Side Aye
1. Philippe Bruneau: La Ronde du mariee – 1973 *
2. The Fugs: Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – 1968
3. The Fall: Psykick Dance Hall – 1979
4. Quicksilver Messenger Service: Cowboy On The Run – 1975
5. Jennifer Noxon: Everyday – 2001 *
6. Oscar Peterson: Thag’s Dance – 1965 *
7. The York County Boys: York County Breakdown – 1959 *
8. Vic Dana: Danger – 1963
9. The Stampeders: Devil You – 1971 *
10. The Heartbeats: Whoile Bunch of Keys – 1989
11. Laura Vinson & Red Wyng: Waitin’ For The Weekend – 1982 *
12. Dave Pritchard & Nash The Slash: Nash Metropolitan – 1976 *
13. Earl Hines: Cavernism – 1933
14. Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die – 1965
15. Dave Clark Five: Do You Love Me – 1964
16. Junkhouse: This Old Man’s (Too Drunk To Drive) – 1993 *
17. Rory Gallagher: Livin’ Like A Trucker – 1973
18. Bill Bruford and Earthworks : Thud – 1987
Side Bee
19. Ladies Choice Blugrass Band: Montezuma’s Revenge – 1981 *
20. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Older Guys – 1969
21. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Cody Cody – 1969
22. The Flying Burrito Brothers: God’s Own Singer – 1969
23. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Down In The Churchyard – 1969
24. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Wild Horses – 1969
25. Ed Dolan et ses Fantaististes: Qui Sait, Qui Sait – 1960 *
26. Roy Payne: Old Dog – 1976 *
27. Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Snowmobiling – 1968 *
28. Bob King: Rockin’ Juke Box – 1958 *
29. Bud Roberts: The Longest Run – 1971 *
30. Hank Snow: I’ve Been Everywhere – 1962
31. Al Bruno: Arkansas Traveler Set – 1958 *
32. Hank Williams: You Better Keep It On Your Minds – 1952
33. T. Texas Tyler: I Tickled Her Under The Chin – 1955
34. The Maddox Brothers & Rose: That’ll Learn Ya Dern Ya – 1962
35. Lefty Frizzell: I Love You A Thousand Ways – 19??
36. Jimmy Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 3 – 1928
37. La Bottine Souriante: La Gronde – 2003 *
38. Lori Yates: Lover’s Jamboree – 1989 *
CanCon* = 45%
Side Aye
1. Philippe Bruneau: La Ronde du mariée (The Bride’s Round)
(Trad)
Philippe Bruneau: Philo Records - FI 2003
Montreal QC / Paris FR
Philippe Bruneau: accordion
Yvan Brault: bass
Gilles Losier: piano
Produced by David Green and Phil Hresko, 1973
Recorded by David Green at Earth Audio Techniques Inc., North Ferrisburg VT
Philippe Georges Bruneau
b. Montreal Sept 22, 1934 / d. Aug 7, 2011 Forcalquier FR (76)
Philippe was a virtuoso of Quebecois accordion playing. He took it up when he was 15 and was playing professionally at the Trinidad Ballroom in Montreal when he was 19. He was good friends with Quebecois fiddle legend, Jean Carignan who got him to switch to the single row diatonic accordion. In 1980 he began playing with Dorothy Hogan (piano) until he decided to move to France in 1991. He claimed that his move was political in nature, a protest against the government of Quebec which he claimed, did nothing to promote or recognize traditional music. That same government tried to award him Le Prix Gérard-Morisette in 2000 but he refused to accept it.
2. The Fugs: Tune In Turn On Drop Out
(Ed Saunders / Timothy Leary / Ken Weaver)
Tenderness Junction: Reprise Records 6280
New York City
Ken Weaver: drums, vocals
Ed Saunders: vocals
Tuli Kupferberg: vocals
Charles Larkey: bass
Dan Kootch: guitar, electric violin, vocals
Ken Pine giutar. haronica, vocals
Produced by Ed Saunders, 1968
Recorded by Richard Alderson
Lead by beat poets Ed Saunders, Ken Weaver and Tuli Kupferberg, they morphed into a pseudo-rock band after the release of their first two albums. Some 1969 correspondence, found inside an FBI file on the The Fugs claims describing their music as “the filthiest and most vulgar thing the human mind could possibly conceive.” While their country was sending its young off to massacre and be massacred in Indo-China, the Fugs were considered vile in the eyes of the FBI.
