Side One
1. Lee Cremo: Cock of the North – 1975 *
2. The Heatseekers: Thingmaker – 1996 *
3. Norm Hacking: Old Things In Love – 1988 *
4. Spooky Tooth: Things Change – 1973
5. Leon Redbone: Diamonds Don’t Mean A Thing – 1986
6. Juupe Arnaituk:: Things Around Us – 1988 *
7. Horn: Things In Themselves – 1972 *
8. Queen: Crazy Little Love – 1980
9. I Nuovi Angeli: Le Cose de Sempre (Always Things) – 1971
10. The Seekers: The Last Thing On My Mind – 1966
11. Rhinoceros: It’s The Same Thing – 1972
12. Benny Goodman Orch: Avalon – 1938
13. Simply Red: The Right Thing – 1987
14. The Yardbirds: Shapes Of Things (Live) – 1968
15. Sugarloaf: Things Gonna Change Some – 1970
16. Grass Roots: Things I Should Have Said – 1966
17. Bill Mankiss: Stash Polka – 1963 *
18. Henry Townsend & Yank Rachel: Things Have Changed – 1980
Side Two
19. Fire Engines: New Thing In Cartons – 1980
20. Shelley Brown: Little Things – 1974 *
21. Chambers Brothers: Do Your Thing – 1968
22. The Diodes: Shape Of Things To Come – 1977 *
23. Stephen Fearing: The Things We Did - 2018 *
24. Chet Atkins: Things We Said Today – 1966
25. The Formerly Brothers: Sure Is A Good Thing – 1987 *
26. The Four Lads: The Things We Did Last Summer – 1956 *
27. Pretty Things: Photographer – 1967
28. Al Baekeland: Holding Things Together – 2019 *
29. Fleetwood Mac: Tell Me All The Things You Do – 1970
30. Ed Bickert & Don Thompson: What Is A Thing Called Love – 1978 *
31. The Monkees: Sweet Young Thing – 1968Thing Called
32. Wishbone Ash: So Many Things To Say – 1973
33. Harry Hibbs: Queer Things In Dublin – 1982 *
34. Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart: Shapes of Things – 1968
35. Cheech & Chong: Turn That Thing Down – 1974
36. The Grassroots: All Good Things Come To An End – 1968
CanCon* = 39%
Side One
1. Lee Cremo: Cock of the North
(Trad)
Lee Cremo & The Eastern Variation: Audat Records 477-9010
Eskasoni, Cape Breton Island NS
Lee Cremo: fiddle
Gabriel Sylibay: bass
Wilfred Paul: lead guitar
Joseph MacMullen: piano
Peter Stevens: drums
James Poulette: rhythm guitar
Produced by Dr. A Feeney, 1972
Recorded by Mas Kikuta at Audio Atlantic, Halifax NS
Lee Cremo
b. Barra Head, Nova Scotia 30 Dec 1938 / d. 10 Oct 1999 Eskasoni, NS (60)
2. The Heatseekers: Thingmaker
(The Heatseekers)
45 EP shared with The Shuttlecocks: 7 Inches of Pleasure Records, No serial
Toronto ON
Cindy Beattie: bass
Brian Connelly: guitar
Sean Dignan: drums
Produced by The Heatseekers, 1996
Recorded by Catherine North, Hamilton ON
3. Norm Hacking: Old Things In Love
(Norm Hacking)
Stubborn Ghost: Rosedale Records - RDR 800N)
Toronto ON
Kevin Bell – lead guitar
Kirk Elliott – violin
John Sheard – keys
Doug McClement –
David Woodhead – bass
David Whitten –
Kid Carson – drums
John Adames – drums
Matt Zimbel – percussion
John Arpin – keys
Chris Whiteley – trumpet
Shine Choir: Joe Zelney, Cathy Greene, Jan Caswell, Susan Serran, Simon Richards, Mildred Wooton, Paul Corby, Bill Tymchyshyn
Produced by Norm Hacking and Kevin Bell, 1988
Recorded by Steve Traub at Comfort Sound, Toronto
Mixed by John Sheard
Too bad Norm didn’t have a record company backing him for this release
– way above his other releases – having gotten great write ups. From the
cover to the songs, it’s a first rate effort featuring great songs.
