-hand store when Loutchan was 14 years old. His family was living in Winnipeg and Loutchan soon had a band playing weekend dances around the city. He waited until he was 27 before he ventured out of Winnipeg, but made his way up to Whitehorse and stayed there for the rest of his life
7. Allen & Charlie: Lonely Street
(Carl Belew)
Seven Country Music Favourites: Dog In The Window Records 2019
Calgary AB
Allen Baekeland: vocals, acoustic guitar
Charlie Veilleux: steel
Derek Pulliam: bass
Ross Watson: drums
Jonathan Lewis: violin, viola
Brooker Buckingham: lead guitar
Tim Leacock: mandolin
Produced by Derek Pulliam, 2019
Allan Baekeland b. Calgary November 6, 1959 / d. May 23, 2020 of cancer (60) Calgary
Christmas 2019 I received a home-made CD from Al. He hand wrote: “Steve and Maggie, this was my 2019 Xmas card. Due to a lot of upheaval in my live, I’m only getting it to you now. Enjoy! Love from Allen and Jen XO.”
8. Roy Payne: Toronto Streets At Night
(Roy Payne)
Roy Payne’s Country: RCA Camden CASX-2512
Trout River NL
Roy Payne: guitar, vocals
Other uncredited musicians
Produced by George Semkiw 1974
Recorded by George Semkiw at RCA Studios, Toronto
This was actually released as a single bw Prescription for the Blues in 1975
9. Stompin’ Tom Connors: The Streets Of Toronto
(Tom C Connors)
The Northland's Own: Dominion Records LPS 21006
Halton Hills, ON
Tom Connors, foot & guitar
Produced by Dr Tom C Connors and Jury Krytiuk, 1968
From Stompin’ Tom’s first album
10. Nudie and the Turks: Walkin’ The Streets
(M Putnam)
Live on Back To The Sugarcamp, CIUT
Charlottetown PEI
Nudie (M Putnam) – guitar, lead vocals
Gordie MacKeeman – fiddle
Thomas Webb – guitar, steel, vocals
Mark Geddes – bass fiddle
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 2009
11. Peter Mathieson: Yonge Street
(Peter Mathieson)
45 single bw Heaven Help The Fool: Ixtlan Records ILN-1004
Toronto ON
Peter Mathieson: vocal
Produced by Gaye Delorme 1977
A cover of this song was a hit for Raffi. He put it out on his first album, Good Luck Boy, in 1975.
12. 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.
13. Gordon Lightfoot: Dream Street Rose
(G Lightfoot)
Dream Street Rose: Warner Bros XHS 3426
Orillia / Toronto ON
Gordon Lightfoot: guitar, vocal
Terry Clements: lead guitar
Rick Haynes: bass
Pee Wee Charles: pedal steel
Barry Keane: drums
Produced by Gordon Lightfoot, Larry Waronker & Russ Titelman, 1980
Recorded & Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Mastered by Bobby Hata
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr b Orillia ON, Nov 17, 1938 / d. May 1, 2023 (84) Toronto
Lightfoot also had another song about dreams: “Patriot’s Dream” released on his Don Quixote album in 1972. That is by far my favourite Lightfoot album. Patriot’s Dream was written in two distinct parts, something Lightfoot experimented with earlier on The Canadian Railroad Trilogy. It’s a powerful song that is unfortunately timeless as things never seem to change: they just wave back and forth in time.
14. October Browne: Lady of the Streets
(October Browne)
Stuck On A Cold Steel Pole: Duke Street Records
Toronto
October Browne: guitar, vocals
Compilation Produced by Michael Wrycraft, 1995
Recorded and Mixed By David Travers-Smith
Stuck On A Cold Steel Pole: This was a fabulous collection of great songs about winter from several Toronto based singer/songwriters.
