Side One
1. Ten Years After: Three Blind Mice – 1969
2. Boney M: Two Of Us – 1979
3. Fraser & DeBolt: Two Rainbows – 1973 *
4. Lou Christie: Two Faces Have I – 1963
5. Guess Who: Two Wheel Freedom – 1968 *
6. Bobby Curtola: Three Rows Over – 1963 *
7. George Longard: Three’s A Crowd – 1965 *
8. kd lang: Three Days – 1989 *
9. Three Stooges: Three Little Fishes – 1959
10. Three Reeds: Canadian Pacific – 1968 *
11. Ian & Sylvia: Four Strong Winds – 1964 *
12. Ida Cox: Four Day Creep – 1939
13. Crowbar: Let The Four Winds Blow – 1970 *
14. Corb Lund Band: Five Dollar Bill – 2002 *
15. Jon Brooks: High Five – 2019 *
16. James Gordon: Five Penis Wine – 2002 *
17. Al Caola Orchestra: The Magnificent Seven – 1961
18. Lovin’ Spoonful: Six O’Clock – 1968
19. John Prine: Six O’Clock News – 1971
20. Taj Mahal: Six Days On The Road – 1971
21. Peter Green: Seven Stars – 1979
22. Glenn Gould: Canon On The Seventh – 1957 *
Side Two
1. Colin Linden: Seven Year Itch – 1980 *
2. Beatles: Eight Days A Week – 1964
3. The Byrds: Eight Miles High – 1966
4. Mose Scarlett: The Eight-O-Nine – 1981 *
5. Dolly Parton: 9 to 5 – 1980
6. Surf Riders: Ten Tons of Wet – 1968 *
7. Finest Kind: Ten Dollar Bill – 2003 *
8. Stephen Cheng: Ten Cups Of Wine – 1964
9. Shuffle Demons: Twelve Beer My Dear – 1988 *
10. Colter Wall: Thirteen Silver Dollars – 2017 *
11. Rockadrome: Thirteen Miles Down – 1969 *
12. Russ Gurr: Fifteen Prime Ministers – 1971 *
13. The Gleasonaires: Fifteen Years Ago – 1971 *
14. Dick Nolan: Sixteen Tons – 1964 *
15. Howard Cable & Hwy 11: After Ski Stomp – 1971 *
16. Liverpool Set: Seventeen Tears To The End – 1966 *
17. Pete Wingfield: Eighteen With A Bullet – 1975
18. Dave Clark Five: Nineteen Days – 1966
19. Eddie Cochran: Twenty Flight Rock – 1957
20. The Runcible Spoon: September 28, 2000 – 2002 *
21. King Biscuit Boy: Twenty-Nine Ways – 1971 *
22. Rare Air: Fourth World Reel – 1989 *
CanCon* = 61%
And Now for The Particulars
Side One
1. Ten Years After: Three Blind Mice
(Trad arr. Rick Lee)
Stonedhenge: Derem (London) DES 18021
London UK
Ric Lee, drums, percussion
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1969
Recorded by Martin Smith at Decca Studios, West Hampstread UK, September 1968
Richard Lee
b. Mansfield Nottinghamshire UK Oct 20, 1945
2. Boney M: The Two of Us
(Lennon / McCartney)
Ocean of Fantasy: Atlantic Records – XSD 50610
West Germany
Backing Vocals: Frank Farian, Marcia Barrett
Lead Vocals: Liz Mitchell
Alto Saxophone: Lisa Gordanier
Baritone Saxophone: Lance Burton
Bass: G. Unwin, R. Besser
Drums: K. Forsey
Guitar: M. Björklund, N. Woodland
Keyboards: M. Cretu
Tenor Saxophone: Bobby Stern
Trombone– Geoff Stradling
Trumpet– Jim Polivka, Scot Newton
Produced by Frank Farian, 1979
Recorded at Europasound Studios (Friedrichsdorf) Union Studio, Munich
Mastered at the Lacquer Channel, Toronto
German singer-songwriter Frank Farian created the template for the band by recording a song under the name of Boney M. He said, “I turned on the TV one day and it was the end of a detective series. I just caught the credits and it said Boney. Nice name, I thought – Boney M?” They sold shitloads of records.
