with Steve Fruitman
#283
July 8, 2019
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Born To Ride
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Hour One1. Jo-El Sonnier: Flammes d’enfer (Trad) 1980
2. Boozoo Chavis: Dog Hill (Chavis) 1986
3. Trooper: Live From The Moon (Smith / McGuire) 1978 *
4. Queen: Sheer Heart Attack (Roger Taylor 1977
5. The Temptations: Plastic Man (Norman Whitfield) 1973
6. The High Divers: Ride With You (Lucas Mitchell) 2019
7. The High Divers: Our Love Is A Fire 2019
8. The Sadies: Starting All Over Again (Sadies) 2013 *
9. Jim McHarg's Metro Stompers w Lonnie Johnson: Mr Blues Walks (Lonnie Johnson) 1965 *
10. Timber Timbre: Curtains (Simone Schmidt) 2014 *
11. Ego: Fjollin hava vakao (Bubbi Morthens / Ego) 1982
12. Spade Neilson & The Gamblers: Pickle Squirts (Spade Nielsen) 1966 *
13. Quicksilver Messenger Service: Cowboy On The Run (Dino Valenti) 1975Hour Two – The Wilder Side
1. The Bierdo Brothers: Teddy Bears Picnic (John W Bratton / Jimmy Kennedy) 1985 *
2. Skip Prokop: Baseball Blues (Prokop) 1977 *
3. Sportsfan: Gabriel (Ali Haberstroh / Sportsfan) 2017 *
4. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation: Watch n’ Chain (Dunbar / Brox / Moorshead / Dmochowski) 1968
5. Luke Gibson: Full Moon Rider (L Gibson) 1971 *
6. Ron Hynes: Roads (Ron Hynes) 1974 *
7. Lee Aaron Project: Night Riders (Lee Aaron / Rick Santers / Matt McGarry) 1982 *
8. The Nazz: Rain Rider (Todd Rundgren) 1969
9. Colter Wall: Motorcycle (Colter Wall) 2017 *
10. Vince Taylor & The Playboys: Jet Black Machine (Clifford Adams) 1960
11. Arlo Guthrie: The Motorcycle Song (Guthrie) 1967
12. Mainline: Motorcycle (Mendelson Joe) 1971 *
13. Moby Grape: Motorcycle Irene (Skip Spence) 1968
14. Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild (Mars Bonfire) 1968 *
15: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: Tijuana Taxi (Ervin Coleman) 1965*CanCon = 46%
And Now for The Particulars:
Hour One
1. Jo-El Sonnier: Flammes d’enfer (Trad)
Cajun Life: Stony Plain Records - SPL 1133
Rayne, Louisiana
Michael Doucet, guitar
Merlin Fontenot, fiddle
Jay Stutes, dobro
Roy Huskey, upright bass
Buddy Harmon, drums
Earl Ball, piano
Jo-El Sonnier, vox, guitar, drums, accordion
Produced by Jo-el Sonnier, 1980
Recorded by Mark Miller at Master-Trak Sound Recorders, Crowley, LA & Music City Recorders, Nashville by Jack Logan & Steve LoganJoel Sonnier b. Rayne, Louisiana October 2, 1946
Learned to play the accordion when he was only 3 and played live on radio when he was six. Made his first recordings when he was 11. In 2009, Sonnier was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Cajun Life was recorded and released by Rounder Records in 1980 and licenced to Stony Plain Records of Canada in 1988 after the success of Sonnier’s version of Richard Thompson’s Tear Stained Letter. His first album, Hurricane Audry, was recorded in 1967.
2. Boozoo Chavis: Dog Hill (B Chavis)
Louisiana Zydeco Music: Maison De Soul - MDS1107
Dog Hill, Lake Charles, LA
Shelton Jackson, bass
Carlton Thomas Jr., Guitar
Boozoo Chavis, accordion
Rellis Chavis, drums
JW Henderson, washboard
Wilson Chavis Jr, accordion
Anthony Chavis, washboard
Produced by JJ Caillier, 1986Wilson Anthony Chavis b. October 23, 1930 Church Point, LA / d. May 5, 2001 (aged 70) Austin, TX
He made his first recording, of his own song "Paper in My Shoe," in 1954. The record was a regional hit, subsequently acknowledged as a zydeco standard, but Chavis was convinced that it was more successful than the record companies claimed, later saying: "I got gypped out of my record. I get frustrated, sometimes. I love to play, but, when I get to thinking about 1955... They stole my record. They said that it only sold 150,000 copies. But, my cousin, who used to live in Boston, checked it out. It sold over a million copies. I was supposed to have a gold record." Chavis lost trust in the music business, and over the next thirty years only released three more singles. He regained his trust in the business in the 1980s when he recorded several albums for Rounder Records. He was inducted into the Zydeco Hall of Fame in 1998.