4. Spooky Tooth: Things Change
(Wright)
Witness: Island Records SW 9337
Carlisle UK
Mick Jones: guitars
Chris Stewart: bass
Mike Kelie: drums, percussion
Mike Harrison: vocals
Gary Wright: keys
Produced by Spooky Tooth, 1973
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London
Primarily got together as Art before becoming Spooky Tooth in 1967.
They released several good albums but nothing caught on. They just didn’t
crack the market. Different members later joined bands like Humble Pie, Mot
the Hoople, Foreigner and Bad Company, so the talent was there. They just
needed a shove in the right direction which never came.
5. Leon Redbone: Diamonds Don’t Mean A Thing
(Shadrick Smith)
Red To Blue: August Records AS 8888
Toronto / Cyprus
Leon Redbone: guitar, vocal
Vince Giordano: upright bass
Giampaolo Biagi: drums
Mac Rebennack: piano
Steve Fishell: pedal steel
Eric Weissberg: pedal steel
Joe Renzetti: string arrangements
Richard Hendrickson: violin
Alvin E Rogers: violin
Richard Maximoff: viola
Produced by Barrel Handler and Leon Redbone, 1986
Recorded and mixed by Doug Epstein at Media Sound Studios, NYC
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Dickran Gobalian aka Leon Redbone
b. Nicosia, Cyprus August 26, 1949 / d. May 30, 2019 Bucks Co. PA (69)
According to a Toronto Star report in the 1980s, he was once
known as Dickran Gobalian, and he came to Canada from Cyprus in the mid-1960s
and changed his name via the Ontario Change of Name Act. However, an article
about producer John H. Hammond in a 1973 issue of the Canadian jazz magazine
Coda states that he was a native of Philadelphia who moved to Toronto. Redbone
was discovered by Bob Dylan at the Mariposa Folk Festival and mentioned him
in a Rolling Stone magazine interview which lead Redbone to a recording contract.
Redbone has performed in several TV commercials, including Budweiser beer,
in which he lies on a surfboard singing "This Bud's for You", also lent his
voice to an animated caricature of himself in a commercial for Ken-L Ration
dog food. Redbone retired from music in 2015 due to health problems.
6. Juupe Arnaituk:: Things Around Us
(Juupe Arnaituk)
Things Around Us: CBC Northern Services: WRC1 5654
Wakeham Bay, Nunavut
Juupe Arnaituk: vocals
Randall Prescott: bass, harmonica
Mich Pouliot: drums
Gary Spicer: guitar, dobro
Ed Bimm: keys
Produced by Les McLaughlin, 1988
Recorded at Snocan Studios, Ottawa
Inuit singer who recorded for the CBC’s Northern Service.
7. Horn: Things In Themselves
(Bruce Burron / David deLaunay)
On The People’s Side: Special Records 9230-1028
Toronto
Les Clackett: vocals
Bruce Burron: guitar
Gary Hynes: guitar
Alan Duffy: bass
David deLaunay: keys
Wayne Jackson: trumpet
Bill Bryans: drums
Produced by Alan Duffy, Bill Bryans and Horn, 1972
Recorded & Mixed by Brock Fricker at Thunder Sound, Toronto
Special Thanks: Moses Znaimer
This was one of the most progressive bands in Toronto in 1972, partly
inspired by Frank Zappa. You can hear that influence in many of the tracks
on this, their only album. Partly produced by Bill Bryans who would go on
to play with Parachute Club and Downchild Blues Band.
8. Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
(F Mercury)
The Game: Elektra – X5E-513
London
Freddie Mercury – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Brian May – electric guitar
Roger Taylor – drums, backing vocals
John Deacon – bass guitar
Produced by Queen and Reinhold Mack, 1980
Mastered at Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
9. I Nuovi Angeli: Le Cose Di Sempre (Always Things)
(P Limiti / Vostok)
45 single bw Sole, Buonanotte: Durium Records 7716
Milan Italy
Renato Sabbioni: bass
Alberto Pasetti: guitar
Mauro Paoluzzi: drums
Paki Canzi: piano, vocals
Produced by Feliz Picarreda, 1971
It’s amazing that I got anything at all from the grooves of this
record. There is a big chunk of vinyl broken at the edge but it broke right
where the grooves start happening. I was able to save both sides of the record
by digitalizing it.
