Side A
1. Koussevitsky & Boston Pops Orch: Sibellus Symphony No. 7 – 2022
2. David Celia: Double Mind – 2015 *
3. Rory Gallagher: Out Of My Mind – 1972
4. Buddy Knox: Break My Mind – 1967
5. Barney Bentall: Her Beautiful Mind – 2012 *
6. Lovin’ Spoonful: Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind – 1965
7. The Keatniks: Bumble Boogie – 1965 *
8. Steve Goodman: Mind Over Matter – 1987
9. Shawn Sage: Wandering Mind (Live in Studio at CIUT) – 2007 *
10. Marie-Lynn Hammond: Woman With The Radio Mind – 1983 *
11. Rodriguez: Crucify Your Mind – 2012
12. The Byrds: You’re Still On My Mind – 1968
13. Buffalo Springfield: Out Of My Mind – 1966
14. Bob Ashley & The Reflections: Made In England – 1963 *
15. The Easybeats: Friday On My Mind – 1966
16. Left Banke: I’ve Got Something On My Mind – 1966
17. Roy Payne: Trout River Livin’ On My Mind – 1975 *
18. Fred Eaglesmith: Don’t You Try To Change My Mind – 1983 *
19. The Henchmen: You Were On My Mind – 1964 *
20. Graeme Kirkland: Street People – 1989 *
Vintage Voices w Laura Gillis and DJ Trudy
21. Luciano Pavarotti: Nessun Dorma
Side Bee
1. The Seekers: The Last Thing On My Mind – 1966
2. Hank Williams Sr: You Better Keep It On Your Mind – 1952
3. Sneezy Waters: Mind Your Own Business – 1981 *
4. Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind – 1970 *
5. The Liverpool Set: Change Your Mind – 1966 *
6. Jørgen Ingmann: Apache – 1961
7. Henry Townsend: A Ramblin’ Mind – Nov 11, 1937
8. Robert Lockwood Jr.: Ramblin’ On My Mind – 2000
9. Duster Bennett: Worried Mind – 1968
10. Savoy Brown: Made Up My Mind – 1969
11. King Biscuit Boy: Mind Over Matter – 1974 *
12. Triumvirat: Maze – 1973
13. The Amboy Dukes: Journey To The Center Of The Mind – 1967
14. Plastic Cloud: Shadows Of Your Mind – 1968 *
15. The Fringe: Token For My Mind – 1968 *
16. Striped Bananas: Mind Desert – 2012
17. The Paupers: It’s Your Mind – 1967 *
18. OJNAB: Hommage à André Alain – 1995 *
CanCon* = 46%
And Now for The Particulars
Side A
1. Koussevitsky & Boston Pops Orch: Sibellus Symphony No. 7
(Jean Sibellus)
Mojo Magazine CD 2022
Finland
Produced 1983
2. David Celia: Double Mind
(David Celia)
Double Mind: Seedling Music 088907212580
Toronto
David Celia: guitars, bass, vocals, various sounds
Jay Swinnerton: keys
Brenan Hanley: drums
David Headon,: bass
Tim Jackson: bg vocals
Produced by David Celia, 2015
Recorded by Samuel Bates at The Ladder Factory and intro at Cameron House, Toronto
Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House of Miracles
3. Rory Gallagher: Out Of My Mind
(Rory Gallagher)
Deuce: Polydor Records – 2383 076
Ballyshannon IR
Rory Gallagher: guitars, vocal
Produced by Rory Gallagher, 1972
Recorded by Robin Sylvester at Tangerine Studios, London
William Rory Gallagher
b. 2 March 1948 Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland / d. 4 June 1995 (47) London
4. Buddy Knox: Break My Mind
(J.P. Loudemilk)
Gypsy Man: United Artists Records – UAS 6689
Happy, TX
Buddy Knox: vocals, guitar
Gene Estes – Drums
Jimmie Haskell – Arrangements
Produced by Bob Montgomery, 1967
Buddy Wayne Knox
b. July 20, 1933 Happy, Texas / d. February 14, 1999 (65) Bremerton, Washington
Knox's song "Party Doll" was released on the Roulette record label,[3] and went to number one on the Cash Box record chart in 1957. This led to a number of subsequent hit songs. In the latter ‘60s he played to the C&W crowd. After 35 years of touring, costing him several marriages, he moved to British Columbia where he ran a night club. Canada’s first rockabilly, Eddie Melanson (Eddy M) toured with him around 1962.