15. Dave Van Ronk: Sunday Street
(Dave Van Ronk)
Your Basic Dave Van Ronk Album: Aural Tradition ¬ ATR 104
New York City, NY
Dave Van Ronk: guitar, vocal
Produced by Karl Dallas, 1982
Recorded by Nick Kensey at Livingstone Studios, North London UK
David Kenneth Ritz aka Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 ¬ February 10, 2002)
Originally released on Kicking Mule Records, this was recorded in one single night session in London in 1981
16. Spirit: Street Worm
(Jay Ferguson)
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus: Epic 30267
Los Angeles, CA
Randy California: guitar
Jim Locke: keys
Mark Andes: bass
Ed Cassidy: drums
Jay Ferguson: keys
Produced by David Briggs, 1970
Mastering by Vic Anesini
17. Ry Cooder: Straight Street
(James Alexander / Jesse Whitaker)
The Prodical Son: Fantasy Records / Perro Verde 88072 04824
Los Angeles CA
Ry Cooder: guitars, banjo, mandolin, bass, keys, vocals
Joachim Cooder: drums, percussion
Terry Evans; vocals
Arnold McCuller: vocals
Bobby King: vocals
Produced by Ry and Joachim Cooder, 2018
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Martin Pradler at Sage and Sound Studios, Hollywood and Wireland Studios, Chatsworth CA
A brand new, godly gospel album featuring the return of Bobby King and Terry Evans who were in Cooder’s band with John Haitt in the early 1980s. The album is dedicated to Terry Evans who was born in 1937 and died shortly after this recording was made, in 2017.
18. Graeme Kirkland and The Wolves: Street People
(Graeme Kirkland)
There’s No Such Word As Can’t: Graeme Kirkland Music WRC1 8044
Toronto ON
Graeme Kirkland: drums
Phil Dwyer: tenor sax
Geoff Young: guitar
Scott Alexander: bass
Produced by Graeme Kirkland and John MacLeod, 1989
19. The Kinks: Dead End Street
(Ray Davies)
45 bw Big Black Smoke: Pye Records 813
London
Ray Davies, guitar
Dave Davies, guitar
Mick Avory, bass
Pete Quaife, drums
Produced by Shel Talmy, 1966
Recorded at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
Released 18 November 1966
Great song which ends with bedlam bells clanging all right. The A Side, Dead End Street was another great song from the head of Ray Davies.
The Bee Side – The Stars
1. Alexander Courage Orch: Star Trek Theme
(Alexander Courage)
Star Trek: Varèse Sarabande – 704.270
London
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fred Steiner: Conductor
Produced by George Korngold, 1985
Mastered By Joe Gastwirt at JVC Cutting Center
Recorded At No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Alexander Mair Courage Jr. b. December 10, 1919 Philadelphia, PA / d. May 15, 2008 (aged 88) Pacific Palisades, CA
"Sandy" Courage Jr. was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original Star Trek series.
2. Black & Ward: Star
(Terry Black / Laurel Ward)
All Night Long: Duke St. Records DSR 10/9-81
Vancouver BC / Delta MB
Terry Black: vocal
Laurel Ward: vocal
Micky Erbe
Harvey Kogen
Brian Leonard
Bob Mann: guitar
Doug Riley: keys
Brian Russell
Lenny Solomon: violin
Produced by Mickey Erbe and Maribeth Solomon, 1981
Recorded by Andy Hermant, Hayward Parrott, Gary Gray & Peter Mann at Manta
Sound, Eastern Sound, Toronto
Laurel Ward moved to Toronto when she was 17 to pursue a musical career. In Toronto, she connected with Sid Dolgay of folk group The Travellers as well as record producer Bill Gilliland of Arc Records. While appearing in the Toronto production of Hair, Laurel met former teen idol Terry Black as well as band leader Doug Riley. In the fall of 2009 Laurel was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease
Terry Black b. February 3, 1949 Vancouver / d. June 28, 2009 (60) Kamloops BC
Terry Black began his professional singing career at the age 15 when he hit the charts with a hit “Unless You Car”, a P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri composition. He eventually moved to the US and scored several minor hits with the Sloan / Barri team, but it wasn’t until he was 16 that he hit gold with “Only Sixteen”.
Terry Black joined the cast for the Toronto production of Hair! in 1969. He married a member of the cast, Laurel Ward, in 1970, and from 1972 to 1982 the pair released several singles together as Black and Ward. Later in life he suffered from multiple sclerosis which eventually did him in in 2009.
