Side A
1. Syndicate of Sound: Hey Little Girl – 1966
2. Bill Doggett: Hold It – 1958
3. The Animals: The Girl Can’t Help It – 1964
4. It’s A Beautiful Day: Girl With No Eyes – 1969
5. The Buzzcocks: Why She’s A Girl From The Chain Store – 1981
6. Howard Cable & Highway 11: The After Ski Stomp – 1971 *
7. The Big Town Boys: Hey Girl Go It Alone – 1966 *
8. The Liverpool Set: Oh Gee Girl – 1966 *
9. Witness Inc.: Not you Girl – 1968 *
10. Peter Bosum: Big Muskeg Reel – 1993 *
11. (Those) Rogues: Girl – 1967 *
12. The Beatles: Girl – 1965
13. Left Banke: Let Go Of You Girl – 1967
14. Little Richard: The Girl Can’t Help It – 1956
15. Bothy Band: Tar Road To Sligo / Paddy Clancy’s – 1975
16. Tom Lehrer: She’s My Girl – 1959
17. Lori Yates: Can’t Stop The Girl – 1989 *
18. Danny Roman & The Rock-A-Tones: Bad Girl – 1959
19. The Hondells: Little Sidewalk Surfer Girl - 1965
20. The Gene Seibert & The Continentals: The Sauerkraut Band – 1963 *
21. Bob Dylan (& Johnny Cash): Girl From The North Country – 1969
22. Buffy Ste-Marie: I’m Gonna Be A Country Girl Again – 1968 *
Side B
1. Dick Nolan: Honky Tonk Girl – 1962 *
2. The Good Brothers: Brown Eyed Girl – 1980 *
3. Teresa Doyle: Factory Girl – 1987 *
4. The Tubes: Sushi Girl – 1981
5. Patti Kusturok: Ukrainian Medley - Kozachak/Colomeyka/Hopak – 1987 *
6. Marcy Blain: Bobby’s Girl – 1962
7. kd lang: Big Boned Girl – 1989 *
8. The Phantoms: Heavenly Girl – 1990 *
9. The Hansen Sisters: Swedish Rhapsody – circa 1957 *
10. The Rolling Stones: Stupid Girl – 1966
11. Neil Young: Stupid Girl – 1975
12. Foxrun Band: Magical Girl – 1979 *
13. Mainline: Blind Girl – 1971 *
14. Blind Blake: Dry Bone Shuffle – 1927
15. The Beatles: Thank You Girl – 1963
16. Steve Miller Band: Quicksilver Girl – 1969
17. The Pukka Orchestra: Rubber Girl – 1981 *
18. Ahmad Jamal: Naked City Theme – 1965
19. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Cinnamon Girl – 1970
CanCon = 46%
And Now for The Particulars:
Side A
1. Syndicate of Sound: Hey Little Girl
(Don Baskin / Bob Gonzalez / John Sharkey)
45 single bw You: Bell Records 640
San Jose CA
Don Baskin: vocals, guitar
Bob Gonzalez: bass guitar
John Sharkey: keyboards
Larry Ray: lead guitar
John Duckworth: drums
Produced by Garrie Thompson, 1966
Recorded by Leo De Gar Kulka at Golden State Recorders, San Francisco Jan 1966
One hit wonders! After recording Little Girl for a small regional label,
Hush Records, Bell Records picked up the song and it reached the Billboard
top ten. Because of that, Bell Records offered them an album deal. The album
was recorded in three weeks and the band then embarked on a nationwide tour
supporting, among others, Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Young Rascals,
and The Yardbirds.
2. Bill Doggett: Hold It
(Scott / Butler)
45 single bw Birdie: King Records 5149
Philadelphia
Bill Doggett: piano
Produced 1958
William Ballard Doggett b. February 16, 1916 Philadelphia / d. November 13, 1996 (80) NYC
In 1942 Doggett was hired as the Ink Spots' pianist and arranger.
In 1951, he organized his own trio and began recording for King Records.
His best known recording is "Honky Tonk", a rhythm and blues hit of 1956,
which sold over 4 million copies. He also arranged music for many bandleaders
and performers, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald,
and Lionel Hampton. He also worked as a sideman for some pretty amazing singers,
including Ella Fitzgerald. He arranged music until the day he died.