5. Barney Bentall: Her Beautiful Mind
(Barney Bentall)
Flesh and Bone: True North – TND572,
Vancouver
Barney Bentall: acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
Rob Becker: electric and upright bass
Geoff Hicks: drums
Rick Hopkins: piano, organ
Eric Reed: mandolin, banjo, electric gutar
Produced by Barney Bentall, 2012
Recorded by Sheldon Zaharko at The Warehouse, Vancouver
Additional recording by Eric Reed and David Baxter
Mixed by Sheldn Zaharko at Palais du Bon Accord, Alberta
Mastered by Graemme Brown at Zen Mastering, Gabriola Island BC
Barnard Franklin Bentall
b. March 14, 1956 Toronto
Bentall began his recording career with the Legendary Hearts band in the 1990s. He’s also released several excellent solo albums. His son Dustin Bentall is also a professional musician, while his daughter Jessica Bentall is married to former NHL player Rob Niedermayer.
6. The Lovin’ Spoonful: Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind
(John Sebastian)
Do You Believe In Magic: Kama Sutra KLP 8050
New York City
John Sebastian: guitar, vocals
Zal Yanovsky: lead guitar, vocals
Steve Boone: bass
Joe Butler: drums
Produced by Erik Jacobsen, 1965
Recorded by Val Valentin
7. The Keatniks: Bumble Boogie
(Jack Fina)
The Keatnicks, Melbourne, AMLP 4011
Labrador City NL
William Keating: (rhythm guitar) Conception Bay NL
Pierre LaJeuness (piano) Montreal QC
Maurice (Moe) Caines (lead guitar) Port Saunders NL
Basil Haire (drums) St. John’s NL
Produced, 1965
Recorded at Trans-Canada Studios, Montreal by Claude "Mico" Lalo
Bill Keating cut his chops playing guitar for Wilf Doyle’s Orchestra in the 1950s. He took a job in Labrador City, working in an Iron Ore mine and put a rock n’ roll group together with other homesick miners. They became the very first band from Newfoundland and Labrador to record a full length rock album for Melbourne Records (at the time a subsidiary of Rodeo Records). To do this they had to travel down to Montreal’s Trans-Canada Studios.
8. Steve Goodman: Mind Over Matter
(Steve Goodman)
Unfinished Business: Stony Plain Records / Red Pajamas SPL 1111
Chicago IL
Steve Goodman: guitar, vocals
Larry Kaplan – Bass guitar
Ed Holstein – Guitar
Michael H. Shapiro – Piano, electric piano
Bob Gibson – Drums, percussion
Posthumous LP Produced by Al Bunetta and Dan Einstein, 1987
Steven Benjamin Goodman
b. Chicago July 25, 1948 / d. September 20, 1984 (36) Seattle, Washington
This release won the 1988 Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. In Canada it came out on Stony Plain Records. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by artists including Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, The Highwaymen, and Judy Collins. In 1985, the year after he died, Goodman posthumously received the Grammy songwriter award for best country song.
Goodman co-wrote "You Never Even Called Me by My Name", which became the best-selling song David Allen Coe. A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, Goodman wrote "Go Cubs Go." Goodman died of leukemia in September 1984. He’s the guy who helped put his friend, John Prine, on the map.
9. Shawn Sage: Wandering Mind
(Shawn Sage)
Live in Studio at CIUT
Kitchener ON
Shawn Sage: guitar, vocal
Produced by Steve Fruitman
Recorded at 91 St. George St. Studios, May 24, 2007
Shawn Sage’s music struck a chord with me. I dug his first CD ‘One of the Good Guys’ (2003). After his second 2007 album was horribly panned by Exclaim and Now Magazine, I asked him to come into our studio and perform, live to air, and this is where this gem comes from. I had little or no respect for album reviewers at the time. Still don’t. Most are full of shit.