3. Trooper: Live From The Moon (Smith / McGuire)
45 single bw The Moment That It Takes: MCA Records MCA-40968
Vancouver BC
Vocals - Ra McGuire
Guitar - Brian Smith
Drums - Tommy Stewart
Bass - Doni Underhill
Keyboards, vocals - Frank Ludwig
Produced by Randy Bachman, 1978Active years: 1975–present. They began as Applejack and came to the attention of Randy Bachman. He produced their first album under the new name Trooper.
4. Queen: Sheer Heart Attack (Roger Taylor)
News of the World: Elektra Records – 6E 112
London UK
Freddie Mercury: lead vocals and backing vocals
Brian May: lead guitar
Roger Taylor: lead vocals and backing vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, bass
Produced by Queen with Mike Stone, 1977
Recorded by Mike Stone at Basing Street and Wessex StudiosInterestingly, this song was written for the 1974 album by Queen called Sheer Heart Attack but it didn’t make the final cut because it never got finished. Re-written by Roger Taylor, it came out three years later on News of the World.
5. The Temptations: Plastic Man (Norman Whitfield)
45 single bw Papa Was A Rolling Stone: Motown Records - Y 565X
Detroit MI
Dennis Edwards - vocals (tenor)
Damon Harris - vocals (high tenor/falsetto)
Richard Street - vocals (tenor)
Melvin Franklin - vocals (bass)
Otis Williams - vocals (tenor/baritone)
Instrumental by The Funk Brothers & The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Earl Van Dyke - piano, organ
Johnny Griffith - organ
Robert Ward - guitar
Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin - guitar
Joe Messina - guitar
Paul Warren - guitar
Robert White - guitar
Eddie Willis - guitar
Aaron Smith - drums
Richard "Pistol" Allen - drums
Uriel Jones - drums
Andrew Smith - drums
Leroy Taylor - bass guitar
Bob Babbitt - bass guitar
Eddie Watkins Jr - bass guitar
Eddie "Bongo" Brown - bongos, congas
Jack Ashford - tambourine, maracas, sticks
Jack Brokensha - tympani, vibes, bells, gourd
Maurice Davis - trumpet
Ted Lucas - harmonica
Produced by Norman Whitfield, 1973
Arranged and conducted by Paul Riser
Recorded by Orson Lewis6. The High Divers: Ride With You (Lucas Mitchell)
10” LP Ride With You: Battle Tapes Recording 84563117279
Charleston SC
Mary Alice Connor: vocal, keys
Julius DeAngelis: drums
Kevin Early: bass, vocals
Luke Mitchell: vocal, guitar
Produced by Sadler Vaden, 2019
Recorded by Jeremy Ferguson at Battle Tapes Studios, Nashville
Mixed by Andy Dixon
Released June 7, 2019Phone interview with Luke Mitchell of High Divers from somewhere in West Virginia.
7. The High Divers: Our Love Is A Fire
10” LP Ride With You: Battle Tapes Recording 84563117279
Charleston SC
Mary Alice Connor: vocal, keys
Julius DeAngelis: drums
Kevin Early: bass, vocals
Luke Mitchell: vocal, guitar
Produced by Sadler Vaden, 2019
Recorded by Jeremy Ferguson at Battle Tapes Studios, Nashville
Mixed by Andy Dixon
Released June 7, 2019Band founded 2014 Charleston, South Carolina. Playing at the Horseshoe Tavern July 9.
8. The Sadies: Starting All Over Again (The Sadies)
Internal Sounds: YepRoc Records YEP-2353
S. Ontario
Mike Belitsky: drums
Sean Dean: bass
Dallas Good: guitar, organ, vocal
Travis Good: guitars, fiddle, vocal
Produced by Dallas Good, 2013
Recorded by Guillermo Subauste
Mastered by Peter J Moore at The E Room, Toronto9. Jim McHarg's Metro Stompers w Lonnie Johnson: Mr Blues Walks (Lonnie Johnson)
Stompin' At The Penny: Columbia Records EL 110 (mono)
Toronto
Lonnie Johnson: guitar
Jim McHarg: double bass
Charles Gall: coronet
Eric Neilson: clarinet
Jim Galoway: sax
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Produced by P.S. Westwood, 1965
Recorded by P Houston, Toronto, November 1965James McHarg b. Glasgow SL 1927 / d. Sept 27, 2003 Toronto.