3. The Animals: The Girl Can’t Help It
(Bobby Troup)
House of the Rising Sun: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series – T 6092
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK
John Steel: drums
Eric Burdon: vocals
Chas Chandler: bass
Alan Price: keys
Hilton Valentine: guitar
James "Tappy" Wright: uncredited rhythm guitarist
Produced by Mickie Most, 1964
Recorded by Val Valentin, 31 July, 1964
Robert William Troup Jr. b. Oct 18, 1918 Harrisburg, PA / d. Feb 7, 1999 (80) in LA
Two versions of this song are featured this week. A massive hit
written by Bobby Troup, an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter.
He also wrote the song "Route 66" and acted in the role of Dr. Joe Early
with his wife Julie London in the television program
Emergency! in the 1970s.
His earliest musical success came in 1941 with the song "Daddy" which was
recorded by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra and perched at number one for eight
weeks on the Billboard chart. Other musicians who recorded it include Glenn
Miller, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters.
In 1946, Nat King Cole had a hit with Troup's most popular song, "Route 66".
The song was also recorded by Chuck Berry (1961) and The Rolling Stones (1964).
It was also sung by Little Richard for the 1956 rock and roll film “The Girl
Can't Help It.” It was also recorded by The Everly Brothers, The Flamin'
Groovies, Led Zeppelin and Mick Ronson.
4. It’s A Beautiful Day: Girl With No Eyes
(Linda Laflamme / David Laflamme)
It’s A Beautiful Day: Columbia Records CS 9768
San Francisco CA
David Laflamme: violin, vocals
Hal Wagenet: guitar
Mitchell Hollman: bass
Linda Laflamme: keys, vocals
Pattie Santos: percussion
Produced by Matthew Katz & David Laflamme, 1969
Recorded by Brian Ross-Myring
Active years: 1967-1974
David LaFlamme (born Gary Poise, May 4, 1941 in New Britain, Connecticut)
changed his stage name David LaFlamme so to protect his classical music reputation
as a violinist. Symphony Orchestras at that time often did not think much
of Rock music. In 1967 the band were living in Seattle, Washington, practicing
in an attic. David LaFlamme explains their hit song White Bird:
“Where the 'white bird' thing came from ... We were like caged birds in that
attic. We had no money, no transportation, the weather was miserable. We
were just barely getting by on a very small food allowance. It was quite
an experience, but it was very creative in a way.”
5. Buzzcocks: Why She’s The Girl From The Chain Store
(Steve Diggle)
Parts 1-3: IRS Records SP 9701
Bolton UK
Pete Shelley – Vocals, guitar
Steve Diggle – Guitar, vocals (1977–81, 1989–present), bass
Howard Devoto – Lead Vocals
John Maher – Drums
Steve Garvey – Bass
Produced by Martin Hannett, 1981
The band chose the name "Buzzcocks" after reading the headline,
"It's the Buzz, Cock!", in a review of the TV series “Rock Follies” in Time
Out magazine. Theyy claimed that "buzz" was the excitement of playing on
stage while "cock" is northern English slang meaning "friend". They thought
it captured the excitement of the rising punk scene, as well as having humorous
sexual connotations. They broke up in 1981.
6. 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 1970.
7. The Big Town Boys: Hey Girl Go It Alone
(Goodings / Collins)
45 single bw The One For Me: Capitol Records Canada 72327
Toronto ON
John Collins: drums
Tommy Graham (Goodings): guitar, vocal
Brian Jackson: bass
Peter Sterbach: keys
Produced by Tommy Graham, 1966
Put together by singer Tom Goodings, (aka Tommy Graham),
in 1963, the band were initially the backup band for Ontario vocalist Shirley
Matthews. They went to New York where they recorded her best-selling single,
'Big Town Boy', thus taking on that name. They lasted until 1968, changing
their name somewhat to BTB-4 for a while. Graham stayed associated with music
after that mostly as a record producer.
