with Steve Fruitman
#280
June 17, 2019
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Hour One1. The Haunted: Montreal Blues (Haunted) 1967
2. The Beau-Marks: Clap Your Hands (Beau-Marks) 1960
3. Michel & The French Canadians: Cause I Believe (Gerry Boulet) 1965
4. Bartholomew Plus Three: She’s Mine (B. Albert, G. Gardos, L. Laing) 1965
5. The Jaybees: I’m A Loner (F Hill / A Nichols) 1966
6. Les 409: They Say (Normand Boucher) 1966
7. Bohemians: I Need You Baby (The Bohemians) 1967
8. Our Generation: Cool Summer (Louis McKelvey) 1967
9. Simple Simon And The Piemen: Anyhow (Maurice / Bob Stanley / Bill Oliver) 1967
10. The Chantels: Shaggy Baggy Joe (Henri Picard) 1966
11. William Shatner: The Transformed Man 1968
12. Leonard Cohen: Suzanne (L Cohen) 1968
13. Rodier-Gauthier: Have You (Roger Rodier) 1968
14. The Munks: Fancy Free (R Boileau) 1969
15. The Scene: Scenes (From Another World) (N Sheppard / J Fishman) 1968
16. British North America Act: Joe Cool (BNAA) 1969
17. Les Sinners: Mon 50 Cents (Jean-Guy Cossette) 1970Hour Two
1. Kate And Anna McGarrigle: Kiss and Say Goodbye (Kate McGarrigle) 1975
2. Bruce Cockburn: A Montreal Song (B Cockburn) 1978
3. Blue Rodeo: Montreal (Greg Keelor / Jim Cuddy) 1990
4. Mahogany Rush: Jive Baby (Frank Marino) 1976
5. Madame La Bolduc: La Pitoune (Bolduc) 1930
6. Tex Lecor: Autant En Emporte Le Vent (Gone With The Wind) (Tex Lecore) 1960
7. Robert Charlebois et Louise Forestier: La march du presid ente (G Vignault / R Charlebois) 1968
8. Dominique Trembley et Philippe Gagnon: La Noce a Jean-Guy (P Gagnon / D Trembley) 1973
9. Lévis Bouliane et ses Blue Grass Ramblers: J’attends le jour de ton retour (L Bouliane) 1965
10. Oscar Peterson Trio: Goodby JD (O Peterson) 1965
11. Philippe Bruneau: La ronde du mariee (Bride Groom’s Dance) (trad) 1973
12. Mitsou: Le Chinois (Jean-Pierre Isaac) 1988
13. Hank Davis: One Way Track (H. Davis) 1960
14. Ti-Blanc Richard: Reel du Snack Bar (Trad) 1960CanCon = 100%
And Now for The Particulars:1. The Haunted: Montreal Blues (Haunted)
The Haunted: Trans-World Records TW-6701
Montreal QC
Bob Burgess: vocals
Bob Boziak: bass
Nick Farlowe: drums
Al Birmingham: lead guitar
Jurgen Peter: guitar
Produced by Jurgen Peter, 19672. The Beau-Marks: Clap Your Hands (Beau-Marks)
A Taste Of Birchmount Pop: Birchmount BMS 1
Montreal QC
Ray Hutchinson: guitar
Mike Robitaille: bass
Joey Frechette: piano
Gilles Tailleur: drums
Produced 1960Formed in the late 1950s, their first release, the April 1959 single "Rockin' Blues" b/w "Midnight Party", came out under the name The Del-Tones, but the group changed their name soon afterward in a nod to the Bomarc missile. "Clap Your Hands," hit #1 in Canada and Australia and peaked at #45 on the US Billboard chart. They appeared on American Bandstand and at a charity concert at Carnegie Hall soon afterwards. Two more albums followed before the group broke up in 1963.
3. Michel & The French Canadians: Cause I Believe (Gerry Boulet)
45 single b/w Comfort Him: Danco Records MP-302
Montréal QC
Gerry Boulet: keys, vocals
Produced by Michel and Donald, 1965Joseph Gaétan Robert Gérald (Gerry) Boulet b. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC / d. July 18, 1990 (44)
This band was also known as Michel and Les Chanceliers. Gerry Boulet of Offenbach fame. Died of cancer.