The Beatles recorded Two of Us on 31 January 1969 for ‘Let It Be’
3. Fraser & DeBolt: Two Rainbows
(Daisy DeBolt)
With Pleasure: Columbia Records – KC 32130
Montreal / Winnipeg
Daisy DeBolt: piano, vocals
Alan Fraser: acoustic guitar
Lowell Fox: electric guitar
Pat Godfrey: harpsichord
John Savage: drums
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Richard Green: violin
Kathy Kaswell: violin
Douglas Perry: viola
Janet Horvath: violin cello
Produced by Brian Blain, 1973
Recorded by Lee de Carlo and Rick Capreol at Manta Sound, Toronto
Donna Marie "Daisy" DeBolt
b. July 19, 1945, Winnipeg / d. October 4, 2011, Toronto (66)
Based out of Montreal, and having no desire to use the services of their previous producer, Lighthouse veteran Ian Guenther, Fraser & DeBolt hired then-Montreal based musician, Brian Blain, to produced this, their second and final album, in 1973. Brian is a Quebec-born, Toronto based folkie blues player these days. Montreal-born Alan Fraser lives in Ontario.
4. Lou Christie: Two Faces Have I
(Twyla Herbert,/ Lou Christie)
Lou Christie: Roulette Records R 25208
Glenwillard, Penn
Lou Christie: falsetto and other vocals
Ronnie Cochrane: guitar
Twyla Herbert: keys
Hal Blaine: drums
Jack Nitzsche: orchestral arrangements
Larry Knechtel: keys
Johnny Wilson's Debonaires: back up band
Produced by Nick Cenci, March 1963
Recorded at Gateway Studios, Pittsburgh on February 6, 1963
Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco b. February 19, 1943 Glenwillard, PA
Falsetto! Who sings in falsetto anymore? But back in doo wop era, it was a much more common thing for guys to do. Frankie Valli, Smokey Robinson, The Beachboys, Prince and Jeff Buckley were some who utilized the upper register. Oh, and then there was Tiny Tim.
I haven’t really listened to this song in a long time and it really struck me how close the rhythm section is to reggae. Just slow it down some and you’ll agree.
5. The Guess Who: Two Wheel Freedom
(Randy Bachman / (?) Bryan)
45 rpm bw same song: RCA Victor - T-55829
Winnipeg MB
Randy Bachman: guitar
Burton Cummings: keys, vocals
Gary Peterson: drums
Jim Kale: bass
Produced for Hondo Motorcycles, 1968
A very rare single sided 7” recording for the Honda Motorcycle Co. If you check out the Guess Who’s discography, you won’t find mention of this release. In the 1960s, the Honda Motor Corporation of Japan launched their light weight, four-stroke motorcycles in North America. In Canada they combined with Pepsi-Cola to launch a ‘Pepsi Win A Honda’ Contest. Prizes were hidden under the cork of the bottle caps. The band were just getting their second wind, recovering from the frozen days after their early success with Shakin’ All Over with Burton Cummings taking over the lead vocals from Chad Allen.
6. Bobby Curtola: Three Rows Over
(Casassa)
12 Tickets To Cloud 9: Tartan Records LPTA-104
Thunder Bay, ON
Bobby Curtola: vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Nick Cenci, 1963
Recorded at RCA Studios, Toronto
Robert Allen Curtola
b. April 17, 1943, Port Arthur ON (Thunder Bay) / d. June 4, 2016, Edmonton (73)
In the fall of 1959, sixteen-year-old high school student Bobby Curtola went from pumping gas at his father’s garage in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to the life of a Teen Idol. Who would have known that within a year he would go from playing in his basement band “Bobby and the Bobcats” to recording his first hit single “Hand In Hand With You”. After performing on the Bob Hope Show in 1960, the charismatic Bobby, with his handsome boy next door looks, was quickly finding himself within a whirlwind that we now refers to as “Curtolamania.”
7. George Longard: Three’s A Crowd
(Les Pouliot)
Why Am I the One: Banff / Rodeo – RBS 1152
Bayside / Oxford NS
George Longard: guitar, vocal
Produced 1963
Still active on Youtube at 73 years old. At 16 was invited to entertain on one of the radio stations in Halifax Nova Scotia, about twenty miles from Bayside. From there he went on to making appearances with C.B.C. Television on the Don Messer Show – appeared over a dozen times on the show. He’s recorded 110 Hank Snow tunes inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame 2015
Songwriter Les Pouliot: Brother of Red Shea of the Gordon Lightfoot band. Was on Country Hoedown and Tommy Hunter Show for years. Produced the Hunter Show for several seasons.