They were one of the opening acts for The Beachboys, Toronto, February 21, 1965 MLG
8. The Liverpool Set: Oh Gee Girl
(E Lancing)
45 single bw Walking The Dog: Columbia Records 4-43512
Toronto ON
Dave Donnell (London, England) vocals
Lachlan Macfadyen: guitar
Kent Daubney (Newark, England): guitar
Shane Sennet (Montréal, QC): bass
Garry Nelson (Timmins, ON): drums
Even Hunt (Wales): guitar
Eve Lancing (Latvia): guitar
Produced by Don Law and Frank Jones, 1966
Recorded in Nashville
Kent Daubney (from Newark in the UK) was briefly in the Mynah Birds with
Rick James for the rare single recording on Columbia called "The Mynah Birds
Song" before leaving the band to co-form The Liverpool Set with guitarist
Lachlan Macfadyen. Following the demise of the band Macfadyen would later
join the Townsmen and Canada Goose. He would form Waterfront Productions
in the 1970s, producing bands like Winnipeg’s Harlequin and with Joe Hall's
Continental Drift.
9. Witness Inc.: Not you Girl
(Clynton / Bateman)
45 single bw Jezebel: Apex Records - ALF 77063
Saskatoon SK
Kenny Shields (lead vocals)
Ed Clynton (guitar)
Dennis Tremeer (bass)
Les Bateman (keys)
Dave Tupper (drums)
Produced 1968
The A-side of their second record, "Jezebel", is a cover of the
old Frankie Laine standard which was their biggest hit, reaching #1 on CKXL
in Calgary in February, 1968.
"Not You Girl" was an original by Ed Clynton and Les Bateman, which speeds
by with a great scream from vocalist Kenny Shields and an nifty organ solo
by Les Bateman.
The January 13, 1969 issue of RPM Weekly announced the news that the band
had dropped the 'Inc.' from their name for their fifth single, "So Come With
Me", recorded at Sound Canada studios in Toronto. The same article mistakenly
claimed that this was their first Canadian release. They broke up in 1971.
Kenny Shields nearly died in a devastating car accident at the end of 1969
and needed extensive surgery/therapy. It took Kenny Shields until 1975 to
fully recover from his accident and regain the confidence to return to centre
stage. He attempted to reform Witness Inc. which inadvertently lead to the
founding of Streetheart.
10. Peter Bosum: Big Muskeg Reel
(Peter Bosum)
The Best Cree Fiddle Players of James Bay: Hughboy Records - no serial
Moose Factory, NO
Produced by Mike McGee - 1993
11. (Those) Rogues: Girl
(Bryan Primeau)
45 single bw I Could See You Again: Algoma Records ST 53
Sault Ste Marie ON
Bryan Primeau: organ, vocals
Mike Jargan: drums
Rick Rogers: guitar
Harvey Bell: bass
Produced by John Holt, 1967
Recorded by Marshall Shapiro at Arc Studios in Toronto on February 26, 1967
This was a band from Sault Saint Marie, Ontario. Due to the fact that
there was another band from Saskatchewan called The Rogues 5 as well as a
Toronto banding calling themselves ‘The Rogues’, they used the bracketed
(Those) Rogues changed their name to Great Flood. The Toronto Rouges changed
their name to Mandala.
Debbie Lori Kaye, a New York born singer who was raised in The Soo, was looking
for a backup band. Her father was a disc jockey at Soo radio station CKCY
and asked a local group to allow her to sing in the band. She and the band
toured around Southern Ontario for nearly a year before they broke up.
12. The Beatles: Girl
(Lennon / McCartney)
Rubber Soul: Capitol Records Canada T 2442
Liverpool
John Lennon – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney – backing vocals, bass guitar
George Harrison – backing vocals, lead acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
Ringo Starr – drums
Produced by George Martin, 1965
Recorded at EMI Studios, London 11 November 1965
"Girl" was the last complete song recorded for that album. "Girl" is considered
to be one of the most melancholic and complex of the Beatles' earlier love
songs. John Lennon commented: "'Girl' is real. There is no such thing as
the girl, she was a dream, but the words are all right. It wasn't just a
song, and it was about that girl – that turned out to be Yoko, in the end
– the one that a lot of us were looking for.
In November 1977, Capitol Records scheduled the United States release of
"Girl" backed with "You're Going to Lose That Girl" as a single (Capitol
4506) to accompany the release of Love Songs, a Beatles' compilation album
that contains both of these songs. However, the single was cancelled before
it was issued. Promotional copies, which featured "Girl" on both sides—one
in stereo, the other mono, along with a picture sleeve, were issued.
