And Now for The Particulars:
Side A
1. The Shadows: I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur
(John Rostill)
45 single bw The War Lord: Columbia (UK) DB 7769
London
John Rostill: bass
Hank Marvin: lead guitar
Brian Bennett: drums
Bruce Welch: rhythm guitar
Produced 1965
Released 19 November 1965
2. Roy Orbison: Problem Child
(Sam Phillips / Roy Orbison)
At The Rock House: Sun Records LP 1260
Vernon TX
Produced by Sam Phillips, 1961
Recorded at Sun Studios, Memphis TN
Roy Orbison at the Rock House is his first LP. It was released in 1961
by Sun Records at a time when Orbison had already moved to the Monument label
but had not yet put out an album. The album was put together by Sun Records
legendary owner Sam Phillips who had a collection of singles Orbison recorded
at Sun between 1956 and '58. Phillips took the credit for writing many of
the songs but they were actually authored by Roy Orbison.
3. The Beatles: Bad Boy
(Larry Williams)
Beatles VI: Capitol Records Canada – T 2358
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: bass, electric piano
George Harrison: double-tracked lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine
Produced by George Martin, 1965
Recorded by Norman Smith at EMI Abby Road Studios, May 10, 1965
The Beatles recorded two Larry Williams songs during a single 10 May
1965 session: ‘Bad Boy’ and ‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’, both of which were sung by
John Lennon. The songs were recorded specifically for Capitol Records, The
Beatles’ North American label, so they could release the American ‘Beatles
VI’ album, released in June 1965. Beatles VI was comprised of six tracks
from ‘Beatles For Sale’, some others intended for ‘Help!’, plus the single
Ticket To Ride’s b-side, ‘Yes It Is’. ‘Bad Boy’ didn’t appear on disk in
the UK until December 1966, when EMI released ‘A Collection Of Beatles Oldies’
to plug the Christmas gap after the summertime release of Revolver. What
I like about this song is it’s The Beatles really rocking.
4. Napoleon XIV: They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
(Jerry Samuels)
45 single bw Yawa Em Ekat Ot Gnimoc Er’yeht: Warner Brothers 5831
NYC
Jerry Samuels: vocals
Drummer unknown
Produced by Jerry Samuels, 1966
In his ‘Book of Rock Lists’, rock music critic Dave Marsh calls
this recording the "...most obnoxious song ever to appear in a jukebox",
saying the recording once "cleared out a diner of forty patrons in three
minutes flat." The B-side of the single was simply the A-side played in reverse.
The song gives you the impression that it’s about a man's anguish after
a break-up with a woman. However, in the third verse we realize that it’s
a dog who left him.
Interestingly, The Monkees' song "Gonna Buy Me a Dog", sung by Micky Dolenz,
features Davy Jones teasing Dolenz toward the fade out with the words "they're
coming to take us away". Jello Biafra covered this song with his band Lard
on their album ‘The Last Temptation of Reid’, in 1990.
5. The Heart: Treat Me Bad
(John Martin / John Doddridge)
45 single bw Help Me Down: Sir John A Records: SJA2
Almonte ON
John Martin (lead vocals)
David Liberty (lead guitars, vocals)
Hans Schleuter (bass)
John Doddridge (drums)
Gordon "Junior" Dix (guitar)
Peter Jermyn (organ)
Jamie Avis (guitar)
Produced by Ted Gerow, 1967
The band was originally called ‘Thee Deuces’, formed in 1964
in Almonte, south-west of Ottawa as an instrumental group. They performed
for nearly a full year at Inter-Provincial Hotel in Hull, Quebec, as the
house band.
By the summer of 1967, the band decided to update their name to ‘The Heart’
and hired former Luke & The Apostles keyboardist Peter Jermyn. But Jermyn
would leave again in 1968 to form The Modern Rock Quartet with former Esquires
members Doug Orr and Robert Coulthart. The Heart then morphed into ‘The Five
D’ for one more single called "Yesterday Was a Dream" on RCA at Christmas
that year. They lasted only until the Spring of 1969.
Sir John A Records - Named after Canada's first Prime Minister, was a label
that existed for less than 2 years. Formed to celebrate Canada's centennial
year in 1967 by local Ottawa personality John Pozer and musician/artist Ron
Greene - the label tapped into some of the Ottawa area's hottest up and coming
bands. The records issued on the label were very limited pressings of 100
- 500 quantities.
