Side Aye

1.   The Easternaires: Tobique – 1977 *
2.   Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace a Chance – 1969
3.   Pete Seeger: The Flowers of Peace – 1964
4.   The Fugs: Kill For Peace – 1966
5.   Madvarks: Peace On Earth = 2023 *
6.   Labrador Black Spruce: How Peaceful and Green is My Valley – 1992 *
7.   Michael Occhipinti & Shine On: Peace in Central Park – 2012 *
8.   Wendy Carlos: Timesteps – 1971
9.   Jodie Drake: Ain’t Gonna Live That Way No More – 1975 *
10. Foxrun Band: Living in Toronto – 1981 *
11. Men Without Hats: Living In China – 1982 *
12. Earl Heywood: Living in the Army – circa 1960*
13. Jorgen Ingmann: Echo Boogie – 1961
14. Steve Earle & The Dukes: The Week of Living Dangerously – 1987
15. Colter Wall: Living on the Sand – 2015 *
16. Status Quo: Living On An Island – 1979
17. John Prine: Living in the Future – 1980
18. Art Bartevian Orchestra: Joyeusx Paysans – 1967
19. Greg Downie & Sadies: Los Angeles Times – 2014 *
20. The Hansen Sisters: Swedish Rhapsody – 1960 *

Side Two

21. Wes Dakus & Club 93 Rebels: Pink Canary – 1959 *
22. The Paupers: Think I Care – 1967 *
23. The Platters: If I Didn’t Care – 1961
24. The Buckinghams: Don’t You Care – 1967
25. Chris Hillman: She Don’t Care A bout Time – 2017
26. Dillard & Clark: With Care From Somewhere – 1968
27. Terry Black: Unless You Care – 1964 *
28. Gerry & The Pacemakers: Show Me That You Care – 1964
29. Oscar Peterson: Alice in Wonderland – 1968 *
30. Frank Frost: Cotton Needs Pickin’ – 1986
31. Kevin Head: Everybody Needs a Backyard to Return To – 1974 *
32. Bim: The Farmer Needs The Rain – 1976 *
33. Mothers of Invention: Who Needs the Peace Corp / Concentration Moon – 1967
34. Pete Schofield  The Canadians: Yesterday – 1967 *
35. Moby Grape: I’m the Kind of Man That Baby You Can Trust – 1971
36. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit: Bottom of the Hill – 2007 *
37. Mendelson Joe: Who Do You Trst – 2013 *
38. Bill Mankiss Band: Stash Polka – 1963 *
39. Dave Teichroeb: Talking With Americans *

CanCon* = 56%

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Side Aye

1.   The Easternaires: Tobique
(Gene Swazey)
Tobique Woman: Audat Records – 477-9049
Tobique, NB
Ron Briggs: keys, vocal – Plaster Rock
Lyle Millard: bass, vocal – South Tilly NB
Wyatt Millard: drums, vocal – South Tilly NB
Gene Swazy: guitar, vocal – Tobique Narrows NB
Produced 1977
Recorded by Grant Kennedy

2.   Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace A Chance
(John Lennon)
Live Peace from Toronto 1969: Apple / EMI / Capitol ST 12239
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: guitar, vocal
Yoko Ono: vocal
Eric Clapton: guitar
Klaus Voorman: bass
Alan White: drums
Produced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono 1969
Recorded live at Toronto Rock & Roll Revival September 13, 1969
Released 2 December 1969
 
3.   Pete Seeger: The Flowers of Peace
(Pete Seeger)
Broadsides: Folkways Records FA 2456
New York City
Pete Seegar: gutar, vocals
Produced by Moses Asch, 1964
Recorded in NYC

Pete Seegar
b. NYC May 3, 1919 / d. January 27, 2014 (94) NYC

This song was written to the tune of traditional Scottish folk song, Wild Mountain Thyme

4.   The Fugs: Kill For Peace
(Tuli Kupferberg)
The Fugs Second Album: ESP Disk 1028
NYC
Tuli Kupferberg: vocals
Ed Saunders: vocals
Ken Weaver: drums
Vinny Leary: guitar
John Anderson: bass
Pete Kearney: guitar
Les Crabtree: piano
Betsy Klein: harmony
Produced 1966
Recorded by Richard Alderson

