Side One
1. Lowell Fulsom: Why Don’t We Do It In The Road – 1970
2. Banjo Mechanics: Slow Boat – 2002 *
3. April Wine: Tell Me Why – 1982 *
4. Five Man Cargo: Why Can’t I Get You – 1969 *
5. Those Naughty Boys: Tell Me Why – 1968 *
6. Beau Brummels: You Tell Me Why – 1964
7. Frank Zappa: Peaches en Regalia – 1969
8. Giles, Giles & Fripp: Why Don’t You Just Drop In – 1968
9. The Buckinghams: Why Don’t You Love Me – 1967
10. The Fallen Leaves: Why Don’t You Listen To Me – 1965 *
11. Zeke Sheppard: Why You Been Gone So Long – 1976 *
12. Allen Baekeland: Drinkin’ Ex And Askin’ Why – 1991 *
13. Oscar Peterson Trio: Girl From Ipanema – 1965 *
14. The Ragged Edges: Why Don’t You – 1966 *
15. Eugene Smith & The Warm UP Band: Amy (Why I Love You) – 1979 *
16. The Buzzcocks: Why She’s A Girl From The Chain Store – 1981
17. The Beatles: Tell Me Why – 1964
18. Love Sculpture: Why (How-Now) – 1970
19. Beautiful Senseless: One Dream All Heroes – 2002 *
Side Two
20. Christopher McKhool: Breaking Sky – 2002 *
21. Pied Pear: The Dynamite Band – 1980 *
22. Pied Pear: Mushroom Madrigal – 1980 *
23. Pied Pear: No. 5 Orange – 1980 *
24. Bobby Edwards: High On Life – 1987 *
25. Cyrkle: Turn Down Day – 1966
26. Diodes: Red Rubber Ball – 1977 *
27. The Velltones: Out Of Sight – 1965 *
28. Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels: Sock It To Me Baby – 1965
29. The Chambers Brothers: Do Your Thing – 1968
30. Dewline: If You Can Dig It – 1970 *
31. Maz: La Course – 2013 *
32. Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die – 1966
33. The Heartbeats: Whole Bunch of Keys – 1989
34. Sonny James: Don’t Cut Timber of a Windy Day – 1967
35. Gene Clark: The True One – 1974
36. Robyn Hitchcock: The Man Who Invented Himself – 1981
37. JoBoxers: Not My Night – 1983
38. Plaid: Melifer – 2016
CanCon* = 53%
Side One
1. Lowell Fulsom: Why Don’t We Do It In The Road
(Lennon / McCartney)
In A Heavy Bag: Jewel Records – LPS 5003
Atoka, Oklahoma
Lowell Fulsom: guitar, vocal
Bass: David Hood
Drums: Roger Hawkins
Guitar: Eddie Hinton
Organ, Piano: Barry Beckett
Produced by Gene Kent, 1970
Recorded At Fame Recording Studios
Lowell Fulson
B, 31 March 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma / d. 6 March 1999 Long Beach, CA (87)
2. Banjo Mechanics: Slow Boat
(I Pattison / L Melville)
Sixty Second Songs: Dave’s Records of Guelph DROG 100
Guelph ON
Ian Pattison: banjo
Lewis Melville: banjo
Produced by Lewis Melville, 2002
The rest of this first hour of today’s show explains ‘why’. It begins with April Wine telling us why.
3. April Wine: Tell Me Why
(Lennon / McCartney)
Power Play: Aquarius Records AQR 533
Montreal QC
Myles Goodwyn: lead vocal, guitars
Gary Moffet: guitars
Brian Greenway: guitars, bg vocal
Steve Lang: bass
Jerry Mercer: drums
Produced by Myles Goodwyn and Mike Stone, 1982
Recorded at Le Studio, Morin Heights, QC by Mike Stone and Paul Northfield
Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley CA by Mike Stone and Wally Buck
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
4. Five Man Cargo: Why Can’t I Get You
(John Telling)
45 single bw Memories: Rumble Records R 2360
Vancouver
John Telling: lead guitar, vocals
Gerald Laishley: lead vocals
Possibly:
Orly Anderson: bass, vocals
Warren Cann: drums
Bob Douglas: bass, vocals
Sid Fattedad: drums
Dave Jonsson: drums
Roy Kessler: bass
Lance Massey: lead guitar
Danny Piry: rhythm guitar, vocals
Jay Reyburn: rhythm guitar, vocals
Produced by Wayne Sterloff, 1969
I don’t know who exactly were on the 1969 recording of Why Can’t I Get You except for Gerald Laishley and John Telling. The band lasted several years, having toured with the original BTO group, Brave Belt.