"Turn on, tune in, drop out" is a counterculture-era phrase popularized by Dr. Timothy Leary in 1966.
3. The Fall: Psykick Dance Hall
(Craig Scanlon / Marc Riley / Mark Smith)
Dragnet: Step-Forward Records SFLP 4
Manchester UK
Mark E Smith: keys: kazoo: vocals
Steve Hanley: bass
Marc Riley: guitars
Craig Scanlon: guitar: piano
Mike Leigh: drums
Kay Carroll: bg vocals
Produced by The Fall and Grant Shobiz, 1979
Recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale UK by John Breirley
Formed in 1976, The Fall are UK’s most prolific band from the punk rock era, having released 32 studio albums! This song is from their second LP. Having hated what the producer did to their first album, instead of a good clean sound, the band wanted it rough around the edges. It’s sound is described as being muddy and lo-fi, so much so, that the recording company they used (Cargo Studios) asked that the band not use their name on the album cover, thinking it would scare away potential customers.
4. Quicksilver Messenger Service: Cowboy On The Run
(Dino Valenti)
Solid Silver: Capitol Records SN 66076
San Francisco CA
Gary Duncan: electric and steel, vocals
John Cipollina: electric and Hawaiian steel guitars, vocals
Dino Valenti: guitar, vocals
David Freiberg bass, vocals
Greg Elmore: drums
Nicky Hopkins: piano
Pete Sears: piano
Michael Lewis: piano, organ, Arp synthesizer
Skip Olson: bass
Mario Cipollina: bass
Kathi McDonald: vocals
Produced by Quicksilver & John Palladino, 1975
Recorded by Mike Fusaro, George Engfer, Tom Lubin & Phil Brown at Columbia
Recording Studios, San Franciscop June 30 August 20, 1975
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Records, Hollywood
Gary Ray Grubb
b. San Diego September 4, 1946 / d. June 29, 2019 (72) Woodland, California
Started as the guitar player for the Ratz as an opening act for the Byrds and the Rolling Stones at the War Memorial Auditorium in San Jose in 1965. After that he joined The Brogues where he met drummer Greg Elmore. The two would soon find themselves in Quicksilver Messenger Service. After recording two albums, Duncan left Quicksilver and as he describes it, "I left for a year and rode motorcycles and lived in New York City and Los Angeles and just kind of went crazy for about a year." In 1970 he rejoined Quicksilver Messenger Service along with singer/guitarist Dino Valenti.
5. Jennifer Noxon: Everyday
(J Noxon)
Sweet: JN002
Ottawa, ON
Jennifer Noxon: electric guitar, vocals
James Stephens: electric bass
Peter von Althen: drums, percussion
Chris Bartos: electric lead guitar
Rob Graves: percussion (fish, cowbell)
Produced by James Stephens & Jennifer Noxon, 2001
Recorded by James Stephens at Slowpoke Studios, Ottawa
Mixed by David Bignell and James Stephens at Heat of Sound, Ottawa
Jennifer Noxon
b. Calgary AB Nov 15, 1967
She only released two really good albums of her music and currently spends most of her energy painting abstract canvasses in really cool colours. This album – her second called ‘Sweet’, should have spurred her career along but didn’t. It’s a great album and I love this song, Everyday. Just great players were used and James Stephens (of Six Mile Bridge) has his fingerprints all over it – in a good way. Jennifer’s still involved with music but hasn’t submitted a third CD of original songs yet but I hear she’s working on it.