5.   Greg Clarke & The Madvarks: Peace On Earth
(Greg Clarke)
Only The Best: Madvark Records MDVK1
Toronto
Greg Clarke: lead vocal, guitar, piano
Suzanne Farkas: bass, flute, vocals
Lorne Gould: tenor sax, bg vocal
Eli Robillard: drums, percussion, bg vocal
Produced by John Critchley and Greg Clark, Eli Robillard, 2023
Recorded by John Critchley at Green Door Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Peter Je Moore at The E Room, Toronto

I recently received an email from Greg Clarke, citing (via Facebook) that I played a cut by the Corndogs, a band he was in back in the mid-1980s. He was surprised that anyone remembered them! He then offered me a disc from his newer band, the Madvarks but I already had a copy of the album (from Circus Books). Cool!

6.   Labrador Black Spruce: How Peaceful and Green is My Valley
(Leslie Pardy)
Love of the Land: Canadian Broadcasting Corp - BDRC-272 (cassette)
Labrador City / Wabush NL
Willie Arsenault – guitar, vocals
Ron Harvey – guitars
Ric Burt – banjo, mandolin
Cec Fry – bass
Mike Wilcott – accordion
Nick Kennedy – guitars
Produced by Glen Tilley, 1992
Recorded by Terry Winsor at Studio F, CBC Radio, St. John's

7.   Michael Occhipinti & Shine On: Peace In Central Park
(M Occhipinti / R Occhipinti / E Shepherd / K Turcotte / M Kelso)
The Universe of John Lennon: True North TND566
Toronto
Michael Occhipinti: guitar
Robert Occhipinti: bass
Elizabeth Shepherd: keys
Mark Kelso: drums
Kevin Turcotte: horns
Produced by Roberto and Michael Occhipinti, 2012
Recorded by John Bailey at The Drive Shed, Toronto
Mastered by Trevor Saddler

8.   Wendy (Walter) Carlos: Timesteps
(W Carlos)
Clockwork Orange Soundtrack: Warner Brothers - 2573
Pawtucket RI
Wendy Carlos: Moog Synthesizer
Produced by Rachel Elkind, 1971

Wendy Carlosaka Walter Carlos
b. November 14, 1939 Pawtucket, Rhode Island

This is an excerpt of Timesteps as used by Stanley Kubrick in the film. Carlos went on to release an entire album of works that were either used in the film (in their entirety) or considered for inclusion. (A Clockwork Orange: Wendy Carlos's Complete Original Score, first released in 1972 as Walter Carlos' Clockwork Orange).

Carlos also began reading A Clockwork Orange, and noticed that the opening themes reflected the feeling of the first chapters of the book. Thereafter the piece developed, in Carlos' own words, into "an autonomous composition with an uncanny affinity for 'clockwork'", the last word being Carlos' way of referring to the book. When the film version was announced Carlos and producer Rachel Elkind made a demonstration recording for Kubrick, who became interested and invited them to meet him in London.

9.   Jodie Drake: Ain’t Gonna Live That Way No More
(John Capek)
CBC Broadcast Recording: CBC – LM 405
Toronto ON
Jodie Drake: vocals
Barry Keane: keys, drums
Steve Hogg: bass
Kevan Staples: guitar
Brian Russell: guitar
Cathy Young, Bev D’Angelo: bg vocals
Produced by Ann Hunter, 1975
Recorded by Keith Duncan at CBC Toronto

Jodie Drake
b. Detroit MI, 1919 / d. Hawaii, January 25 2000 (80)

This was her first ever appearance on vinyl. She had been a warmup act for Billy Holiday before moving to Canada in 1974 she had a CBC TV series with Gene DiNovi featuring performances by top jazz artists of the time called "Gene and Jodie". She is the only Canadian to be inducted into the New Orleans Jazz Hall of Fame. Developed a severe case of diabetes and moved to Hawaii to live with her daughter after 1993

10.  Foxrun Band: Living In Toronto
(Timothy Chipman)
Embrace: Ariel Records – ARLP-116
Toronto, ON
James Paul Cassar: bass
Peter Cassar: drums
Timothy Chipman: guitar, keys, vocals
Produced by Foxrun, 1981
Recorded by G Warecki & Fred Petersen at Kinck Sound, Toronto

Ariel Records was a label owned by band members James Paul Cassar, Peter Cassar and Timothy Chipman: The Foxrun Band appears to have been a side project to their main band, Darkstar, which released two albums and six singles during the 1977-1981 period: Darkstar was a Toronto three-piece who released an independent single in 1977 called 'Holy Roller': Their debut album was 'Into The Heartland' in 1978 on their own Ariel Records: Their sophomore release was 1980's 'Escape Routines': The first Foxrun Band album You're Invited came out 1979 and featured Margo Davidson on sax.