8. kd lang: Three Days
(Willie Nelson / Ferron Young)
Absolute Torch And Twang: Sire Records 92 58771
Consort AB
Kd lang: vocal
Michael Pouliot: drums
John Dymond: bass
Michael Creber: piano
Greg Leisz: lap steel
Gordie Matthews: electric guitars
Ben Mink: acoustic guitar
Produced by Greg Penny, Ben Mink and kd lang 1989
Recorded and mixed by Joe Seta and Greg Penny at Vancouver Studios, BC
Her 4th album, it was her first collaboration with Ben Mink and, in my humble opinion, is her first album which truly reflected the energy of her songs. I purchased mine from Backstreet Records, Fredricton NB
9. Three Stooges Three Little Fishies
(Saxie Dowell)
Sing For Kids: Vocalion VL 73823
New York City
Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita
Lew Douglas Orchestra
Produced 1959
Moses Harry Horwitz aka Moe Howard
b. June 19, 1897 Brooklyn NY / d. May 4, 1975 Hollywood CA (77)
Louis Feinberg aka Larry Fine
b. October 5, 1902 Philadelphia PA / d. January 24, 1975 Philadelphia (72)
Joe DeRita aka Curly Joe
b. July 12, 1909 Philadelphia PA / d. July 3, 1993 Studio City CA (83)
10. The Three Reeds: Canadian Pacific
(Ray Griff)
Jean, Windmills of Your Mind, Canadian Pacific & Other Hits: Arc Records AS 816
Toronto ON
Bob Higgins: melody harmonica
Harry Cooper: bass harmonica
Maurice Moe Vint: polyphonia harmonica
Produced by Phil G Anderson 1968
Recorded by Gary Starr at Bay Studios, Toronto
Together for over 10 yrs. They used larynx mikes attached to their throats and by using long leads to their amplifiers This method gave them freedom to move anywhere on the stage while wailing into their harmonicas.
11. Ian & Sylvia: Four Strong Winds
(Ian Tyson)
Ian And Sylvia: Vanguard VRS-9133
Alberta / Toronto
Ian Tyson: guitar, vocal
Sylvia (Fricker) Tyson: vocal
John Herald: bass
Eric Weissberg: guitar
Produced by Maynard Dolomon & Jack Lothrop, 1964
Released April, 1964
Ian Dawson Tyson
b. Sept 25, 1933 Victoria, BC / d. Dec 29, 2022 (89) Longview, AB
Sylvia Tyson nee Fricker
b. September 19, 1940, Chatham, Ontario
Ian Tyson would recall "Four Strong Winds" as the first song he ever wrote, and credit Bob Dylan for inspiring Tyson to follow into writing "original folk songs. "(As a songwriter) Bob blazed the trail into the wilderness, into unknown territory." Tyson remembered meeting up with Dylan in the autumn of 1962 at the Kettle of Fish in Greenwich Village. Tyson recalls Dylan telling him, 'I got this new song I just wrote' and he sang me 'Blowin' in the Wind'. And I thought: “I can do that,” and the next day I wrote 'Four Strong Winds'."
Tyson explained that he asked Dylan's manager Albert Grossman "who was the only one [on the scene] that had a roof over his head:"...'Can I use your apartment tomorrow, cause I want to try and write a song?'" Grossman said sure. I went over there and opened up the guitar case and started to fooling around and strumming. And it took half an hour" to writ "Four Strong Winds". Although Tyson's personal favorite of his compositions is "Summer Wages", he recalls realizing "Four Strong Winds" "was pretty good because [when] I sang it in the folk clubs it blew everybody away".
The song has been recorded by many artists, including Hank Snow, The Seekers, Judy Collins, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Bob Dylan, Marianne Faithfull, The Searchers, John Denver, The Kingston Trio, Trini Lopez, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare, Chad and Jeremy, The Wolfe Tones, The Tragically Hip, Joan Baez, Vanity Fare, Glenn Yarborough, Harry Belafonte, Tony Rice, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Sarah McLachlan, David Wiffen, Hep Stars, Les Contretemps, Neil Young, Mickey and Bunny and Schooner Fare.
12. Ida Cox: Four Day Creep
(Ida Cox)
78 single: Vocalion, 05232
Toccoa GA
Artie Bernstein: bass
Charlie Christian: guitar
Lionel Hampton: drums
James P Johnson: piano
Fletcher Henderson: piano
JC Higginbottom: trombone
Edmond Hall: clarinet
Hot Lips Page: trumpet
Ida Cox: vocal
Produced by Maceo Pinkard, 1939
Recorded in New York City – 10 31 1939
Ida Prather
b. Toccoa, Georgia, February 26, 1896 / d. Knoxville, Tennessee, November 10, 1967
Started performing in minstrel shows throughout the south when she was 14. Was a member of the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Started singing and recording blues in the 1920s but her career waned in the ‘30s. In 1939 she was invited to participate in the historic Carnegie Hall concert series "From Spirituals to Swing", produced by John Hammond, in which she sang "Four Day Creep", She continued to perform until 1945, when she was forced into retirement after a debilitating stroke, which occurred during a performance at a nightclub in Buffalo, New York.