6. Oscar Peterson: Thag’s Dance
(Oscar Peterson)
The Sound of the Trio: Verve V 8480
Montreal
Oscar Peterson: piano
Ray Brown: bass
Ed Thigpen: drums
Produced by Jim Davis, 1962
Recorded live at the London House, Chicago 1961
7. The York County Boys: York County Breakdown
(York County Boys)
Bluegrass Jamboree: ARC Records A502
Toronto ON
Mike Cameron: guitar
Rex Yetman: mandolin
Big John McManaman: banjo
Brian Barron: fiddle
Alfred Leger: bass
Produced by Arc Records staff, 1959
Released 1960
Formed in 1954, this was Canada’s first recorded bluegrass album. They were one of the first bands to play the Mariposa Folk Festival and continued performing throughout the 1960s. In 1990 they were recognized by the Toronto Area Bluegrass Association by being awarded the Pioneer Bluegrass Award.
8. Vic Dana: Danger
(Bob Beckham / Buzz Cason)
45 single bw Heart, Hand And Teardrop: Dolton Records – DO 73
Buffalo NY
Vic Dana: vocal
Ernie Freeman Orchestra
Produced by Bob Polydor, 1963
Samuel Mendola
b. Buffalo NY August 26, 1940
This was the very first song that I was aware of that said the word Danger. Discovered by Sammy Davis Jr., Dana was an excellent dancer, particularly in tap dance, and was encouraged by Davis to move to Los Angeles to further his career. With the decline of dancing as a form of entertainment, Dana began a singing career. He is best known for his 1965 recording of "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" He also scored a chart record in 1970 with Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine," years before it was turned into a number one hit by UB40. By the early 1970s his singing career was basically ended.
9. The Stampeders: Devil You
(Rich Dodson)
Carryin’ On: Music World Creation Records MWCS702
Calgary
Ronnie King: bass
Rich Dodson: guitar
Lou Berly: drums
Produced by Mel Shaw, 1971
Recorded by Terry Brown
10. 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.
11. Laura Vinson & Red Wyng: Waitin’ For The Weekend
(S MacDougall / Laura Vinson)
45 single bw Broken Hearted Melody: Royalty Records – RT 1000 117
Edmonton AB
Laura Vinson: guitar, vocal
Mike Musson: Fiddle, vocals
George Hauser:Bass, vocals
Randy Cross: Drums, vocals
Harry Lent
Jim Hathaway
Wayne Saunders
Stewart McDougall
Frank Walls: Guitars, vocals
Produced by R Harlan Smith & Red Wyng, 1982
She actually recorded an album on 8-track called High Fashion Queen
12. David Pritchard: Nash Metropolitan
(G Plewman)
Nocturnal Earthworm Stew: Island Records ILPS 9422
Toronto
Nash The Slash: electric violin
Produced by David Pritchard, 1976
David Pritchard
b. England / d. Toronto 2005
David Pritchard was born in the UK and immigrated to Canada in 1952. He grew up in Willowdale (Toronto) where he began his own pirate radio station he called CBIG. Began his official radio career on CHUM FM and was the first Canadian artist signed to the Island Records label.
13. Earl Hines: Cavernism
(Earl Hines)
Rosetta: Jazz Archives No 2: Jazz Archives – 157482
Duquesne, PA
Earl Hines: piano
Jimmy Mundy: tenor sax
Charlie Allen: trumpet
George Dixon: trumpet
Walter Fuller: trumpet, violin
Louis Taylor: tuba
William Franklin: trombone
Darnell Howard: clarinet
Omer Simeon: bass
Cecil Irwin: clarinet
Produced 1933
Recorded in New York City
Compilation CD produced by EPM Records 1990
Earl Kenneth Hines
b. December 28, 1903 Duquesne, PA / d. April 22, 1983 (79) Oakland CA
He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano. He left home at the age of 17 to take a job playing piano with Lois Deppe and His Symphonian Serenaders. Several years later he met Louis Armstrong and they became fast friends; Hines was asked to play piano for Armstrong to replace his wife Lillian. He started his own band up in Chicago in 1928 and played The Grand Terrace, a club owned by Al Capone. Among the listeners were a young Nat King Cole
14. 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.’