11. Men Without Hats: Living In China
(Ivan Doroschuk)
Rhythm of Youth: Statik Records STAT 10
Montreal QC
Ivan Doroschuk: vocal, electronics, guitar, percussion, keys
Stefan Doroschuk: guitar, violin
Allan McCarthy: electronics, piano, percussion
Produced by Marc Durrand, 1982
Recorded by Dixon Van Winkle at Listen Audio, Montreal
Recorded January March 1982

They achieved their greatest popularity in the 1980s with "The Safety Dance", a worldwide Top Ten hit. The Doroschuk brothers, who were born in Champaign, Illinois, had moved to Montreal with their parents as young children. They formed MWOH in 1977. Chose their name from refusing to wear hats during Montreal's cold winters, calling themselves "the men without hats." They disbanded in 1991.

12. Earl Heywood: Living in the Army
(E Heywood)
Earl Heywood and Family: Rodeo RLP. 92
Wingham ON
Earl Heywood: vocal, guitar
Martha Heywood: organ
Produced by George Taylor, circa 1960

Earl (Carlyle) Heywood
b Exeter ON, 12 Mar 1917 / d Brussels, Ont, 17 Sep 2006.

Known as 'Canada's No. 1 Singeing Cowboy,' Earl basically began his career on the weekly radio broadcast out of CKNX Wingham of The Saturday Night Barn Dance in 1942. He was born in Exeter ON, just down the road from the Black Donnelleys. Because of that, he recorded an entire album of 13 songs he composed about the Donnelley feud. 

13. Jørgen Ingmann & His Guitar: Apache
(Jerry Lordon)
45 Single bw Echo Boogie: Atco Records 6184
Copenhagen DK
Jørgen Ingmann: all instruments
Produced 1961

14. Steve Earle & The Dukes: The Week of Living Dangerously
(Steve Earle)
Exit 0: MCA Records 5998
San Antonio TX
Steve Earle: lead vocal, guitar, harmonica
Bucky Baxter: steel guitar
Reno King: bass
Mike McAdam: guitars, vocals
Ken Moore: keys
Harry Stinson: drums
John Jarvis: piano
Emory Gordy Jr: mandolin
Richard Bennett: guitars, 6 string bass
Meaux Boudin: accordion
Produced by Tony Brown, Emory Gordy Jr and Richard Bennett, 1987
Recorded by Chuck Ainlay and russ Martin at Emerald Studio
Mastered by Chuck Ainlay and Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics

Stephen Fain Earle
b. January 17, 1955 Ft. Monroe, Virginia

15. Colter Wall: Living On The Sand
(Colter Wall)
Imaginary Appalachia EP: Windrow Entertainment Inc ‎– WEI1503
Swift Current SK
Colter Wall: acoustic guitar, vocals
Cody Gamracy: electric guitar
Jason Plumb: electric guitar
Produced, Recorded and Mixed By Jason Plumb, 2015
Recorded At Studio One Recordings
Mastered At Sound Extractor Studio by Stew Kirkwood
Lacquer Cut At Well Made Music

Colter Wall
b. June 27, 1995, Swift Current, Saskatchewan

16.  Status Quo: Living On An Island
(Parfitt / Young)
45 single bw Runaway: Vertigo 6059 248
London
Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
Rick Parfitt – guitar, vocals
Alan Lancaster – bass, vocals
John Coghlan – drums
with
Andy Bown – keyboards
Bob Young – harmonica
Produced by Pip Williams, 1979
Recorded at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands

An English boogie rock band known as The Scorpions that formed in 1962 and evolved into Status Quo in 1967. By 1967, the group had discovered psychedelia and named themselves Traffic, but were soon forced to change it to Traffic Jam to avoid confusion with Steve Winwood's band. This was following an argument over who had registered the name first. In January 1968, the group released the  "Pictures of Matchstick Men" which became the group's only Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. They have never officially retired and continue to perform gigs.