13. Left Banke: Let Go of You Girl
(George Cameron / Steve Martin)
Walk Away Rene/ Pretty Ballerina: Smash Records SRS 67088
New York City, NY
Mike Brown: harpsichord, piano
Rick Brand: lead guitar
Tom Finn: bass
George Cameron: drums
Steve Martin: vocals, percussion, guitar
Produced by Harry Lookofsky, 1966
Recorded at World United Studios & Mercury Studios, New York City between 1965-66
Released February 1967
14. Little Richard and His Band: The Girl Can’t Help It
(Bobby Troup)
45 single bw All Around The World: Specialty Records 591
Macon GA
Little Richard: vocal, keys
Produced 1956
Richard Wayne Penniman b. Macon GA December 5, 1932 / d. May 9, 2020 (87) Tullahoma, TN
From the motion picture “The Girl Can’t Help It”.
15. The Bothy Band: Tar Road To Sligo – Paddy Clancy’s
(Trad)
The Bothy Band: Mulligan Records – LUN 002
Ireland
Matt Malloy: flute, whistle
Tommy Peoples: fiddle
Paddy Keenan: pipes, whistle
Donal Lunny: bouzouki, vocals
Triona Ni Dhomhnaill: haprsichord, bodhran, vocals
Michael O’Domhnaill: guitar, vocals
Produced by Donal Lunny & Michael O’Domhnaill, 1975
Recorded by Pat Morley and Keith Mansfield at Dublin Sound
An Irish traditional band active during the mid 1970s featuring some
of the best players of the day. It was formed in 1975 by bouzouki player
Dónal Lunny, after he left the group the super-group Planxty. After
the group disbanded in 1979, the members continued to play influential musical
roles in the Irish traditional music movement. Lunny returned to Planxty
then later helped form the Celtic rock band Moving Hearts. After recording
two albums with Planxty, Matt Molloy joined The Chieftains. After several
solo projects Triona Ni Ó Domhnaill, along with Kevin Burke, founded
Patrick Street with Andy Irvine and Jackie Daly (formerly of De Dannan).
Ó Domhnaill and Ní Dhomhnaill went on to form Relativity and
Nightnoise.
16. Tom Lehrer: She’s My Girl
(T Lehrer)
More Of Tom Lehrer: Lehrer Records TL 102
Cambridge, Mass
Tom Lehrer: vocal, piano
Produced by Tom Lehrer, 1959
Thomas Andrew Lehrer born NYC April 9, 1928
Began studying classical piano at the age of seven. Considered
a child prodigy and entered Harvard College at the age of 15. As a mathematics
undergraduate student at Harvard College, he began to write comic songs to
entertain his friends. Lehrer often quoted a friend's explanation: "Always
predict the worst and you'll be hailed as a prophet.
17. Lori Yates: Can’t Stop The Girl
(Linda Thompson / Betsy Cook)
Can’t Stop The Girl: Columbia Records 44278
Hamilton ON
Eddie Bayers
Wendy Waldman
Steve Gibson
Harry Stinson: drums
Paddy O’Corcoran
Tom Robb
Albert Lee
Mark Casstevens
Randy McCormick
Mark O’Connor: violin
Paul Franklin
Colleen Peterson: bg vocals
Roy Huskey
Mike Noble
Ferrell Morris
Randy Leroy
Produced by Steve Buckingham, 1989
Recorded by Joe Bogan & Marshall Morgan
Mixed by Marshall Morgan
Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville TN
Yates began performing with Rang Tango, Toronto country – punk alternative
band. Went solo – moved to Nashville where she got seriously into songwriting.
She later formed Hey Stella with Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo), David
Baxter (Corin Raymond) and Michelle Josef (Prairie Oyster).
18. Danny Roman & The Rock-A-Tones: Bad Girl
(Irma Garza / Rumero)
45 single bw Let’s Get Out: Taz Records T1005
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Danny Roman aka Pete Garza: lead vocals
Larry Lynn: drums
Others not known to me
Produced 1959
One of the few releases on the little Taz Records label. (It
has nothing to do with Taz Records of Halifax / Dartmouth, Nova Scotia).