13. Crowbar: Let The Four Winds Blow
(D Bartholomew)
Bad Manors: Paramount Records PAS 6007
Ancaster ON
Sonnie Bernardi: drums
Kelly Jay: piano, vocals
Roly Greenway: bass, vocals
Rheal Lanthier: lead guitar, vocals
The Ghetto: lead guitar, slide guitar, vocals
Jozef Chirowski: piano, organ, vocals
Steve Kennedy: horns
Produced by Love, 1970
Recorded Terry Brown at Toronto Sounds Studios
14. Corb Lund Band: Five Dollar Bill
(Corb Lund)
Five Dollar Bill: Stony Plain SPCD 1284
Taber AB
Corb Lund: guitar, vocals
Dan Dugmore: steel
Kurt Ciesla: double bass
Harry Stinson: drums
Produced by Harry Stinson, 2002
Recorded by Rusty McFarland at Sunset Studios, Calgary
Mastered by Dave Shipley at Fox Wood Mastering, Nashville
Corb Lund
b. January 29, 1969 Taber Alberta
Lund first broke into prominence as a member of the crash metal band The Smalls before changing his style and starting the Corb Lund Band in the mid 1990s. Since then the band has recorded some stellar albums, beginning with Five Dollar Bill. Crisp songs that leap out of the speakers.
15. Jon Brooks: High Five
(Jon Brooks)
Moth Nor Rust: Fallen Tree Records Test Pressing
Toronto ON
Jon Brooks: guitar, vocal
Joe Ernewein: electric guitar
John Showman: violin
Vivienne Wilder: double bass, vocals
Produced by Jason LaPrade and Neil Cruickshank, 2019
Jon Brooks
b. June 18, 1971 Toronto
This is a redo of Jon’s excellent 2009 CD of the same name. The running order is different on the new LP and a couple of songs were changed and it sounds amazing. He just thought that it would be a cool thing to update it.
16. James Gordon: Five Penis Wine
(J Gordon)
Tune Cooties: Independent PSR19
Guelph ON
James Gordon: all instruments, vocals
Produced by James Gordon, 2002
James had a great gig, listening to last week’s edition of CBC Radio’s popular Saturday morning program, Basic Black with Arthur Black. It was James’ job to write a humorous song about something said on the last show and have it ready, totally produced, by Saturday’s broadcast. He did that for years. So this was a story about a Chinese wine made with the penises of five different animals. A subject long begging for a song. Obviously!
17. Al Caiola Orchestra: The Magnificent Seven
(Elma Bernstein)
45 single bw The Lonely Rebel: United Artists UA 261X
Jersey City, NJ
Al Caiola: guitar
Others not listed
Produced by John Costa, 1961
Alexander Emil Caiola
b. Sept 7, 1920, Jersey City, NJ / d. Nov 9, 2016 (96) Allendale, NJ
He has been both a studio musician and stage performer. He has recorded over fifty albums and has worked with some of the biggest stars of the 20th century, including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Petula Clark, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett.
18. Lovin’ Spoonful: Six O’Clock
(John Sebastian)
Everything Playing: Kama Sutra Records KLPS 8061
New York City
John Sebastian: vocals, guitar, cover art
Steve Boone: bass, vocals
Joe Butler: drums, percussion, vocals
Jerry Yester: guitar, banjo, vocals, keyboards
Zal Yanovsky: guitar
Produced by Joe Wissert, 1968
Mastered At Bell Sound Studios
Everything Playing was the first album featuring guitarist Jerry Yester (replacing Zal Yanovsky who left shortly after recording "Six O'Clock") and the last commercial album as a quartet; principal songwriter and lead singer John Sebastian would leave the group in June 1968 for a solo career.