10. Marie-Lynn Hammond: Woman With The Radio Mind
(ML Hammond)
Vignettes: CBC Radio Canada International - RCI 562
Toronto
Marie-Lynn Hammond: lead vocal, guitar
Ben Mink: violins, guitars, autoharp, bg vocals
Aaron Davis: piano, Moog bass
Cameron Hawkins: synth
Marilyn Lerner: piano, synth
Allan Soberman: bass, bg vocal
Jane Fair: sax, clarinet
Chad Irschick: bass, bg vocals
Geddy Lee: bass
Sharon Keates, Jack Grunsky, Danny Greenspoon: bg vocals
Marvin Dolgay: vocal arrangements
Produced by Ben Mink, 1983
Recorded by Chad Irschick at Inception Sound, Toronto
Marie-Lynn Hammond
b. Montreal August 31, 1948
I had this album on CD but recently found a vinyl copy of it, which sounds much, much better. Marie-Lynn was a long time member of the seminal Canadian folk group Stringband. She’s also been a broadcaster for CBC Radio, hosting a folk program called Musical Friends. Producer, Ben Mink, got Geddy Lee to provide some bass on this album called Vignettes.
11. Rodriguez: Crucify Your Mind
(Sixto Rodriguez)
Searching For Sugarman Soundtrack: Light In The Attic Records LITA 089
Detroit MI
Rodriguez: acoustic guitar, vocals
Dennis Coffey: electric guitar
Mike Theodore: keys
Bob Babbitt: bass
Andrew Smith: drums
Bob Pengborn: percussion
Produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey 1970
Recorded by Milan Bogden & Mike Thodore at Tera-Shirma Studios, Detroit Aug-Sept 1969
Originally released on LP Cold Fact: Sussex Records SXBS 7000
Soundtrack Producers: Matt Sullivan & Rob Santos, 2012
Remastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez
b. July 10, 1942 Detroit / d. August 8, 2023 (81)
The Searching For Sugarman guy himself! His father had immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the 1920s; his mother was also from Mexico. They had joined a large influx of Mexicans who came to the midwest to work in Detroit's industries.
He first got to record a single in 1967 but signed a record deal which saw two albums released around 1970. Of course he was ripped off by the company and unbeknownst to him, was selling huge amounts of records in South Africa (of all places!). Which is the subject for the film about his life, entitled ‘Searching for Sugarman’.
12. The Byrds: You’re Still On My Mind
(Luke McDaniel)
Sweetheart of the Rodeo: Columbia CS 9670
Los Angeles
Gram Parsons: guitar, vocal
Roger McGuinn: guitar
Chris Hillman: bass
Kevin Kelley: drums
Clarence White: guitar
Earl P Ball: piano
Jaydee Maness: steel
Produced by Gary Usher, 1968
Recorded at Columbia Studios, Nashville and Hollywood by Roy Halee and Charlie Bragg
The Byrds were in a bit of a mess with the departures of original members Gene Clark, Michael Clarke and David Crosby. They took in Gram Parsons and recorded Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which nobody expected: an album of Byrds style country music. The results were amazing. Nashville didn’t know how to react to hippies playing their music. They left it up to all night DJs panning them for stealing their thunder. No wonder why it has become a legendary recording! It opened the doors for the Flying Burrito Brothers, Poco and The Eagles.
13. Buffalo Springfield: Out Of My Mind
(Neil Young)
Buffalo Springfield: Atco Records Mono 33-200-A
Los Angeles CA
Neil Young, guitar, harmonica, piano, lead vocal
Steve Stills, guitar, keys, vocals
Richie Furay, rhythm guitar, vocals
Dewey Martin, drums
Bruce Palmer, bass
Produced by Charles Greene, Brian Stone, 1967
Recorded August 1966 by Tom May, Doc Siegel, James Hilton, Stan Ross
Mixing: Buffalo Springfield, Charles Greene, Brian Stone
Bruce Palmer
b. Liverpool NS Sept 9, 1946 / d. Oct 1, 2004 Belleville ON (58)
Bruce moved from Nova Scotia to Toronto in the early 60s to play music on the hip Toronto scene. He played with Robbie Lane & The Disciples, pre-Stepponwolf The Sparrows, and by 1965 The Mynah Birds where he met Neil Young. After the breakup of the Mynah Birds, Neil and Bruce bought a hearse and drove it to California. While stuck in LA traffic they were spotted by Steve Stills who knew Neil from his Thunder Bay days.
Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff aka Dewey Martin
b. Chesterville ON Sept 30, 1940 / d. Jan 31, 2009 Van Nuys CA
Started playing drums when he was 13 in Eastern Ontario. His first bands were The Jive Rockets then Bernie Early & The Early Birds where he was spotted and brought down to Nashville where he worked with Carl Perkins, The Everly Bros, Patsy Cline, Charlie rich and Roy Orbison. By 1963 he was taken by Los Angeles where he joined Lucky Lee and the Blue Diamonds. He played with the Standells for a while before joining The Modern Folk Quartet and the Dillards. He was fired by Doug Dillard who recommended him for a new band called Buffalo Springfield. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997
14. Bob Ashley & The Reflections: Made In England
(Randy Bachman)
Single: Reo Records 8735X
Winnipeg MB
Chad Allan (vocals/guitar)
Bob Ashley (keyboards)
Randy Bachman (guitars)
Jim Kale (bass)
Garry Peterson (drums)
Produced 1962
Recorded at Kay Bank Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota by Dave A. Johnson
The early Guess Who. Released on Quality Records Reo subsidiary, deliberately mis-credited to Bob Ashley & The Reflections. By 1965, the group was forced to change its name to Chad Allan & the Expressions after a U.S. group called The Reflections had scored a hit with "Just Like Romeo & Juliet".
15. The Easybeats: Friday On My Mind
(George Young & Harry Vanda)
45 rpm single: United Artists - UA 50106
Sydney, Australia
Dick Diamonde – bass guitar
Gordon "Snowy" Fleet – drums
Harry Vanda – lead guitar
Stevie Wright – lead vocals
George Young – rhythm guitar
Produced by Shel Talmy, 1966
The Easybeats never really hit their stride in North America. These Australians had several hits in the UK but Friday On My Mind was too strong to ignore. The wonderful guitar work ensured that it became a hit on this side of the world. They did do one American tour with the Byrds in 1966. Quebecois yeye band Les Classels covered Friday as "Vendredi sur mon esprit" in 1967.
16. Left Banke: Something On My Mind
(George Cameron / Steve Martin / Mike Brown)
Walk Away Rene / Pretty Ballerina: Smash Records SRS 67088
New York City, NY
Mike Brown: harpsichord, piano
Tom Finn: bass
George Cameron: drums
Steve Martin Caro: vocals
Rick Brand: guitar
Produced by Harry Lookofsky, 1966
Released February 1967
Recorded at World United Studios & Mercury Studios, New York City between 1965-66
After the massive success of Walk Away Rene and Pretty Ballerina, the Left Banke recorded one more album (and another reformed album in 1978). After The Left Banke broke up, Tom became a successful club and party DJ.
Finn and Left Banke drummer/singer George Cameron re-formed the group with a new lineup of musicians and played a series of reunion shows in 2011 and 2012. He was the last surviving member of the band. Of The Left Banke's "Walk Away Rene" lineup. Keyboardist Michael Brown died in March 2015, George Cameron passed away in June 2018, and lead singer Steve Martin Caro January, 2020.
17. Roy Payne: Trout River Livin’ On My Mind
(Roy Payne)
Willie's Yellar Pick Up Truck: RCA - KXL1-0095
Trout River NL
Roy Payne: acoustic guitar, vocal
Other musicians not identified
Produced by RCA, 1975
Recorded by Hayward Parrott at RCA's Toronto Studio
Roy Absalom Payne
b. April 3, 1939 Trout River NL
Born in Trout River, Newfoundland, left Roy Payne with Trout River Livin’ On his Mind. Payne’s career took off in the 1970s, writing songs like “I Wouldn’t Trade A Million Dollars for a Single Maple Leaf. He recorded 3 albums for RCA but was dropped like a hot potato due to his antics, like throwing an amplifier through a recording studio window. An urban legend, to be sure, but most likely true! He currently lives up in Mattawa, Ontario.