4. Bartholomew Plus Three: She’s Mine (B. Albert, G. Gardos, L. Laing)
45 single bw Your Not There: Quality Records 1728X
Montreal QC
Barry Albert: vocal
Gary Gardos: guitar
George Gardos: bass
Lawrence ‘Corgy’ Laing: drums
Gary Ship: hammond organ
Produced 1965
By appointment with Monticana Records, Montreal QCFormed by Barry Albert with keyboard player and singer Gary Ship (aka Gary Gardos), Bartholomew Plus Three also comprised bass player George Gardos and drummer Corky Laing. Albert’s band had released two singles for the Toronto-based Quality Records label in 1965-1966 before switching to Can-Am for two further releases.
Thanks to Sheppard’s efforts in New York, Bartholomew Plus Three got the opportunity to record some material for Atlantic Records with Cream’s producer Felix Pappalardi at the helm. A single coupling “When I Fall In Love” with “I Can’t Go Back” came out in November 1967 and even became a minor Canadian hit, peaking at #80. Two years later, Laing would land the prestigious drum spot in Pappalardi’s new group Mountain as a direct result of these sessions and would compose that band’s hit “Mississippi Queen”.
5. The Jaybees: I’m A Loner (F Hill / A Nichols)
45 Single bw Do You Think I’m In Love: RCA Victor Canada International 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 by Joe René, 1966They previously recorded and released six singles as JB & The Playboys, a very popular rock band in the Montreal area. They started playing Beatles songs before anyone in North America knew of their existence. After Gary Lewis and The Playboys became famous, they decided to drop the Playboy name and became the Jaybees.
6. Les 409: They Say (Normand Boucher) 1966
45 single bw Born in Chicago: Teledisc 43
Pont-Viau, Laval QC
Normand Boucher: vocals, guitar
Pierre Choquette: bass
Claude Lévesque: rhythm guitar
Claude Payette: drums
Produced by Denis Pantis 1966Formed by Normand Boucher in Pont-Viau, Québec in 1963, Les 409 took their name from the Brian Wilson, Gary Usher and Mike Love penned 1962 Beach Boys song "409", the flip side of "Surfin' Safari".
7. The Bohemians: I Need You Baby (The Bohemians)
45 single bw Say It Again: Blue Jeans 2810
Montreal QC
Johnny Monk (lead vocals)
Nick Farlowe aka Saraceno (drums)
Ron Gerard (keyboards)
Kevin Miller (guitar)
Gary Pover (lead guitar)
Peter Rochman (bass)
Produced 1967Late '60's indie act out of Montreal featuring members of The Haunted and Our Generation who released only one single.
8. Our Generation: Cool Summer (Louis McKelvey) 1967
45 single: Trans-World Records - TW-1678
Montreal, QC
Bob Burgess: lead vocals, bass
Tim Forsythe: keys
Louis McKelvey: guitar
Nick Farlowe: drums
Produced 1967Former members of The Haunted (Burgess), The Rabble (Forsythe) and The A-Cads (McKelvey)
9. Simple Simon And The Piemen: Anyhow (Maurice / Bob Stanley / Bill Oliver)
45 single bw People of Time: Regency Records R-978
Notre-Dame-de-Grace, Montreal QC
Kevin Moore: vocal
Bob Stanley: lead guitar
Billy Oliver: rhythm guitar
David Nunns: drums
Louie Legasakus: bass
Produced by Donald K Donald, A Nicholas and B Hill, 1967This was the lone release by this band who were quite obviously inspirerd by The Kinks.
10. The Chantels: Shaggy Baggy Joe (Henri Picard)
45 single bw Have You Ever Felt Blue: Monarch Wear Jeans Records MW 1001
Montreal QC
Henri Picard (keyboards, singer)
Bob Martini (guitar)
Jean-Pierre Laberge (drums)
Robert Monette (guitar)
Pierre Deschenaux (bass)
Produced 1966
Recorded at RCA Studios, MontrealThis was a promotional recording for Monarch Wear’s new TeeKay Jeans. Henri Picard also played in Les Misrables, another Montreal rock band.
11. William Shatner: The Transformed Man (Don Ralke (m) / Frank Davenport (w))
The Transformed Man: Decca Records DL 75043
Notre-Dame-de-Grace, Montreal QC
William Shatner: vocals
Don Ralke Orchestra
Produced by Charles Bud Dant, 1968
Mastered by Erick LabsonWilliam Shatner b. Montreal March 22, 1931
Based on the cult following for Star Trek, Shatner went into the studio and recorded The Transformed Man, his debut on vinyl. The album included over exaggerated versions of Lucky in the Sky with Diamonds and Mr Tambourine Man along with some Shakespeare.