6. Bob Hadley: Reflections On English Bay
(B Hadley)
The Raven: Raven Records (Canada) RXS 7303
Vancouver BC
Bob Hadley, guitar
Produced by Rolf Hennemann at Can-Base Studios (Mushroom Sound), 1973
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
This album was released internationally in the US and UK on Kicking Mule Records.
7. The O’jays: Rich Get Richer
(K Gamble / L Huff)
Survival: Columbia Records KZ 33150
Canton OH
Walter Williams: vocal
William Powell: vocal
Leon Huff keyboards
Anthony Jackson bass
Eddie Levert vocals
Produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, 1975
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia PA by Joe Tarsia
Mastered at Frankford / Wane Recording Labs
The group, Originally known as The Mascots, and then The Triumphs
from Canton, Ohio, formed back in 1958. They made their first chart appearance
as The O’jays (named after a Cleveland radio disc jockey Eddie O'Jay)
with the minor hit "Lonely Drifter" in 1963. It wasn’t until the early 1970s
however – under the direction of producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff -
that they hit the big time. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall
of Fame in 2004, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Rhythm and
Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
8. Tangerine Dream: Pilots of Purple Twilight
(Tangerine Dream)
Exit: Elektra Records 5E 557
West Berlin GM
Edgar Froese: composer, musician, producer
Christopher Franke: composer, musician, producer
Johannes Schmoelling: composer, musician
Produced by Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke, 1981
Tangerine Dream are considered pioneers of the early days of
electronica. They first got together in 1967 and continued with original
member, Edgar Froese, until his death in 2015. Since then the band has been
kept together and continue to perform. Since they first began recording in
1970, Tangerine Dream has released an incredible 159 albums!
9. The Oh Sees: C
(Oh Sees)
Mojo Magazine free flexi-disc: Mojo August 2018
San Francisco CA
John Dwyer: guitar
Tim Hellman: bass
Dan Rincon: drums
Paul Quattrone: drums
Produced by John Dwyer, Eric Bauer and Enrique Tena Padilla, 2018
A track taken from their album ‘Smote Reverser’, which was released
August 17, 2018. It was their 21st album since 2003! The version I have came
out on a flexi-disc in the August 2018 edition of Mojo Magazine. And it sounds
mighty fine!
10. Wilfred N & The Grown Men: The Man In The Moon
(Wilfred Kazub)
Thunder On The Tundra: Zonik Records ZNK 08701
Edmonton AB
Wilfred Zakub: vocal, keys, guitar
Jamie Simmonds: drums
Les Eversham: bg vocals
Produced by Kozub / Philp, 1987
A New Wave band that started up in Edmonton, Alberta in the late
1970s. Still at it today. They released two LPs and several CDs. This is
from their second album; I’ve never seen a copy of the first!
11. 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.
12. Richard Thompson: Jerusalem On The Jukebox
(Richard Thompson)
Amnesia: Capitol Records / EMI C1 48845
London UK
Richard Thompson: guitar, vocals
Mitchell Froom: organs
Jim Keltner: drums
Jerry Scheff: bass
Produced by Mitchell Froom, 1988
Recorded by Tchad Blake at Sunset Sound, Hollywood and Konk Studios, London
Mixed at Master Control, Burbank
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
Richard John Thompson OBE b. 3 April 1949, London UK
Richard Thompson is one of the most under-rated performers, anywhere.
He was known for his lead guitar work in Fairport Convention, which he had
co-founded in 1967. After leaving Fairport in 1971, he formed a duo with
his wife, Linda and released six albums before they split up and he went
solo. Thompson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
in the 2011.
13. The Tremeloes: Here Comes My Baby
(Cat Stevens)
Here Comes My Baby: Epic LN 24310
London UK
Alan Blakley, rhythm guitar
Dave Munden, drums
Ricky West, lead guitar
Len Hawkes, bass
Produced by Mike Smith, 1967
Here Comes My Baby was written in 1966 by Cat Stevens. It was
almost released as Cat's first single, but "I Love My Dog" was thought to
be stronger. After "I Love My Dog's" success, "Here Comes My Baby" was shelved
for several months. The Tremeloes picked it up and it became their breakthrough
hit in America and their first hit in the UK since their lead singer Brian
Poole left them. The song's success helped establish Cat Stevens as a songwriter
and he included it on his first album Matthew And Son.