17. John Prine: Living In The Future
(John Prine)
Storm Windows: Asylum Records X6E-286
Maywood, Illinois
John Prine vocals, guitar
Barry Beckett piano
John Burns guitar, harmony vocals
Bob Hoban organ, fiddle, mandolin, piano, background vocals
Leo LeBlanc steel guitar
Rachel Peer harmony Vocals
Wayne Perkins guitar
Tom Piekarske bass, background vocals
Angie Varias drums
Produced by Barry Beckett, 1980
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios,Sheffield, AL

John Edward Prine
b. October 10, 1946, Maywood, Illinois / d. April 07, 2020, Nashville TN

18. Ara Bartevian Orchestra & Chorus: Deux Beaux Yeux
(Alexandrerian / Bartevian)
LArmenie: Mode Serie MDS-3025
Istanbul Turkey
Ara Bartevian: conductor
Produced by Vogue Productions Internationale 1967

Ara Bartevian (1902-1986)

19. Gord Downie & The Sadies: Los Angeles Times
(Gord Downie & The Sadies)
And The Conquering Sun: A & C Records – A&C090
Kingston ON / Toronto Area
Mike Belitsky: drums
Sean Dean: bass
Travis Good: vocal, guitar, mandolin
Dallas Good: guitar, keys
Gord Downie: vocals
Produced by Gord Downie & The Sadies, 2014
Recorded by Ken Friesen at The Bath House, Bath ON
Mixed by Bob Rock at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver BC
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC

20. The Hansen Sisters: Swedish Rhapsody
(Trad)
45 EP: Chateau Records – C108
Toronto ON
Florence Hansen: violin
Andrea Hansen: violin
Unkown Drums & Bass
Produced by Art Snider, 1960

Played together as Hansen Sisters 1953-68. Florence and daughter Deb Hansen Jones gigged as Alpine International and were later joined by Florence’s grand-daughter Lindsay Jones.

Florence started taking violin lessons when she was six in her hometown of Kenora ON. She mostly plays in senior’s homes now. She originally studied at the University of Toronto’s faculty of music, and was a concert master of its symphony orchestra.

Andrea Jorgensen d. Parry Sound ON December 3, 2014

Has played with performers like Glen Gould and George Burns, with the world-renowned Montreal Symphony and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. She played her first radio broadcast when she was just four. At eight years old she debuted in Massey Hall in Toronto.
After The Hansen Sisters, she returned to her classical roots, first with the Montreal Symphony and later with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Since 1988, Strings Across The Sky, a not-for-profit organization, has been working with youth in High Arctic, First Nation and Metis communities throughout the country teaching them how to play violin and how to fiddle. 2004, Strings Across The Sky to teach young and old how to play. Awarded Order of Canada in 1999 & Queens Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.

Side Two

21. Wes Dakus & Club 93 Rebels: Pink Canary
(Bob Clarke)
45 single bw Road Block (Quality) 1982X
Edmonton AB
Wes Dakus: steel
Barry Allen (guitar, vocals)
Bob Clarke (guitar)
Stu Mitchell (drums)
Dennis Paul (bass)
Produced 1959

Wesley "Wes" Dakus
b. Mannville Alberta April 2, 1938 / d. August 18, 2013 Vancouver (75)

Wes Dakus & The Rebels formed in 1958 and often interchanged personnel with Edmonton’s Nomads. They were signed to Quality Records in 1960 and released “El Ringo” that year. Touring as the backing act for several other prominent artists, including Buddy Knox, which established the band as seasoned professionals allowing them to record material as Wes Dakus & The Rebels with famed producer Norm Petty (Buddy Holly, The Fireballs) starting in 1962. Later sessions in 1964 also produced recordings for Dakus himself and erstwhile member Barry Allen’s side project as a solo artist.

Allen still reunited with The Rebels from time to time, usually at auspicious benefit concerts, although guitarist Bob Clarke died on December 13, 1998. In 2006, Minnesota based Super Oldies Records hosted several 'oldies rock and roll reunions' in Edmonton in the '80s and '90s, and released the definitive Wes Dakus collection:  three individual discs that compiled all of his and The Rebels' hits, out-takes and alternate versions.

