Hour One

1.   Romanelli’s Orchestra: Oh Bobby *
2.   Joseph Allard: Reel de Tadoussac (Joseph Allard) *
3.   George Wade & His Cornhuskers: Devil’s Dream (Trad) *
4.   Rudy Valley & The Connecticut Yankees: The Pig Got Up And Slowly Walked Away
5.   The New Vaudeville Band: O’ Donna Clara
6.   Brian Johnston & The Dipsydoodlers: Cigarette & Coffee Blues *
7.   Bluegrass Mountaineers: Bamboozled
8.   The Du-Cats: Shindig *
9.   The Ravens: Young Blood *
10. The Keatniks: Three Long Days & Nights *
11. Dick Nolan: Aunt Martha’s Sheep (Ellis Coles / Dick Nolan) *
12. Harry Hibbs: Doggie Doggie Bark At The Cat (Trad) *
13. Reg Benoit: Just Sitting Here Writin’ Newfie Songs (Reg Benoit) *
14. Lloyd Noseworthy: Tribute To Newfoundland *
15. Buffalo Springfield: Down Down Down
16. Bruce Cockburn: Spring Song (Bruce Cockburn) *
17. James Keelaghan: The Ones Who Made Home (James Keelaghan) *

Hour Two

1.   Painted Ship: Little White Lies *
2.   The Jaybees: I’m A Loner *
3.   Misty Fire: Who Am I *
4.   Terry Roberts & The Deans: Oh Lonesome Me (Don Gibson) *
5.   Ray St. Germain & The Sultans: She’s A Square *
6.   The Spasstiks: Love’s Got A Hold On Me *
7.   The Crew Cuts: Don’t Be Angry *
8.   The Heart: Treat Me Bad *
9.   The Big Town Boys: My Babe *
10. British North America Act: Joe Cool *
11. The Esquires: 36, 24, 36 *
12. Gordon Franks & Orchestra: Hoots Mon
13. Jack Scott: The Way I Walk *
14. Ray Little Gang: Rock A Bye Boogie *
15. The Whooperwills: Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin *
16. Le Famille Soucy: Le Club de Hockey Canadien *
17. Bobby Hill: Pigeon On The Gate *
18. Wilf Doyl Orchestra: I’s The B’ye (Trad) *
19. Harry Kaapuni & His Royal Polynesians: Stars over Tahiti
 
 

Hour One

TALK

1.   Romanelli’s Orchestra: Oh Bobby *
Dance Bands From Canada – 1922-1930: Canadian Antique Phongraph Society – 001
Belleville / Toronto ON
Luigi Romanelli: violin
Nat Cassells: sax
Larry Cortese: harp
Cecil Figelski: violin
Ben Seth: bass
Jack Curry: piano
Eugene Fritzley: drums
Produced – 1922
Recorded at the Allen Theatre, Montreal, March 1922

b. Belleville Nov 29, 1885 – d. La Malbaie QC July 298, 1942
formed first ochestra in 1918 at Allan’s Threatre, Toronto
Were first to play live on radio, CFCA Toronto 1922
Only recorded 3 sides! 2 for Berliner 1922 & 1 for Edison 1929

2.   Joseph Allard: Reel de Tadoussac (Joseph Allard) *
Violon – Musique traditionalle du Quebec: Tamanoir MAGHCD-60
Montreal QC
Produced for CD – 1996
Recorded 1929

3.   George Wade & His Cornhuskers: Devil’s Dream (Trad) *
78 rpm disc: RCA Victor 216571-A
Toronto ON
Jean Carignan – lead fiddle
Produced – 1931
Taped by Graham Townsend 1996
Re-mastered by Steve Fruitman

4.   Rudy Valley & The Connecticut Yankees: The Pig Got Up And Slowly Walked Away (Music: F W Bowers / Lyrics: Benjamin Hapgood Burt)
My Time Is Your Time: Pickwick – PC 3063
Island Pond, VT / North Hollywood CA
Produced – circa 1935

5.   The New Vaudeville Band: Oh Donna Clara (Petersburski / Caesar / Loehner)
Winchester Catherdral: Fontana Records / London MGF 27560
London, UK
Alan Klein: vocals
Henri Harrison: drums
Stan Haywood: keys
Neil Korner: bass
Mick Wilsher: guitar
Hugh Watts: trombone
Bob Kerr: trombone, sax
Produced by Geoff Stephens - 1966

TALK

6.   Brian Johnston & The Dipsydoodlers: Cigarette & Coffee Blues *
Saturday Nite Jamboree: CBC Archives – No serial
St John’s NL
Brian Johnston: guitar, vocal
Cye Brown: steelDon Randell: giddle
Danny Behannon: lead guitar
Johnny Gamble: bass
Produced by Neil Rosenberg – 2007
Recorded live on CBC Radio – 1963
Mastered by Spencer Crew