14. TNT: Baby I Need Your Love
(Neil Bishop Claude Caines)
TNT: Quay CS 7801
Stephenville, NL
Elaine Kilpatrick, vocals
Neil Bishop, guitar
Ted MacNeil, drums
Denis Parker, guitar
Claude Caines, bass
Brian Murphy, keys
Produced by Neil Bishop & Claude Caines - 1977
Recorded at Clode Sound, Stephenville
This was a super band based out of Newfoundland, put together by two
guys from Stephenville: ex-Du-Cat, Claude Caines and guitarist Neil Bishop.
It was in a disused airplane hanger in Stephenville that Bishop and Caines
began their own record label (Quay Records) and recording studio (Clode Sound)
which became the very first ‘real’ studio in the province. Previously, Newfoundland
bands had to leave the island to record! Now they would travel up to 750
kms from St. John’s to Stephenville just for time in the studio. Artists
such as Figgy Duff did just that.
TNT got together to forge a new pop sound but it wasn’t until a
young woman from Georgia jumped ship, leaving her gig as a cruise ship lounge
act in St. John’s and deciding to live a while in exotic Newfoundland. Within
a few days Elaine Kilpatrick was co-fronting TNT with Neil. They recorded
only one album and a great 45.
15. Trapeze: Keepin’ Time
(Mel Galley / T Galley)
You Are The Music - We’re Just The Band: Threshold Records THS. 8
Cannock, England
David Holland: drums
Mel Galley: guitars
Glenn Hughes: bass, piano, vocals
BJ Cole: steel
Produced by Neil Slaven, 1972
Recorded by Dave Grinstead & John Burns at Decca Studios and Island Studios, London
Trapeze got together in 1969 and a year later were signed to the Moody
Blues label Threshold Records. The band reportedly declined an offer to join
The Beatles’ Apple Records, as they believed that they would have more creative
freedom with Threshold. After their original release, two members quit the
band and were never replaced; they became a three piece instead. You Are
The Music - We’re Just The Band, released in 1972, went to number 9 on Billboard’s
Hot 100. The band suffered the loss of various players over the years
to other great bands, like Deep Purple, Judas Priest and Whitesnake. They
called it quits in 1982.
16. Jon Hassell: Ba Benzélé
(Jon Hassell)
Music & Rhythm: Passport Records - PD 7501
Toronto ON
Jon Hassell: trumpet
Michael Brook: mbira
Aiyb Dieng: talking drum
Brian Eno: synths
Produced by Jon Hassell, 1981
Recorded at Ontario College of Art November 14, 1982 by Paul Fitzgerald
Live Mix: Richard Henderson
Remix by Michael Brook
Jon Hassell b. March 22, 1937 Memphis, TN / d. June 26, 2021 (84)
The song first appeared on 1980 album with Brian Eno entitled
Fourth World Vol 1: Possible Musics. Fourth World Music is a term he created
to describe the sound that is a fusion of primitive and futuristic.
Music & Rhythm was an album released by the WOMAD organization in the
UK. He performed this piece at a gig at the Ontario College of Art and Design
on the 13th and 14th of November, 1982, around the time that Brian Eno was
working with Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, so they were
both around to record at that time. They did another gig at OCAD on December
4, 1982 as well. So this piece was recorded at one of those two sessions.
17. Ian Tamblyn: The Glider
(Ian Tamblyn)
Ian Tamblyn: Posterity - PTR-13002
Thunder Bay, ON / Wakefield, QC
Ian Tamblyn: guitar, vocal
Dennis Delorme: steel
Frank Koller: guitar
Doug Orr: bass
Richard Patterson: drums
Kim Erickson: bg vocals (Thunder Bay)
Bob Stark: percussion
Produced by Ted Gerow - 1976
Recorded by Nelson Vipond with Michael Delaney and Peter Burns at Marc
Productions, Ottawa
Mixed at Studio Six, Montreal
Ian Gordon Tamblyn b. December 2, 1947 Fort William, Ontario (Thunder Bay)
Tamblyn released a demo cassette of Moose Tracks, in 1971 and made a
very limited amount of LPs. Recorded at the old OISE (Ontario Institute for
Studies in Education at the University of Toronto), it features his old Thunder
Bay buddy, Ken Hamm. The two of them, together with Thunder Bay singer/songwriter
Rodney Brown, went on to form North Track Records to release their music
under one banner.