19. John Prine: Six O’Clock News
(John Prine)
John Prine: Atlantic Records SD 8296
Maywood, Illinois
John Prine: guitar, vocals
Reggie Young: lead guitar
Leo LeBlanc: pedal steel
John Christopher: guitar
Bobby Emmons: organ
Bobby Wood, piano
Mike Leach: bass
Gene Chrisman: drums
Bishop Heywood: percussion
Steve Goodman: guitar, harmony vocals
Dave Prine: fiddle
Neil Rosengarden: bass
Produced by Arif Mardin, 1971
Recorded by Dale Smith at A&R Studios, NYC
John Edward Prine
b. October 10, 1946 Maywood, Ill / d. April 7, 2020 (73) Nashville TN
20. Taj Mahal: Six Days On The Road
(Carl Montgomery / Earl Greene)
The Taj Mahal Anthology - Vol 1: Columbia Records AL 34466
Hawaii
Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, banjo, national steel-bodied guitar
Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ
Gary Gilmore - electric bass
Chuck "Brother" Blackwell – drums
Produced by David Rubinson, 1969
Recorded by Brian Ross-Myring, Chris Hinshaw, Jerry Hochman
Compilation album produced, 1977
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
b. Harlem, NYC May 17, 1942
Another blues man singing a country standard! Esquire magazine included this album - The Taj Mahal Anthology - Vol 1- at number 27 on its list of "The 75 Albums Every Man Should Own"
21. Peter Green: Seven Stars
(Peter A Green)
In the Skys: Attic / Snail Records LAT 1077
London UK
Peter Green: vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Kuma Harada: bass guitar
Reg Isadore: drums
Produced by Peter Vernon-Kell, 1979
Recorded at Lansdowne, Morgan, Vineyard, Rampart and Advision Studios
Peter Allen Greenbaum
b. London England 29 October 1946 / d. 25 July 2020 (73) Canvey Island, England
After leaving the Fleetwood Mac in 1970, Peter went through very difficult times, totally withdrawing from the music industry. After being institutionalized, with his family in control of his assets, he came cautiously back and produced this album, In The Skies, the first of six that he would release under his own name between 1979 and 1984.
22. Glenn Gould: Canon On The Seventh
(JS Bach)
A State Of Wonder - The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981: Sony Classical Legacy S3K 87703
Toronto
Glenn Gould: piano
Produced by Louise de la Fuente, 2002
Originally Produced by Howard H Scott, Glenn Gould & Samuel H Carter
Side Two
1. Colin Linden: Seven Year Itch
(C Linden)
Live!!!!!: Ready Records - LR011
Toronto ON
David R Hayes, bass
Bucky Berger, drums
Jody Golick, sax
Bruce Moffet, drums
Produced by Colin Linden, 1980
Recorded by Doug McClement and Blair Packham at Larry's Hideaway, Toronto
Colin Linden
b. Toronto March 16, 1959
The bar was located in the basement of the Prince Carlton Hotel on the north-west corner of Allan Gardens, on Carlton at Jarvis St. The room was a restaurant prior to 1961, when it became a jazz venue.
Starting in the late 1970s, the venue was booked by the "Two Garys". Acts who played there included Rush, Billy Bragg, FM, Nina Hagen, L'Etranger, Slayer, Teenage Head, Goddo, The Diodes, The Fall, Nick Cave, R.E.M., Black Flag, Tragically Hip amongst dozens of other amazing bands.
The bar closed in the summer of 1986 and the building burnt to the ground in 1991.
2. The Beatles: Eight Days A Week
(Lennon / McCartney)
Beatles VI: Capitol Records Canada T-2358
Liverpool
John Lennon – double-tracked lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, handclaps
Paul McCartney – harmony vocals, bass guitar, handclaps
George Harrison – backing vocals, lead guitars, handclaps
Ringo Starr – drums, handclaps
Produced by George Martin, 1964
Released in Canada 1965
3. The Byrds: Eight Miles High
(Gene Clark / Jim McGuinn / David Crosby)
45 Single bw Why: Columbia Records 4-43578
Los Angeles CA
Michael Clarke: drums
Jim (Roger) McGuinn: 12 String electric, vocal
David Crosby: guitar, vocal
Gene Clark: guitar, vocal
Chris Hillman: bass
Produced by Allen Stanton, 1966
Michael James Dick aka Michael Clarke
b. June 3, 1946 Spokane, Washington / d. December 19, 1993 (47) Treasure Island, Florida
Clarke ran away from home when he was 17 years old and hitchhiked to California to become a musician. He had played the drums before but, after joining the Byrds, not having a drum set, practiced on a makeshift kit of cardboard boxes[1] and a tambourine. Roger McGuinn's web site, Clarke was hired by McGuinn and Gene Clark for his resemblance to Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones. His playing on Eight Miles High was pure jazz, showing how strong he got on the drums. After leaving The Byrds, he joined Chris Hillman in The Flying Burritoi Brothers.