5. Those Naughty Boys: Tell Me Why
(unknown)
45 single bw : Sir John A Records – RG 1020
Ottawa
Wayne McQuaid: vocals
Bobby Gauthier –organ
Ron Chenier – guitar
Jim Bilodeau – guitar
Ted Saucier – bass
Brian Ferguson – drums
Produced by Ted Gerow, 1968
An Ottawa, Ontario, garage outfit who had become Those Naughty Boys by the time of their second 45.
More than any other ‘Sir John A’ records act, Those Naughty Boys were the epitome of the garage band. In 1965, Bobby Gauthier got expelled from high school for letting his hair grow past his collar. Shortly after this, he got a bunch of teenagers with little or no prior musical knowledge together and formed a group. After only a few practices, they booked some time at H.H. Bloom Studios and cut their first demo. With the help of former Esquires roadie Don Nicholson as manager, they landed a recording contract with Montreal-based Fantastic Records, much to the surprise of some of their rivals. Their first single, "Baby," was issued during the winter of 1966, thus establishing them on the scene. They gigged constantly throughout much of the year and regularly toured remote parts of north-eastern Ontario and western Quebec. During such a tour, their van cart-wheeled off the highway, while en route to a date in Maniwaki. They survived uninjured and told the tale the following week when they were interviewed on CJOH-TV's Saturday Date. Being enterprising young men, they invested their earnings in their own Club 400, in Cornwall, Ontario, booking all the major touring acts from Ottawa and Montreal into it. By the time their Sir John A. single came out, the group was on the verge of splitting up. Gauthier had strained his vocal cords and couldn't sing. As the band was booked solid for the next three months, they hired former Eyes Of Dawn frontman, Wayne McQuaid to take over the lead vocals. But the constant touring had taken its toll and dissension was rife. Gauthier had turned down several offers from a little known group called The In-Sect, but once The Naughty Boys' commitments had been fulfilled, in April, he accepted and renamed them The Eastern Passage.
6. The Beau Brummels: You Tell Me Why
(Ron Elliot)
45 single bw I Want You: Reo Records 8864X
San Francisco CA
Sal Valentino lead vocals, tambourine
Ron Elliott lead guitar, vocals
Ron Meagher bass guitar, vocals
Declan Mulligan rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
John Petersen drums
Produced by Sylvester Stewart (aka Sly Stone), 1964
Leo de Gar Kulka, engineer
Hit the big time when they appeared as The Beau Brummelstones on the Flintstones. They played a one-off song called "Shinrock A Go-Go" on the program.
7. Frank Zappa: Peaches En Regalia
(Frank Zappa)
Hot Rats: Bizarre Records / Reprise Records RS 6356
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: guitar, octave bass, percussion
Ian Underwood: piano, oganus maximus, flute, clarinets, sax
Ron Selico: drums
Shuggy Otis: bass
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1969
Recorded by Dick Kunc, whitney Studios; Jack Hunt, TTG; Cliff Goldstein, TTG; Brian Ingoldsby, Sunset Sound
8. Giles Giles & Fripp: Why Don’t You Just Drop In
(Robert Fripp)
The Brondesbury Road Tapes: Vinyl Lovers Records 900693
Winbourn - Bournemouth , Dorset UK
Peter Giles: bass
Michael Giles: drums
Robert Fripp: guitar
Ian McDonald: flute, vocals
Produced by Giles, Giles & Fripp, 1968
Recorded by the band in their home studio, Brondesbury Road, London
Truly one of the first big label release of a home recording.
9. The Buckinghams: Why Don’t You Love Me
(G Biesher / J Holvay / J Guarcio)
45 single bw Don’t You Care: Columbia US – 4-44053
Chicago Ill
Dennis Tufano, vocal
Carl Giammarese, guitar
Nick Fortuna, bass
John Poulos, drums
Marty Greeb, organ
Produced by James William Guarcio, 1967
Recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, NY
Their first big hit "Kind of a Drag" spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1967. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Initially, the band were contracted to USA Records and recorded a dozen songs for them, most of which were released on singles but none of them caught on. The last song USA released was Kind of a Drag, a song the label disliked. Just after its release, The Buckinghams were released from their contract with USA with a major hit on their hands.