18. Fred J Eaglesmith: Don’t You Try To Change My Mind
(Fred J Eaglesmith)
The Boy That Just Went Wrong: New Woodshed Records NWS-017
Port Dover ON
Fred Eaglesmith: banjo, guitar, vocals
Ralph Schipper: bass, vocals
David Essig: guitar, mandolin, piano, vocals
John Allen: fiddle
Scott Merritt: dulcimer, guitar
Steve Beach: piano
Eric Rooker: harmonica
Produced by David Essig ¬ 1983
Recorded by Steve Beach, Shotgun Studios, Brantford ON October 1983
Frederick John Elgersma
b. July 9, 1957 Caistor Centre, Ontario (near Dunnville)
One of the best songwriters this country has ever produced and yet…. How many people actually know of him. Born and raised in the Niagara Peninsula, he toured North America relentlessly with Ralph Schipper and Willie P Bennett, releasing several excellent albums along the way.
19. The Henchmen: You Were On My Mind
(Sylvia Fricker)
One Up!: Dominion Records LP 1344
Saint John NB
Peter Chipman: guitar, tenor vox
Alf Brien: baritone vox
Jerry Gadd: banjo; vox bass
Dave Sansom: baritone vox
Produced 1964
"You Were on My Mind" is a popular song written by Sylvia Fricker (Tyson) in 1962 in a bathtub in a suite at the Hotel Earle in Greenwich Village. She wrote it in the bathroom because "it was the only place ... the cockroaches would not go". It was originally performed by Fricker and her then husband-to-be Ian Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia and they recorded it for their 1964 album, Northern Journey.
The Henchmen: Jerry Gadd, originally from Liverpool, UK, is currently living in Victoria BC; David Sansom in Kingston; Al Brien from Fredericton lives in Saint John, NB; and leader Peter Chipman, originally from Ottawa, lives in Vancouver.
20. 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
Vintage Voices Segment
Laura Gillis speaks with this week’s guest dj Trudy. Her choice:
21. Luciano Pavarotti: Nessun Dorma
(Lucio Dalla)
Side Bee
1. The Seekers: The Last Thing On My Mind
(Tom Paxton)
45 single bw Georgy Girl: Columbia UK DB 8134
Melbourne, Australia
Judith Durham: vocals
Keith Potger: banjo, guitar, vocals
Bruce Woodley: guitar, vocals
Arthur Guy: bass, vocals
Produced by Tom Springfield, 1966
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, London
A double-sided hit single! While Georgy Girl was the big hit here, Tom Paxton’s Last Thing on my Mind was an incredibly strong b side. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for the song. The Last Thing On My Mind has been covered by (get this):
Bill Anderson, Chet Atkins, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Blitzen Trapper, Pat Boone, Dennis Brown, Chris de Burgh, Glen Campbell, The Carter Family, Johnny Cash (with Diana Trask), Liam Clancy, Gene Clark, Judy Collins, Cry Cry Cry, Rick Danko, Joe Dassin, Sandy Denny, John Denver, Neil Diamond, The Dillards, Danny Doyle, The Dubliners, Phil Everly, Marianne Faithfull, José Feliciano, Julie Felix, Flatt & Scruggs, Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, Noel Harrison, Carolyn Hester, Mary Hopkin, Samuel Hui, Joe and Eddie, The Kingston Trio, Hank Locklin, Misty River, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Nana Mouskouri, The Move, Anne Murray, Willie Nelson, Daniel O'Donnell, Gram Parsons, Herb Pedersen, Peter Paul and Mary, Punch Brothers, Stu Phillips, Charley Pride, Paddy Reilly with The Dubliners, Tony Rice, Jean Shepard, Johnny Silvo, Hank Snow, Townes Van Zandt, The Vejtables, Clarence White, Delroy Wilson, Doc Watson, The Womenfolk.
2. Hank Williams: You Better Keep It On Your Mind
(Hank Williams / Vic McAlpin)
45 single bw Low Down Blues: MGM Records K11675
Mount Olive, Alabama
Hank Williams: guitar, vocal
Jerry Rivers: fiddle
Don Helms: steel guitar
Chet Atkins: lead guitar
Chuck Wright or Ernie Newton: bass
Produced by Fred Rose, 1954
Recorded 1952
Hank Williams:
b. September 17, 1923 to January 1, 1953
This song was released the year after Hank died. The second voice on the recording is speculated to be Hank Snow.