4. Mose Scarlett: The Eight-O-Nine
(Mose Scarlett)
Stalling For Time: Second Avenue Records SAS 1002
Toronto
Mose Scarlett: guitar, vocal
Jim Galloway: reeds
Rosemary Galloway: bass
Jon Goldsmith: piano
Don Vickery: drums
Chris Whiteley: trumpet
Cherrie Camp, Jeff Kahnert, John Welsman: whistling breakmen
Peter G Elliot: Toronto Union Station manager, announcer
Produced by Bruce Cockburn, 1981
Recorded by Greg Roberts and Dan Durbin at Kensington Sound, Toronto
Lloyd Walton: location recording, Union Station, Toronto
Mixed by Gary Gray and John Naslen at Manta Sound, Toronto
Executive Producer, Tim Harrison
Caricature of Mose by Leon Redbone
Mose Scarlett
b. November 30, 1946. Montreal QC / d. May 30, 2019 Toronto (65)
Leon Redbone and Mose Scarlett shared a passion for performing Tin-Pan Alley songs on guitar. They met in Toronto in the 1970s and became close friends. In 1981, when getting time at a real recording studio was a big thing, Mose recorded his first album with Bruce Cockburn producing. The back cover features a caricature of Mose drawn by Redbone. That they should die on the exact same day is….. you tell me!
One of Mose’s guitar mentors was the late Lonnie Johnson who lived the last few years of his life in Toronto.
5. Dolly Parton: 9 To 5
(Dolly Parton)
9 To 5 and Odd Jobs: RCA ALH1-3852
Nashville TN
Dolly Parton - vocals & nails
Jeff Baxter, Marty Walsh - guitars
Abraham LaBoriel - bass
Larry Knechtel - piano
Richard Schlosser - drums
Leonard Castro - percussion
William Reichenbach - trombone
Tom Salviano - saxophone
Kim S. Hutchroft - baritone saxophone
Jerry Hey - trumpet
Denise Maynelli, Stephanie Spruill, Marti McCall - background vocals
Produced by Mike Post and Gregg Perry, 1980
Recorded at RCA Studios, Nashville
Released November 29, 1980
Dolly Rebecca Parton
b. Pittman Center, TN Jan 19, 1946
6. The Surf Riders: Ten Tons of Wet
(Unknown)
Ten Tons of Wet: Condor Records CST 2468
Los Angeles CA
Tommy "T-Bone" Hall (guitar)
David "Dave" Lee (guitar)
Larry "Lars" Peterson (bass)
John "Johnny" Stevens (drums)
Produced by Johnny Kitchen, 1963
Recorded by Johnny Kitchen in Los Angeles
This was a band called the Cornells (originally the Tornados) who used the name Surf Riders for this recording. They got to open for the Beach Boys at the Pavilon Skating Rink in Huntington Beach, California on Feb 8, 1964 if it was the same Surf Riders. There was also a Surf Riders band from Minnesota, and ex-Byrd Gene Clark was in a Surf Riders band in Kansas before he joined the New Christy Minstrels and made his way to LA.
Johnny Kitchen was a bit of an enigma in the music scene; no one knew who he actually was until recently. His real name was Jack Maurice Millman (b. Canada, Nov 1930). He helped produced and record the Wild Man Fisher album that Frank Zappa put out on his Bizarre Records label.
7. Finest Kind: The Ten Dollar Bill
(Trad)
Silks & Spices: Fallen Angel Music - FAM 05
Ottawa, ON
Shelley Posen: vocal
Ian Robb: lead vocal
Ann Downey: fiddle
Produced by James Stephens , 2003
Mastered by David Cain at Shark Fin Mastering, Ottawa
Three musicians from Ottawa who loved harmony singing of traditional folk songs. Led by Ian Robb (The Friends of Fiddlers Green), who excels on the concertina, augmented by folklorist Shelley Posen and the fine vocals of Ann Downey. They stopped performing in 2015 but continue producing a Christmas concert every year at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, QC.
8. Stephen Cheng: Ten Cups of Wine
(Trad)
Flower Drum & Other Chinese Folk Songs: Monitor Records – MFS 420
New York City
Stephen Cheng: vocal
Tsuan-Nien Chang: flutes, sheng
Yi’Han Kao: erhu
Josephine Chang: butterfly harp
Thomas K Y Ai: bell, drum, cymbals, gong, block
Produced by Raymond Chow, 1964
Recorded at Asia House, NYC, March 8, 1964
Originally presented by Society for Asian Music at Asia House, NYC, it was the first Chinese folk music concert ever presented to the public in the USA. Stephen Cheng was a graduate of
Columbia University. Was grandson of the first Chinese Consul-General to the US in Hawaii.
Ten cups of rice (or penis) wine please.