10. The Fallen Leaves: Why Don’t You Listen To Me
(Unknown)
45 Single: Dominion Records
Timmins ON
Ray Fournier,
Dan Crocini,
Barry "Fingers" Lewis,
Jim Parres,
Dave Van Leeuwen
Produced 1965
1 of Shania Twain’s Timmins inspirations. They were the first rock band from the Porcupine area of Northern Ontario, to record.
I used to go to their dances. They did some great Yardbirds cuts.
11. Zeke Sheppard: Why You Been Gone So Long
(Mickey Newberry)
45 single bw Cape Breton Is My Home: GRT -1343-079
Toronto
Zeke Sheppards: vocals,
Others not listen
Produced by Scott Turner, 1976
Zeke Sheppard
b. Nova Scotia / d. October 10, 1997 (56) Florida
When The McKenna Mendelson Mainline broke up after a horrible year living in England where they recorded their seminal album ‘Stink’, they returned to Toronto and hired Zeke Sheppard to play bass, replacing Michael Harrison who had had enough. The band got new management, signed with GRT Records and shortened their name to Mainline. A couple of years later, that band was history and Zeke went out on his own.
12. Allen Baekeland: Drinkin’ Ex And Askin’ Why
(Allen Baekeland)
Moose: The Compilation: Moose Records / Vertigo 510 806-2
Calgary AB
Allen Baekeland: bass, vocals
Lisa Boudreau: bg vocals
Pineapple Frank Barth: pedeal steel
Bartok Guitarsplat: mandolin
David Quinton: drums
Terry Tompkins: guitar
Curtis Driedger: piano
Exec Producer: Richard Chapman, 1991
Mastered by John Switzer
Spiritual Consultant: Dave Bookman
Allan James Baekeland
b. Calgary November 6, 1959 / d. May 23 (60) Calgary
I became friends with Allan in 1988 when we were doing back-to-back radio shows here at CIUT. He did a great country show. He met his wife, Jen, here at CIUT too; she was also a station radio host. Later, they married and moved back to Calgary, where Allan was from. He immediately got a show at the University radio station he helped found, CJSW.
As a member of Lost & Profound, Allen was a part of The Moose Records acts which included The Grievous Angels, Cajun Ramblers, Rheostatics, Big Smoke, Bob Snider, The Celtic Gales, Polka Dogs, Lazy Grace and The Bookmen. This excellent track about beer commercials was included on a Moose compilation CD released by Polygram.
13. Oscar Peterson Trio: The Girl From Ipanema
(Antônio Carlos Jobim)
We Get Requests: Verve – MIJ-1-5321
Montreal QC
Oscar Peterson: piano
Ray Brown: bass
Ed Thigpen: drums
Produced by Jim Davis, 1965
Recorded by Bob Simpson & Val Valentin
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson OC
b. August 15, 1925 Montreal / d. December 23, 2007 (82) Mississauga
14. The Ragged Edges: Why Don’t You
(Hill)
45 single bw Good Times: Giant Records - GR 902
Hamilton ON
Danny Foster: lead vocals
Gary Webb: rhythm guitar
Sandy Bryant: drums
Wayne MacNeil: bass
Tony Ronza: lead guitar
Produced 1966
This was the entire sum of their recorded output. They used to play the northern bar and club circuit.
I saw them perform at a youth club up in Timmins around 1967. In fact, I used to have the poster for that gig!
15. Eugene Smith & Warm Up Band: Amy (Why I Love You)
(Eugene Smith / T Grimes / J Judge)
45 single bw In The Dark: A&M Records – AM 478
Toronto ON
Eugene Smith: guitar, vocal
Ted Grimes: trumpet, piano
John Judge: lead guitar
Carl Rabinowitz: bass, acoustic guitar
Jack Procher: drums
David McMorrow: keys
Matt Zimbel: percussion
David Carly: percussion
Produced by Eugene Smith, 1979
Euguene Smith b. 1944
Put the band together in the 70s. As far as I can tell they only put out 1 lp and this 45
His father was Al Lucas, who played stand up bass for such greats as Duke Ellington and James Brown. His mother, Valeire Abbot, was a well-known Toronto jazz pianist and vocalist who was invited by Louis Armstrong to tour as a jazz singer with his orchestra.