Brian Johnston b 1933

7.   Bluegrass Mountaineers: Bamboozled
Saturday Nite Jamboree: CBC Archives – No serial
St John’s NL
Reg Whitten: banjo, vocal
Frank Thorne: guitar, vocal
Produced by Neil Rosenberg – 2007
Recorded live on CBC Radio – 1963
Mastered by Spencer Crew

Reg Whitten – b. St John’s 192- d. 2001
Frank Thorne – 1927-2000

8.   The Du-Cats: Shindig *
The Du-Cats: RCA PCS 1018
Port-aux-Basques, NL
Lew Skinner, lead guitar
Jim Crewe, rhythm guitar
Bob Battiste, bass
Joe Boulos, drums
Winston Blackmore, vocal
Produced 1965
Recorded in Boston Mass

9.   The Ravens: Young Blood *
Rock & Roll Comes To Newfoundland & Labrador CD Compilation
Port-aux-Basques NL
Bob Rowe, guitar
Rod French, guitar
Don Oakley, lead guitar
Jim Hennessey, Fender Bass (first one in Newfoundland)
Rocky Wiseman, drums
Paul Rumsey, vocal
Produced 1965
unreleased, unearthed 2007
Recorded at Arc Sound, Toronto
Reproduced by Wayne Sturge - 2007
http://www.nlrocknrollarchive.com/rnrProject/RRHistoryIndex.html

10. The Keatniks: Three Long Days & Nights (Maurice Caines)*
The Keatnicks, Melbourne, AMLP 4011
Labrador City NL
William Keating (lead guitar)
Pierre LaJeuness (piano)
Maurice Caines (Vocals, rhythm guitar)
Basil Haire (drums)
Produced in Montreal  - 1965

TALK

11. Dick Nolan: Aunt Martha’s Sheep (Ellis Coles / Dick Nolan) *
Folk Songs of Newfoundland: Radio Canada International – RCI 414
Corner Brook NL
Dick Nolan: guitar, vocal
Produced by CBC Newfoundland – circa 1975

Half album shared with Harry Hibbs

12. Harry Hibbs: Doggie Doggie Bark At The Cat (Trad) *
A Fifth Of Harry Hibbs: Arc Records AS 826
Lance Cove, Bell Island NL
Harry Hibbs: vocals, accordion
Produced 1971
Released on January 1, 1971

(September 11, 1942 December 21, 1989)

13. Reg Benoit: Just Sitting Here Writin’ Newfie Songs (Reg Benoit) *
45 Single: Benwa Music – CRI 8130
Stephenville NL / Peterborough ON
Reg Benoit: guitar, vocal
Produced by V Campbell – 1984
Moved to Ontario, Now a pastor
 

14. Lloyd Noseworthy: Tribute To Newfoundland (John Cameron) *
45 Single: Down Hkome Records – MTW 007
Toronto ON
Lloyd Noseworth: vocal, guitar
Produced by Michael T Wall - 1979

15. Wilf Doyle Orchestra: I’s The B’ye (Trad) *
The Music of Newfoundland: Canadian Cavalcade – 12 / Rodeo Records - RLP 10
St John’s NL
Produced - 1956

d. June 8th, 2012 89 yrs old
began his career in 1944, touring the island as Wilf Doyle and His Orchestra.
His first recording of instrumentals was released in 1956. He went on to release ten more albums over the next three decades.

TALK

16. Bruce Cockburn: Spring Song (Bruce Cockburn) *
Bruce Cockburn: True North Records TN 1
Ottawa ON
Bruce Cockburn, piano, vocal, bass drum, mouth trumpet
Dennis Pendrith, bass
Produced by Eugene Martynec 1970
Recorded by Bill Sedden at Eastern Sound, Toronto December 1969

TALK

17. James Keelaghan: The Ones Who Made Home (James Keelaghan) *
Small Rebellions: Tranquilla Productions – TM2
Calgary AB
James Keelaghan: guitar, vocal
Bill Eaglesham: bass
Ron Casat: keys
Michael Moore: drums
Gary Bird: steel
Produced by Ron Casat, James Keelaghan & Don Pennington – 1989
Recorded live to DAT – Jan, 1989

Written in a hotel room in Port au Choix, NL

Hour Two

1.   Painted Ship:  I Told Those Little White Lies (N. Guchakov) *
45 Single: Mercury - 72662
Richmond BC
Bill Hays, vocal
Rob Rowden, lead guitar
Barry Rowden, drums
Ken Wain, organ
Produced 1966

2.   The Jaybees: I’m A Loner *
45 Single - RCA Victor 57-3398
Montreal
Allan Nichols: vocals
Bill Hill: lead guitar
Doug West: drums
Andy "Yugo" Kaye (aka Andurash Kajachanei): guitar
Lou Atkins (aka Louis Yachnin): bass
Produced 1966

Were previously JB & The Playboys.