3. Sneezy Waters: Mind Your Own Business
(Hank Williams Sr)
Sneezy Waters Sings Hank Williams: Sawdust Records - SW6
Ottawa
Graham Townsend - fiddle
Willie P Bennett - Harmonica
George Essery - Pedal Steel
Randy Hill - mandolin
Ken Whiteley - accordion
Pepe Francis - electric guitars
Bill Garrett - acoustic guitar
Sneezy Waters - acoustic guitar, vocals
Ed Bimm - piano
David Woodhead - bass
Peter Beaudoin - drums
Produced by Bill Garrett, 1981
Recorded by Charles Fairfield at Studio Passeport & Greg Roberts, Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton
Peter Hodgson aka Sneezy Waters
b. March 1, 1945 Ottawa
Star of the show, Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave. It portrays an 'imaginary concert' that the legendary US country singer might have given New Year's Eve 1952 in Canton, Ohio, had he not died that night. The show toured throughout Canada and in the USA until 1982. Waters did 300 stage performances as Hank Williams, and also appeared in the film adaptation of the show, a made-for-Canadian-TV-movie. Waters received the Best Actor Award in the Festival International du Film Musical in Grenoble, France, for his convincing role as Hank Williams.
4. Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
(Gordon Lightfoot)
Sit Down Young Stranger: Reprise Records RS 6392
Toronto ON
Gordon Lightfoot: guitar, vocal
Red Shea: guitar
Rick Haynes: bass
Produced by Joe Wissert and Lenny Waronker, 1970
Recorded by Gary Brandt and Lee Hershberg at Sunwest Studios in Hollywood
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.
b. November 17, 1938 Orillia, Ontario / d. May 1, 2023 (84) Toronto
The song reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in February 1971. It was apparently about Lightfoot’s divorce. This was the first Lightfoot release on his new label (he had previously been with United Artists).
5. Liverpool Set: Change Your Mind
(Dave Donnell / E Lancing)
45 Single bw Seventeen Tears To The End: Columbia Records Canada 4-43813
Toronto
Dave Donnell [aka Lachlan Macfadyen] (vocals, guitar)
Jack Douglas (bass)
Kent Daubney (drums)
Evan Hunt (guitar)
Garry Nelson (guitar)
Shane Sennet (bass)
Produced by Don Law & Frank Jones, 1966
Following the demise of the band, Macfadyen would join the Townsmen. Later, he would team with Daubney and Douglas would form Waterfront Productions; Macfadyen would discover and produce Harlequin and has worked with Joe Hall's Rancho Banano; Douglas would go on to produce John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and The Trews among others; Daubney is currently owner of the Polar Bar ice cream parlour in Unionville, Ontario.
6. 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
b. 26 April 1925 Copenhagen / d. 21 March 2015 Holte, Denmark (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
7. Henry Townsend: A Ramblin’ Mind
(Henry Townsend)
Henry Townsend and Henry Spaulding (1929-37) Complete Recordings: Wolf Records WSE 117
Shelby MS / St Louis MO
Henry Townsend, vocal, guitar
Robert Lee (Nighthawk) McCoy, guitar
Sonny Boy Williamson, harmonica
Big Maceo Merriweather, piano
Produced by Johnny Parth for Wolf Records
Remastered by Hans Klement, Vienna Austria
Recorded in Chicago, November 11, 1937
Henry Jesse James Townsend
b. October 27, 1909 Shelby, Miss / d. September 24, 2006 (96) Mequon, Wisconsin
Henry Townsend begun touring and recording with the pianist Walter Davis in the 1920s and had acquired his nickname Mule. Because of Davis, Townsend learned to play the blues stride piano style to go along with his growing abilities on guitar. Townsend was one of the only artists known to have recorded in nine consecutive decades. He first recorded for Columbia Records in Chicago in 1929 and continued performing until the last year of his life. His late wife, Vernell, was also a blue singer. They performed at the Mariposa Folk Festival in 1987.
8. Robert Lockwood Jr: Ramblin On My Mind
(Robert Johnson)
Delta Crossroads: Telarc – CD-83509
Helena, Arkansas
Robert Lockwood Jr – 12 string guitar, vocal
Produced by Joe Harley, 2000
Recorded by Michael Bishop
Robert Lockwood
b. March 27, 1915 Turkey Scratch, Arkansas / d. November 21, 2006 (91) Cleveland, Ohio
Robert Lockwood was the step-son of legendary blues performer Robert Johnson.
