Side One
1. Hachey Brothers: A Gay Ranchero – 1958 *
2. Mac Beattie: The Blue Laurentians – 1960 *
3. Mac Beattie: Madawaska Valley – 1969 *
4. Mac Beattie: Back In The Pakenham Hills – 1970 *
5. Willie Dunn: Pontiac – 1983 *
6. Lori Yates: Lover’s Jamboree – 1989 *
7. Patsy Cline: Hungry For Love – 1957
8. Bill Bruford: Thud – 1987
9. Wendell Ferguson: Talk Hockey – 2003 *
10. Chris Scott: I’d Like To See You – 1972*
11. John Borra: Foggy Notion – 2020 *
12. Greasemarks: Love My Woman – 2011 *
13. Hank Williams: I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive – 1952
14. Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellas: Autumn Waltz – 1986 *
15. Muddy Waters: I Just Want to Make Love To You – 1954
16. David Gogo: Cuts Me To The Bone – 2015 *
17. James Brown: No, No, No, No – 1958
Vintage Voices with Laura Gillis: DJ Mariana
18. Ileana Contrubas: Addio Del Passato – 1977
19. Sumac: Chuncho – 1950
20. Russ Conway: I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles – 1960
21. Sweener: Moment Of Truth – 2002 *
22. Ian Molesworth: Blue Rag – 2002 *
The Bee Side
1. Rufus Guinchard & Kelly Russell: Flowers of Edinburgh – 1977 *
2. Cannon’s Jug Stompers: Walk Right In – 1929
3. October Browne: Holiday Romance – 1999 *
4. Striped Bananas: Octopus Eyes – 2020
5. Raffi: Octopus’s Garden – 1985 *
6. Syd Barrett: Octopus – 1970
7. Henry Cuesta: Skyline Stomp – 1980 *
8. Octa Clark & Hector Duhon: Creole Twist – 1982
9. Cajun Ramblers: Octa’s Thang – 1990 *
10. Captain Beefheart: Neon Meat Dream of an Octafish – 1989
11. Chris Youlden: One October Day – 1973
12. Syrinx: Aurora Spinray – 1971 *
13. Michal Hasek: Vin Cuunt Say Curry Confastais – 1989 * Live at CIUT
14. Annabelle Chvostek: Wait For It – 2009 * Live at CIUT
15. Cindy Church: Sweet Agony – 2013 *
16. Al Cromwell: The Outskirts of Town – 1990 *
17. Michal Hasek: Anna’s Song – 1989 * Live at CIUT
18. Hound Dog Taylor: Give Me Back My Wig – 1971
19. Lovin’ Spoonful: Bald Headed Lena – 1966
20. Bobby King & Terry Evans: Bald Head – 1988
21. The Esquires: Rave – 1964 *
22. Heads In The Sky: Heads In Rio – 1981 *
CanCon* = 61%
Side One
1. The Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou: A Gay Ranchero
(Tuvim / Luban / Espinosa)
Pickin’ Strings Country Style: Banff Rodeo RBS 1036
Montreal QC
Bobby Hachey: guitar
Curley Hachey: guitar
Marylou Farrah: stand up bass
Fernand Thibault: banjo
Produced by Art Snider, 1958
2. Mac Beattie: Blue Laurentians
(M Beattie)
A Visit To The Ottawa Valley: Banff / Rodeo RBS 1170
Arnprior, ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Bob Price: piano
Garney Scheel: bass
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Produced by Ralph Carlson, June 1, 1960
Re-Mastered from original masters by Steve Fruitman
John MacNab Beattie
b Arnprior ON 21 Dec 1916 / d Arnprior 14 Jun 1982 (65)
3. Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Madawaska Valley
(Mac Beattie)
In Stereo By Request: Banff Rodeo SBS 5312
Arnprior ON
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Reg Hill: fiddle
Jimmy Mayhew: piano
Hubert Brisson: bass
Gordon Summers: electric guitar
Produced by George Taylor, 1969
Recorded by Gaetan Desbiens at Stereo Sound Studios, Montreal
Re-Mastered from original masters by Steve Fruitman
The Madawaska River flows from Algonquin Park to where it intersects with the Ottawa River at Arnprior, the home of Mac Beattie. Along the way it passes through the towns of Whitney, Griffith, Combermere, Palmer Rapids, Calabogie and Burnstown. This song captures it all! Madawaska comes from the Algonquin meaning ‘People of the Shallows’.
4. Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Back in the Pakenham Hills
(M Beattie)
Mr. Ottawa Valley: Banff - SBS 5333
Arnprior, ON
Mac Beattie: cocktail drum, vocal
Reg Hill: fiddle
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Jim Mayhew: piano
Gordon Summers: lead guitar
George Courschesne: bass
Produced by Ralph Carlson, 1970
Re-Mastered from original masters by Steve Fruitman
5. Willie Dunn: Pontiac
(Willie Dunn)
The Pacific: Boot Records – SQN 106
Ottawa, ON
Willie Dunn: guitar, vocal
Don Campbell: lead guitar
Bob Robb: guitar, mandolin
Danny O’Neil: piano
Dave Carty: drums
Back Alley John: harmonica
Darlo Domingues: kenacho
Dave Jock & Akwasasne Singers: vocal, drums
Produced by Claus Beigert & Willie Dunn, 1983
Recorded at Studio 1741, Montreal and Studio Passport, Hull QC
William Dunn
b. Montreal Aug 14, 1941 / d. Aug 5, 2013 Ottawa ON (71)
Dunn didn’t spend a lot of time as a folksinger; he did that for a couple of years in the early 70s. But in 1980 he recorded his comeback album, ‘The Pacific’, to finish his vinyl output. He was mostly interested in writing music for films and getting into directing. He was also a prominent member of the New Democratic Party and ran in the 1993 federal election. He was inducted into the Aboriginal Walk of Honour in 2005. But since that time, he recordings have had a huge resurgence.
Raven Kanatakta of Digging Roots once asked him: “'Hey Willie, how do you write your songs?' He was like, 'Well, I write songs that will last 300 years.' He was just this Renaissance person that was bringing back that heartbeat and that movement that we're feeling in the community right now, where people can sing their songs again and where they can play their drums, and where they can express who they are and where they come from," recalled Raven.
6. Lori Yates: Lover’s Jamboree
(Nick Lowe / Paul Carrack)
Can’t Stop The Girl: Columbia Records 44278
Oshawa ON
Eddie Bayers
Wendy Waldman
Steve Givson
Harry Stinson: drums
Paddy OCorcoran
Tom Robb
Albert Lee
Mark Casstevens
Randy McCormick
Mark O’Connor: violin
Paul Franklin
Colleen Peterson: bg vocal
Roy Huskey
Mike Noble
Ferrell Morris
Randy Lero
Produced by Steve Buckingham, 1989
Recorded by Joe Bogan & Marshall Morgan
Mixed by Marshall Morgan
Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville TN
7. Patsy Cline: Hungry For Love
(W Stevenson / Eddie Miller)
A Legend: Everest Records EV 5223
Gore VA
Patsy Cline: vocals
Hank Garland: guitar
Grady Martin: guitar
Harold Bradley: bass
Jack Shook: acoustic guitar
Bob Moore: acoustic bass
Ferris Coursey: drums
Owen Bradley: piano
Anita Kerr Singers
Song Produced by Owen Bradley 1957
Album Produced 1963
Recorded at Bradley Film and Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Virginia Patterson Hensley
b. September 8, 1932 Gore, Virginia / d. March 5, 1963 (30) near Camden, TN
Up until Patsy Cline's recordings in the late 1950s and early 1960s there were only a handful of country and western female singers; and the title of queen belonged solely to Kitty Wells. It was Cline who dethroned Wells with classic performances on cuts like "Walkin' After Midnight" and the Willie Nelson composition "Crazy," which combined the pop characteristics of Patti Page and Kay Starr with the hillbilly traits of Hank Williams.
8. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks: Thud
(Iain Bellamy)
Earthworks: EG Records EGED 48
London UK
Bill Bruford: drums
Iain Bellamy: sax
Django Bates: keys, horns
Mick Hutton: bass
Produced by Dave Stewart and Bill Bruford, 1987
Recorded by Martin Rex at Terminal 24 Studios, London, October 1986
Mixed by Owen Morris and Jim Abbiss at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge UK
9. Wendell Ferguson: Talk Hockey
(W Ferguson)
Happy Songs Sell Records – Sad Songs Sell Beer: WHF0203
Toronto
Wendell Ferguson: vocals, guitars
Burke Carroll: steel
Neil Donnel:
John Dymond: drums
Doug Johnson:
Steve O’Connor:
Sean O’Grady:
Chris Quinn: banjo
Don Reed: fiddle
Produced by Wendell Ferguson, 2003
Recorded by David Ferri at Orchard Studio, Jacques Poirier at Inception Sound and Jim Hopson at Howie’s House of Music
Mixed by David Ferri and Wendell Ferguson at Orchard Studio, Nobleton
Mastered by Geoirge Graves at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
10. Chris Scott: I’d Like To See You
(Graeme Card)
Now That I’m Back: Boot Records BOS 7118
Niagara Falls ON
Chris Scott: 12 string guitar, vocals
Fred McKenna: electric guitar
Glen Reid: guitar, banjo
Bob Lucier: steel
Roddy Lee: drums
Mel Aucoin: bass
Produced by Fred McKenna, 1972
Recorded at Captain Audio, Toronto by Joe Morgan
Mixed by Bill Seddon at Thunder Sound, Toronto
Chris Scott
b. Niagara Falls ON 1954
11. John Borra: Foggy Notion
(Lou Reed / Maureen Tucker / Doug Yuls / Sterling Morrison / Hy Weiss)
Blue Wine: Cousin Jeb Records JEB 007
Toronto
John Borra: guitar, vocal, harmonica
Michael Boguski: keys
Dani Nash: drums, vocals
Sam Ferrara: vocals
Kevin Hearn: organ
Produced by John Borra, 2020
Recorded by John Borra at Johnny MacLeod’s Studio, Toronto
Mixed by John Borra
Mastered by Peter J Moore at the E Room, Toronto
John Borra has been playing in and around Toronto for over 35 years in bands like A Neon Rome, Change of Heart, The John Borra Band and The Rattle Snake Choir to name a few.
12. The Greasemarks: Love My Woman
(Greasemarks)
Griddle Greasin' Daddies EP: ind – no serial
Toronto
Big Mark: Guitar,
Heartbreak Mark: vocals
Murry Robe: Drums
Steve G: Slap Bass.
Produced 2011
This Toronto Rockabilly band got together in 2007 and are still together with a couple of EPs and and LP to their credit.
13. Hank Williams: I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
(Hank Williams / Fred Rose)
45 single bw I Could Never Be Ashamed of You: MGM 11366
Mount Olive, Alabama
Hank Williams: guitar, vocal
Jerry Rivers: fiddle
Don Helms: steel guitar
Chet Atkins: lead guitar
Chuck Wright or Ernie Newton: bass
Released September 1952
Recorded June 13, 1952 Castle Studio, Nashville
Hiram Williams
b. September 17, 1923 Mount Olive Alabama / d. Jan 1, 1953 (29) Oak Hill, W Virginia
Reached #1 just after his death, Jan 1, 1953. Chet Atkins recalled later, "We recorded 'I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive' and after each take, he'd sit down in a chair. I remember thinking, 'Hoss, you're not jivin',' because he was so weak that all he could do was just sing a few lines, and then just fall in the chair."
14. Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellas: Autumn Waltz
(Trad)
Makin For the Harbour, World Records WRC1-4525. 1985
Gander NL
Ray Johnson: accordion
Kevin Blackmore: mandolin
Wayne Chaulk: guitar
Produced by Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellers, 1986
Recorded. & mixed by Paul Fogwell & Nick Fleming.
Recorded at J.S.R. Studio & Reflections Lounge, Gander
Not to be confused with another Wasisname, Tony Bennett, who had a 1956 hit song of the same name
15. Muddy Waters: I Just Want To Make Love To You
(Willie Dixon)
Uncovered: MOJO Mag CD – July 2013
Chicago ILL
Muddy Waters: vocal
Little Walter: harmonica
Jimmy Rogers: guitar
Otis Span: piano
Willie Dixon: bass
Fred Below: drums
Produced by Phil & Leonard Chess, 1954
Originally Chess 1571 single April 13, 1954
McKinley Morganfield
b. April 4, 1913 Issaquena County, MS / d. April 30, 1983 (70) Westmont, Ill
His 1st recorded was made by Alan Lomax at Stovill MS plantation 1941. Migrated to Chicago in 1943. He was associated with the Chess Bros since 1947. Used to open for Big Bill Broonzy.