In 1976 Tamblyn released his official debut album, “Ian Tamblyn”, which featured
the concept and design of Mike Browness, won a Juno Award for Best Album
Cover that year. Since that time he has completed over 25 recording projects
of singer/songwriter as well as environmental albums. He’s currently living
in the Gatineaus in Quebec.
Side B
1. Tiny Tim: Tiptoe Through The Tulips
(Al Dubin / Joe Burke)
God Bless Tiny Tim: Reprise RS 6292
New York City
Herbert Khaury, vocal & left handed ukulele
Produced by Richard Perry, 1968
Recorded by Ami Hadani & Jack Hunt
Herbert Khaury b. NYC April 12, 1932 / d. November 30, 1996, Hennepin County, Minn (64)
The song was first published in 1929 and used in The Gold Diggers
of Broadway. On February 5, 1968, singer Tiny Tim made the song a novelty
hit[1] by singing it on the debut episode of the popular American television
show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. The song was used in Sinkin' in the Bathtub,
the first Looney Tunes cartoon short, in 1930. The song was played on pipe
organ by Herbert Lom in 1976 movie The Pink Panther Strikes Again.
2. The Three Reeds: Canadian Pacific
(Ray Griff)
Jean, Windmills of Your Mind, Canadian Pacific & Other Hits: Arc Records AS 816
Toronto ON
Bob Higgins: melody harmonica
Harry Cooper: bass harmonica
Maurice Moe Vint: polyphonia harmonica
Produced by Phil G Anderson 1968
Recorded by Gary Starr at Bay Studios, Toronto
Harry Malcolm Cooper of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, passed away on December
16, 2021, at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Ontario, at the age of 82.
He was born in Highland Creek, Toronto, Ontario on September 18, 1939.
Other members:
Bob Higgins d. 2000 Moncton
Moe Vint: b. Thunder Bay
They were together for over 10 yrs. They used special larynx mikes attached
to their throats and by using long leads to their amplifiers. This method
gave them freedom to move anywhere on the stage with their harmonicas. After
producing eight album, the band parted ways in the early 1970s and Harry
settled down in Rosemont, Ontario, opening a boot and saddle shop.
3. Whiskey Jack: Algoma Central #69
(TC Connors)
50 Years of Stompin’ Tom: Ole / Anthem Legacy OLE46
Toronto ON
Duncan Fremlin: banjo, vocal
Bob McNiven: guitar, vocal
Howard Willett: harmonica, vocal
Randy Morrison: fiddle
Jen Cook: vocal
Eric Jackson: bass
Michelle Josef: drums
Produced by John Switzer 2015
Executive Producer: Andy Curran, 2017
Remastered by Harry Hess at Hbomb Mastering
Whiskey Jack founder, Duncan Fremlin, recently published a book called
‘My Good Times With Stompin’ Tom’, released in 2018. Last week he announced
on Social Media that his book had been bootlegged; someone was trying to
sell them on line with a black and white cover, making him the first author
I’ve met to have a bootleg book problem.
Whiskey Jack’s version of Stompin’ Tom’s “Algoma Central #69” was included
on a 2 LP / CD release called “50th Anniversary” – a compilation album that
was released by OLE/Anthem Records in 2017.
4. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Jambalaya
(Hank Williams)
All The Good Times: United Artists UAS-5553
Long Beach CA
Jeff Hanna arranger, guitar, vocals
Jimmie Fadden arranger, drums, guitar, harmonica, vocals
John McEuen arranger, guitar, steel guitar, vocals
Jim Ibbotson - drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Les Thompson arranger, bass, guitar, vocals
Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
Norman Blake - dobro
Ellis Padgett - acoustic bass
Produced by William McEuen, 1972
A Cajun party is never complete without a Jambalaya stew.