3.   Misty Fire: Who Am I *
45 Single: Fundy Records – FSC 109
Sackville NB
Produced - 1965

TALK

4.   Terry Roberts & The Deans: Oh Lonesome Me (Don Gibson) *
Single: Quality Records K 1717
Regina SK
Produced 1958

5.   Ray St. Germain & The Sultans: She’s A Square *
45 Single: Chateau Records
Winnipeg MB
Produced 1961

6.   The Spasstiks: Love’s Got A Hold On Me *
45 Single: Apex Records – 77057
Toronto ON
Jim Campbell
Vince Doyle
Mike McQuenn
Rob Mullen
Pete Shield
Produced - 1967

TALK

7.   The Crew Cuts: Don’t Be Angry (Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, and Fred Mendelsohn) *
45 single: Mercury Records – 70597
Toronto ON
Rudi Maugeri (January 27, 1931 - May 7, 2004) (lead and baritone)
John Perkins (born August 28, 1931) (lead and tenor)
Ray Perkins (born November 24, 1932) (bass) (John Perkins' brother)
Pat Barrett (born September 15, 1933) (lead and tenor)
Produced  - 1955

1st Got Together at St Michaels College 1951

8.   The Heart: Treat Me Bad (Martin / Doddridge) *
45 Single: Sir John A Records 45: SJA 2
Almonte ON
Hans Schleuter: bass
John Doddridge: drums
Dave Lugsden: lead vocals
Marc Corbin: guitar
Jamie Avis: guitar
Jack Arseneault organ
Produced by Ted Gerow – 1967

Originally The Three Deuces

9.   The Big Town Boys: My Babe *
The Big Town Boys: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series KAO 6168
Toronto ON
Tommy Graham: guitar, vocals
John Collins: drums
Tommy Goodings:
Brian Jackson:
Peter Sterbach: keys
Produced by Tommy Graham
First Published in Canada March 7, 1966

10. British North America Act: Joe Cool *
45 Single: Now Records – RSS 6700
Montreal QC
Rick Elger: guitar
Bob Allen: guitar
Kirk Armstrong: bass
Dave McCall: drums
Andy Bator: organ
Produced - 1969

11. The Esquires: 36, 24, 36 (Welch / Marvin / Harris / Meehan) *
Introducing The Esquires: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series - T-6075
Ottawa ON
Gary Comeau: lead guitar
Clint Hierlihy: bass
Paul Huot: guitar
Richie Patterson, drums
Produced by Clint Hierlihy - 1964
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Montreal
First Published in Canada August, 1964

12. Buffalo Springfield: Down Down Down (Neil Young)
Buffalo Springfield Box Set: WEA – R2 74324
Los Angeles CA / Ontario
Neil Young, guitar, lead vocal
Steve Stills, guitar
Richie Furay, guitar,
Dewey Martin, drums
Bruce Palmer, bass
Produced by Charles Greene, Brian Stone 1966

Previously unreleased

TALK

13. Gordon Franks & Orchestra: Hoots Mon  (Robertson)
45 prm single: Embassy Records: 45-WB 312
UK
Produced - 1958

(flip side of Johnny Worth's Tom Dooley)

14. Jack Scott: The Way I Walk *
The Best of Jack Scott: Stardust CD-1019
Windsor ON
The Chantones: bg vocals
Jack Scott: vocals
Produced 1960
http://www.jackscottmusic.com/

15. Ray Little Gang: Rock A Bye Boogie (Rocky Starr - Will Carson) *
The Ray Little Gang: Arc Records ARC 534
Regina SK
Ray Little, banjo
Anne Little, (Ray's wife), guitar and vocals
Jimmy Daughtry (also spelled Dotry), bass, mandolin, fiddle and comedy
Tex Emery, steel guitar
Cowboy Floyd Sillitto, featured vocalist
Doug Goldsmith, accordion
Dusty Rio, bass, guitar, vocals
Big Champ, fiddle
Produced - 1962

16. The Whooperwills: Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin  (Jerry Irby) *
The Whooperwills: Canatal CTLP-4004
Toronto ON
John Tangelis, Bass
Max Dauphin, steel, fiddle
Ray Dauphin, guitar
Bill Taylor, drums
Ray Francis, Rhythm, vocals
Produced by Art Snider - 1964
Recorded by Dave Newberry at Newberry Sound Studio, Toronto

17. Le Famille Soucy: Le Club de Hockey Canadien *
78 Single: RCA Victor – 55-5525
Sainte-Blandine QC
Isadore Soucy: fiddle
Fernando Soucy: vocal
Eugene, Fernande, Teresa Soucy
Produced - 1954

18. Bobby Hill: Pigeon On The Gate (Trad) *
Radio Days: Unreleased
Montreal QC
Bobby Hill: guitar
Jean Carignan: fiddle
Ronald Scott: mandolin
Produced by Bobby Hill – circa 2005
From CFCF Hometown Jamboree radio show - 1954

19. Harry Kaapuni & His Royal Polynesians: Stars over Tahiti
Blue Hawaiian Waters: Kent Records K-227
Hawaii
Produced 1960

No mention of any personnel. 2nd of two LPs released under that name

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