16. David Gogo: Cuts Me To The Bone
(David Gogo)
Vicksburg Call: Cordova Beach CBR 1322
Gogo Mountain, BC
David Gogo: guitars, vocal
Jay Stevens: bass guitar, bg vocal, piano
Bill Hicks: drums
Marisha Devoin: acoustic bass
Rick Hopkins: Hammond organ
Shelley Beeston, Jona Kristinsson: bg vocas
Produced by David Gogo, Rick Salt, 2015
17. James Brown & The Famous Flames: No, No, No, No
(James Brown)
Please Please Please: King / Regency Records 909
Barnwell, SC
James Brown - lead vocals
Bobby Byrd - bg vocals
Johnny Terry - bg vocals
Sylvester Keels – bg vocals
Bill Hollings - bg vocals
Louis Madison - bg vocals
Nafloyd Scott - guitar
Clifford Scott - tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Edwyn Conley - bass
George Dorsey - alto sax
John Faire - guitar
David "Panama" Francis - drums
Reginald Hall - drums
Edison Gore - drums
Ernie Hayes - piano
Clarence Mack - bass
Carl Pruitt - bass
Wilbert Smith - tenor sax
Ray Felder - tenor sax
Alvin "Fats" Gonder - piano
Eddie Freeman - guitar
Produced by Ralph Bass 1959
Recorded February 24, 1956-September 18, 1958
James Brown
b. May 3, 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina / d. December 25, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia (73)
Vintage Voices with Laura Gillis: DJ Mariana
18. Ileana Contrubas: Addio Del Passato – 1977
19. Sumac: Chuncho – 1950
20. Russ Conway: I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
(Kenbrovin / Kellett)
Songs To Sing In Your Bath: Columbia UK 1149
Bristol UK
Russ Conway: piano
Produced by Geoff Love, 1959
Trevor Herbert Stanford
b. 2 Sept 1925 Bristol / d. 16 Nov 2000 (75) Eastbourne, Sussex
Russ Conway is the epitome of the term, Recording Artist. He recorded three albums in 1959 and made a slew of them throughout the ‘60s and continued at that output until well into the 1980s. People that made good, dependable, dancing music for hairdos and suits.
21. Sweener: Moment of Truth
(Sweener)
Sixty Second Songs: DROG 100
Toronto
Jordan Nunez: drums
Jose SanDoval: guitar, shaker
Jonathan Nunez Simone: bass, turntable, tambo
Produced by Sweener and Chris Jegge, 2002
Recorded and mixed by Chris Jegge at AudioLab, Toronto
22. Ian Molesworth: Blue Rag
(Ian Molesworth)
60 Second Songs: DROG 100
Toronto
Ian Molesworth: guitar
Produced by Ian Molesworth, 2002
The Bee Side
1. Rufus Guinchard: Flowers of Edinburgh
(Trad)
Newfoundland Fiddler: Breakwater 1002
Daniel’s Harbour NL
Rufus Guinchard: fiddle
Kelly Russell: guitar, percussion
Produced by Kelly Russell, 1977
Recorded by Rick Harris
Rufus Guinchard
b. Daniel’s Harbour NL Sept 6, 1899 / d. Corner Brook NL Sept 7 1990
2. Cannon’s Jug Stompers: Walk Right In
(Gus Cannon / Hosea Woods)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers: Herwin Records – 208
Memphis TN
Gus Cannon: jug, banjo, harmony vocal
Hosea Woods: vocal, banjo
Noah Lewis, harmonica
Compilation produced by Bernard Klatzko, 1975
Recorded Memphis on Tuesday Oct 1, 1929
Gustavus Cannon
b. September 12, 1883 Red Banks, Miss / d. October 15, 1979 (96) Memphis
Cannon’s tombstone lists him as ‘composer, songster, jug band pioneer, pride of Memphis, Beale Street Balladeer’.
Cannon and Hosea Woods wrote and recorded Walk Right In back in 1929. Thirty years later it became a #1 hit song by The Rooftop Singers who claimed that it was an original piece, arranged by them in 1962. On the recording, two Rooftop Singers claimed the songwriting credit: Erik Darling and Bill Svanoe. Since the record went to No. 1 and was nominated for a Grammy Award, royalties were substantial.