Played Toronto's R&B scene during the mid to late sixties. In the seventies, he would front an R&B band called Lucifer. Currently resides in Duncan, B.C.
16. Buzzcocks: Why She’s The Girl From The Chain Store
(Steve Diggle)
Parts 1-3: IRS Records SP 9701
Bolton UK
Pete Shelley – Vocals, guitar
Steve Diggle – Guitar, vocals (1977–81, 1989–present), bass
Howard Devoto – Lead Vocals
John Maher – Drums
Steve Garvey – Bass
Produced by Martin Hannett, 1981
The band chose the name "Buzzcocks" after reading the headline, "It's the Buzz, Cock!", in a review of the TV series “Rock Follies” in Time Out magazine. Theyy claimed that "buzz" was the excitement of playing on stage while "cock" is northern English slang meaning "friend". They thought it captured the excitement of the rising punk scene, as well as having humorous sexual connotations. They broke up in 1981.
17. The Beatles: Tell Me Why
(Lennon / McCartney)
A Hard Day’s Night: United Artists UAL 3366
Liverpool UK
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney - harmony vocal, bass
George Harrison - harmony vocal, lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
George Martin - piano
Produced by George Martin, 1964
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 2, London UK by Norman Smith
Recorded 27 February 1964
First Published in Canada July, 1964
18. Love Sculpture: Why (How Now)
(Mike Finesilver / Pete Ker)
Forms And Feelings: Parrot Records 71035
Cardiff, Wales UK
Dave Edmunds guitar
John David - bass
Rob 'Congo' Jones drums
Produced by Dave Edmunds, Mike Finesilver & Pete Ker, 1970
Recorded at Maximum Sound Studios by Dave Hadfield
Music producers Peter Ker and Mike Finesilver founded Pathway Studios in North London. They were also composers, having helped pen Arthur Browns “Fire”. Recordings made in their small 8x8 meter studio were Sultan’s of Swing by Dire Straits in 1977; Ewan MacColl’s Dirty Old Town (1983) and albums like The Damned: Damned Damned Damned (1977), Dave Edmunds: Get It (1977), Nick Lowe: Jesus of Cool (1978) and Squeeze: Squeeze (1978).
19. Beautiful Senseless: One Dream All Heroes
(Bashio / Beautiful Senseless)
Sixty Second Songs: DROG 100
Dublin ON
Jay Smith: bass
Jessie Bell-Smith: grtumpet, vocals
Steve Hamilton: drums
Andrew Coombes: guitar
Andrew Hopkinson: piano
Paul Farmer: guitar, vocals
Produced and recorded by Jon Halliwell, 2002
Recorded at the Dublin Street United Church
Side Two
20. Chris McKhool: Breaking Sky
(Chris McKhool)
Sixty Second Songs: DROG 100
Toronto
Chris McKhool: violin
Produced by Lewis Melville, 2002
RIP Rick Scott
Richard Gaston Scott II
b. New Jersey / d. August 1, 2025 (77)
Rick was born and raised in the US but after serving in his country’s armed forces, relocated to Vancouver where he spent most of his adult life. He finished off his days on Protection Island, BC.
Scott and friend Joe Mock pioneered indie roots music 1974 -76 with Shari Ulrich in the trio called Pied Pumkin. When Shari joined the Hometown Band, the Pumkin was reduced to become PIED PEAR. From 1976-1982 Rick and Joe toured far and wide playing concerts, dances and festivals. They represented Canada at the Knoxville Worlds fair. They released three albums. We’ll listen to three cool songs by Pied Pear, augmented to by their Pumkin, Shari Ulrich. We learn about a dynamite band, romp through a mushroom field through a lens of Celtic colours. So what’s a No. 5 Orange? Is it something specific to Vancouver? So I looked it up and got this: an Adult Entertainment Service at 205 Main St., Vancouver. I’m gonna have to listen to the lyrics of that song again!