3. Kevin Ayers: Star
(Kevin Ayers)
Yes We Have No Mananas: ABC Records 9022-1021
Herne Bay, Kent UK
Kevin Ayers: rhythm and lead guitar, vocals
Roger Saunders: rhythm guitar
Rob Townsend: drums
Charlie McCracken: bass
Billy Livsey: keys
Ollie Halsall: lead guitar
Produced by Muff Winwood
Recorded at Basing Street Studios, London by Mike Robinson, Spring 1976
North American release: 1977
Mastered by Peter Mew
Kevin Ayers b. Herne Bay, Kent 16 August 1944 / d. 18 February 2013 (68) Montolieu, France)
One of the most underrated songwriters, Ayers formed a band that rivaled Pink Floyd in London’s underground scene. Soft Machine were formed in mid-1966 by Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals), David Allen (guitar) and Mike Ratledge (organ). British rock journalist Nick Kent wrote: "Kevin Ayers and Syd Barrett were the two most important people in British pop music. Ayers died in his sleep at home in France in 2013.
4. Evalyn Parry: The Stars
(E Parry)
Small Theatres: Borealis Records - BCD181
Toronto
Brad Hart – drums
Joe –
Ben Grossman –
John Switzer – bass
Produced by John Switzer, 2007
Recorded by John Switzer at Switzerland and by Bernie Cisternas at Number 9 Sound
Mixed by John Switzer
Mastered by George Graves at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Evalyn Parry is the award winning daughter of David Parry, one of the members of the folk band Friends of Fiddler’s Green. He was an English-born Canadian singer and theatrical director who died in 1995. Evalyn’s brother, Richard Parry, performed with the bands Bell Orchestre and Arcade Fire. She’s been awarded for her works in both songwriting and theatre, having been given the Dora Mavor Moore Award (twice).
5. Peter Green: Seven Stars
(Peter A Green)
In the Skys: Attic / Snail Records LAT 1077
London UK
Peter Green: vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Kuma Harada: bass guitar
Reg Isadore: drums
Produced by Peter Vernon-Kell, 1979
Recorded at Lansdowne, Morgan, Vineyard, Rampart and Advision Studios
Peter Allen Greenbaum b. London England 29 October 1946 / d. 25 July 2020 (73) Canvey Island, England
After leaving the Fleetwood Mac in 1970, Peter went through very difficult times, totally withdrawing from the music industry. After being institutionalized, with his family in control of his assets, he came cautiously back and produced this album, In The Skies, the first of six that he would release under his own name between 1979 and 1984.
6. Plaid: Dilatone
(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
More electronic sounds from this great English duo with guitarist Benet Walsh. Minimal and yet, like Silver Apples, just full of sound.
7. Kenneth McKellar: The Star O’Robbie Burns
(James Thomson / James Booth)
Roamin In the Gloamin: Decca Records LK 4295
Paisley Scotland
Kenneth McKellar: vocal
Bob Sharples: accompaniment
Produced 1959
Kenneth McKellar b. 23 June 1927, Paisley Scotland / d. 9 April 2010 Lake Tahoe, NV
His albums of the songs of Robert Burns (now digitised) are considered by musicologists to be definitive interpretations. Very old school!
8. The Bordens: Theme from Star Wars
(John Williams)
Good Times: JRGB-80
Dryden ON
George Borden: accordion
Jeannette Borden: keys
Roger Borden: sax, guitar
Gary Borden: drums
Bill Dombradi: guitar
Produced by The Bordens, 1980
Recorded by Harry Taylor at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg
A Family band from Northwester Ontario. Drummer Gary Borden, who was only a young teen when this album was recorded, is still active as a musician and producer.