9. The Shuffle Demons: Twelve Beer My Dear
(David Parker)
Bop Rap: Stony Plain - SPCD 1124
Toronto, ON
Rich Underhill: alto, baratone sax
Mike Murley: tenor, baratone, alto sax
Dave Parker: tenor sax
Jim Vivian: bass
Stich Wynston: drums
Produced by Bob Doidge, Barry Elms & The Demons, 1988
Recorded by Bob Doidge with John Oliviera & Mark Howard at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
Mastered by George Graves at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Suits by Kurt Swinghammer
On cover it states that “Home Taping Sucks. Please Be Cool.” That was the great fear in the music industry in the 1980s: criminals with fingers on the record button of their tape recorders, dubbing their records to listen on their Walkman’s or in their cars which was completely illegal. So the industry went on the offensive and offended an entire generation of music lovers who soon discovered Napster’s free mp3s.
10. Colter Wall: Thirteen Silver Dollars
(Colter Wall)
Colter Wall: Young Mary’s Record Co. YMRC001-1
Swift Current SK
Colter Wall: acoustic guitar, vocal
Jason Simpson: bass
Dave Cobb: acoustic guitar
Produced by David Cobb, 2017
Recorded by Gena Johnson
Colter Wall
b. June 27, 1995, Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Son of ex-Premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall, Colter sounds as if he’s breathed in songs of the prairie since birth a hundred years ago! And he was only 21 when he recorded this record album!
11. Rockadrome: Thirteen Miles Down
(Rockadrome)
Royal American 20th Century Blues: Sound Canada SC-7701
Richmond Hill, ON
R J Dove - lead guitar
Michael R Clancy - guitar
Rick Vallieres - drums
Paul Lachapelle - bass
Produced by Art Snider 1969
Recorded by Art Snider at Sounds Canada Studios, Toronto
Psychedelic performers, Rockadrome formed in Toronto in 1968 – were given free studio time by Art Snider (one of Canada’s recording pioneers); in exchange, the band had to back his wife on her syrupy album The Allen Sisters. Everything comes with a price!
12. Russ Gurr: Fifteen Prime Ministers
(Russ Gurr)
Federal Grain Train: Rodeo SRLP 7119
Brandon, MB
Russ Gurr: vocal, guitar
Studio Musicians not listed
Produced by John Hildebrand, 1971
Recorded by John Hildebrand at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg MB
Arranged and Conducted by Dave Shaw
Russell Clarence Gurr
b. Arrow River MB Dec 23rd, 1918 / d. November 8th, 2011 (92) Brandon MB
13. The Gleasonaires: Fifteen Years Ago
(Raymond A Smith)
Love Gets Sweeter: Boot Records – BOS 7104
Toronto ON
Matt Gleason: lead vocalist
Jim Prince: lead guitar
Hal Allison: rhythm guitar
Produced by Jury Krytiuk & Mark Altman, 1971
Recorded by George Simkiw & Cub Richardson at RCA Studios, Toronto
In 1971 Stompin’ Tom Connors founded Boot Records with his two junior partners, Jury Krytiuk and Mark Altman. Other than Tom’s music, the group produced and distributed music of other Canadian musicians, mostly country, but diverse as classical guitarist Liona Boyd. The Gleasonaires were one of the first acts signed to the label and released this one album. The cover was pretty crass though: It’s pink with two arrow shooting cupids on either side of a large heart containing the picture of the Gleasonaires trio, in their polyester stage uniforms standing around a fake beehive with little plastic bees crawling on it. It was the fourth album released by Boot. I have no idea what happened to the band after that.
14. Dick Nolan: Sixteen Tons
(Merle Travis)
Truck Driving Man: Arc AS 633
Corner Brook NL
Dick Nolan: vocals
Roy Penny: shotgun guitar
Mickey McGivern: guitar
Bunty Petrie: fiddle
Mark McGivern: bass
Bill Bartlett: drums
Produced by Ben Weatherby, 1964
Richard Francis Nolan
b. February 4, 1939 Corner Brook NL / d. December 13, 2005 Carbonear NL (66)
15. Howard Cable & Highway 11: After Ski Stomp
(S Michell)
Summus Records: SR-2501
Toronto ON
Howard Cable: clarinet
Others not listed
Produced by Roy Smith for Canadian Music Sales, 1971
Howard Reid Cable
b. Toronto December 15, 1920 / d. March 30, 2016 (95)
Cable studied piano, clarinet, and oboe, and played in the Parkdale Collegiate Institute orchestra under Leslie Bell. While leading a dance band, the Cavaliers, 1935-41 in Toronto, he studied at the Toronto Conservatory of Music with Sir Ernest MacMillan. Cable composed and arranged the original theme for the Hockey Night in Canada television broadcast, The Saturday Game, which opened the broadcast from 1952 until 1968. He was a guest conductor with Symphony Nova Scotia and its predecessor “The Altlantic Symphony Orchestra” for over 30 years. In 1999, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
A very interesting 45! Stompin’ Tom on one side (doing the Snowmobile Song) and Howard Cable on the other. It was a promotional single for the Muskoka Winter Carnival for 1971.