21. Pied Pear: The Dynamite Band
(Richard Scott)
Pied Pear: Squash Records SQ1-965-A
Vancouver BC
Richard Scott: vocals, dulcimer
Joseph Mock: guitars, piano, vocals
Shari Ulrich: vocals, violin
Claire Lawrence: sax
Robbie King: organ
Rene Worst: bass
Geoff Eyre: drums
Produced by The Pied Pear - 1980
Recorded by Mark McNair and Paul MacDonald at Pinewood Recording Studios, Vancouver BC
22. Pied Pear: Mushroom Madrigal
(Richard Scott)
Pied Pear: Squash Records SQ1-965-A
Vancouver BC
Richard Scott: vocals, dulcimer
Joseph Mock: guitars, piano, vocals
Shari Ulrich: vocals, violin
Claire Lawrence: sax
Robbie King: organ
Rene Worst: bass
Geoff Eyre: drums
Produced by The Pied Pear 1980
Recorded by Mark McNair and Paul MacDonald at Pinewood Recording Studios, Vancouver
23. Pied Pear: No. 5 Orange
(Joe Mock)
Pied Pear: Ogruok Records SQ1-965
Vancouver BC
Richard Scott: vocals, dulcimer
Joseph Mock: vocal, piano, guitar
Shari Ulrich: violin
Clair Lawrence: sax
Duris Maxwell: drums
Robbie King: organ
Renew Worst: bass
Produced by The Pied Pear, 1980
Recorded by Geoff Turner at Pinewood Recording Studios, Vancouver
24. Bobby Edwards: High On Life
(Bobby Edwards)
Twilight Drive: Duke Street Records DSR 31041
Scarborough ON
Bobby Edwards: solo guitar
Bob Mann: guitar
Danny Colomby: bass
Chris Dahmer, Steve Hunter, Ray Parker: keys
Brian Leonard: percussion
Paul Hannah: drums
Erich Traugott: trumpet
Guido Basso: flugelhorn
Vern Dorge: also sax
Eugene Amaro: tenor sax, flute
Virginia Markson: flute
Jack Zaza: flute, oboe
Jim McDonald, Gary Pattison: french horns
Russ Little: trombone
Erica Goodman: harp
Bill Richards: concert master
Paul Grosney: contractor
Produced by Bobby Edwards 1987
Recorded by Andrw S Hermant at Manta Sound with Peter Lee and Mark Baldi
Mastered by George Graves at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Robert David Edwards
b. Nov 24, 1948 in Scarborough, ON / d. South Lake Hospital,Newmarket on Sept 15, 2021 (72)
“I was on with Tommy Hunter, Front Page Challenge, and the Friendly Giant, I was Rusty,” he said. “During that time I got out with a few musicians like Wayne Newton, Kenny Rodgers, Bobby Vinton, Sonny an Cher and Lawrence Welk,” he said. “I also had the chance to work with Patsy Cline and Chet Atkins.”
Most likely the most recorded Canadian musician of all times! Super guitarist, Edwards turned professional when he was still in his mid-teens. By the time he was 21 he had amassed a great portfolio of recorded works, playing on recordings, jingles and in television studio bands. has been a featured guitarist with Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Henry Mancini, Anne Murray, Paul Anka, and Kenny Rogers. He’s been credited with having performed on over 1000 TV shows and many motion pictures. Truly one of the unsung heroes of Canadian recorded music. His personal recorded output is minimal so enjoy.
25. Cyrkle: Turn Down Day
(J Keller / D Blume)
Red Rubber Ball: Columbia Records CL 2544
Easton PA / New York City
Tom Dawes: guitar, sitar
Don Dannemann: bass
Marty Fried: drums
Earl Pickens: electric piano
John Simon: piano
Produced by John Simon, 1966
Two Cyrkle hit songs: one by them and the other by the Diodes.
Originally called the Rhondells. They were signed to a management agreement with Brian Epstein, who changed their name. He got John Lennon to come up with the particular spelling of their new name. Because of this, they opened for The Beatles on their 1966 US / Canada tour.
Paul Simon said he wrote "Red Rubber Ball" while living in England to get a £100 advance from The Seekers. The Seekers also recorded "Red Rubber Ball" for their 1966 album Come the Day (Georgy Girl). In Canada, the Cyrkle version of the song displaced Paperback Writer to reach number one on the CHUM Chart. It was also recorded by Cilla Black, Mel Torme, Neil Diamond and Cliff Richard.