9. Oliver Schroer: December 16 / The Shooting Star
(Oliver Schroer)
Jigzup: Barking Dog Records – no serial
Toronto / Markdale ON
Oliver Schroer: fiddle, guitar
David Travers-Smith: trumpet
Produced by David Travers-Smith, 1993
10. Murray McLauchlan: Swinging on a Star
(M McLachlan)
Swinging on a Star: Capitol Records C1 91296
Toronto
Murray McLauchlan: guitars, piano, harmonica, vocal
Kit Johnson: bass
Bob Disalle: drums
Danny Greenspoon: guitars
Ron Dunn: steel, dobro
Ben Mink: viola, violin, mandolin, mandola
Kevin Welch: bg vocals
Produced by Murray McLauchlan 1988
Recorded by Vezi Tayyeb at Kensington Sound, Toronto
Murray Edward McLauchlan born June 30, 1948, Paisly Scotland
He immigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old. This was the theme song for CBC Radio program Swinging On a Star that McLauchlin hosted from from 1989 to 1994. In 1993, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame last week (September 2016).
11. Big Dee Irwin: Swing On A Star
(Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke)
45 Single: Dimension Records D-1010X
NYC
DiFosco "Dee" T. Ervin Jr: vocal
Little Eva: duet vocal
Produced 1963
Big Dee Irwin: born: July 6, 1932, Harlem, NYC / Died: August 27, 1995
The song, Swing on a Star, was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song
1947: The song was featured in the Little Lulu cartoon, ‘Bout with a Trout’. The cartoon's voice actors sang the song while Bing Crosby recorded bits of it with Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna
1959: Shari Lewis and her puppets covered it on her album ‘Hi Kids’.
1964: Frank Sinatra on his album ‘Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses’.
1968: Dave Van Ronk on his album Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters.
1991: Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello sing it in the film ‘Hudson Hawk’.
12. Lloyd Hanson: The Other Planet
(L Hanson)
The Great Debate: DTK Records Kill-006
Fredericton NB
Lloyd Hanson: bass, drum programming, guitar, synth
Produced by Lloyd Hanson & Mark Carmody, 1988
Hanson currently runs ReelNorth Recording Studios in Fredericton, NB. On the studio’s web site he states: “Lloyd doesn’t play on the internet, here’s a note he asked me to post here for you: “I do not and will not have e-mail because I work exclusively in the audio domain. I much prefer phone contact and resent the anonymity of e-mail.” As a performer, he’s worked with folk and rock acts. Son of country singer and New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Famer Aubrey Hanson.
13. Adam Mitchell: Out Among The Stars
(Adam Mitchell)
Redhead In Trouble!: WB - QBS 3325
Toronto, ON
Adam Mitchell: guitar, vocal
Roger Linn: electric guitar
Bill Elliot: Fender Rhodes (keys)
Dan Dugmore: steel
Linda Ronstadt, Jennifer Warnes: bg vocal
Produced by Russ Titelman, 1979
Recorded by Tom Knox at Warner Bros Recording Studios, Sunset Sound
Recorders and Davlen Sound Studios
Mixed and Mastered at Warner Bros Recording, North Hollywood CA
Adam Mitchell (born 24 November 1944 in Glasgow, Scotland)
Moved with his family to Toronto, Canada, at the age of 12. Became a folk singer, hanging
around Yorkville coffee houses. Replaced Bill Marion (Misener) in The Paupers as lead vocalist. 1968, Mitchell moved into music production, producing albums by Canadian bands Mainline and Fludd. Redhead in Trouble was his only solo album. However, he wrote some amazing songs: Mitchell wrote the popular country song "Out Among The Stars", that was covered by Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings.
The album was produced by Russ Titelman, who also co-produced Dream Street Rose with Gordon Lightfoot (heard earlier).
14. Sweeney Todd: Song For A Star
(Bryan Adams / Dan Gaudin)
If Wishes Were Horses… Beggars Would Ride: London Records PS 694
Vancouver
Bryan Adams: Vocals
Skip Prest: Guitar
Dan Gaudin: Keyboards
Budd Marr: Bass
John Booth: Drums
Produced by Martin Shaer, 1977
British-born Nick Gilder settled in Vancouver at a young age and after finishing high school, decided to pursue his love of singing. In the early 1970's he and his writing partner Jim McCulloch put together their version of a glam band, Sweeney Todd. With the success of their third single, "Roxy Roller", released in May 1976, the song quickly rose to No.1 in Canada. When their guitar player quit his replacement didn’t work out, the band recruited a kid, Bryan Adams who was only 16, as their new lead guitarist and vocalist.