12. Leonard Cohen: Suzanne (L Cohen) 1968
Leonard Cohen: Columbia - CS 9533
Montreal QC
Chester Crill
Chris Darrow
Solomon Fieldhouse
David Lindley: guitar
Produced by John Simon, 1967
Recorded at Columbia Studio E, NYCWhat’s there to say!
13. Rodier-Gauthier: Have You (Roger Rodier)
45 single bw Overseer: Pax Records 3803
Montréal, Québec
Roger Rodier: guitar, vocals
Germaine Gauthier: vocals
Produced by John Pantis, 1968An obscure psyche-folk musician Roger Rodier teamed up here with Germaine Gauthier. They released two singles for the Pax label before Rodier went out on his own and recorded an amazing album in 1972 called Upon Velveatur which Rolling Stone magazine called “Timeless Grace”. He started recording another album in 1973 but something happened and he just quite the music scene.
14. The Munks: Fancy Free (R Boileau)
45 Single: London Records - M-17357
Montreal QC
Rene Boileau (keyboards)
Tagg Hindsgaul (lead guitar)
Eddie Kaye (drums)
Rick St.Jean (rhythm guitar)
Del Desrosiers (bass)
Produced by Al Nichols and Bill Hill,1968Morphed into Exit 4 eventually became Freedom North. They used monks habits as their stage persona.
15. The Scene: Scenes (From Another World) (N Sheppard / J Fishman)
45 single: BT Puppy Records Inc - 533
Montreal QC
Truly Noland: guitar
Michael Ship: vocals, keys
Marty Simon: drums
Danny Zimmerman: bass
Produced by Neil Sheppard, 1968
Recorded by Jack Adams & Wally Sheffey, MontrealMembers of this band would go on to play in a pop sensation band from Montreal called Life who would release a really good version of Strawberry Fields Forever in 1969. That would be the first of several 45s they’d release plus one LP.
16. British North America Act: Joe Cool (BNAA) 1969
45 Single bw Would The World Understand: Now Records RS 600
Montreal QC
Rick Elger: harmonica, guitar, lead vocals
Bob Allen: lead guitar
Kirk Armstrong: bass
Dave McCall: drums
Andy Bator: keys
Produced by Brian Chater, 1969A multi-national band that were based out of Montreal consisting of two Montrealers, two Brits and a Hungarian. They straddled the line of pop and psychedelic music which was somewhat confusing. They recorded one album.
17. Les Sinners: Mon 50 Cents (Jean-Guy Cossette)
45 single bw Je Chante: RCA Victor 75-5064
Montreal QC
Louis Parizeau: drums
Jean-Guy Cossette: lead guitar
Alain Jodoin: vocals, bass, guitar
Daniel Valois: rhythm guitar
Produced by Les Sinners, 1970Originally known as The Silver Spiders, Les Sinners formed in 1965. In 1968 they had a short life charting single "Go Go Trudeau" which played on the popularity of Prime Minister Trudeau's election rally. After breaking up for a couple of years, drummer Parizeau put a newer Sinners band together which lasted another five years and a bunch of recordings. They had their own studio so that paid off!
Hour Two
1. Kate And Anna McGarrigle: Kiss and Say Goodbye (Kate McGarrigle)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Warner Brothers BS 2862
Montreal QC
Kate McGarrigle: piano, vocal
Anna McGarrigle: vocal
Tony Levin: bass
Stephen Gadd: drums
David Spinoza: guitar
Greg Pretopino: guitar
Lowell George: guitar
Hugh McCracken: guitar
Trevor Lawrence: horns
Bobby Keys: tenor sax
Produced by Joe Boyd and Greg Prestopino, 1975
Recorded by John Wood at A&R Studios, NYC and Sunwest Studios, Hollywood
Mixed by John Wood, Dennis Dragon and Roger Mayer
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank CA
Front Cover Photo: Gail Kenney2. Bruce Cockburn: A Montreal Song (B Cockburn)
Further Adventures Of: True North TND 286
Ottawa ON
Bruce Cockburn vocals, guitar
Robert Boucher: bass
Bob DiSalle: drums
Eugene Martynec: guitar
Kathryn Moses: flute
Shingoose: backing vocals
Produced by Eugene Martynec, 1978
Recorded by Ken Friesen3. Blue Rodeo: Montreal (Greg Keelor / Jim Cuddy)
Casino: WEA 17 27701
Toronto ON
Greg Keelor: guitar, vocals
Jim Cuddy: guitar, vocals
Bazil Donovan: bass