The NGDB started out as a jugband and evolved into a roots music band, exploring
country, bluegrass, ragtime and blues, culminating in a triple album release
called “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” in 1972. This was considered to
be the first real bridge between competing camps: pop rock and country music.
Prior to this recording, country music regarded rock as a ‘plague’ and condemned
any rock artist who tried to join the two. The Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers
come to mind here. Although Roy Acuff described them as "a bunch of long-haired
West Coast boys," they were able to persuade country icons like Mother" Maybelle
Carter, Doc Watson, Earl and Randy Scruggs, Merle Travis, Norman
Blake and fiddler Vassar Clements to join them, and opening them to an appreciative
rock n’ roll audience.
5. The New Vaudeville Band: Finchley Central
(Geoff Stephens / A Klein)
On Tour: Fontana / London MGF 27568
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, 1967
Geoffrey Stephens b. London UK 1 October 1934 / d. 24 December 2020.
In 1964 he had his first hit "Tell Me When”, a Top 10 hit for
The Applejacks. That year he and Peter Eden discovered and managed Donovan,
producing his first hit single and debut album. In 1966 he formed The New
Vaudeville Band, writing and recording songs in a 1920s musical style. Their
debut single "Winchester Cathedral" was a No. 1 hit in the U.S. and was subsequently
covered by Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Sinatra. It was followed by further
hits for the NVB, "Peek A Boo" and "Finchley Central". He wrote "There's
a Kind of Hush" which was a big hit for Herman's Hermits, and later for The
Carpenters. He wrote, or co-wrote, hits for The Hollies, Cliff Richard, Tom
Jones, Mary Hopkin, Scott Walker, The Drifters, Crystal Gayle, David Soul
and Wayne Newton.
He died on December 24, 2020, at the age of 86, from pneumonia, after surviving COVID-19 earlier in the year.
6. The Nashville Teens: Tobacco Road
(JD Loudermilk)
45 single bw Ugly Ducklings “Just In Case You Wonder”: Underground Records URC 1035
Weybridge, Surrey UK
Arthur Sharp: guitar, lead vocals
Ray Phillips: lead vocals, bass guitar
John Allen: lead guitar
John Hawken: keyboards
Barry Jenkins: drums
Produced by Mickie Most, 1964
John D. Loudermilk, Jr. (b. Born in Durham, NC March 31, 1934 – September
21, 2016)
His best-known songs include "Indian Reservation", a 1971 #1
hit for Paul Revere & the Raiders; "Tobacco Road", a 1964 top 20 hit
for The Nashville Teens; "This Little Bird" a UK #6 for Marianne Faithfull
in 1965. 1963 he wrote another all-time hit for George Hamilton IV,
"Abilene". His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally
as The Louvin Brothers.
7. Wonderful Grand Band: Kerry Polka
(Trad)
Living In A Fog: Grand East Records GE-1001
St. John’s NL
Glenn Simmons: guitar
Ron Hynes: guitar, mandolin, banjo
Jamie Snider: fiddle
Sandy Morris: guitar
Ian Perry: bass
Paul Stamp: drums
Produced by Declan O’Doherty, 1981
Recorded and mixed at Springfield Sound Studio by Declan O’Doherty, Dan Donovan and Geoff Rowland
Mastered by Bill Kipper at Masterdisk NYC
8. Graham Nash & David Crosby: Frozen Smile
(Graham Nash)
Graham Nash & David Crosby: Atlantic Records SD 7220
Los Angeles CA
Graham Nash: vocal, piano, harmonica
David Crosby: electric guitar
Russell Kunkel: drums
Leland Sklar: bass
Craig Doerge: electric piano
Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar: lead guitar
Produced by David Crosby, Graham Nash & Bill Halverson, 1972
Recorded by Bill Halverson & Doc Storch at Wally Heider III, Los Angeles
Mastered by Artisan Sound
First there was Graham Nash as a member of The Hollies. Then there was
Crosby, Still and Nash (and Young) and a few albums recorded with Nash and
David Crosby. This song sounds like Graham Nash when he was with The Hollies.
Once again, the singing is excellent.
9. Night Ranger: Sing Me Away
(Jack Blades)
Dawn Patrol: Boardwalk Entertainment Co. B1-33259
San Francisco CA
Jeff Watson: guitars
Alan Gerald: keys, vocal
Kelly Keagy: drums, lead vocal
Jack Blades: bass: lead vocal
Brad Gillis: guitar, vocal
Produced by Pat Glasser, 1982
Recorded by John Van Nest at Allen Zentz Recording
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Allen Zentz Recording
Dawn Patrol is the debut studio album by Night Ranger released in 1982. The
band was named Ranger during the recording of the album. The first issues
of the album were printed and ready to be shipped when it was discovered
that there was a country band from California with the same name. The band
decided to name themselves Night Ranger after the song that Jack Blades had
written for the album. The record company destroyed the copies with the band
name Ranger. Their first three albums, Dawn Patrol, Midnight Madness, and
Seven Wishes, all reached RIAA Platinum status and garnered the band international
fame.
10. Nucleus: Share Your Colour
(Fitzpatrick)
Nucleus: Mainstream Records S/6120
Toronto
Greg (Francis) Fitzpatrick: bass, piano, vocals
Danny (Vince) Taylor: drums
Bob (Tonto) Home: organ
Hughie (C.H.) Leggat: bass, vocals
John (Screamin’ Jr) Richardson: lead guitar
Produced by Mainstream Productions, 1969
The band started out in Downview Ontario as The Lords Of London,
who released several singles in the mid-sixties scoring a Canadian hit with
"Cornflakes And Ice Cream". They were very young teens playing ‘Teenie-Bopper’
music. To escape that legacy, they promptly renamed themselves Nucleus, which
was much cooler. After a couple of years, the band was getting progressively
more jam oriented and less commercial which lead to a break-up with Hughie
Leggat, Bob Home and Vince Taylor joining Alex Machin and Paul Naumann to
become A Foot In Coldwater.
11. New Riders of the Purple Sage: Panama Red
(Peter Rowan)
The Adventures of Panama Red: Columbia Records (US) KC 32450
East Palo Alto, CA
John Dawson, guitars
David Nelson, lead guitar, lead vocal
Dave Torbert, bass
Buddy Cage, pedal steel
Spencer Dryden, drums
Nicky Hopkins, piano
Produced by Norbert Putnam, 1973
Recorded by Tom Flye, John Stronach & Bobby Hughes at The Record Plant, Sausalito CA
Mixed by Norbert Putnam at Quadrafonic Studios, Nashville TN
This was the first really big album for the New Riders. Named after a strain
of pot, the song was penned by bluegrass performer Peter Rowan who played
with Earth Opera, Seatrain and Old And In The Way. Spencer Dryden was the
drummer for Jefferson Airplane.
12. Vincent N-Guini & Afro Train: Ode To Hendrix
(V N’Guini)
Assalam Allikoum Africa: Progressive & Popular Music of West Africa – Vol I: Antilles AN 7032
Obala, Cameroon
Vincent N’Guini: guitar
Jean Ndjoh: bass
Keith Banvo: drums
Mahamed C Cherif: organ
Greg Skelton: tenor Sax
Roger Nahim: alto sax
Harry Forson: trumpet
Jean-Claude Kongnon: tumba
Produced by Catherine Oro & Albert Loudes, 1976
He began professionally in music in 1969 by interpreting in clubs
and hotels Cameroon standard jazz and pop groups and artists like the Beatles,
Jimmy Hendrix, Deep Purple, The Who, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Frank
Zappa .. . Enriched by these experiences, he decided in 1973 to travel around
West Africa where he will learn about different musical styles. 1978 moved
to Paris (France) where he became the guitarist and band leader of the group
of Manu Dibango. Moved to New York 1987 – played with Paul Simon, Paul McCartney,
Aaron Neville, The Who, Hugh Masekela etc
13. Humphrey & The Dumptrucks: Oldsmobile
(Gus Edwards / Vincent P. Bryan)
Saskatoon: United Artists - UALA 103F
Saskatoon SK
Michael Taylor: L Vocal, washboard, kazoo
Humphrey Dumptruck: banjo
Graeme Card: guitar, kazoo
Michael Millar: Washtub bass
Produced by Allen Shechtman, 1973
Recorded by Ken Friesen, Eastern Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Bill Cuddihy at RCA Studios, Toronto
This band started out as a prairie jugband in 1967 and blended in The
Grateful Dead sound with bluegrass and morphed into Humphrey & The Dumptrucks
by 1970. They recorded several albums, 2 for Boot. Their first album
“Six Days of Paper Ladies” was BO 7101, the very first release of Stompin’
Tom’s fledgling Boot Records company in 1971. Oldsmobile was recorded and
released on their third album, released by United Artists.
14. Harold Nix: Take A Drive
(Harold Nix)
The Fugitive Kind: East Side Records 003
Vancouver BC
Harold Nix: guitars, harmonica, vocals
Mike Van Eyes: keys, classical guitar, vocals
Steve Taylor: drums
Ian Tiles: drums, percussion
Ron Scott: bass
Jack Velker: keys
Adam Drake: drums
Rodger Brant: bass
Lee Oliphant: bass
Peter Sweetzer: organ
Produced by Mike Van Eyes and Herald Nix, 1986
Recorded by Dale Penner at Mushroom Studio, Vancouver
Mixed by Brian Campbell at Blue Wave Studios
A regular on the West Coast music scene, Nix is still out there performing. He was alt-country before there was such a thing.
15. Ron Sexsmith: Getaway Car
(Ron Sexsmith)
Carousel One: Warner Brothers Records 1-217595
Stratford ON
Ron Sexsmith: acoustic guitar, vocals, resonator guitar, harmonium
Don Heffington: drums
Bob Glaub: bass
John Ginty: keys
Jon Graboff: electric guitar, high strung guitar, pedal steel
Jim Scott: cowbell, tambourine
Produced by Jim Scott, 2015
Recorded by Jim Scott at Plyrz Studios, Valencia CA
Ronald Eldon Sexsmith b. 8 January 1964 (57) St. Catharines
The very first time I listened to Carousel One, I could hear
the distinct vocal imprint of the Kinks’ Ray Davies and I still do. Later
I learned that Ron Sexsmith is a huge Kinks fan. I’ve know him for many,
many years but didn’t realize until hearing Carousel One how much his style
has changed over the years. From a gruff and groggy R&B style to a more
melodic, dramatic one maturing with the passing of time. He just keeps on
getting better and better.
16. Gary Numan: Cars
(Gary Numan)
45 single bw Metal: Beggars Banquet Records BEG 23
London UK
Gary Numan: vocals, synths
Produced by Gary Numan, 1979
Recorded by Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb at Marcus Music AB, London
Gary Anthony James Webb b. London UK March 8, 1958
Mostly active in the 70s and early 80s. Considered to be a pioneer
of commercial electronic music. He played in various bands, including Mean
Street and The Lasers before forming Tubeway Army. He picked the surname
“Numan” from an advert in the Yellow Pages for a plumber whose surname was
Neumann. He became known for his android stage look which came about because
of an appearance on BBC TVs “Top of the Pops”. He broke out with acne before
the show (due to nerves) and wore so much make-up to cover up his spots that
became his ‘Look’.
17. The Notting Hillbillies: Run Me Down
(Trad)
Missing: Warner Brothers Records 92 61471
UK / US
Mark Knopfler: guitars, vocals
Steve Phillips: guitars, vocals
Guy Fletcher: keys, vocals
Brenan Croker: guitars, vocals
Paul Franklin: steel
Marcus Cliffe: bass
Ed Bicknell: drums
Produced by Mark Knopfler and Guy Fletcher 1990
Mixed by Bill Schnee
The Notting Hillbillies were a country rock band formed by Dire Straits’s
Mark Knopfler in May 1986 as a side-project. This was the only album they
released.
18. Amboy Dukes: Migration
(Ted Nugent)
Migration: Mainstream Records 6118
Detroit MI
Ted Nugent: guitar, percussion
Rusty Day: percussion
Greg Arama: bass
Dave Palmer: drums
Andy Solomon: keys
Steve Farmer: guitar
Produced - 1969
Active between 1964–1975
19. The Outsiders: Time Wont Let Me
(Tom King / Chet Kelley)
Single bw Was It Really Real: Capitol Canada 5573
Cleveland OH
Sonny Geraci, lead vocals
John Madrid, trumpet
Al Austin, lead guitar
Gayle Guhde, keyboards
Tom King, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, tenor saxophone
Mert Madsen, bass, harmonica
Ronnie Harkai, drums
Produced by Tom King, 1966
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