At the time, Gus Cannon was living in a gardner’s shack in Memphis and had to pawn his banjo for $20 worth of coal. When the Rooftop Singer’s hit the top of the charts with Walk Right In, it was quickly pointed out that Darling and Svanoe didn’t write the song and songwriting credits reverted back to Cannon and Woods. Because of this, Cannon was then asked to record an album for Stax Records in 1963 and lived out the rest of his life with some money.
3. October Browne: Holiday Romance
(O Browne)
October Browne: OBCD001
Toronto, ON
October Browne: acoustic guitar, lead vocal
Peter Bleakney – bass
Gary Craig – drums
Evelyne Datle – keys
Produced by Evelyne Datl, 1999
Recorded by David Travers-Smith at The Canterbury Music and Found Sound, Toronto
Mastering: George Graves at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
4. Striped Bananas: Octopus Eyes
(Chantelle Shepard)
Pictures I Hear: Cosmic Sunshine Records 99099-8
Danbury CT
Duncan Shepard: vocal, guitars, bass, mellotron, keys, sitar, recorder, dulcimer, drums
Chantelle Shepard: vocals, organs
Andrew Lowden: vocals, drums
Produced by Duncan Shepard, 2020
Recorded by Duncan Shepard and Andrew Lowden
Mastered by Andrew Mitchell at Audio Bay Mastering, Grand Rapids MI
This is brand new album released on Green vinyl! To release and album in 2020, with all that’s been going on, is difficult with so many people out of work and music venues closed down. And yet, this group, that’s been going for about a decade, keeps on creating. They are giving away free downloads of the album so check out their website.
5. Raffi: Octopus’s Garden
(Lennon / McCartney)
One Light, One Sun: Troubadour Records TR-0028
Vancouver BC
Acoustic Bass: David Piltch
Bass: Dennis Pendrith
Cello: Peter Schenkman
Drums: Bucky Berger
Fiddle: Lenny Solomon
French Horn: Fred Rizner
Harmonica, Trumpet: Chris Whiteley
Harp: Erica Goodman
Lead Vocals, Guitar: Raffi
Pedal Steel Guitar: Ron Dann
Percussion: Matt Zimbel
Percussion, Vibraphone: Brian Leonard
Piano: John Arpin
Steel Drums: Earl LaPierre
Synthesizer: Eric Robertson
Trombone: Bill Beecroft
Tuba: Scott Irvine
Viola: Kent Teeple
Violin: Fujiko Imajishi, Leslie Knowles, Moshe Hammer, Paul Meyer
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Tenor Banjo, 5-String Banjo, Mandolin, Organ, Synthesizer, Celesta, Piano, Ukulele: Ken Whiteley
Produced by Ken Whiteley, 1985
Raffi Cavoukian
b. Cairo, Egypt, July 8, 1948
This is actually a really good recording of this famous Beatles’ song. Never one of my favourite Beatles’ songs, Raffi’s version sounds just fine to my ears.
6. Syd Barrett: Octopus
(Syd Barrett)
The Madcap Laughs: EMI / Harvest 064-1042611
Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocal
Jerry Shirley: bass
Willie Wilson: drums
Produced by Syd Barrett and Dave Gilmour, 1969
Recorded June 12. Overdubs added June 13
This is considered to be one of Syd’s best post-Floyd songs, originally called "Clowns and Jugglers". The album's title, The Madcap Laughs, came as a result of co-producer David Gilmour mishearing a line from this song ("Well, the mad cat laughed at the man on the border...")
7. Henry Cuesta: Skyline Stomp
(Johnny Burt)
Henry Cuesta Plays Favourites: Pickwick / Canadian Talent Library PC-44017 / CTL S-5147
Toronto ON
Henry Cuesta: clarinet, sax
Peter Appleyard: vibes, percussion
Jimmy Coixon: keys
Bobby Edwards: guitar
Kenny Gil: guitar
Hank Monis: guitar
Bob Price: bass
Ron Vickery: drums
Produced by Johnny Burt, 1980
Recorded by Peter Houston at Toronto Sound Studios
Henry Falcon Cuesta, Sr.