15. Dave Clark Five: Do You Love Me
(B Gordy Jr)
Bits And Pieces: Capitol Records Canada 6000 Series T 6068
London
Dave Clark: drums, vocals
Mike Smith: lead vocals, keys
Rick Huxley: bass, harmonica
Lenny Davidson: guitar, vocals
Dennis Payton: sax
Produced by Adrian and Clark, 1964
First published in Canada May, 1964
16. Junkhouse: This Old Man’s (Too Drunk To Drive)
(Tom Wilson)
Strays: Epic Records CEK 80184
Hamilton ON
Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Mike Roth
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Tom Wilson
Bass, Vocals – Russ Wilson
Drums, Vocals, Percussion – Ray Farrugia
Dulcimer, Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion – Malcolm Burn
Electric Guitar, Vocals – Dan Achen
Percussion, Vocals – Tim Gibbons
Violin, Vocals – Lisa Germano
Produced by Mike Roth, 1993
Recorded by Gary Furniss
Thomas Cunningham Wilson aka Lee Harvey Osmond
b. 1959, Hamilton ON
This was a legendary band from Hamilton, Ontario, featuring the burning growl of Tom Wilson’s voice. In the late ‘90s he had a very successful career as a solo artist. Plays in various outfits now, such as Lee Harvey Osmond.
17. Rory Gallagher: Livin’ Like A Trucker
(Rory Gallagher)
Lo Mejor de…: Polydor – 23 83 335
Cork IR
Rory Gallagher: guitar, vocal
Wilgar Campbell: drums
Gerry McAvoy: bass
Produced by Tony Colton, 1973
18. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks: Thud
(Iain Bellamy)
Earthworks: EG Records EGED 48
London UK
Bill Bruford: drums
Iain Bellamy: sax
Django Bates: keys, horns
Mick Hutton: bass
Produced by Dave Stewart and Bill Bruford, 1987
Recorded by Martin Rex at Terminal 24 Studios, London, October 1986
Mixed by Owen Morris and Jim Abbiss at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge UK
Side Bee
19. Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band: Montezuma’s Revenge
(Skip Holmes)
Bluegrass Is Our Business: Boot Records BBG-6014
Halifax NS
Gordon Stobbe: mandolin
Skip Holmes: banjo
Bill Doucette: guitar
Trish York: fiddle
Walter Jakeman: bass
Produced by Gordon Stobbe, 1981
Recorded by Pat Martin at Audio Atlantic, Halifax
Mixed by Denis Lepage and Pat Martin
The band first formed in Halifax, 1978. Toured and released two albums while appearing as the band on ATV’s weekly successful TV show ‘Up Home Tonight”, hosted by it’s leader, Gordon Stobbe. In 1984 they began to morph into Those Fabulous Cliches, and eventually The Gordon Stobbe Trio.
20. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Older Guys
(Chris Hillman / Gram Parsons / Bernie Leadon)
Burrito Delux: A&M SP 4258
Los Angeles CA
Mike Clark: drums
Pete Kleinow: pedal steel
Bernie Leadon: guitar, dobro
Chris Hillman: bass, mandolin, vocal
Gram Parsons: vocal, piano
Produced by Jim Dickson & Henry Lewy, 1970
Recorded by Henry Lewy
21. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Cody Cody
(Chris Hillman / Gram Parsons)
Burrito Delux: A&M SP 4258
Los Angeles CA
Mike Clark: drums
Pete Kleinow: pedal steel
Bernie Leadon: guitar, dobro
Chris Hillman: bass, mandolin, vocal
Gram Parsons: vocal, piano
Produced by Jim Dickson & Henry Lewy, 1970
Recorded by Henry Lewy
22. The Flying Burrito Brothers: God’s Own Singer
(Bernie Leadon)
Burrito Delux: A&M SP 4258
Los Angeles CA
Mike Clark: drums
Pete Kleinow: pedal steel
Bernie Leadon: guitar, dobro
Chris Hillman: bass, mandolin, vocal
Gram Parsons: vocal, piano
Produced by Jim Dickson & Henry Lewy, 1970
Recorded by Henry Lewy
23. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Down In The Churchyard
(Chris Hillman / Gram Parsons)
Burrito Delux: A&M SP 4258
Los Angeles CA
Mike Clark: drums
Pete Kleinow: pedal steel
Bernie Leadon: guitar, dobro
Chris Hillman: bass, mandolin, vocal
Gram Parsons: vocal, piano
Produced by Jim Dickson & Henry Lewy, 1970
Recorded by Henry Lewy
24. The Flying Burrito Brothers: Wild Horses
(Mick Jagger / Keith Richards)
Burrito Delux: A&M SP 4258
Los Angeles CA
Mike Clark: drums
Pete Kleinow: pedal steel
Bernie Leadon: guitar, dobro
Chris Hillman: bass, mandolin, vocal
Gram Parsons: vocal
Leon Russell: piano
Produced by Jim Dickson & Henry Lewy, 1970
Recorded by Henry Lewy
Other musicians featured on Burrito Deluxe were Byron Berline on fiddle, Leopoldo C Carbajal on accordion, Frank Blanco, percussion and Tommy Johnson on tuba with Buddy Childers on cornet and flugelhorn.