I Nuovi Angeli, The New Angels, formed in Milan in 1966. In 1971, at the
height of their popularity, I Nuovi Angeli embarked on a North-American tour
and made their first TV appareance in America on the Ed Sullivan Show.
10. The Seekers: The Last Thing On My Mind
(Tom Paxton)
45 single bw Georgy Girl: Columbia UK DB 8134
Melbourne, Australia
Judith Durham: vocals
Keith Potger: banjo, guitar, vocals
Bruce Woodley: guitar, vocals
Arthur Guy: bass, vocals
Produced by Tom Springfield, 1966
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, London
Judith Mavis Cock
b. 3 July 1943 Essendon, Victoria, Australia / d. 5 August 2022 (79) Prahran, Victoria, Australia
A double-sided hit single! While Georgy Girl was the big hit
here, Tom Paxton’s Last Thing on my Mind was an incredibly strong b side.
In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for the song.
The Last Thing On My Mind has been covered by (get this):
Bill Anderson, Chet Atkins, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Blitzen Trapper,
Pat Boone, Dennis Brown, Chris de Burgh, Glen Campbell, The Carter Family,
Johnny Cash (with Diana Trask), Liam Clancy, Gene Clark, Judy Collins, Cry
Cry Cry, Rick Danko, Joe Dassin, Sandy Denny, John Denver, Neil Diamond,
The Dillards, Danny Doyle, The Dubliners, Phil Everly, Marianne Faithfull,
José Feliciano, Julie Felix, Flatt & Scruggs, Tompall & the
Glaser Brothers, Noel Harrison, Carolyn Hester, Mary Hopkin, Samuel Hui,
Joe and Eddie, The Kingston Trio, Hank Locklin, Misty River, The Chad Mitchell
Trio, Nana Mouskouri, The Move, Anne Murray, Willie Nelson, Daniel O'Donnell,
Gram Parsons, Herb Pedersen, Peter Paul and Mary, Punch Brothers, Stu Phillips,
Charley Pride, Paddy Reilly with The Dubliners, Tony Rice, Jean Shepard,
Johnny Silvo, Hank Snow, Townes Van Zandt, The Vejtables, Clarence White,
Delroy Wilson, Doc Watson, The Womenfolk.
11. Rhinoceros: It’s The Same Thing
(Alan Gerber)
Satin Chickens: Elektra Records EKS 74056
Los Angeles CA
John Finley: vocals
Alan Gerber: piano, vocals
Doug Hastings: guitar
Danny Weis: guitar, piano
Michael Fonfara: organ, piano
Peter Hodgson: bass
Billy Mundi: drums
Produced by David Anderle, 1969
Recorded by Allan Emig
Michael Fonfara
b. Stevensville ON Aug 11, 1946 / d. January 8, 2021 (74) Toronto
Played in Jon and Lee & The Checkmates, The Lincolns, Downchild,
Electric Flag, Lou Reed. Stevensville is located on the Niagara Peninsula
just north of Crystal Beach.
Alan Gerber
b. Chicago May 27, 1947.
Recorded his first 45 in 1963, age 15. Moved to California in
1966 and joined Rhinoceros. Moved to Val-David Quebec in the early 1970s
and holds dual citizenship. He’s released several albums of his own material
recorded here in Canada.
Billy Mundi
b. San Francisco Sept 25, 1942 / d. March 29, 2014
In 1966, he joined The Mothers of Invention during the recording
of the album Freak Out!, and later provided drums for several subsequent
Mothers albums. He also featured in the movie Uncle Meat. He was enticed
away from the Mothers by Jac Holzman at Elektra Records to form a supergroup,
Rhinoceros. According to Frank Zappa, Holzman "offered Billy Mundi a huge
amount of money, a place to live, the whole package — we'll make you a star,
you'll work with these top-grade musicians instead of those comedy guys...
But I don't blame Billy for taking the job, because at that time we were
so poor he was living in the Albert Hotel and he couldn't get enough to eat
— he used to come in and tell us how he'd quell his appetite by drinking
the hot water in the shower..."
12. Benny Goodman Band: Avalon
(Al Jolson / Billy Rose / B.G. DeSylva)
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol 1: Columbia Records ML 4358
New York City
Benny Goodman: clarinet
Gene Krupa: drums
Teddy Wilson: piano
Lionel Hampton: vibraphone
Produced by George Avakian 1950
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall January 16, 1938
The first ever double album, it was one of the first records of Benny
Goodman music issued on the new long-playing format, and one of the first
to sell over a million copies. This album was also sold in a set of nine
45 rpm records in the same year by Columbia.