The original LP only sold a thousand copies; this was Lonnie Johnson's last regular recording, although he did cut a series of numbers for the Smithsonian Institute in 1967. Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (b New Orleans LA Feb 8, 1899 / June 16, 1970 Toronto).
10. Timber Timbre: Curtains?! (Simone Schmidt)
Hot Dreams: FTH189LP
Toronto / Montreal
Simone Schmidt – vocals
Taylor Kirk: drums, farfisa organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, layout, mellotron, Novachord, hammond organ, percussion, piano, theremin, vocals
Simon Trottier: acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, marxophone, mellotron, percussion, tubular bells, vocals
Mathieu Charbonneau: farfisa organ, harpsichord, mellotron, Novachord, piano, vox continental, wurlitzer
Olivier Farfield: drums, fender rhodes, electric guitar, hammond organ, synthesizer
Colin Stetson: baritone sax, bass sax, c-melody sax
Mika Posen: strings, vocals
Mark Lawson: synthesizer drums
Romy Lightman: vocals
Produced by Taylor Kirk and Timon Trottier, 2014
Recorded by Graham Lessard at the Banff Centre, AB and Thee Mighty Hotel 2 Tango, Montreal
Mixed by Mark Lawson at Sonobee, Montreal
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market, MontrealThe band took its name from recordings they made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
The band's fifth record, Hot Dreams, was released April 1, 2014. It was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize, but lost to Tanya Tagaq's Animism.11. Ego: Fjollin hafa vakao (Bubbi Morthens / Ego)
i Mynd: Steinar Records ST 063
Reykjavik, Iceland
Beggi Morthens: guitars
Runar : bass
Maggi Stef: drums
Bubbi Morthens: vocals
Produced by EGO and Tomas Tomasson, 1982
Recorded by Louis Austin, Starling Studios, London, October 1982
Mastered at Town House Cutting RoomFrom the legendary Icelandic punk band lead by Bubbi Morthens.
12. Spade Nielsen & The Gamblers: Pickle Squirts (Spade Nielsen)
Spade Nielsen & The Gamblers: RCA Camden - CAL 2130
Port Moody, BC
Spade Neilsen, bass, vocals
Lloyd Ferguson, laughter, guitar
Pat Babcock, guitar
Rex Howard, steel guitar
Vic Goodmurphy. Drums
Producer Not Listed, 1966A C&W band with a rock n’ roll drummer. At a gig in 1966 at the Kitsalaino showboat, which is a stage on the beach fronted by a tidal swimming pool, not unlike the Beatles at the Hollywood bowl show, there were about 5000 people in attendance to witness Spade Nielson and the Gamblers who landed in the pool on a seaplane during the show."
RIP Gary Duncan
13.Quicksilver Messenger Service: Cowboy On The Run (Dino Valenti)
Solid Silver: Capitol Records SN 66076
San Francisco CA
Gary Duncan electric and steel, vocals
John Cipollina - electric and Hawaiian steel guitars, vocals
Dino Valenti guitar, vocals
David Freiberg bass, vocals
Greg Elmore drums
Nicky Hopkins piano
Pete Sears piano
Michael Lewis piano, organ, Arp synthesizer
Skip Olson bass
Mario Cipollina bass
Kathi McDonald vocals
Produced by Quicksilver & John Palladino, 1975
Recorded by Mike Fusaro, George Engfer, Tom Lubin & Phil Brown at Columbia
Recording Studios, San Franciscop June 30 August 20, 1975
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Records, HollywoodGary Ray Grubb b. San Diego September 4, 1946 / d. June 29, 2019 (72) Woodland, California
Started as the guitar player for the Ratz as an opening act for the Byrds and the Rolling Stones at the War Memorial Auditorium in San Jose in 1965. After that he joined The Brogues where he met drummer Greg Elmore. The two would soon find themselves in Quicksilver Messenger Service. After recording two albums, Duncan left Quicksilver and as he describes it, "I left for a year and rode motorcycles and lived in New York City and Los Angeles and just kind of went crazy for about a year." In 1970 he rejoined Quicksilver Messenger Service along with singer/guitarist Dino Valenti.