25. Ed Dolan et ses Fantaisistes: Qui Sait, Qui Sait
(J.Larue - O.Farès)
Cours De Danse: TC Maximum TCM 988
Quebec
Ed Dolan: sax
Mario Dolan: sax
Maurice Pinard: bass
Claude Therrian: drums
Serge Moreau: piano
Produced by Franco Disque, 1960
Recorded by Michel Ethier at Studio André Perry Ltd, Montreal
26. Roy Payne: Old Dog Was Nothing But A Hound
(Roy Payne)
Outlawa Heroes: RCA KXL1 0163
Rocky Harbour, NL
Roy Payne: guitar, vocal
John Arpin, piano
Jack Zaza, bass, clarinet, sax, harp
Red Shea, Brian Russell, lead guitars
Alistair Morrison, Rhythm guitar
Bob Lucier, Al Brisco, steel, dobro
Laurie Bower Singers
Produced by Jack Feeney, 1976
Recorded by Hayward Parrott at RCAs Toronto Studios
What a great songwriter! He’s a rough and tough West coast of Newfoundland saltwater cowboy who spent time in Egypt in the Canadian Armed Forces in the early ‘60s before turning his sights on songwriting and performing. Along with fellow Newfoundlander, Dick Nolan, they were two Newfoundland ex-pats who lived and worked out of Toronto.
27. Mac Beattie & The Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Snowmobiling
(Mac Beattie)
Mr. Ottawa Valley: Banff Rodeo Records RBS 5333
Arnprior ON
Mac Beattie, vocal, drums, washboard
Reg Hill, fiddle
Gaetan Fairfield, guitar
Jim Mahew, piano
Gordon Summers, lead guitar
George Courshesne, bass
Produced by Ralph Carlson, 1970
Recorded at Carlsound Studios, Ottawa
John McNab Beattie
b. Arnprior ON 1916 / d. Arnprior 1982 (65)
28. Bob King: Rockin’ Juke Box
(Ken Davidson)
45 single bw Josephine: RCA Victor 57-3285
Ottawa ON
Bob King: guitar, vocal
Others not listed
Produced by Norman Petty, 1958
Robert George King
b. Joyceville ON Jan 6, 1934 / d. 1989 Ottawa (55)
Produced by Norman Petty, the producer around The Buddy Holly sound, most likely in Clovis, New Mexico.
King was a long time Ottawa Valley based performer who recorded a dozen solo albums, was married to Marie King, also a well known Ottawa Valley singer from the French side. When he was just 14 he decided to have a career in music. His major influences were typical for his day: Hank Williams, Hank Snow and Wilf Carter. At age 16 he became a solo artist, beating out another Ottawa youngster named ‘Paul Anka’, in a talent show. Soon afterwards Bob joined on as a member of "Mac Beattie & The Ottawa Valley Melodiers". He put his first group, The Country Kings, together in Ottawa in 1954. Later, after an unsuccessful attempt to break into the US market, he formed The Happy Wanderers (which included the talented fiddler Ward Allen). He eventually got married to a popular Quebecois country music entertainer, Marie King, and played in her band after his recording days were done. He died of lung cancer at the age of 55. He left behind a legacy of about a dozen of his own albums as well as several recorded by Marie.