Mark French: drums
Bob Wiseman:keys, accordion
Produced by Pete Anderson, 1990
Recorded by Judy Clapp & Peter Doell at Capitol Studios, Hollywood and Track Record Studios, North Hollywood CA
Mixed at Capitol Studios by Judy Clapp4. Mahogany Rush: Jive Baby (Frank Marino)
Mahogany Rush IV: Columbia Records WPC 34190
Montreal QC
Frank Marino: guitar, vocal
Jim Ayoub: drums
Paul Harwood, bass
Produced by Frank Marino, 1976
Recorded by Billy Szawlowski and Ian Terry at Tempo Studios, Montreal5. Madame La Bolduc: La Pitoune (Bolduc)
Si vous avez une fille qui veut se marier La Bolduc: Carnival Records C-505
Newport, QC
La Bolduc: harmonica, vocals
Album Produced 1966
Recorded June 18, 1930Mary Rose-Anna Bolduc nee Travers b. Newport QC June 4, 1894 / d. February 20, 1941 Montreal (46)
6. Tex Lecor: Autant En Emporte Le Vent (Gone With The Wind) (Tex Lecore)
Complexes d’la chanson Canayenne: London Records MB 19
Montreal QC
Tex Lecor: guitar, vocal
Produced by London Records 1960Joseph Henri Paul Cyrille Lecorre b June 10, 1933 in Saint-Michel-de-Wentworth (near Lachute) – d. 9 septembre 2017 (à 84 ans) Terrebonne, QC.
Recorded his first album in 1960. He was equated as the Quebec version of Gordon Lightfoot singer/songwriter, folk star. Due to his populairity he did Molson beer commercials on Montreal Canadiens hockey broadcasts. In 1969, he sang Le Patriote, a song that identified him with the movement for Quebec independence. In 1971, he popularized a modified version of the song Le Frigidaire originally written by Georges Langford, which gave him financial security. He gave up singing around 1976 after scoring a major hit with the French version of ‘Lucille’. After that he dedicated his life to painting and being a bush pilot. He died as a result of lung complications related to Legionnaires' disease.
7. Robert Charlebois et Louise Forestier: La march du presidente (G Vignault / R Charlebois)
Robert Charlebois or (Lindburg): Gamma Records GS 120
Montreal QC
Robert Charlebois: vocal
Louise Forestier: vocal
Philippe Gagnon: electric violin
Aquatour du Nouveau Jazz Libre du Quebec: back up band:
Jean Préfontaine: tenor saxophone
Yves Charbonneau: trumpet
Maurice C. Richard: bass
Guy Thouin: percussion
Produced by Michel Robidoux, 1968
Recorded by Michel Robidoux at Andre Perry Sudio, Lindburg CaliforniaJazz libre worked in Montreal bars, Quebec colleges and universities, and backed up a young, Robert Charlebois. They toured in France with Charlebois and Louise Forestier in 1969, and appeared on their 'Lindberg' album. In 2015, the Polaris Music Prize committee shortlisted Lindberg as one of the nominees for the 1960s -1970s component of its inaugural Heritage Award to honour classic Canadian albums
8. Dominique Trembley et Philippe Gagnon: La Noce a Jean-Guy (P Gagnon / D Trembley)
Ça Roule Presentent Avec Le Stainless Steel: Polydor - 2917001
Saguenay QC
Philippe Gagnon: violin, vocals
Dominique Trembley: violin, guitar, vocals
Jean-Guy Moreau: bass
Produced by Dominique Trembley, Philippe Gagnon & Jean-Guy Moreau, 1973
Recorded 1971Dominique Trembley b. 1943 / d. June 17, 2015 (72)
Dominique Trembley was known for playing a stainless steel violin. They accompanied Robert Charlebois on the Festival Express train trip across Canada where they befriended Janis Joplin.
9. Lévis Bouliane et ses Blue Grass Ramblers: J’attends le jour de ton retour (L Bouliane)
(I await the day of your return)
Chansons des Prairies: London Records DS 2033
Sherbrooke QC
Lévis Bouliane: fiddle, vocal
Rose: banjo, vocal
Bob: accordion, guitar
Marcel: bass, vocal
Produced 1965In 1949 he formed the Five Blue Stars band in Sherbrooke. He was one of the pioneers of Quebercois country et ouesterne music. It is said that it sold over a million records, while being ignored by the music and entertainment industry. Lévis Bouliane died Sherbrooke on 28 June 1992 on the operating table.