b. December 23, 1931 McAllen, Texas / d. December 17, 2003 (aged 71) Sherman Oaks, CA
Played in Lawrence Welk’s band as a clarinetist. His only son, Henry, Jr., was shot and killed in a robbery at the age of seventeen while he was working in 1987 at a movie theater on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, California. Cuesta lived in Toronto for several years, fronting his own band
8. Octa Clark & Hector Duhon: Creole Twist
(Octa Clark)
Old Time Cajun Music: Arhoolie Records 5026
Judice Louisiana
Octa Clark: accordion
Hector Duhon: fiddle
Michael Doucet: guitar
Produced by Chris Strachwitz, 1982
Recorded by Chris Strachwitz May 18, 1981 at Michael Doucet’s home, Lafayette
9. Cajun Ramblers: Octa’s Thang
(Peter Jellard)
Couteau Jaune: Moose Records 004
Toronto
Peter Jellard: accordion
Steve Fruitman: ‘tit fer (triangle)
Tim Hadley: bass
Rob Jones: guitar
Victoria Wilcox: drums
Produced by John Switzer, 1990
Recorded by Derek Miller at Number Nine Studio, Toronto
10. Captain Beefheart: Neon Meat Dream of an Octafish
(Don Van Vliet)
Trout Mask Replica: Straight Records – STS 1053
Los Angeles CA
Captain Beefheart: saxes, vocals
Zoot Rollo Horn: slide guitar, flute
Antennae Jimmy Semens: guitar
The Mascara Snake: bass clarinet, vocal
Rockette Morton: bass
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1969
Recorded by Dick Kunc August 1968 at Sunset Sound Recorders & March 1969 at Whitney Studios, LA
The Captain plays tenor & soprano sax simultaneously
11. Chris Youlden: One October Day
(C Youlden)
Nowhere Road: London Records - XPS 633
Dagenham UK
Chris Spedding - guitar
Danny Kirwin - guitar
Ray Fewick - guitar
Foggy Lyttle - acoustic guitar
Mike McNaught - keyboards
Pete Wingfield - keyboards
Roy Babbington - bass
Andy Sylvester - bass
Bruce Rowland - drums
Produced by Barry Murray for Murray -- Simmonds Productions, 1973
Recorded by Terry Evennett
Christopher Thomas "Chris" Youlden
b. 1943, Dagenham, England
Former lead vocalist with the Savoy Brown Blues Band
12. Syrinx: Aurora Spinray
(John Mills-Cockell / Syrinx)
Long Lost Relatives: True North Records TNX 5
Toronto
John Mills-Cockell: synths, keys
Doug Pringle: sax, guiro, bongos, bells
Alan Wells: congas
Produced by John Mills-Cockell & Eugene Martynec 1971
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Thunder Sound, Pathe-Humphries & Bay Studios, Toronto by Dave Kalunbach, Don Stewart & Bill Roncken
Mastered by Bob D'Orleans
John Mills-Cockell
Born: May 19, 1943, Toronto
John Mills-Cockell is a graduate of The Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto. In
1967 he won a BMI Award to Student Composers for his Movements for Orchestra and Reverberation for Solo Trombone and Two Stereo Tapes
Pringle is a producer and director of digital media, television and music.
Allan Wells - percussionist (deceased 3 November 2010)
Now we have four original CIUT Recordings from my various shows over the years, but all produced at sessions in October - live to air, btw.
13. Michal Hasek: Vin Cuunt Say Curry Confaskais
(Michal Hasek)
Live at CIUT: October 2, 1989
Toronto
Michal Hasek: guitar, vocals
Produce by Steve Fruitman, 1989
Recorded live on air on Mariposa Radio Folkwaves
14. Annabelle Chvostek: Wait For It
(Chvostek)
Live at CIUT
Toronto
Annabelle Chvostek: ukulele, vocals
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 2009
Recorded live to air on Sugarcamp Music
15. Cindy Church: Sweet Agony
(C Church / S Tyson)
Live in Studio, CIUT
Calgary
Cindy Church: guitar, vocal
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 2013
Recorded for Sugarcamp Music
16. Al Cromwell: The Outskirts of Town
(Al Cromwell)
Live at CIUT on Acoustic Workshop
Toronto
Al Cromwell: guitar, vocals
Rick Fielding: guitar
Steve Fruitman: jug
Recorded by db Hawkes, 1990
Al Cromwell made quite a name for himself playing blues in Toronto in the 1960s, then for personal reasons, he quit the scene. I think it was Rick Fielding who found him washing windows on Queen Street West and got him into our studios. He was nervous, sweating, but as soon as the music started, he was the coolest. He recorded a song for Live at Grossman's Vol 1 but apart from some YouTube video, this might be one of his only recordings. Al passed away in 1995.