29. Bud Roberts: The Longest Run
(Bud Roberts / Jimmy Simpson)
This Is Bud Roberts: Boot Records BOS 7105
Kingston ON
Bud Roberts: vocal, rhythm guitar
Red Shea: lead guitar
Hank Monis: rhythm guitar
Paul Zaza: bass
Mark Altman: piano
Al Cherney: fiddle
Jack Zaza: mandolin, harmonica
Howie Reay: drums
Laurie Bower Singers
Produced by Mark Altman and Jury Krytiuk, 1971
Recorded at RCA Studio, Toronto by George Semkiw
John Buddy Roberts (aka Buddy Black)
b. Moncton NB July 6, 1935 / d. May 15, 2011 Bowmanville ON (75).
Bud Roberts had been a truck driver and had a song written for him by Stompin’ Tom: it was called “Bud The Spud” but he failed to record it (so Connors did the honours himself!). He had a rocky professional music career, put out a couple of albums and had a few minor hit songs, including Jimmy Simpson’s ‘Alcan Run’. The "Alcan Run" song would later also be recorded by Canadian balladeer Stompin' Tom Connors. “The Longest Run” was very similar in structure and in some ways just as good as The Alcan Run. His only other hit was his own composition called “I’ve Got The Bottle and The Bar Stool”.
30. Hank Snow: I’ve Been Everywhere
(Geoff Mack)
45 single bw Ancient History: RCA Victor – 47-8072
Brooklyn NS
Produced by Chet Atkins, 1962
"I've Been Everywhere" is a song which was written by Australian country
singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and made popular by in 1962 using Australian
place names. The Americanized version by Hank Snow was a huge hit. There
are now Northwestern Ontario, Newfoundland, New Zeazland etc versions.
Canadian place names include: Toronto, Mattawa, Ottawa, Kingston, Grand
Lake, Ombabika (near Thunderbay), Schefferville, Gravelbourg SK
31. Al Bruno: Arkansas Traveller / Old Joe Clark / Guitar Boogie Breakdown
(Traditional)
Town & Country Guitar: Arc Records - 507
Sudbury ON
Al Bruno: boogie guitar
Producer not listed - circa 1958
Al Bruneau
b. Sudbury ON January 22, 1937 / d. August 21, 2015 Pensacola, Florida
A No-Name guitarist from Sudbury, comes to Toronto, pays his dues, records an album then leaves for the States where he got to play on recordings by a lot of big stars. In 1963, he moved to Philadelphia, where he worked on Dick Clark’s famous American Bandstand TV show and became Musical Director for Clark’s Caravan of Stars tours. When Dick Clark relocated to a new home base in Los Angeles, Al Bruno followed along. He became the house guitarist for Capitol Records alongside Glen Campbell, playing on recordings that became huge hits. He later became a Producer. One Canadian that is definitely under the radar.
32. 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.
33. T Texas Tyler: I Tickled Her Under The Chin
(Harry Montegue)
Western Jamboree: Arc International 801
Mena AR
T Texas Tyler: guitar, vocals
Canadian Album Produced by Ben Weatherby, 1961
Song Recorded 1948
David Luke Myrick
b. June 20, 1916 Mena, Arkansas / d. January 28, 1972 (55) Springfield MO
Started recording in 1946 and was a popular C&W performer till the mid-1950s. Had a raw, gut-bucket style with hits like Courtin’ In The Rain, Bumming Around and My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It.