The Rock-A-Tones seemed to back up various singers but I haven’t found any
useful information about the band. They also backed songwriter Irma Garza
who released a 45 on the Mayte label out of Linn, Texas.
19. The Hondells: Little Sidewalk Surfer Girl
(Curb / Hatcher)
45 single bw Come On (Pack It On): Mercury Records 72405
Los Angeles CA
Ritchie Burns: vocals
Glen Campbell: guitar
Richard A. Podolor: guitar
Hal Blaine: drums
Produced by Gary Usher 1965
The Hondells were a band manufactured by Producer Gary Usher, originally
consisting of session musicians. His aim was to capture some of the market
opened up by The Beach Boys: Surf Music. It’s rather difficult to discern
who exactly was recuited by Usher to record
Sidewalk Surfer Girl. He most likely used Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine and Richard
A. Podolor along with other Wrecking Crew members.
20. Gene Siebert & The Continentals: The Sauerkraut Band
(Trad)
Waltz & Polka, European Style: Canatel Records ¬ CTLP 4011
Calgary AB
Gene Siebert: accordion
Hans Talarowski: sax, clarinet, trumpet
Rudy Mayer: drums
Al Gruber: bass, trombone
Werner Moses: guitar, tuba
Frankie Lenz: accordion, trumpet
Producedby Art Snider, circa 1963
Recorded by Dave Newberry at Newberry Sound Studios, Toronto
Eugene Robert Siebert b. Burdette, Alberta - d. April 8 / d. 2016 (84) ¬ Sarnia ON
In 1948 he joined a band called “the Sons of the Saddle” with
brothers Vic, Lennie and his sister Lorraine. Widely known throughout
Canada “Sons of the Saddle” they toured around the country and hosted a TV
music variety show called “Saddle Song”. In 1963 the band appeared in Toronto
at the ‘El Mocambo Tavern and Supper Club’ on Spadina Ave where they played
for nearly two years. The band also featured the excellent fiddle playing
of Lucky Ambo who also recorded for Canatel.
21. Bob Dylan (& Johnny Cash): Girl From The North Country
(B Dylan)
Nashville Skyline: Columbia Records - KCS 9825
Woodstock, NY
Kenny Buttrey
Charles McCoy
Pete Drake
Norman Blake
Charlie Daniels
Bob Wilson
Produced by Bob Johnston, 1969
Recorded by Charlie Bragg & Neil Wilburn, Nashville TN
Robert Allen Zimmerman b. May 24, 1941 Duluth, Minnesota
The song was written following his first trip to England and finished in
Italy in December, 1962, upon what he thought to be the completion of his
second album. It is debated as to whom this song is a tribute. It was originally
released on Dylan’s second album, The Freewheeling Bob Dylan and re-recorded
with Johnny Cash in February, 1969. Over the decades it has been recorded
by the likes of Pete Townsend, Altan, Joe Cocker, Tom Northcott, The Clancy
Brothers, Rod Stewart, Neil Young, Black Crows – to name a few.
The impact of this song as a Dylan-Cash duet was really one of the first
country-rock crossover songs at a time when ‘Nashville’ was openly hostile
to bands like ‘The Byrds’ and ‘Flying Burrito Brothers’ where were embracing
real country music as rock bands.
22. Buffy Sainte-Marie: I’m Gonna Be A Country Girl Again
(Buffy Sainte-Marie)
I’m Gonna Be A Country Girl Again: Vanguard Records VVSD 79280
Piapot Cree First Nations Reserve, SK
Buffy Sainte-Marie: guitar, vocals
Grady Martin: electric guitar
Ray Edenton, Velma Smith: guitar
Harald Rugg, Lloyd Green: steel
Wayne Moss, Jerry Shook: bass guitar
Junior Huskey: standup bass
Floyd Cramer: piano
Grover Lavender: fiddle
Sonny Osborne: banjo
Buddy Harman, Bill Ackerman: drums
The Jordanaires: bg vocals
Produced by Bob Lurie & Maynard Solomon 1968
Buffy’s fifth album, I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again, was recorded
in Nashville was not well received by the ‘Folk’ community like her
previous four albums, and relatively few of the songs were recorded by others.
The song languished on this album for over three years before it was released
as a single in 1971 – and did rather well on the country music charts. The
liner notes mention that Buffy had a fan club based out of Harrison, Maine.