13. Simply Red: The Right Thing
(Mick Hucknall)
Men & Women: Elektra / Asylum Records 96 07271
Manchester UK
Mick Hucknall: lead and backing vocals
Chris Joyce: drums and percussion
Tony Bowers: bass guitar and percussion
Fritz McIntyre: keyboards and backing vocals
Sylvan Richardson: guitar
Tim Kellett: keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, live backing vocals
Produced by Alex Sadkin, 1987
Recorded by Barry Mraz & Chris Dickie
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
Began as The Frantic Elevators (1977 to 1984)
From 1985 - 2010 sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career
14. The Yardbirds: Shapes of Things (Live)
(Keith Relf / Jim McCarty / Paul Samwell-Smith)
Live Yardbirds: Epic Records E 30615
London UK
Keith Relf- harmonica, lead vocals
Jimmy Page- guitar
Chris Dreja- bass
Jim McCarty- drums, backing vocals
Produced by Don Meehan & Buddy Graham 1971
Recorded at Anderson Theatre, New York City, 30 March 1968
A live album with fake audience from a bullfight which CBS/Epic Records
overdubbed along with other sound effects onto the original live tracks against
the band's wishes. The Yardbirds, who were about to fall apart at the time,
rejected the album as a candidate for release in mid-1968, but following
the success of Led Zeppelin, featuring Jimmy Page, Epic decided to release
it anyway, in 1971. Page threatened legal action against the label
for releasing Live Yardbirds without authorization and Epic quickly withdrew
it from circulation. While copies of Live Yardbirds are thus quite
rare, the album has often been counterfeited numerous times (sometimes in
black-and-white covers like mine which were supposedly issued to be promotional
copies).
Shapes of Things was one the Yardbirds’ biggest hits, featuring a sizzling
backwards guitar solo that was thought to be impossible to play live featuring
both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in 1966.
15. Sugarloaf: Things Gonna Change Some
(Corbetta / Dorn / Raymond / Webber)
Sugarloaf: Liberty Records LST-7640
Denver Colorado
Jerry Corbetta: organ, piano, clavichord, vocals
Bob Webber: guitar, vocals
Bob Raymond: bass
Myron Pollock: drums
Veeder van Dorn -vocals
Produced by Frank Slay and JC Phillips, 1970
Recorded by Paul Buff at Original Sound Studios, Hollywood, California
Known almost entirely for Green Eyed Lady, Sugarloaf were a really good,
original sounding band. Jerry Corbetta and Bob Webber played together in
the Denver-based band The Moonrakers in the mid 1960s. In late 1968, Corbetta
and Webber formed a new band they called Chocolate Hair. Chocolate Hair signed
to Liberty Records. Just before their album's release, the legal department
at Liberty suggested the name Chocolate Hair might be taken as having racist
overtones so the band agreed to change their name to Sugarloaf, the name
of a mountain outside of Boulder, Colorado, where Bob Webber lived. The single
Green Eyed Lady peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard chart in October 1970
16. The Grass Roots: Things I Should Have Said
(PF Sloan / Steve Barri)
Golden Grass Their Greatest Hits: ABC Dunhill Records DS 50047
Los Angeles CA
PF Sloan: guitar
Steve Barri: drums
No obvious lineup
The Wrecking Crew: all the music
Produced by PF Sloan & Steve Barri, 1967
Originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Weren’t
actually a group. Various lineups of touring musicians were used. Probably
none of the ever played on their recordings. Sloan & Barri used The Wrecking
Crew.
17. 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.