26. The Diodes: Red Rubber Ball
(Paul Simon / Bruce Woodley)
The Diodes: Columbia Records PES 90441
Toronto ON
Paul Robinson: vocal
John Catto: guitar
Ian MacKay: bass
John Hamilton: drums
Produced by Bob Gallo, 1977
Recorded and mixed by Hayward Parrott at Manta Sound, Toronto
Another hard luck band who released two LPs for Columbia (and Epic) in the late 70s. They were dumped after their records didn’t sell very well, moved to England and breaking up by 1982. Formed by students from the Ontario College of Art, they played their first gig opening for Talking Heads in January 1977. Oddly, this album also features a cover of Wild in the Streets soundtrack song, “Shape of Things To Come” by Max Frost & The Troopers.
27. Velltones: Out Of Sight
(T Wight)
45 single bw Just Another Face In The Crowd: Hitt Records 45-0008
Ontario
Personell unknown
Produced by Andy Laughland, 1965
That was really outa sight man! Difficult to find any relevant information about the Velltones.
28. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Sock It To Me Baby
(Bob Crewe / Russell Brown)
Greatest Hits: Roulette Records SR 59020
Detroit MI
Mitch Ryder: vocals
Jim McAllister: bass
Mark Manko: lead guitar
Jim McCarty: lead guitar
Joe Kubert: rhythm guitar
John Badanjek on drums
Produced by Bob Crewe, 1965
William Sherille Levise Jr
b. Hamtramck, Michigan February 26, 1945
As a teenager, Ryder sang backup with a black soul-music group known as the Peps, but racial tensions interfered and he had to quit the group. He then formed his first band, Tempest, when he was still at High School, and played at a Detroit soul music club called The Village. Ryder next appeared fronting a band named Billy Lee & The Rivieras, which had limited success until they met songwriter / record producer Bob Crewe. Crewe renamed the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels who went on to have hits like ‘Devil With The Blue Dress On’, ‘Jenny Take A Ride’ and ‘Sock It To Me, Baby.’
The phrase ‘Sock It To Me’ was a bit risqué in its day and used on shows like Rowan & Martin’s Laughi-In coz it was considered to be a hip thing to say during the flower power thing. To me it was stale right out of the box but I always liked this song.
29. The Chambers Brothers: Do Your Thing
(Chambers Brothers)
A New Time / A New Day: Columbia US CS 9671
Los Angeles CA
Lester Chambers: harmonica
Joe Chambers: guitar
Willie Chambers: guitar
George Chambers: bass
Brian Keenan: drums
Produced by Tim Obrien, 1968
Recorded by Fred Catero & Roy Segal
Doin’ your own thing was a phrase used extensively by hippy culture, so was Can you dig it?
30. Dewline: If You Can Dig It
(J Cooper / D Preston)
45 single bw Ode To A Cucumber, Blueberry and Flower: Reo Records 9033
Calgary AB
Terry Johnson – guitar, vocals
Richard Sera – guitar, vocals
Rick McRae – bass
Mike McDonald – drums
Produced 1970
Other than the fact that they were from Calgary, Alberta, very little is known about this band. I can dig that! In fact, that was another byline of the ‘50s – dig!
31. Maz: La Course
(Marc Maziade)
Telescope: Ind – MAZ001
Montreal
Marc Maziade: electric guitar, tenor banjo, pieds
Robin Boulianne: violin
Olivier Hébert: bass
Jean-Francois Debellefeuille: keys, Moog
Cédric Houdayer: harmonica
Produced by Marc Maziade with Mark Busic, 2011
Recorded by Mark Busic at Studio du Chemin, Joliette
Mastered by Vincent Cardinal at Plasma Studio
32. Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die
(Otis Spann)
The Blues Never Die: Prestige Records PR 7719
Chicago IL
Otis Spann: Piano, vocal
Milton Rector: bass
S.P. Leary: drums
Dirty Rivers: guitar
James Madison: guitar
James Cotton: harmonica
Produced by Samuel Charters, 1965
Recorded November 24, 1964
Liner Notes by Pete Welding
Otis Spann
b. Mississippi, March 21 1924 or 1930 / d. April 24, 1970, Chicago
By the age of 14, he was playing in bands in the Jackson area (of Mississippi). He moved to Chicago in 1946 where he was mentored by Big Maceo Merriweather whom he replaced as Muddy Waters’ pianist in 1952. He stayed with Waters until 1968, having worked on albums with Buddy Guy, Big Mama Thornton, Fleetwood Mac etc. Headstone Inscription: “Otis played the deepest blues we ever heard - He’ll play forever in our hearts”. He succumbed to liver cancer in 1970 and was posthumously elected to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980.’