15. Goddo: Shooting Stars
(Greg Godovitz)
Pretty Bad Boys: Attic Records LAT 1120
Scarborough (Toronto) ON
Greg Godovitz: bass, lead vocal
Doug Inglis: drums, vocal
Gino Scarpelli: guitars, vocals
George Semkiw: piano
Produced by Thomas Morley-Turner and Bob Segarini, 1981
Recorded by Brian Mitchell, Bob Cobban and Dave Rose at Studio 306, Toronto
Mixed at Amber Studio, Toronto by George Semkiw, Ed Stone and Paul Bonish
Having been a member of successful Canadian band Fludd, Greg Godovitz decided that it was time to form his own band Goddo in 1975. He used Gino Scarpelli from Brutus and Doug Inglis. This was their best received album but due to financial difficulties, Attic Records dropped them.
16. Lighthouse: Follow The Stars
(Skip Prokop)
Lighthouse: RCA LSP-4173
Toronto, ON
Skip Prokop - drums & vocals
Paul Hoffert - keys & vibes
Ralph Cole - guitar, vocals
Grant Fullerton - bass, vocals
Pinky Dauvin - percussion, vocals
Ian Guenther - violin
Don Dinovo - violin, viola
Don Whitton - cello
Leslie Schneider - cello
Freddy Stone - trumpet, flugel
Arnie Chycoski - trumpet, flugel
Howard Shore - alto sax
Russ Little - trombone
Produced by Paul Hoffert & Skip Prokop, 1969
Recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto by Ron Johnsen & Peter Houston
A very overlooked track from the first Lighthouse album
17. Klaatu: Dog Star
(Dee Long)
Endangered Spiecies: Daffodil Records / EMI Canada SBA 16060
Toronto ON
John Woloschuk - vocals, guitar, keys, bass guitar, vibraphone, sitar, vibes, orcana, glockenspiel
Dee Long - vocals, electric guitar, mandolin, slide guitar, Korgsynthesizer
Terry Draper - drums, percussion, Polymoog, trombone, tambourine, vocals
Produced by Christopher Bond, 1980
The Dog Star Sirius is the brightest star in our sky in the constellation Canis Major (The Greater Dog). It was featured in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), novel and series by Douglas Adams. Most of the technology mentioned in the Hitchhiker series consists of products of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation, a decidedly inept company responsible for the design and creation of a wide range of robots and labor-saving devices, none of which worked as intended.
The Dog Star Sirius was also a feature reference in Paul Quarrington’s novel ‘Logan in Overtime’. (Basically about a hockey game up in Sudbury that goes into about twenty overtime periods). The “Mind-fuckers from the Dog Star Sirius were The Dogons. They were not fully formed beings, thus they could only take over an Earthling’s limb (which could be a problem for goaltenders).
18. Manteca: Ouagadougou
(Henry Heillig / Rick Tait)
Fire Me Up: Manteca in Concert: Duke Street Records DSR 31038
Toronto
Matt Zimbel: congas, percussion
Henry Heillig: bass
Aaron Davis: keys
Herb Koffman: horns
John Johnson: sax, piccolo
Rick Tait: horns, keys
Art Avalos: percussion
Charlie Cooley: drums
Gary Boigon: sax, flute
Produced by Matt Zimbel, 1987
Recorded live at Bathurst St. Theatre, Toronto by Comfort Sound Mobile
Recorded by Peter Lee with Scott Campbell
Mastered by George Graves at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
19. Neutron Stars: I Am The Devil – 2002 *
(Neutron Stars)
Sixty Second Songs: Drog Records 100
Guelph ON
Tristan O’Malley: guitar, lead vocal
Vish Kanna: drums
Michael Barclay: keys
Tyler McPherson: bass
Produced by Neutron Stars, 2002
Recorded at StudioCivic by Jon Halliwell
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