Side B
1. Dick Nolan: Honky Tonk Girl
(Chuck Harding / Hank Thompson)
I Walk The Line: Arc Records A543
Corner Brook NL
Dick Nolan: guitar, vocal
Golden Valley Boys: probable back up band
Produced 1962
http://www.dicknolancountry.ca
Richard Francis Nolan b. Corner Brook NL Feb 4, 1939 / d. December 13, 2005 Carbonear NL (68)
Originally recorded by Hank Thompson in 1954, it was also covered by one
of Dick Nolan’s musical heroes Johnny Cash as the B side to Second Honeymoon
in 1960. The Golden Valley Boys (if they back him up) were an Arc Records
studio band in the early '60s, based out of Oshawa.
2. The Good Brothers: Brown Eyed Girl
(Van Morrison)
45 single bw Ol’ Kentucky: Solid Gold Records – SGS 703
Richvale ON
Larry Good: banjo, vocal
Bruce Good: autoharp, vocal
Brian Good: guitar, vocal
Other un-named musicians
Produced by The Good Brothers, 1980
Recorded live but I don't know where
From a live recording of the Goods on released on a 45 in 1980.
3. Teresa Doyle: Factory Girl
(Trad)
Prince Edward Isle, Adieu: Bedlam Records TD 1987
Caledonia PEI
Teresa Doyle: vocals
Richard Chapman: guitar, synth, bg vocal
James Stephens: hammered dulcimer, bouzouki, tin whistle
Philip Raphals: cello
Karen & Doug Young: bg vocals
Paul Legrand: fiddle
Produced by James Stephens, Teresa Doyle, Richard Chapman & Mario Rubnikovich, 1987
Recorded by Mario Rubnikovich at Studio Works, Old Montreal QC, May 1987
Mastered by Sabin Brunet, Urantia Records
This was the first Teresa Doyle album from 1987. Since then she's recorded
11 more of them, all excellently produced but 'Prince Edward Isle, Adieu'
is her only one on vinyl. Although she lives in rural PEI, she's traveled
around the globe spreading her music. She has worked with many fine musicians
as well: Oliver Schroer, David Woodhead, Stan Rogers and The Chieftains.
Recently she has been performing with her son, Patrick Bunston.
4. The Tubes: Sushi Girl
(The Tubes)
The Completion Backward Principle: EMI Records SOO 12151
San Francisco CA
Bill Spooner: guitar, vocal
Michael Cotton: synths
Fee Waybill: lead vocals
Roger Steen: guitar, vocals
Prairie Prince: drums
Vince Welnick: keys, vocals
Rick Anderson: bass
Produced by David Foster, 1981
Recorded by Humberto Gatica @ studios Goodnight LA, Panorama City; Monterey, Glendale; Davlen, Hollywood
Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Studio 55, Hollywood
The Tubes got together in Phoenix in 1972 and promptly moved to San
Fransicso. The Tubes' first album, The Tubes (1975), was produced by
rock music veteran Al Kooper. Their first hit "White Punks on Dope" ridiculed
the Hollywood kids of the rich and famous which sent them on their way. They
were very tongue in cheek! The band was part of the mid-'70s under-ground
comedy scene that included Firesign Theater, Ace Trucking Company,
Kentucky Fried Theater and National Lampoon.
5. Patti Kusturok: Ukrainian Medley: Kozachak, Kolomeyka, Hopak
(Trad arr by Graham Townswnd)
A Touch Of Heritage: Banff /Rodeo Records SBS 5512
Winnipeg MB
Patti Kusturok: fiddle
Graham Townsend: piano, bass, banjo, guitar, mandolin
Danny Roussin: drums
Produced by Graham Townsend, 1987
Recorded by Harry Taylor at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg
Patti Kusturok was discovered by the dean of Canadian fiddlers, Graham
Townsend, who included her on a compilation album called “Fiddling Through
The Years” which included Graham and Eleanor Townsend, Alex Carriere and
a very young Crystal Plohman in 1985.
In 2015 she published 365 videos of herself playing a new fiddle tune every
day in an event called "Patti Kusturok's 365 Days of Fiddle Tunes.