16. The Liverpool Set: Seventeen Tears to The End
(Dave Donnell / E Lancing)
45 Single: Columbia C4-43813
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, Dave Donnell aka Lachlan Macfadyen, would join the Townsmen. Later, he would team with Kent Daubney and Jack 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.
17. Pete Wingfield: Eighteen With A Bullet
(Pete Wingfield)
45 single bw Shadow of a Doubt: Island Records 1237-026X
Liphook UK
Pete Wingfield: vocals
Others not identified
Produced by Pete Wingfield and Barry Hammond, 1975
William Peter "Pete" Wingfield
b. 7 May 1948 Liphook, Hampshire UK
Wingfield was a specialist in soul music and regularly contributed articles and reviews to the monthly journal, "Let It Rock" and "Melody Maker". In 1971, Wingfield played the piano on the B. B. King in London album. "Eighteen with a Bullet" later featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He played piano for the Alan Parsons rhythm section at Abbey Road Studios for various acts, including Paul McCartney. In the 80s got into music production.
18. Dave Clark Five: Nineteen Days
(Dave Clark / Dennis Payton)
45 single bw I Need You: Epic 5-10036
London
Dave Clark: drums, bg vocals
Mike Smith: organ, lead vocals
Dennis Payton: sax, vocals
Rick Huxley: bass
Lenny Davidson: guitar
Produced by Dave Clark, 1966
Just another typical hit song by the DC5.
19. Eddie Cochran: Twenty Flight Rock
(Eddie Cochran / Ned Fairchild)
45 single bw Cradle Baby: Liberty Records F-55112
Albert Lea, MN
Eddie Cochran: vocal
Johnny Moon Orchestra
Produced by Simon Jackson, 1957
Recorded May/August 1957, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles
Edward Raymond Cochran
b. October 3, 1938 Albert Lea, MN / d. April 17, 1960 (21) Bath UK
On Saturday, April 16, 1960, at about 11.50 p.m., while on tour in the United Kingdom, 21-year-old Cochran was involved in a traffic accident in a taxi. The speeding taxi blew a tire, the driver lost control, and the vehicle crashed into a lamppost. He died of severe head injuries at 4:10 p.m. the following day. David Harman, a police cadet at the station, who would later become known as Dave Dee of the band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, taught himself to play guitar on Cochran's impounded Gretsch.
"Twenty Flight Rock" is a song originally performed by Eddie Cochran in the 1956 film comedy The Girl Can't Help It. The barely 15-year-old Paul McCartney used "Twenty Flight Rock" as his first song when he auditioned for John Lennon on July 6, 1957.
20. The Runcible Spoon: September 28, 2000 – 2002 *
(T Gill)
Sixty Second Songs: DROG 100
Toronto
Pam Bettger: viola
Monica: Fedrigo: cello
Tania Gill: piano
Julia Hambleton: clarinet
Produced by Runcible Spoon, 2002
Recorded by Andy Hurlburt and Kypros Christadonlides at Banff Centre
Mixed by Dave Clark at Bon’s Cave
21. King Biscuit Boy: Twenty-Nine Ways
(Willie Dixon)
Badly Bent – The Very Best Of: Daffodil Records / Capitol Records Canada DEN 667
Hamilton ON
Richard Newell: vocal, harmonica
Kelly Jay: piano
Sonnie Bernardi: drums
Roly Greenway: bass
The Ghetto: guitar
Rheal Lanthier: guitar
Produced by Love 1971
Compilation produced 1983
Recorded by Terry Brown, Paul Reagin, Dave Slagter at Toronto Sound Studios
This was originally from Newell’s second album as King Biscuit Boy called Gooduns. The title comes from Son Richard and the Gooduns, a group formed in Southern Ontario in 1965 which featured King Biscuit Boy playing harp, singing and slide guitar.
22. Rare Air: The Fourth World Reel
(Rare Air)
Primeval: Green Linnet Records SIF 1104
Toronto ON
Grier Coppins: pipes, percussion, vocals
Trevor Ferrier: roto toms, highland snare, bells, percussion
Dick Murai: bass
Patrick O’Gorman: pipes
Produced by Andrew St. George, 1989
Recorded & Mixed by Andrew St. George at Le Mix, Toronto
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