The weekly music trade magazine RPM named the Rebels the Canadian instrumental group of the year for three consecutive years from 1964 to 1966.
 
Wes Dakus and Club 93 Rebels was what they called the band when they worked for an Edmonton radio station: they only released one 45 under that name.

22. The Paupers: Think I Care
(Adam Mitchell / Skip Prokop)
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

23. The Platters: If I Didn’t Care
(Jack Lawrence)
The Platters Greatest Hits: TeeVee Records TVLP 76016
Los Angeles CA
Tony Williams: vocal
Herb Reed: vocal
Zola Taylor: lead vocal
Alex Hodge: vocal
Produced 1961

Originally sung and recorded by The Ink Spots in 1939. Was used in movies such as Bladerunner. Once married to Frankie Lymon, Zoletta Lynn Taylor (b. LA 1938 / d. LA 2007 (69) was lead vocalist for the Platters from 1951 to 1962.

1990: elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Platters.

24. The Buckinghams: Don’t You Care
(G Beisher / J Holvay / J Guercio)
Buckinghams (1966-70) Don’t You Care: Columbia 4-44053
Chicago IL
Carl Giammarese (lead guitar and vocals)
Nick Fortuna (bass)
Dennis Miccolis (keyboards)
John Poulos (drums)
Dennis Tufano (vocals).
Marty Grebb (keys)
Produced by James William Guercio, 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.

25. Chris Hillman: She Don’t Care About Time
(Gene Clark)
Bidin’ My Time: Rounder Records 1166100250
Los Angeles CA
Chris Hillman: lead vocal
Herb Pedersen: acoustic guitar, bg vocal
John Jorgenson: guitars
Benmont Tench: piano
Mark Fain: upright bass
Steve Ferrone: drums
Produced by Tom Petty, 2017
Recorded by Ryan Ulyate at The Clubhouse, LA; Shorline Recorders, Malibou
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Christopher Hillman b December 4, 1944 (age 72) Los Angeles
 
This is off the brand new release Bidin’ My Time which has received excellent reviews. Indeed, my wife and I totally agree with that assessment. Though not on this song, the album also features ex-Byrds Roger McGuinn and David Crosby. This is Hillman’s first solo recording since 2005.

He first started out playing in The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, then The Hillmen before embarking (as a bass player) for The Byrds beginning in 1964. In 1969 he was a founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers along with Gram Parsons. After that he played with Steve Stills in Manassas, the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band and the Desert Rose Band.

26. Dillard & Clark: With Care From Somewhere
(Dillard / Clark / Leadon)
The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark: A&M SP 4158
Los Angeles
Doug Dillard: banjo, violin, guitar, vocals
Gene Clark: guitar, vocals
David Jackson: string bass
Bernie Leadon: banjo, guitar
Don Beck: dobro, mandolin
Chris Hillman: mandolin
Andy Belling: electric harpsichord
Produced by Larry Marks, 1968
Recorded by Dick Bogert

27. Terry Black: Unless You Care
(P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri)
Yorkville Evolution: Yorkville: YVM 33001
Toronto ON
Glen Campbell
Leon Russell
Others unknown
Produced by Sloan and Barri 1964
LP produced by Brian Ahern & Bill Gilliland

Terry Black
b. February 3, 1949, Vancouver / d. June 28, 2009, Kamloops (60)

Black's debut U.S. single, "Unless You Care", was released in 1964, when Black was 15. Black had major Canadian hits with Poor Little Fool & Only Sixteen He released a Sloan-Barri produced album, Only Sixteen in 1965, on the Canadian ARC Records label

28. Gerry & The Pacemakers: Show Me That You Care
(G Marsden)
45 single bw Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying: Capitol Records Canada 72157
Liverpool UK
Gerry Marsden: vocals, guitar
Freddie Marsden: drums
Les Chadwick: bass
Les Maguire: piano
Produced by George Martin, 1964
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, London

It’s interesting to note that while this was a pretty good song, most people who bought the 45 most likely played it only once because on the other side was a massive hit song, Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying. Fortunately for Canadians, Capitol Records of Canada released this as part of their 72000 series of releases.