6. Marcie Blane: Bobby’s Girl
(H Hoffman / B Klein)
45 single bw What Does A Girl Do?: Avanti Records P 1002
Brooklyn NY
Marcie Blane: vocals
Produced 1962
Marcia Blank b May 21, 1944, Brooklyn NY
Bobby’s Girl sold over one million copies by 1963, and was awarded
a gold disc. It was Blane’s only real hit. Blane recorded it as a favour
to a friend as a demo but the people at Seville Records (US Label) decided
to release it and it was an instant hit. Marcie was away that summer, working
as a camp councillor; nobody there knew that she had a hit song! After her
brief career, she went to college to become a school teacher.
7. kd lang & The Reclines: Big Boned Girl
(kd lang / Ben Mink)
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
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961)
Her 4th album, it was her first collaboration with Ben Mink. IMHO it was the first album which truly reflected her energy.
8. The Phantoms: Heavenly Girl
(The Phantoms)
Pleasure Puppets: Spy Records 1006
Toronto ON
Ottawa / Toronto ON
Jerome Godbo: bass, lead vocal
Ben Richardson: bass, bg vocals
Joe Toole: guitar
Gregory Ray Tunis: drums, bg vocal
Produced by The Phantoms, 1990
Jerome Godboo: b. Victoria BC
Originally from Ottawa, The Phantoms invaded Toronto in the late
80s and hit the scene hard. However, they only lasted until 1992 before breaking
up. The first of only two albums this Ottawa band recorded in the early 90s
for A&M
He won the Lee Oskar Best Harmonica Player Award in Memphis in 2014. His
career actually began in Ottawa after winning an Ottawa Bluesfest contest
as a harmonica player.
9. The Hansen Sisters: Swedish Rhapsody
(Trad)
45 EP: Chateau Records – C108
Toronto ON
Florence Hansen: violin
Andrea Hansen: violin
Unkown Drums & Bass
Produced by Art Snider – late 1950s
Played together as Hansen Sisters 1953-68. Florence and daughter
Deb Hansen Jones gigged as Alpine International and were later joined by
Florence’s grand-daughter Lindsay Jones.
Florence started taking violin lessons when she was six in her hometown of
Kenora ON. She mostly plays in senior’s homes now. She originally studied
at the University of Toronto’s faculty of music, and was a concert master
of its symphony orchestra.
Andrea Jorgensen d. Parry Sound ON December 3, 2014
Has played with performers like Glen Gould and George Burns,
with the world-renowned Montreal Symphony and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
She played her first radio broadcast when she was just four. At eight years
old she debuted in Massey Hall in Toronto.
After The Hansen Sisters, she returned to her classical roots, first with
the Montreal Symphony and later with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Since 1988, Strings Across The Sky, a not-for-profit organization, has been
working with youth in High Arctic, First Nation and Metis communities throughout
the country teaching them how to play violin and how to fiddle. 2004, Strings
Across The Sky to teach young and old how to play. Awarded Order of Canada
in 1999 & Queens Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002
10. Rolling Stones: Stupid Girl
(Keith Richards / Mick Jagger)
Aftermath: London Records LL 3476
London UK
Mick Jagger: vocal, tambourine
Keith Richard: guitar
Brian Jones: acoustic guitar
Bill Wyman: bass
Charlie Watts: drums
Ian Stewart: organ
Jack Nitzsche: electric piano
Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham - 1966
Recorded by Dave Hassinger at RCA Studios, Hollywood CA
Two songs called ‘Stupid Girl’. The Rolling Stones song from my favourite
Stones album, Aftermath, was written about foolish groupies while the Neil
Young song was apparently written with Joni Mitchell in mind. The Stones’
song Stupid Girl attacks a woman for every-thing about her from her appearance
to her mannerisms and remains one of the most controversial songs the band
ever released. Neil Young’s ‘Stupid Girl’ is about a spoiled girl whom Young
apparently despises.