Hour Two: The Wilder Side
1. The Bierdo Brothers: Teddy Bears Picnic (John W Bratton / Jimmy Kennedy)
More Better Music: Waxing Records WW575
Kitchener / Waterloo ON
Sandy MacDonald: guitar, vocal
Glen Soulis: skol klarinetts, vocal
Shiela Forrester: honky tonk piano, porta-sound, rubber duck
Mike Budding: bass
Bernie Carrol: snare drum
Produced by James Beirdo, 1985
Recorded by Stevie Beirdo at The Waxworks, St Jacobs, ON2. Skip Prokop: Baseball Blues (Skip Prokop)
All Growed Up: Quality Records SV-1948-V
Toronto ON
Skip Prokop: drums, guitar, keys, vocals, banjo
Jamie Kean: lead guitar, bg vocals
Bobbie Elliot: bass
Patti Black: bg vocals
Produced by Skip Prokop, 1977
Recorded by Jim Morgan at Captain Audio, Toronto
Mixed by Jim Morgan at Mutual Street Studios
Mastered by Alan Moy at Lacquer Channel, TorontoRonald Harry Prokop b. Hamilton, ON 13 December 1943 / d. 30 August 2017 (aged 73) St. Thomas, ON
Ex-Pauper and Lighthouse drummer on his one and only solo LP. In 1968, after leaving The Paupers, Prokop played drums on the legendary Al Kooper / Mike Bloomfield album The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. He also did some studio work for Janis Joplin after she quit Big Brother and the Holding Company. In 1969 he, along with Paul Hoffert, formed the group Lighthouse.
3. Sportsfan: Gabriel (Ali Haberstroh / Sportsfan)
Holy Hell: No label or seriel
Toronto
Ali Haberstroh: guitar, vocals
Simon Outhit: guitar
Corey Henderson: bass
Dylan Ryan: drums
Stuart Retallack: trumpet, bg vocal
Gavin Gardiner: tambourine
Eric Shea: bg vocals
Produced by Gavin Gardiner and Sportsfan, 2017
Recorded at Gavin’s House
Mastered by Joao Carvalho, TorontoFounded July 1, 2015 in Toronto
4. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation: Watch n’ Chain (Dunbar / Brox / Moorshead / Dmochowski)
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation: Blue Thumb Records BTS 4
London UK
Alex Dmochowski: guitar
Aynsley Dunbar: drums
Keith Tillman: bass
Victor Brox: keys, vocal
Produced by Ian Samwell, 1968
Recorded by Victor GannAynsley Thomas Dunbar (born Liverpool UK, 10 January 1946)
Though he was only 21 when he formed the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, the drummer had already played with several bands of note in both his native Liverpool and London. He did his stint with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (replaced by Mick Fleetwood), after which he played for a few months in the Jeff Beck Group before forming Retaliation.
After Retaliation he formed Blue Whale, releasing one album, he joined Frank Zappa’s newly reformed Mothers of Invention. He later went on to play or record with David Bowie, Lou Reed, Herbie Mann, Mick Ronson, Jefferson Starship, White Snake, UFO, Leslie West, Pat Travers.
Dunbar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017.
5. Luke Gibson: Full Moon Rider (L Gibson)
Another Perfect Day: True North - TN6
Toronto, ON
Luke Gibson: guitar, vocal
Others uncredited
Produced by Eugene Martynec, 1971
Recorded at Thunder Sound, Toronto by Chris Skene and Bill Sedden
Mixed by Bill SeddenLuke Gibson b. November 5, 1946 Toronto
Gibson formed Luke & The Apostles (with Mike McKenna) in 1965. A year later they were signed to Elektra Records but Gibson quit the band shortly before they were scheduled to record. Instead, he joined Keith McKie to form Kensington Market. After that he recorded two solo albums before taking his leave from the music biz for a while. 50 years after the original demise of the Apostles, Gibson returned to the studio to record the band’s first album, in 2017.
6. Ron Hynes: Roads (Ron Hynes)
CBC Broadcast Recording: CBC Radio Canada LM 402
St. Johns NL
Ron Hynes: vocal, guitar, harmonica
Unknown Studio Musicians
Produced by Paul Mills, 1974
Recorded in Toronto by Alan ThorneRon Hynes b. St. John's, NL December 7, 1950 / d. November 19, 2015 (aged 64) St. John's, NL
This cut was taken from a CBC broadcast recording which, I believe, is the first time his songs were commited to vinyl.