18. Henry Townsend & Yank Rachel: Things Have Changed
(Henry Townsend)
Mule: Nighthawk Records 201
St Louis, MO
Henry Townsend: piano, vocals
Yank Rachel: mandolin
Produced by Bob Shoenfeld & Leroy Pierson, 1980
Recorded by Steve Fuller at Multi Sound Studios
Henry "Mule" Townsend
b. Shelby, Mi October 27, 1909 / d. September 24, 2006 Mequon, Wi
James "Yank" Rachell
b. March 16, 1903 or 1910 Brownsville, TN / d. April 9, 1997 Indianapolis, IN
Townsend was one of the only artists known to have recorded in
nine consecutive decades. He first recorded in 1929, and remained active
up to 2006. By the mid 1990s, Townsend and his one-time collaborator Yank
Rachell were the only active blues artists whose careers had started in the
1920s. Yank bought his first mandolin at age 8, in a trade for a pig his
family had given him to raise. Both made their recording debuts in 1929,
Townsend solo and Rachel as a member of the Three J’s Jugband. On February
10, 2008, Townsend was posthumously awarded a Grammy, his first, at the 50th
Annual Grammy Awards.
Extra Track: Whiskey Starship: Atherton’s Waltz
(Alison Sherwood)
60 Second Songs: DROG 100
Guelph ON
Alison Sherwood: whistle
Jeff Klein: guitar, mandolin
Produced by Lewis Melville, 2002
Side Two
19. Fire Engines: New Thing In Cartons
(Burn / Henderson / Main / Slade)
Lubricate Your Living Room: Pop-Aurel Records ACC 001
Edinburgh, Scotland
Russell Burn: drums
David Henderson: guitar, vocals
Graham Main: bass
Murray Slade: guitar
Produced by Bob Last, 1980
Recorded 5 October 1980
The heyday of this band was between 1979-1981. The band split up on
31 December 1981. In August 2017 the band reformed to play a benefit.
20. Shelley Brown: Little Things
(Shelley Brown)
CBC Radio Canada Broadcast Recording – LM 401
Montreal QC
Shelley Brown: guitar, vocal
Other unknown players
Produced by Mark Goldman, 1974
Recorded by A Pelletier in CBC Studios, Montreal
Unless he had a sex change operation, there is nothing about this guy
that is easy to find online. This was recorded for inclusion on this 4 featured
artists CBC Broadcast record in 1974 when he was still a student at McGill.
He recorded four of his own songs on the lp, but other than that, I concede
that I do not know much else about him.
21. 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? Like, you do yours and I'll do mine.
22. The Diodes: Shapes Of Things To Come
(Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil)
The Diodes: Columbia Records Canada PES 90441
Toronto ON
Paul Robinson: vocal
John Catto: guitar
Ian MacKay: bass
John Hamilton: keys
Mike Lengyell: 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. Their cover of ‘Wild in the Streets’ sound track song, “Shape
of Things To Come” (by Max Frost & The Troopers) was written by the Brill
Building’s songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil "On Broadway"
"Only in America" "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "We Gotta Get out
of This Place".
23. Stephen Fearing: The Things We Did
(S Fearing / Tom Allen)
The Secret of Climbing: Rega Records ENS 004
Victoria, BC
Stephen Fearing: guitar, vocal
Produced by Roy Gandy, Gary Bennett and Stephen Fearing, 2018
Recorded on Analogue tape by Roy Gandy and Gary Bennett at Roy's Place, Essex
Vinyl Cutting by Ray Staff at AIR Studios, London
Pressed by Pallas Group GmbH
Stephen was born in Ireland and raised in BC where he rode a wave of
popularity in his youth back in the mid-1980s. A guitar sleuth, his solo
career took off when he signed with True North Records in the 1990s where
he met label-mate Colin Linden who asked him to join with his Rodeo Kings
project.
The Secret of Climbing is a fabulous, new record recorded for vinyl on analogue
tape with no overdubs, just live off the floor. The way things used ta be.
24. Chet Atkins: Things We Said Today
(Lennon / McCartney)
Chet Atkins Picks On The Beatles: RCA Victor (Dynagroove) Mono LPM-3531
Luttrel TN
Chet Atkins: guitar
Charlie McCoy: harmonica
Jerry Reed – Guitar
Floyd Cramer – Piano
Bob Moore – Bass
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – Piano
Buddy Harman – Drums
Produced by Bob Ferguson and Chet Atkins, 1966
Recorded at RCA Victor ‘Nashville Sound’ Studios, Nashville TN by Bill Vandevort
Chester Burton Atkins
b. June 20, 1924 Luttrell, Tenn / d. June 30, 2001 (77) Forest Hills, Tenn
Great liner notes on this album by George Harrison, himself! He writes:
“For me, the great thing about Mr. Atkins is not the fact that he is capable
of playing almost every type of music but the conviction in the way he does
it. Whilst listening to Chet Atkins Picks On The Beatles, I got the feeling
that these songs had been written specifically with Chet in mind. The fact
that they were not proves his eminence as an artist – the perfect example
being Yesterday. Chet, by himself, gets far more out of this than some of
the people known as “class” singers do with a full orchestral arrangement
to boot!”