10. Oscar Peterson Trio: Goodby JD (O Peterson)
We Get Requests: Verve MIJ-1-5321
Montreal QC / Toronto ON
Oscar Peterson: piano
Ray Brown: bass
Ed Thigpen: drums
Produced by Jim Davis, 1965
Recorded by Val Valentin and Bob SimpsonOscar Emmanuel Peterson b. August 15, 1925 Montreal d. December 23,
2007(aged 82) Mississauga ONHis work earned him eight Grammy awards over the years and he was elected
to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He also belongs to the Juno Awards Hall of Fame and the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame. In 2013, Peterson was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (the country's highest civilian state order for talent and service) in 1972, and promoted to Companion of the order (the highest degree of merit and humanity), in 1984. Has received 16 Honourary degrees from various Canadian universities.
11. Philippe Bruneau: La Ronde du mariee (The Bridegroom's Rondo) (Trad)
Philippe Bruneau: Philo Records - FI 2003
Montreal QC / Paris FR
Philippe Bruneau: accordion
Yvan Brault: bass
Gilles Losier: piano
Produced by David Green and Phil Hresko, 1973
Recorded by David Green at Earth Audio Techniques Inc., North Ferrisburg VTPhilippe Georges Bruneau b. Montreal Sept 22, 1934 / d. Aug 7, 2011 Forcalquier FR
Philippe was a virtuoso of Quebecois accordion playing. He took it up when he was 15 and was playing professionally at the Trinidad Ballroom in Montreal when he was 19. He was good friends with Quebecois fiddle legend, Jean Carignan who got him to switch to the single row diatonic accordion. In 1980 he began playing with Dorothy Hogan (piano) until he decided to move to France in 1991. He claimed that his move was political in nature, a protest against the government of Quebec which he claimed, did nothing to promote or recognize traditional music. That same government tried to award him Le Prix Gérard-Morisette in 2000 but he refused to accept it.
12. Mitsou: Le Chinois (Jean-Pierre Isaac)
45 Single bw Les Chinois instrumental: Isba Records IS45-551
Montreal QC
Mitsou: vocal
Produced by Pierre Gendron & Jean-Pierre Isaac 1988Mitsou Annie Marie Gélinas b. 1 September 1970 (age 45) Loretteville, QC
Granddaughter of Quebec actor Gratien Gélinas.
Daughter of voice actor Alain Gélinas.Mitzou means honey in Japanese. Her first single, "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" (composed and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac), became a smash pop hit across Canada. 1991s second single, "Dis-moi, dis-moi", put Mitsou back in the spotlight with a controversial video that showed her and several male and female models nude in a shower room. The video, which was released only a few months after Madonna's "Justify My Love", was banned by MuchMusic. I have met her and yes, her eyes are really that blue. Or bleu.
13. Hank Davis: One Way Track (H. Davis)
Single: STACY 919X
Dry Heave AK / Montreal QC
Hank Davis: vocal, guitar
Produced 1960
http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/hankdavis.htmBorn and raised in the heart of Arkansas in a place where confederate money was used until the 1950s. In early 1955 Elvis Presley played the Dixie Bar 'n' Grill in Dry Heave and Hank Davis was in the audience. He noticed that the girls went crazy for Elvis and he decided to become a rock & roll star that evening. In 1956 Hank and his group went to Memphis and auditioned for Sun Records. After nearly two years they had heard nothing so they called the studio and were told, "I think we lost the tape." Later that night, Hank was so dispirited that he resolved to get a bus back to Dry Heave and work in his father's store. He got drunk near the bus terminal, however, and boarded a bus to Canada by mistake. He arrived hungover in Montreal the next day with no money for the return fare. He still had his guitar, however, and he got a Job playing at a local club, Le Mangeur de Merde (The Shit Eater).
Hank soon decided to make his home in Canada. His wild pulsating brand of rockabilly was an instant success. In 1963, while playing the Dead Moose Bar in Northern Ontario, they were spotted by Ed Sullivan who booked Hank for three appearances on his TV show. Unfortunately, a heavy snow fall and lack of gas money delayed to boys' arrival in New York by two months and an English group had taken Hank's bookings. The group was the Beatles and Hank had crossed paths with the famous once again. The Beatles were always grateful for this lucky break. "if Hank Davis hadn't got stuck in the snow," recalled John Lennon, "we would never have made it in the States."
14. Ti-Blanc Richard et ses Joyeux Copains: Reel du Snack Bar (Trad)
Ti-Blanc Richard: RCA Victor - CGP-104
Montreal, QC
Ti-Blanc Richard: violon
Produced 1960Adalbert Richard b. Martinville QC Aug 13, 1920 / d. Feb 22, 1981 Sherbrooke QC (60)
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