9. Duster Bennett: Worried Mind
(Duster Bennett)
Smiling Like I’m Happy: Blue Horizon Records 7-63208
London UK
Duster Bennett: vocal, harmonica, guitar, percussion (no overdubs)
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1968
Recorded at CBS Studios, London by Mike Ross & Mike Fitzhenry
Anthony "Duster" Bennett
b. 23 September 1946 Welshpool, Powys Wales / d. 26 March 1976 (29) Warwickshire UK
Bennett was a one man band, playing several instruments at one time. He played a bass drum with his foot while blowing a harmonica on a rack while strumming a 1952 Les Paul Goldtop guitar given to him by Peter Green. Fleetwood Mac backed him on three of the tracks on the album. He came to the attention of blues impresario Mike Vernon, owner of Blue Horizon Records who released this recording in 1968. He died in a car crash at the age of 29.
10. Savoy Brown: Made Up My Mind
(Chris Youlden)
A Step Further: Parrott PAS 71029
London UK
Chris Youlden: vocals
Kim Simmonds: guitar, cowbell
Lonesome Dave Peverett: guitar
Roger Earl: drums
Tony Stevens: bass
Bob Hall: piano
Wheeler Eddie Blair: trumpets
Don Morris: sax
John Edwards: trombone
Bob Efford: sax
Don Honeywill: sax
Jawbone Willie: jawbone
Ray Davis, Bobby Haughey, Reg Morris: flugelhorn
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1969
Recorded by David Grinste
Kim Maiden Simmonds
b. 5 December 1947 Newbridge, Caerphilly, Wales / d. 13 December 2022 (75) Syracuse NY
Simmonds started playing blues guitar as a teen and put the Savoy Brown Blues Band together in October 1965. Many musicians have played in that band that put the boogie into British blues back in the ‘60s. He was the only staple in the band.
11. King Biscuit Boy: Mind Over Matter
(A Toussaint)
King Biscuit Boy: Epic Records – KE 32891
Hamilton ON
King Biscuit Boy aka Richard Newell: vocals, harmonica
Allen Toussaint: rhythm
Arthur Neville: rhythm
Leo Nocentelli: rhythm
George Porter Jr.: rhythm
Joseph Modeliste: rhythm
Alfred Roberts: conga
Clide Kerr Jr; Lester Caliste; Alvin Thomas: horns
Produced by Allen Toussaint, 1974
Recorded by Roberta C Grace & Ken Laxton at Sea-Saint Recordings, New Orleans LA
Mastered by Arnie Acosta and Marshall Sehorn at Mastering Lab, Hollywood CA
Allen Richard Toussaint
b. Gert Town LA January 14, 1938 / d. Madrid Spain, November 10, 2015 (77)
King Biscuit Boy aka Richard Alfred Newell
b. Hamilton ON March 9, 1944 / d. January 5, 2003 Hamilton (58)
Allen Toussaint began recording in the 50s. He wrote a lot of great songs and produced many great recordings. His songs were covered by The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Searchers, The Ojays, Hollies, Yardbirds and Canada’s Bobby Curtola. His biggest hit was Working in a Coal Mine. He collaborated with Paul McCartney and Wings for their album Venus and Mars. Died of heart attack after a gig in Madrid.
12. Triumvirat: Maze
(Jurgen Fritz)
Illusions On A Double Dimple: Harvest/EMI ST-11311
Cologne GM
Helmut Köllen: bass, guitars
Hans Bathelt: percussion
Jurgen Fritz: keys
Produced by Jurgen Fritz, 1973
Recorded at EMI-Electrola Studios, Cologne GM by W Thierbach and K Lorbach
Mixed by W Thierbach
Hans-Jürgen Fritz b. March 13, 1953 Köln GM
Band’s Active years: 1969–1980
Triumvirat was often referred to as the ‘German Emerson, Lake & Palmer’ or ‘ELP clone’ due to Fritz's classical virtuosity on keyboards and synthesizers. They toured the United States with Fleetwood Mac to support Illusions on a Double Dimple, playing the album in its entirety. In 2015 album Illusions on a Double Dimple (1974) was ranked number 45 in the Rolling Stone list of 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time.