25. The Return of the Formerly Brothers: Sure Is A Good Thing
(Gene Taylor)
The Return of the Formerly Brothers: Stony Plain Records SPL 1104
Turner Valley AB, San Antonio, Belgium
Amos Garrett, vocals, guitar
Doug Sahm, vocals, guitar, organ, dobro
Gene Taylor, vocals, piano
Kit Johnson, bass
Bodhan Hluszko (aka Michelle Josef), drums
Produced by Holger Petersen, 1987
Recorded by Colin Lay at Goede Creative, Edmonton, Alberta
In 1987 this album won a Juno for Best Roots and Traditional Album.
This was a one off album featuring Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet) and Amos
Garrett (Ian & Sylvia, Maria Muldaur) and Gene Taylor (Canned Heat, The
Blasters, Downchild, Fabulous Thunderbirds).
26. The Four Lads: The Things We Did Last Summer
(Sammy Kahn / Julie Styne)
On The Sunny Side: Columbia Records 360 Series CL 912
Toronto ON
Jimmy Arnold: lead vocal
Bernie Toorish: tenor vocal
Connie Codarini: bass vocal
Frank Busseri: baritone vocal
Claude Thornhill Orchestra
Produced and Arranged by Ray Ellis, 1956
The Four Lads had several million-selling signature tunes include
"Moments to Remember," "Standing on the Corner and "Istanbul." The original
quartet grew up together in Toronto and were members of St. Michael's Choir
School, where they learned to sing. In 1984, the Four Lads were inducted
into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by the Canadian Academy of Recording
Arts and Sciences (CARAS). They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of
Fame in 2003.
27. The Pretty Things: Photographer
(Phil May / Dick Taylor / Stirling)
Emotions: Fontana Records STL 5425
London UK
Jon Povey: vocal, keys
Skip Alan: drums
Wally Waller: bass, vocals
Dick Taylor: lead vocals
Phil May: guitar
Brian Pendleton: rhythm guitar
John Stax: bass
Produced by Steve Rowland, 1967
Recorded at Philips Studios, London
Formed in London in 1963, they took their name from Willie Dixon song.
They started out as another R&B band who had some mediocre singles released
before turning psychedelic in 1966. Dissatisfied with their label who were
very dissatisfied with them, they recorded this, their third album to fulfill
their contract obligations. This lead to infighting within the band and a
few members left a few months later.
28. Alan Baekeland & Charlie Veilleux: Holding Things Together
(Merle Haggard)
Seven Country Music Favourites: Dog In The Window Records 2019
Calgary AB
Allen Baekeland: vocals, acoustic guitar
Charlie Veilleux: steel
Derek Pulliam: bass
Ross Watson: drums
Johnathan Lewis: violin, viola
Brooker Buckingham: lead guitar
Tim Leacock: mandolin
Produced by Derek Pulliam, 2019
Alan was synonymous with CJSW in Clagary, but he did do a couple
of shows (The Twistin’ Postman and A Few Acres of Snow) at CIUT in the late
80s and early 90s before marrying fellow CIUT programmer Jen Norfolk and
moving back to CJSW. He did several shows there. He also was diagnosed with
cancer and recorded this extended play CD just a few months before his demise
in 2019.
29. Fleetwood Mac: Tell Me All The Things You Do
(Danny Kirwin)
Kiln House: Reprise Records RS 6408
London UK
Danny Kirwin: guitar, vocal
Jeremy Spencer: guitar, piano, vocal
Mick Fleetwood: drums
John McVie: bass
Christine McVie: keys (uncredited)
Produced by Fleetwood Mac, 1970
Recorded by Martin Birch at De Lane Lea Studios, London
This was from the first album released by the Mac without Peter Green.
The gatefold cover was designed by Christine McVie before she actually joined
the group. She did play the keys (uncredited). It was the last appearance
of Jeremy Spencer with the band. He was replaced by Bob Welch.