29. Oscar Peterson: Alice In Wonderland
(Sammy Fain)
The Great Oscar Peterson on Prestige!: Prestige PR 7620
Montreal
Oscar Peterson: piano
Sam Jones: bass
Bobby Durham: drums
Produced by Hans Georg-Brunner-Schwer. 1968
Recorded in Europe

30. Frank Frost: Cotton Needs Pickin’
(Frost / Homes / Taylor / Price)
Crossroads Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Warner Brothers 92 53991
Helena Arkansas
Frank Frost: harmonica, lead vocal
John Price: drums
Richard Holmes: bass
Otis Taylor: guitar
Jim Dickinson: organ
Ry Cooder: guitar
Produced by Ry Cooder, 1986
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles by Mark Ettel
Second engineers: Tony Chiappa & Dave Ahlert
Mixed at Ocean Way and Record One by Judy Last
Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Frank Otis Frost
b. April 15, 1936 (or 1938) Auvergne Ark / d. October 12, 1999 (63) Helena, Ark

At the age of 18, Frost became a guitarist and began touring with drummer Sam Carr and the great Robert Nighthawk. Soon after that he toured with Rice Miller, (aka Sonny Boy Williamson II) who helped teach him how to play the blues harp. He recorded sporadically and was re-discovered in the 1970s by Earwig Records who produced his band as The Jelly Roll Kings. Ry Cooder coerced Frost into performing in the film  Crossroads in 1986.

In later years, Frost's health declined, yet he continued to play. Four days before his death, he appeared with Carr at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. He died of cardiac arrest in Helena, Arkansas in 1999, and is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Helena.

31. Kevin Head: Everybody Needs A Backyard To Return To
(Kevin Head)
No Frills: Shellout Records 50-101
Gananaoque ON / Ketch Harbour NS
Kevin Head: guitar, vocals
Bruce Chapman: piano
Jinx ONeil: bass
Ron Doug Parks, drums
Ken Pearson: organ
Scott MacMillan, Dave MacIssac, Wade Brown: guitar
Kate McGarrigle: banjo, accordion
Louis Benoit: mandolin
Gordon Stobbe: fiddle
Chaim Tannenbaum: harmonica
Dick Snook: sax
Produced by Kevin Head, 1974
Recorded by Al Feeny and Lindsay Kidd at Audio Atlantic Studios, Halifax
Mixed by Kevin Head & Ken Pearson

Formerly from Nova Scotia, where he still has close ties, Kevin toured extensively throughout the Maritimes with bands, theatre troupes and as a solo performer/singer, songwriter. He has performed in shows with Valdy, The Rankin Family, Larry Gowan and acted on stage with the late Denny Doherty of the Mamas and Papas. He released a new CD of LIVE material recorded October 2013 with his band and life/musical partner MISS V (Vanessa Head) with whom he performs regularly these days.

Kevin & Vanessa Head are Head over Heels, an acoustic guitar/vocal duo based out of Gananoque, Ontario. They perform a diverse mix of original music and interpreted covers of folk, jazz, classic rock and contemporary tunes.

32. Bim a.k.a. Roy Forbes: Farmer Needs The Rain
(Roy Forbes)
Raincheck On Misery: Casino Records CA 1009
Dawson Creek, BC
Bim: guitars, vocal
Terry Frewer: acoustic guitar
Doug Edwards: bass
Geoff Eyre: drums
Produced by Claire Lawrence 1976
Recorded by Dave Slagter at Little Mountain Sound June-Sept 1976

Roy Forbes
b. Dawson Creek BC, 1953

His father used to call him Bim.

Forbes had lost one eye, his right, due to glaucoma when he was six years old. It forced him to wear a glass eye. That didn’t stop him from becoming an incredible singer, songwriter and guitarist. An avid record collector (especially 78 RPM platters), Forbes is also continuing his work as the host of Roy’s Record Room, his radio show which can be heard on the CKUA radio network in Alberta.