13. The Amboy Dukes: Journey To The Center of Your Mind
(Ted Nugent / Steve Farmer)
45 single: Mainstream 684
Chicago / Detroit
Ted Nugent: guitar, vocal
John Drake – vocals
Steve Farmer – guitar, vocals
Dave Palmer – drums
Andy Solomon – organ, piano, vocals
Greg Arama – bass
Produced by Bob Shad, 1967
The Amboy Dukes were an American rock band formed by Ted Nugent in Chicago in 1964. During the recording there was considerable tension amongst the band members, and a few of them quit after the album was released, in the summer of 1968. I showed up at The Rock Pile (Masonic Temple in Toronto) that year to see them but they never showed up. McKenna Mendleson Mainline performed that night instead.
14. Plastic Cloud: Shadows Of Your Mind
(Don Brewer)
45 rpm Single: Allied Records 6357
Bay Ridge ON
Don Brewer (guitar, vocals)
Brian Madill (bass)
Michael Cadieux (guitar)
Randy Umphrey (drums)
Produced by Bill Bessy and Jack Boswell, 1968
From Bay Ridges, Ontario, this band made one of the best and most sought-after albums of the Canadian psychedelic era. All of the tracks were written by guitarist Don Brewer and it's one of the most consistently good Canadian albums of this era. There's lots of fuzz guitar on tracks like Shadows Of Your Mind. They were compared with American bands like Chocolate Watchband and the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
15. The Fringe: Token For My Mind
(Chuck Cadman / J Murkin)
45 Single: Quality - 1899X
Toronto ON
Chuck Cadman: guitar
Doug Daniel
John Murkin
Chris Thomas
Produced by Greg Hambleton, 1968
Recorded by Art Snider at Sounds Canada, Toronto
Charles ‘Chuck’ Cadman
b. February 21, 1948 Kitchener, ON / d. July 9, 2005 (57) Surrey, BC
Chuck Cadman who founded the band in 1967 became a member of parliament (1997-2005). He served as an MP for The Reform Party, then The Canadian Alliance, and sat as independent for the last two years as member for Surry, BC. On July 9, 2005, Cadman died at his home after a two-year-long bout with malignant melanoma.
16. Striped Bananas: Mind Desert
(Duncan Sheppard)
EP #139/500: Rubber Plant Records 2012
Danbury CT
Duncan Sheppard: guitars, vocal
Chantelle Lussier: keys, bass, bg vocal
Devon Beuschel: drums, bg vocal
Produced by Duncan Sheppard 2012
17. The Paupers: It’s Your Mind
(Skip Prokop / Adam Mitchell)
Magic People: Verve Forecast - FTS 3026
Toronto ON
Adam Mitchell, guitar, vocals
Skip Prokop, drums, vocals
Dennis Gerrard, bass
Chuck Beal, guitar
Produced by Rick Shorter, 1967
Recorded at A&R Studios, NYC
Adam Mitchell
b. 24 November 1944 Glasgow, Scotland
Ronald Harry Prokop
b. 13 December 1943 Hamilton, ON / d. 30 August 2017 (73) St. Thomas, ON
Chuck Beal
b. 1944 Scarborough ON
Denny Gerrard
b. 28 February 1947, Scarborough, Ontario
The Paupers were, I think, the most psychedelic band in Toronto at the time. They got to open for Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Soft Machine at Toronto’s CNE Coliseum. They played Monterray Pop Festival but played poorly due to their bass player getting totally stoned and, thus, were not used in the movie.
18. Ojnab: Hommage à André Alain
(JP Loyer)
Le messager: Ojnab Musique - DC 01
Joliette, QC
Jean-Paul Loyer – banjo
Christopher Layer – pipes
Denis Fréchette – keys, drums
Jean-Claude Mirandette - guitar
Produced by Jean-Paul Loyer - 1995
Mastered by Jean-Paul Loyer and Denis Fréchette
Recorded by Denis Fréchette at #4 Rd Studio
Jean-Paul Loyer
d. October 14, 2009 Joliette QC
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