30. Ed Bickert & Don Thompson: What Is A Thing Called Love
(Cole Porter)
Ed Bickert / Don Thompson: Sackville Recordings – SACK 4005
Toronto
Ed Bickert: guitar
Don Thompson: acoustic bass
Produced by Don Thompson, 1978
Recorded at The Garden Party, Toronto
31. The Monkees: Sweet Young Thing
(Michael Nesmith / Carol King / Gerry Goffin)
The Monkees: Colgems / RCA – COM-101
Los Angeles CA
Lead vocal: Michael Nesmith
Backing vocals: Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and John London
Guitars: Peter Tork, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Al Casey, Michael Deasy
Bass: Bob West
Dano bass: Peter Tork, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Al Casey, Mike Deasey
Drums: Hal Blaine, Frank DeVito, Jim Gordon
Violin: Jimmy Bryant
Percussion: Gary Coleman
Piano: Larry Knechtel
Produced by Michael Nesmith, 1966
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, California; July 18, 1966 (8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.)
This is from the first Monkees album which was mostly produced by songwriters
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Mike Nesmith was allowed to produce two of the
songs on the record, Sweet Young Thing and Papa Jean’s Blues. The Canadian
release claims on the back cover that you can “Watch for THE MONKEES in color
every Sunday night on the CTV network, 7:00 p.m. (EDT).”
I purchased my copy from Holcan Records in Cooksville, ON (now Mississauga) on Saturday, October 22, 1966.
32. Wishbone Ash: So Many Things To Say
(Martin Turner / Wishbone Ash)
Wishbone Four: MCA Records MCA 327
Torquay, Devon UK
Ted Turner: steel, guitars, vocals
Andy Powell: guitars, vocals
Martin Turner: bass, vocals
Steve Upton: drums
Produced by Wishbone Ash, 1973
Recorded at Olympic and Apple Studios, London by Keith Harwood
The duel lead guitar driven band were extremely popular in Europe in
the early 70s. They were and inspiration to members of Iron Maiden and Thin
Lizzy. While the band have continued to perform as an entity, only Andy Powell
remains
33. Harry Hibbs: Queer Things In Dublin
(Brian Warfield)
A Musical Tour of Ireland: Fantasia Records & Tapes – FR8201
Lance Cove, Bell Island NL
Harry Hibbs, accordion
Brian Barron, fiddle, mandolin
Larry Brennan, drums
Roddy Lepriere, drums
Curtiss Frizzell, bass
Steve Perry, fiddle
Paul Emms, steel guitar
Reggie Benoit, rhythm guitar
Mike Thompson, harmonica
Lou Grant, keys
Produced by Marty Hibbs, 1982
Recorded by Charlie Culver and Tom Atom
Henry Thomas Joseph Hibbs
b. Bell Island NL September 11, 1942 / d. December 21, 1989 Toronto (47)
34. Jeff Beck & Stewart Rod: Shapes of Things
(Paul Samwell-Smith / Keith Relf / Jim McCartey)
Truth: Epic WBXN 26413
London
Jeff Beck: guitar
Rod Stewart: vocal
Ron Wood: bass
Mick Waller: drums
Produced by Mickie Most, 1968
35. Cheech And Chong: Turn That Thing Down
(Thomas Chong / Richard Marin / Gaye Delorme)
45 single bw Earache My Eye: Ode Records 66-101-S
Vancouver BC
Thomas Chong
Richard ‘Cheech’ Marin
Gaye Delorme: guitar
Produced by Lou Adler 1974
Recorded by Norm Kinney
Richard Anthony Marin
b. July 13, 1946 Los Angeles
Thomas B. Kin Chong
b. May 24, 1938 Edmonton, AB
The duo met in Vancouver, British Columbia in the late 1960s.
Chong was a Canadian citizen, and Cheech had moved up there from Southern
California to avoid the draft.
36. The Grassroots: All Good Things Come To An End
(A Hammond)
Feelings: ABC Dunhill: DS 50027
Los Angeles CA
Creed Bratton: guitar
Rick Coonce: drums
Warren Entner: rhythm guitar
Rob Grill: bass
Larry Knechtel, Jimmy Haskell: keys
Jimmie Haskell: strings & horns arr
Produced by Steve Barri, 1968
Recorded at Western Recorders, LA December 1967
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