7. Lee Aaron Project: Night Riders (Lee Aaron / Rick Santers / Matt McGarry)
The Lee Aaron Project: Freedom Records FR 014
Belleville ON
Lee Aaron: lead vocals
Rick Santers: guitar
Mark Santers: drums
Rick Lazaroff: bass
Produced by Robert Connolly, 1982
Recorded by Paul Massey, Robin Brouwers, Ed Stone at Masters Workshop, Toronto
Mixed at Phase One Studios, TorontoKaren Lynn Greening, b. Belleville, Ontario July 21, 1962
8. The Nazz: Rain Rider (Todd Rundgren)
Nazz Nazz: Atlantic Records Canada SD 5002
Philadelphia PA
Todd Rundgren: lead guitar
Carson Van Osten: bass
Thom Mooney: drums
Robert Antoni: keys, vocals
Produced by Nazz
Recorded by James Lowe
Released April 7, 19699. Colter Wall: Motorcycle (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 Johnson10. Vince Taylor & The Playboys: Jet Black Machine (Clifford Adams)
45 single: Palette Records PG 9001
Isleworth UK
Vince Taylor: vocals
Bobbie Clarke: drums
Johnny Vance: bass
Alain Le Claire: piano
Tony Harvey: guitar
Produced 1960Brian Maurice Holden b. Isleworth, Middlesex UK July 14, 1939 – d. Lutry Switzerland Aug 28, 1991
According to David Bowie, Taylor was the main inspiration behind the Ziggy Stardust character.
11. Arlo Guthrie: The Motorcycle Song (Guthrie)
Alice’s Restaurant: Reprise Records 6267
Brooklyn NY
Arlo Guthrie: guitar, vocal
Produced by Fred Hellerman, 1967Arlo Davy Guthrie b. Brooklyn NY July 1947
Guthrie has been quoted as saying that after playing this song, live, for 45 years, that he’s still surprised that he gets away with playing such a stupid song for such a long time!
12. Mainline: Motorcycle (Mendelson Joe) 1971 *
Canada Our Home And Native Land: GRT Records 9230-1011
Toronto Ontario Canada
Zeke sheppard: bass
Tony Nolasco: drums
Mike McKenna: lead guitar
Joe Mendelson: guitar, harmonica, vocal
Produced by Adam Mitchell 1971
Recorded by Fred Catero at Pacific Recording Studio, San Mateo CA
Recorded April – May 1971
Cover Art: David Andoff13. Moby Grape: Motorcycle Irene (Skip Spence)
Wow: Columbia Records – XSM 135372
San Francisco CA
Peter Lewis - rhythm guitar, vocals
Jerry Miller - lead guitar, vocals
Bob Mosley - bass, vocals
Skip Spence - rhythm guitar, vocals
Don Stevenson - drums, vocals
Produced by David Rubinson – 1968
Recorded by Don Puluse and Glen Kolotkin - August 30, 1967 - February 5, 196814. Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild (Mars Bonfire)
Steppenwolf: RCA Victor DS-50029
Los Angeles CA
John Kay: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Michael Monarch: lead guitar, backing vocals
Rushton Moreve: bass, backing vocals
Goldy McJohn: keyboards, backing vocals
Jerry Edmonton: drums, backing vocals
Produced by Gabriel Mekler 1968
Recorded by Richard Polodor and Bill Cooper at American Recording CoWritten by Dennis Edmonton, who went by the name of Mars Bonfire after moving to California, he was an original member of The Sparrow before they transformed themselves into Steppenwolf. It was their third single and first hit after moving to California. BTBW and The Pusher were used in the 1969 counterculture cult film Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda). Because of that, Born To Be Wild became a song of choice for motorcycle gangs and films.
15. Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass: Tijuana Taxi (Ervin Coleman)
Going Places: A&M Records – SP 4112
Los Angeles CA
John Pisano (electric guitar)
Bud Coleman: guitar, mandolin
Lou Pagani (piano)
Nick Ceroli (drums)
Pat Senatore (bass guitar)
Tonni Kalash (trumpet)
Herb Alpert (trumpet and vocal
Bob Edmondson (trombone)
Julius Wechter: marimba
Produced by Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss, 1965Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935) Los Angeles
Alpert’s fifth album - spent six weeks at number one in 1966
Tijuana Brass was really just Alpert till 1964 when he put together a touring band of studio musicians. None of them were Hispanic. Alpert called them: Four lasagnas, two bagels, and an American cheeseErvan F. "Bud" Coleman (July 7, 1921 – May 26, 1967) played with Alpert and the Baja Marimba Band.
Coleman died in 1967 from surgical complications
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