33. Heartbeats: Whole Bunch of Keys
(The Heartbeats)
The Heartbeats EP cassette: No Label or Serial no.
New York State
Tara Nevins – fiddle
Rose Sinclair – accordion
Beverly Smith – guitar
June Drucker – bass
Produced by The Heartbeats, 1989
Recorded by Gary Solomon, Woodstock, NY
Four women from upstate New York. I got to see them perform at Owen Sound’s Summerfolk Festival in 1990. On stage the four of them huddled as closely to one another as humanly possible with their instruments and cement a sound so tight that it made even my wooden feet dance to their music. And that’s sayin’ something! Pole Cat Blues is a traditional piece from their cassette EP which I’ve nearly worn out.
34. Sonny James & The Southern Gentlemen: Don’t Cut Timber On A Windy Day
(Reidel)
That Special Country Feeling: Capitol SOBO 91357
Hackleburg AB
first tenor Lin Bown,
second tenor Gary Robble,
baritone Duane West,
bass Glenn Huggins,
bassist Milo Liggett
Un-named studio musicians
Produced by Marvin Hughes, Ken Nelson & Kelso Herston, 1966
Don’t Cut Timber On A Windy Day is great advice!
35. Gene Clark: The True One
(Gene Clark)
No Other: Asylum Records 7E-1016
Sherman Oaks, CA
Gene Clark: guitar, vocals
Lee Sklar: bass
Butch Trucks: drums
Michael Utley: keyboards
Joe Lala: percussion
Jerry McGee: guitar
Ronnie Barron, Cindy Bullens, Claudia Lennear: bg vocals
Produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye, 1974
Recorded at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles by Tony Reale and Joe Tuzen
Mixed at Wally Heider Recording, Studio D, San Francisco
Harold Eugene "Gene" Clark
b Tipton, Missouri, November 17, 1944 / d May 24, 1991 (46) Sherman Oaks, CA
One of the founders of The Byrds, he was the first to leave the band in early 1966 and have a solo career. He also got together with Doug Dillards of The Dillards family bluegrass band and released two albums, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark (1968) and Through the Morning, Through the Night (1969). ‘No Other’ was Clark’s first album recorded for Asylum Records. It went way over budget, was not promoted properly and didn’t sell well. But Rock critics loved it and claimed it to be a real masterpiece.
36. Robyn Hitchcock: The Man Who Invented Himself
(Robyn Hitchcock)
Black Snake Diamond Röle: Armageddon Records ARM 4
London UK
Robyn Hitchcock: Piano, bass, lead guitar
Morris Windsor: Drums, backing vocal
Gary Barnacle: Saxophones
Produced by Pat Collier, 1981
Recorded at the Barge, and Alaska, Music Works
37. JoBoxers: Not My Night
(Wayne / Bostock / Collard)
Like Gangbusters: RCA Victor AFL1-4847
London UK
Dig (Timothy Wayne Ball) Wayne: vocals
Sean McLusky: drums
Christ Bostock: bass
Robert Marche: guitar
Dave Collard: keys
Produced by Alan Shacklock, 1983
Recorded by Mike Pala
After playing in New York bands, Dig Wayne went to England and met up with former members of Subway Sect, a punk band and called themselves JoBoxers. This album features all of their hit songs, and they had quite a few of them, but this song wasn’t one of them. Keyboardist Dave Collard later joined ‘The The’ after the disillusion of JoBoxers in 1985.
38. Plaid: Melifer
(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
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Sundays 6 pm ET Tuesdays 9 pm NT
Home Grown Community Radio Community Radio CIOE
CHCR 102.9 FM 97.5 FM
Killaloe ON Lower Sackville NS
Various Times Sun 8 pm AT