34. Rose Maddox: That’ll Learn Ya, Durn Ya
(Rose Maddox)
An Evening With Rose Maddox & Her Brothers: Arc International 803
Boaz, Alabama
Cliff Maddox (born 1912 Boaz, Alabama - died 1949)
Cal Maddox (born November 3, 1915 Boaz, Alabama - died 1968)
Fred Maddox (born July 3, 1919 Boaz, Alabama - died October 29, 1992)
Don Maddox (born December 7, 1922 Boaz, Alabama)
Rose Maddox (born August 15, 1925 Boaz, Alabama - died April 15, 1998)
Henry Maddox (born March 19, 1928 Boaz, Alabama - died 1974)
Produced by Ben Weatherby for Arc Records, 1962
The band came together in the 1930s and was briefly reduced to a trio during the Second World War. After the war they billed themselves as “America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band” were a wild party rockabilly country band way before the advent of rock n’ roll. Rose Maddox was a no-nonsense, take command woman which was quite unusual in the male-dominated music industry at the time. She made sure that her band was recorded the way she wanted them to sound, very raw and full of energy, utilizing laughing and off-handed comments during the songs.
35. Lefty Frizzell: I Love You A Thousand Ways
(Lefty Frizzell)
Remembering The Greatest Hits Of Lefty Frizzell: Columbia C 33882
Corsicana TX
Lefty Frizzell: left handed guitar, vocals
Produced by Don Law, 1973
Recorded June, 1951
William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell
b. Corsicana, TX March 31, 1928 / d. July 19, 1975 Nashville (47)
36. Jimmie Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 3
(Jimmy Rodgers)
First Sessions: 1927-1928: Rounder Records CD-1056
Meridian Mississippi
Jimmy Rodgers: vocal, guitar
Album Produced by Nolan Porterfield - 1990
Recorded Camden NJ, February 15, 1928 by Ralph Peer
Transfered by Bernardo Cosachov
Mastered by Jorg Siemer
James Charles Rodgers
b. September 8, 1897 Meridian, Miss / d. May 26, 1933 (aged 35) NYC
When the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1961, Rodgers was one of the first three (the others were Fred Rose and Hank Williams) to be inducted. Rodgers was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and, as an early influence, to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
37. La Bottine Souriante: La Gronde
(Jean François Bélanger)
J’ai jamais tan ri: Mille Pattes MPCD 2043
Joliette QC
Réjean Archambault: double bass
Ėric Beaudry: guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, shoes
Pierre Bélisle: piamo, Hammond B3, Rhodes, trumpet
André Brunet: violin, shoes,
Pierre-Luc Dupuis: accordions, harmonicas
Robert Ellis: trombone bass
Jean Fréchette: tenor sax, flute, flageolet
Jocelyn Lapointe: trumpet, flugelhorn
Sandy Silva: body tap, percussion
André Verreault: trombone
Produced by Jean Fréchette, 2003
Recorded and Mastered by Claude Champagne at Studio Champagne, Terrebonne QC
38. Lori Yates: Lover’s Jamboree
(Nick Lowe / Paul Carrack)
Can’t Stop The Girl: Columbia Records 44278
Oshawa ON
Colleen Peterson: bg vocal
Eddie Bayers
Wendy Waldman
Steve Givson
Harry Stinson: drums
Paddy OCorcoran
Tom Robb
Albert Lee
Mark Casstevens
Randy McCormick
Mark O’Connor: violin
Paul Franklin
Roy Huskey
Mike Noble
Ferrell Morris
Randy Lero
Produced by Steve Buckingham, 1989
Recorded by Joe Bogan & Marshall Morgan
Mixed by Marshall Morgan
Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville TN
Heard over:
CIUT FM 89.5 CHMR FM 93.5 FM
University of Toronto Radio Inc Memorial University, St. John's NL
The Mother Ship Tuesdays 10 pm
Mondays 12 noon ET NT
Radio Bell Island 93.9 FM Radio VGR
Wabana, Bell Island NL London/Thetford UK
Wednesdays 4 pm NT Tues 10 pm GMT; Sat 3:30 am
Bluewater Radio CFBW 91.3 FM VOBB The Voice of Bonne Bay
Walkerton ON Rocky Harbour 98.1 FM
Grey Co. ON Bonne Bay 95.9 FM
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