11. Neil Young: Stupid Girl
(Neil Young)
Zuma: Reprise MS 2242
Toronto / Winnipeg / California
Neil Young: guitar, vocals
Frank Sampedro: guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums
Produced by Neil Young & David Briggs, 1975
12. Foxrun Band: Magical Girl
(Timothy Chipman)
You're Invited: Ariel Records - ARLP 105
Toronto, ON
James Paul Cassar: bass
Peter Cassar: drums
Timothy Chipman: guitar, keys, vocals
Margo Davidson: sax, vocals
Produced by Fred Petersen & Paul Bonish, 1979
Recorded at Kinck Sound, Toronto
The Foxrun Band appears to have been a side project to their main band,
Darkstar, which released two albums and six singles during the 1977-1981
period: Darkstar was a Toronto three-piece who released an independent single
in 1977 called 'Holy Roller': Their debut album was 'Into The Heartland'
in 1978 on their own Ariel Records: Their sophomore release was 1980's 'Escape
Routines': The first Foxrun Band album You're Invited came out 1979 and featured
Margo Davidson on sax.
13. Mainline: Blind Girl
(Joe Mendelson)
Canada Our Home & Native Land: GRT Records 9230-1011
Toronto ON
Zeke Sheppard, bass, mandolin, harmonica
Tony Nolasco, drums
Michael McKenna, guitar
Joe Mendelson, guitar, harmonica, vocals
Produced by Adam Mitchell, 1971
Recorded & Mixed by Fred Catero April-May 1971 at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo CA
From the second great album from Mainline, this is the first song on side A.
14. Blind Blake: Dry Bone Shuffle
(Trad)
Ragtime Guitar’s Foremost Fingerpicker: DLP
Jacksonville FL
Arthur Blake: guitar, vocal
Unknown bones player
Produced for Paramount Records (12479), April, 1927
Compilation Produced 1984
Arthur Blake b Jacksonville FL 1896 / d. Milwaukee WI Dec 2, 1934 (38)
Style known as The Piedmont Blues. Too bad no one really knowns who that
bones player was! Blake died of complications from pneumonia.
15. The Beatles: Thank You Girl
(Lennon / McCartney)
45 single bw From Me To You: Parlophone Records R5015
Liverpool UK
John Lennon - double-tracked vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Paul McCartney - harmony vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Produced by George Martin
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 2, London UK by Norman Smith 5 MARCH 1963
This song was a B side that never appeared on a regular Beatle album but
was released as the B side to From Me To You in Canada on Capitol Records.
I’ve never owned that Canadian single but do have the British Parlophone
45.
16. Steve Miller Band: Quicksilver Girl
(Steve Miller)
Sailor: Capitol records ST-2984
San Francisco CA
Steve Miller: guitar, vocal, harmonica
Boz Scaggs: guitar
Lonnie Turner: bass
Jim Peterman: keys
Tim Davis: drums
Produced by Steve Miller Band and Glyn Johns, 1969
Recorded in Los Angeles
"Quicksilver Girl" received additional attention when it was covered in 1969
by Wilmer & The Dukes and was included in the popular 1984 movie soundtrack
to The Big Chill.
17. Pukka Orchestra: Rubber Girl
(G Williamson)
45 Single: Rubber Records 0001
Toronto ON
Graeme Williamson: vocals
Neil Chapman: guitar
Tony Duggan-Smith: guitar
Produced by Jim Bungard and Pukka Orchestra 1981
Active years: 1979–1988
The band's name is derived from the Hindi word pukka, which in UK slang can
mean "very good". Rubber Girl was self-financed and produced. The band’s
first album came out three years later, in 1984
18. Ahmad Jamal: Naked City Theme
(B May / M Raskin)
Naked City Theme: Chess CSLP 733
Pittsburgh PA
Ahmad Jamal: piano
Jamil Sulieman: bass
Chuck Lampkin: drums
Produced by Ahmad Jamal, 1965
Recorded by Reice Hamel at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, June 1964
Frederick Russell Jones b. Pittsburgh, PA July 2, 1930
Jamal made his first records in 1951 for the Okeh label with
The Three Strings. Naked City Theme is a live album by American jazz pianist
Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at the Jazz Workshop in 1964.
Clint Eastwood featured two recordings from Jamal's But Not For Me album
— "Music, Music, Music" and "Poinciana" — in the 1995 movie The Bridges of
Madison County.
19. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Cinnamon Girl
(Neil Young)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere: Reprise Records RS 6349
Toronto / Winnipeg
Neil Young: guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums
Danny Whitten: guitar
Produced by David Briggs & Neil Young, 1970
Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood
