33.45.78 Steve Fruitman - CIUT Radio

Side One

1. Taste: What’s Going On?
(Rory Gallagher)
On The Boards: Polydor Records 184 366
Belfast NI
Rory Gallagher: vocals, guitar, harmonica, alto sax
John Wilson: drums
Richard McCracken: bass
Produced by Tony Colton, 1970
Recorded by Eddie Offard, London

What’s Going On? was released by Taste's manager and Polydor staff without Rory Gallagher's knowledge; going straight to No.1 in Germany, where the previous single "Born On The Wrong Side Of Time" had already been a hit, before Gallagher knew anything about it. By the time Gallagher had complained to Polydor the single had also entered the UK Top 10 and was unstoppable. After this single became a hit, Taste performed at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1970, but Gallagher quit Polydor on the last day of the year and left Taste to work on solo projects

2. Lenny Breau & Chet Atkins: Cattle Call
(Tex Owens)
Standard Brands: RCA Records AYL1-4191
Bangor, Maine / Nashville TN
Lenny Breau: guitar (left speaker)
Chet Atkins: guitar (right speaker)
Produced by Chet Atkins, 1981

Just a beautiful version of this 1934 Tex Owens classic that was Eddy Arnold’s signature song. Chet starts it off (right) while Lenny adds colour (left) before the start trading off.

RIP Tina Turner
1939 – 2023

b. Anna Mae Bullock, Nov 26, 1939 Brownsville TN / d. May 24, 2023 Zurich SW

3.   Tina Turner: Shake A Tail Feather
(Hayes / Williams / Rico)
Ike & Tina: Joker International SM 3913
Zurich
Tina Turner: vocals
Ike Turner: guitar
Compilation Produced in Italy, 1981

4.   Tina Turner: Tell The Truth
(Ray Charles)
The greatest, Wildest Show of All: Warner Bros W 1579
Zurich
Tina Turner: vocals
Ike Turner: guitar
Bobby John
Stacy Johnson
Vanetta Fields
Jimmy Thomas
Vernon Guy
Robbie Montgomery
The Ikettes
Produced by Robert A Blackwell, 1965
Recorded live at The Skyliner Ballroom, Ft Worth / Lovall’s Ballroom, Dallas

5.   Tina Turner: Son Of A Preacher Man
(John Hurley / Ronnie Wilkins)
In Person – Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes: Minit Records / United Artists LP 20418
Zurich
Tina Turner: vocals
Ike Turner: guitar
Others not listed
Produced by Ike Turner, 1969
Recorded live at Basin Street West, San Francisco

6.   Tina Turner: Nutbush City Limits
(Tina Turner)
Get Back: Liberty LO 51156
Zurich
Tina Turner: vocals
Ike Turner: guitar
Others not listed
Produced by Ike Turner, 1973
Mastered by Ron McMaster at EMI American Recording Studios

7.   Tina Turner: Private Dancer
(Mark Knopfler)
Private Dancer: Capitol ST 12330
Zurich
Tina Turner: vocals
Jeff Beck: guitar solo
Alan Clark: keys
Mel Collins: sax
Hal Lindas: guitar
John Illsley: bass
Alan Clark: keys
Terry Williams: drums
Julien Diggle and Carter: percussion
Produced by CARTER, 1983
Recorded at Wessex and Goiod Earth Studios, UK
Mixed by Humberto Gatica

8.   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

Bob Higgins d. 2000 Moncton
Moe Vint: b. Thunder Bay

Together for over 10 yrs. They used 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

9.   Ian Tamblyn: Guitar Truck Driving Man
(Ian Tamblyn)
Ian Tamblyn: Posterity - PTR-13002
Thunder Bay, ON / Wakefield, QC
Dennis Delorme SG
Frank Koller: double bass
Doug Orr
Richard Patterson: drums
Kim Erickson
Bob Stark
Produced by Ted Gerow - 1976
Recorded by Nelson Vipond with Michael Delaney and Peter Burns at Marc Productions,
Mixed at Studio Six, Montreal

10. Tornado Warning: Better Days To Come
(Kevin Barrett)
Saskatchewan Seeds: CHAB 800
Moose Jaw, SK
Ron Grace: guitar, pedal steel, vocal
Jeff Surtees: guitar, vocal
Kevin Barrett: keys, vocals
Jim Walker: drums
Ron Clemens: guitar, vocal
Mike Kraus: bass, vocal
Produced by Tim Thorney, 1981
Recorded by Gerry Galla at Studio West, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

CHAB radio has been broadcasting from Moose Jaw for 99 years, since 1922!

11. Ten Years After: Woman Trouble
(Alvin Lee)
Stonedhenge: Derem (London) DES 18021
London UK
Alvin Lee, guitar
Leo Lyons, bass
Chick Churchill, keys
Ric Lee, drums
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1969
Recorded by Martin Smith at Decca Studios, West Hampstead UK, September 1968

12. Peter Tosh: Recruiting Soldiers
(Peter Tosh)
Mystic Man: Rolling Stones Records QCOC 39111
Grange Hill, Jamaica
Peter Tosh: vocals, guitar, keys
Robbie shakespeare: bass, guitar
Sly Dunbar: drums
Mikey Chung: keys, guitar, percussion
Robby Lyn: organ, piano
Ed Walsh: synth
George Young: sax, flute
Lou Marini: sax, flute
Howard Johnson: baritone sax
Barry Rogers: trombone
Mike Lawrence: trumpet
Gwen Guthrie, Yvonne Lewis, Brenda White: bg vocals
Produced by Peter Tosh 1979
Recorded by Geoffrey Chung at Dynamic Sound, Kingston JM
Mixed by Geoffrey Chung at Sound Mixers, NYC
Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios, NYC

Peter Tosh b. 19 October 1944 Grange Hill, Jamaica / d. 11 September 1987(42) Westmoreland, Jamaica

13. The Tijuana Sauerkrauts: Joker
(Hubert Deuringer)
Happy Polkas Sound From Munich: Alshire Records S 200
Munich Germany
Hubert Deuringer: accordion
Produced 1973

This Bavarian band got it’s name from a Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss song that appeared on The Tijuana Brass album “The Lonely Bull” in 1962.

Hubert Deuringer was a German accordionist, arranger, bandleader and music teacher, born 18 January 1924 and died 16 June 2014 in Empfingen, Germany. He conducted the SWF Radio Orchestra and was a lecturer for accordion stylistics and improvisation at the Hohner Conservatory in Trossingen. In 1964, he received the Hermann Schittenhelm Medal for his contributions to folk music

14. 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 record 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 replace; they became a three piece band instead. 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 and since then have staged re-union tours.

15: Dave Tough: Feel Like I’m Falling Down
(Dave Tough)
45 rpm single: Seventh Fire Records - SFR013-7
Peterborough ON
Dave Tough: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, and organ
Gord Tough: lead electric guitar
James McKenty: harmony vocal
Produced by James McKenty and Tom Street, 2013

Previously a member of The Silver Hearts and The Weak Knees that also included Serena Ryder.

16. Three To One: Give Me Love
(Brian Russell / John Renton)
45 single bw See Emily Play: Arc Records A-1183
Vancouver
John Renton
Derek Norris (bass)
Brian Russell (guitar)
Claudette Skrypnyk
Produced by Tony Dimarta 1967

Russell formed Three To One in Vancouver in 1966. The band soon relocated to Yorkville in Toronto to try and catch a break. They soon got signed to Arc Records for one single - a cover of Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play". They would later change their name to Raja before calling it quits.

17. Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town
(Phil Lynott)
Jailbreak: Mercury Records SRM-1-1081
Dublin Ireland
Phil Lynott: Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Brian Robertson: Lead Guitar, Guitar
Brian Downey: Drums, Percussion
Scott Gorham: Lead Guitar, Guitar
Produced by John Alcock, 1976
Recorded At – Ramport Studios
Mixed At – Ramport Studios
Mastered at The Master Room

18. Tornados: Globetrotter
(Joe Meek)
45 single bw Locomotion With Me: Decca Records 11562
London UK
Clem Cattini - drums (1960-1965)
Heinz Burt - bass guitar (1960-1963)
George Bellamy - rhythm guitar (1962-1965)
Alan Caddy - lead guitar (1962-1965)
Norman Hale - keyboards (1962)
Produced by Joe Meek, 1962
Recorded at R.G.M. Sound

A UK Number 5, released just after their hit version of Telstar.

The Bee Side

1.   Kidd Baker: Baby He’s A Wolf
(Kidd Baker / Alex Mleinek)
Wheeling Back To Wheeling West Virginia: Cattle Mono – LP 95
Rangers Settlement, North Tilley NB
Kidd Baker: vocal, rhythm guitar
Bob Baker: bass
Fiddlin’ Cy: fiddle
Gordie Robinson: steel
Don Zeea: accordion
Compilation produced by Reimar Binge, 1986
Recorded in Toronto, early 1950s
Remastered and Restored by Reimar Binge, Germany

2.   Peter & The Wolves: Same Old Shit
(Peter and the Wolves)
Love And Records Live Compilation 2014: CKXU-FM 88.3 LnR0001
Calgary AB
Peter Cormier: guitar, vocals
Theo Waite: bass
?: drums
Produced by CKXU-FM, 2015
Recorded by Jon Martin, James McDowell and Josh Hellawell
Mixed by Jon Martin
Mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Released date: 2016

3.   Howlin’ Wolf: Call Me The Wolf
(Chester Burnett)
Live And Cookin At Alices Revisited: Chess Records 9033-50015
Chicago Ill
Howlin Wolf, harmonica, vocals
Hubert Sumlin: guitar
Willie Williams: guitar
Eddie Taylor: tenor sax
David Myers: bass
Albert Luandrew: piano
Fred Below: drums
Produced by Rall Bass, 1972
Recorded by Gary Starr & Dave Huston at Alices, Chicago

Chester Arthur Burnett b. White Station Mississippi June 10, 1910 / d. January 10, 1976 (65) Hines, Illinois

4.   Grateful Dead: Dire Wolf
(Hunter / Garcia)
Workingmans Dead: Warner Brothers 1869
San Francisco CA
Jerry Garcia: banjo, vocals
Bob Weir: guitar, vocals
Ron McKernan: harmonica, vocals
Phil Lesh: bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann: drums, percussion
Mickey Hart: drums, percussion
Produced by Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor, Grateful Dead, 1970
Recorded by Alembic at Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco

For the band’s fourth LP, they decided to go back to their roots, bringing country, bluegrass and blues into the mix with a more acoustic sound.

According to the 1992 Dead oral history, Aces Back to Back, in the summer of 1968, Stephen Stills vacationed at Mickey Hart's ranch in Novato. "Stills lived with me for three months around the time of CSN's first record", recalls Hart, "and he and David Crosby really turned Jerry and Bobby onto the voice as the holy instrument. You know, 'Hey, is this what a voice can do?' That turned us away from pure improvisation and more toward songs."

Garcia commented that much of the sound of the album comes both from his pairing with Hunter, as well as the band's friendship with Crosby, Stills and Nash: "Hearing those guys sing and how nice they sounded together, we thought, 'We can try that. Let's work on it a little'." Readers of Rolling Stone voted Workingman's Dead the best album of 1970, followed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's Déjà Vu and Van Morrison's Moondance,

5.   Guess Who: Clap For The Wolfman
(Winter / Cummings / Wallace)
45 single: RCA Victor
Winnipeg
Burton Cummings: keys, lead vocals
Wolfman Jack: talking
Kurt Winter: guitar
Garry Peterson: drums
Donnie McDougall: rhythm guitar, vocals
Bill Wallace: bass, vocals
Produced by Jack Richardson for Nimbus 9, 1974
Mastered at the Mastering Lab

6.   The Diamonds: Batman, Wolfman Frankenstein and Dracula
(Roy Alfred)
45 single: Mercury Records 71534X45
Toronto
Dave Somerville: lead d. 2015
Evan Fisher: tenor
Mike Douglas: baritone d. 2012
John Felten: bass d. 1982
Produced 1957

7.   A Neon Rome: Cums A Wolf
(A Neon Rome)
New Heroin: New Rose Records ROSE111
Toronto ON
John Borra: bass
Neal Arbick: vocal
Kevin Nizel: guitar, piano
Bernard: synths
Ian Blurton: drums
Produced by A Neon Rome with Andrew St. George, 1986
Recorded by Andrew St. George at Comfort Sound, Toronto

Today we begin the program with a special on the musical prowess of Toronto musician John Borra. Borra began his career age 16 when he performed at Toronto punk bar The Turning Point. In the 1980s he played with Ian Blurton and Neal Arbick in A Neon Rome which he helped to establish. They recorded one album: New Heroin. After that Borra joined Change of Heart in the ‘90s, another Toronto band established in the late ‘80s by Ian Blurton. He then joined Groovy Religion before going on to form his own band called The Rattlesnake Choir who recorded three albums.

8.   Vic Virgili & His Laurentian Valley Boys: Rosina Polka
(Vic Virgili)
The Great Ontario Northland: Cascade 477-7700
North Bay ON
Vic Virgili: accordion
Rene Mathieu: fiddle
Jimmy Nunner: electric guitar
Jack Thiessen: bass
Jerry Constantine: guitar
Bernie Meehan: drums
Produced by Stan Leverre circa 1965

Victor Americo Italo Virgili b. 1917 / d. North Bay Nov 9, 1998 (82).

Played music in North Bay, Northern Ontario area for over 50 yrs. Also a hockey player for the North Bay Trappers. Played accordion with Curly McFarlane and His North Range Cowboys beginning in 1939. He went on to put the Laurentian Valley Boys together in 1945.

Rene Mathieu passed away on July 26, 2016, at the age of 96. He had a long and varied musical career starting with his own radio show in Parry Sound at the age of 19. He then moved to North Bay where he joined Vic Virgili and the Laurentian Valley Boys. Rene was with the band for over 50 years during which time he sang and played both fiddle and guitar.

9.   Russ Gurr: Big Bear
(Russ Gurr)
On Tour with Russ Gurr: London NAS 13527
Brandon MB
Russ Gurr: guitar, vocal
Others not listed
Produced by Dave Shaw, 1973
Recorded by John Hildebrand at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg
http://www.hillmanweb.com/russgurr/

Russell Clarence Gurr b. Arrow River MB Dec 23rd, 1918 / d. November 8th, 2011 (92) Brandon MB

This song is about the survival of the big, white, fluffy polar bear. “Can’t you just see one!” asked Gurr when I met with him, loving the words to the song. It protests the senseless cruelty of hunters who are after trophy rugs for their floors at the expense of these incredible creaturs. He also wrote songs about magpies and hogs (which he claims are ‘beau-ti-ful’).

10.   The Rheostatics: Polar Bears and Trees
(Dave Bidini)
2067: Advance Copy - no liner notes - True North Records - PTN-211
Etobicoke, ON
Martin Tielli: guitar, whistling
Dave Bidini: guitar, vocals
Tim Vesely: bass
Michael Phillip-Wojewoda: drums, whistling
Chris Stringer: synths
Produced by Michael Phillip Wojewoda, 2004
Mastered by Joao Carvalho

11. The Rainvilles: Polar Bear Express
(Morris & Dot Rainville)
Polar Bear Express (and other songs): Melbourne - SMLP 4020
Sudbury ON
Dot Rainville: vocals
Morris Rainville: guitar, vocals
Others unknown
Producer not listed – 1972

12. The Polish Canadians: Polish Canadian Oberek
(Unknown)
Polkas & Waltzes - For Your Entertainment: Polka Tone Records – 5001
Toronto
Produced in 196?

13. Noah Zacharin: Sleeping Bear
(Noah Zacharin)
Crow Dark Wind: Softwin SW601
Toronto
Noah Zacharin: all the sounds are his
Produced by Noah Zacharin, 2002

14. The Bierdo Brothers: Teddy Bear’s 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, ON

15. Elvis Presley: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
(Kal Mann / Bernie Low)
45 Single: RCA Gold Standard 447 0620
Memphis TN
Elvis Presley: guitar, vocal
Gordon Stoker: First Tenor
Neal Matthews: Second Tenor
Hoyt Hawkins: baritone
Hugh Jarrett: bass
Dudley Brooks piano
Bill Black double bass
D.J. Fontana drums
Produced by Walter Scharf 1957
Recorded by Thorne Nogar January 22, 1957, Radio Recorders, Hollywood From film ‘Loving You’

16. Grizzly Bear: While You Wait For Others
(Grizzly Bear)
Veckatimest: Warp Records – WARPCD182
Brooklyn NY
Daniel Rossen: guitar
Chris Taylor: bass
Christopher Bear: drums
Produced by Chris Taylor, 2009
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC

In summer of 2008, Grizzly Bear opened for Radiohead on the second leg of their North American tour. In Toronto, on their last date of the tour together, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood spoke of his love for Grizzly Bear, on stage, calling them his favorite band.[19] Of the experience, Taylor has commented: “It was shocking, and kind of unbelievable. It still is unbelievable.

17. Oscar Peterson Trio: Ill Wind
(Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler)
The Sound of the Trio: Verve – V 8480
Montreal QC
Oscar Peterson: piano
Ray Brown: bass
Ed Thigpen: drums
Produced by Jim Davis - 1961
Recorded live at the London House in Chicago, July 28-9, 1961

18. The Youngbloods: Grizzly Bear
(Jerry Corbitt)
Single bw Tears Are Falling: RCA Victor 47-9015
New York City
Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass),
Jerry Corbitt (guitar),
Lowell Levinger, aka "Banana," (guitar, electric piano)
Joe Bauer (drums)
Produced by Felix Pappalardi, 1966

The Grizzly Bear was an early 20th Century dance. The dance was purposely rough and clumsy. During the dance, the dancers would yell out: "It's a Bear!" The song was produced by Felix Pappalardi who was also producing acts like Cream and Kensington Market at the time.