17. Michal Hasek: Anna’s Song
(Michal Hasek)
Live at CIUT: October 2, 1989
Toronto
Michal Hasek: Slide guitar
Produce by Steve Fruitman, 1989
Recorded live on air on The Great North Wind
18. Hound Dog Taylor: Give Me Back My Wig
(Houndog Taylor)
Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers: Aligator Records - AL 4701
Chicago IL
Ted Harvey - drums
Brewer Phillips - Guitar
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor - Vocals, Guitar
Produced by Bruce Iglauer 1971
Stu Black – engineer
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor
b. April 12, 1915 Natchez, Mississippi / d. Chicago December 17, 1975 (65)
Recorded live off the floor in just a few hours, this was the first album released on the fledgling Alligator Records label. Most of Hound Dog’s albums were released posthumously. There is no bass player!
19. The Lovin’ Spoonful: Bald Headed Lena
(Edward Sneed / Willie Perryman)
Daydream: Kama Sutra Records: KLP 8951 (Mono)
New York City
John Sebastian – guitar
Zal Yanovsky – lead guitar, electric gorgle, vocal
Steve Boone – bass
Joe Butler – drums
Produced by Eric Jacobsen, 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin
One of the few songs from the Lovin’ Spoonful with Zal Yanovsky on lead vocals. It ends with a gorgling solo. They were such a greatly unpredictable band with roots in many places.
20. Bobby King & Terry Evans: Bald Head
(Ry Cooder / Jim Dickinson)
Live And Let Live!: Stony Plain Records – SPL 1122
Los Angeles CA
Bobby King & Terry Evans: lead vocals
Ry Cooder: guitar
Jim Keltner: drums
Jim Dickinson: piano
Jorge Calderon: bass
Willie Green: BG Vocals
Produced for Rounder Records by Ry Cooder, 1988
Mixed by Larry Hirsch at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood CA
Recorded by Mark Ettel at Ocean Way Studios
Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles
Wardrobe Stylist: Susan Nininger
Bobby King b. July 28, 1944 Lake Charles, LA – sang hin his fathers church
Terry Evens b. August 14, 1937 / d. January 20, 2018 (80) Vickesburg MS – blues songwriter
Backup singers for Ry Cooder for years. This entire album is soaked with the sounds of Ry Cooder’s guitars.
22. The Esquires: Rave
(Blackwell)
Introducing The Esquires: Capitol Records - T-6075
Ottawa ON
Gary Comeau: lead guitar
Clint Hierlihy: bass
Paul Huot: guitar
Richie Patterson, drums
Produced by Clint Hierlihy, 1964
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Montreal
First Published in Canada August, 1964
23. Heads In The Sky: Heads In Rio
(Russ Walker)
Heads In the Sky: Illuminated Records IR 001
Oak Ridges ON
Russ Walker: keys, guitar, percussion
Steve Webster: bass
Gerry Fielding: drums
Chris McKim: mellotron
Produced by Russ Walker, 1981
Recorded by Russ Walker and Brock Fricker, Rene Brossard and Gerry Fielding
Recorded at Brock Sound, Toronto
Mixed at Amber Studios by George Simkiw and Paul Bonish and Zaza Sound, Toronto
The brainchild of Oak Ridges, Ontario musician Russ Walker. The band released one album and an EP on their own Illuminated Records. The full-length LP was also released in Japan, Holland and Germany.
Drummer Gerry Fielding had previously been in FAT MOUTH, the house band at the original 'Electric Circus' in Toronto, and opened for acts like Alice Cooper, Rod Stewart, and Lighthouse.
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Walkerton ON Rocky Harbour 98.1 FM
Grey Co. ON Bonne Bay 95.9 FM
Sundays 6 pm ET Tuesdays 9 pm NT
Home Grown Community Radio Community Radio CIOE
CHCR 102.9 FM 97.5 FM
Killaloe ON Lower Sackville NS
Various Times Sun 8 pm AT