33. Mothers of Invention: Who Needs The Peace Corp / Concentration Moon
(Frank Zappa)
We’re Only In It For The Money: Verve Records – V6-5045X
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa – guitar, piano, lead vocals
Jimmy Carl Black – drums, trumpet, vocals
Roy Estrada – electric bass, vocals, asthma
Billy Mundi – drums, vocals, yak & black lace underwear
Don Preston – retired
Bunk Gardner – all woodwinds, mumbled weirdness
Ian Underwood – piano, woodwinds, wholesome
Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood – road manager, saxophones, all purpose weirdness & teen appeal
Suzy Creamcheese (Pamela Zarubica) – telephone voice
Pamela Zarubica – vocals
Dick Barber – Snorks
Eric Clapton – Male speaking ‘Are You Hung Up?’
Gary Kellgren – "the one doing all the creepy whispering" (i.e., interstitial spoken segments)
Spider Barbour – vocals
Dick Kunc – "cheerful interruptions" vocal
Ronnie Williams – backwards voice
Sid Sharp – conductor
Produced by Frank Zappa 1967
Executive producer: Tom Wilson
Engineers: Gary Kellgren, Dick Kunc
Remixing: Dick Kunc
Editing: Dick Kunc, Frank Zappa

34. Pete Schofield & His Canadians: Yesterday
(Lennon / McCartney)
It’s A Sign of the Times: Birchmount Records BM502
Toronto ON
Pete Schofield: clarinet, alto sax
Ron Grant: clarinet, alto sax
George Zarras: baritone, tenor, also sax, clarinet
Doug Oliver: tenor sax, clarinet
Ian McKay: trumpet
Brian Leonard: drums
Rick Homme: bass
Bob Edwards: guitar
George Collins: keys
Produced by Pete Schofield, 1969
Music Directors: Ed Graf and Jerry Nichols
Recorded by Pete Houston in Toronto

35. Moby Grape: I’m the Kind of Man That Baby You Can Trust
(J Miller)
20 Granite Creek: Reprise K 44152
San Francisco
Jerry Miller: electric guitar
James Mosley: electric guitar
Don Stevenson: drums
Peter Lewis: electric guitar
Skip Alex Spence: electric guitar
Gordon Stevens: guitars
David Rubinson: percussion, keys
Produced by David Rubnson and Moby Grape, 1971
Recorded by Moby Grape’s House and Quadra-Centric Sound
Mixed at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo CA
 
36. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit: Bottom Of the Hill
(Kevin Breit)
In Good We Trust: Stony Plain – SPCD 1320
Vancouver / Toronto
Harry Manx: vocal, lap slide guitar
Kevin Breit: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bg vocals
Produced by Kevin Breit and Harry Manx, 2007
Recorded by Jon Bailey at Number 9 Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Trevor Sadler at Mastermind Productions

These two guys got together to produce two albums of really cool stuff in the early 2000s.

37. Mendelson Joe: Who Do You Trust
(JB Mendelson)
Art Is The Healer: No Label or Serial
Emsdale ON
Mendelson Joe: guitar, vocal, foot, harmonica, drums
Ben Mink: violin & Mandolin
Bob Wiseman: keys
Marian Linton: bg vocals
Produced by Mendelson Joe, 2013
Recorded by Andre Wahl
Mastered by Brock Fricker

38. Bill Mankiss Band: Stash Polka
(Unknown)
Echoes of Poland: Arc Records: A561
Chatham Ontario
Bill Mankiss, accordion
Roy Anthony, bass
Mike Crosty, drums
John Gotch, sax, clarinet
Ken Stanley, vocal, piano
Victor Pasowisty, violin, guitar
Stan Radwick, trumpet
Produced by Ken Warriner, 1963                  

Bill Mankiss
b. Buchanan, Saskatchewan Nov. 22 1929 / d. September 29, 2021 (91)

A Canadian recording pioneer. He began performing in the early days of TV and radio in Canada. Bill Mankiss was a regular performer on one of Canada’s earlier radio stations, CKNX radio, located in Wingham Ontario, home of the CKNX Saturday Night Barndance. He was often used by some of the great Canadian fiddlers as a backup musician. He even did a stint playing keyboards for Ronnie Hawkins.

39. Dave Teichroeb: Talking to Americans
(Dave Teichroeb)
Sixty Second Songs: DROG 100
Guelph ON
Dave Teichroeb: guitar, vocal
Produced live off the floor by Lewis Melville, 2002