Eh Side
1. Edmonton Symphony: Tribute to the RCMP – 1972 *
2. Dead Boys: Nothing To Do – 1977
3. J Geils Band: (Ain’t Nothing Like a) House Party – 1973
4. Ron Sexmith: Nothing Feels The Same Anymore – 2015 *
5. Talking Heads: (Nothing But) Flowers – 1988
6. Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band: Montezuma’s Revenge – 1981 *
7. Gene Autry: There’s Nothing Like A Good Old Fashion Hoedown – 1940
8. Carlton Showband: Nothing Like A Newfoundlander – 1975 *
9. Ugly Ducklings: Nothin’ – 1966 *
10. Cashman Pistilli & West: Nothing Else On My Mind – 1969
11. Billy Holiday: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me – 1944
12. Don Bartlett & The Scotian: Davy Nick Nack – 1978
13. the Kinks: Nothing To Say – 1969
14. Roy Payne: Old Dog Was Noting But A Hound – 1976 *
15. Ellen McIllwaine: Nothing Left To Be Desired – 1982 *
16. BTO: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – 1974 *
17. Lenny Breau and Richard Cotton – Emily – 2002
The Bee Side
18. Jump: Nothing Like Love – 1986 *
19. Chris Hillman: Nothing Gets Through – 1977
20. Joe Hall: Next To Nothing – 1988 *
21. Rush: Something For Nothing – 1976 *
22. Ben Mink: Talk Is Cheap – 1980 *
23. Don Freed: You’re Nothing But A Cat – 1981 *
24. Steve Earle: Nothing But A Child – 1988
25. Peter Tosh: Nothing But Love – 1980
26. Ry Cooder: Nothing Out There – 1985
27. Stephane Grappelli & Jeani-Luc Ponty: Golden Green – 1973
28. Murray McLauchlan: When You’re Young and You Don’t know Nothing – 1978 *
29. Johnny Winter: Nothing Left – 1970
30. The Specials: I Do Nothing – 1980
31. Sunparlour Players: How To Build A Fort With Nothing – 2014 *
32. Oliver Schroer: Hippos – 1996 *
CanCon* = %
Eh Side
1. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra: Tribute To the RCMP
(Gerry Dere)
45 single bw Rat River Trapper by Dopug Hutton: Denai Records – SG 1004
Edmonton AB
Tommy Banks: conductor
Produced by Doug Hutton – 1974
Alberta R.C.M.P. Century Celebrations, 1874-1974
2. Dead Boys: Nothing To Do
(Bators / Chrome)
Young Loud and Snotty: Sire Records 9147-6038
Cleveland OH
Stiv Bators: lead vocal
Cheetah Chrome: lead guitar
Jimmy Zero: rhythm guitar
Jeff Magnum: bass
Johnny Blitz: drums
Produced by Genya Ravan, 1977
Recorded by Dave Wittman at Electric Lady, NYC
Mixed by Harvey Goldberg and Jim Galante
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
Coming together in 1975, The Dead Boys band was among the first wave of punk, and regarded by many as one of the rowdiest and most violent groups of that era. They’ve released two studio albums, Young Loud and Snotty, and We Have Come for Your Children.
3. J Geils Band: (Ain’t Nothing Like a) House Party
(Del Sharth / Joseph Thomas)
Bloodshot: Atlantic Records SD 7260
Worcester, Mass
Peter Wolf – lead vocals
J. Geils: guitar
Magic Dick: harmonica
Seth Justman: keyboards
Danny Klein: bass
Stephen Bladd: drums
Produced by bill Szymczyk, 1973
Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York City
John Warren Geils Jr.
b. February 20, 1946 NYC / d. April 11, 2017 (71) Groton, Mass
The J. Geils Band's third album Bloodshot which was the first commercial breakthrough for the band, reaching #10 on the Billboard 200 album charts.
4. Ron Sexsmith: Nothing Feels The Same Anymore
(Ronald Eldon Sexsmith)
Carousel One: Warner Brothers Records 1-217595
Stratford ON
Ron Sexsmith: acoustic guitar, vocals
Don Heffington: drums
Bob Glaub: bass
John Ginty: keys
Jon Graboff: electric guitar, high strung guitar, pedal steel
Jim Scott: tambourine
Produced by Jim Scott, 2015
Recorded by Jim Scott at Plyrz Studios, Valencia CA
5. The Talking Heads: (Nothing But) Flowers
(David Byrne)
Naked: Sire Records – CD 25654
London
David Byrne: vocals, guitar, keyboards, toy piano, slide guitar
Chris Frantz: drums, keyboard percussion
Jerry Harrison: piano, keyboards, guitar, slide guitar, tambourine, backing vocals
Tina Weymouth: bass, keyboards, organ, backing vocals
Kirsty MacColl: bg vocals
Johnny Marr: guitars
Brice Wassy: percussion
Abdou M'Boup: percussion
Yves N'Djock: guitar
Produced by Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads, 1988
Mastered by Jack Skinner
Recorded by Richard Manwaring
6. Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band: Montezuma’s Revenge
(Skip Holmes)
Bluegrass Is Our Business: Boot Records BBG-6014
Halifax NS
Gordon Stobbe: mandolin
Skip Holmes: banjo
Bill Doucette: guitar
Trish York: fiddle
Walter Jakeman: bass
Produced by Gordon Stobbe, 1981
Recorded by Pat Martin at Audio Atlantic, Halifax
Mixed by Denis Lepage and Pat Martin
The band first formed in Halifax, 1978. Toured and released two albums while appearing as the band on ATV’s weekly successful TV show ‘Up Home Tonight”, hosted by it’s leader, Gordon Stobbe. In 1984 they began to morph into Those Fabulous Cliches, and eventually The Gordon Stobbe Trio.
7. Gene Autry: There’s Nothing Like A Good Old Fashion Hoedown
(Gene Autry)
Columbia Historic Edition: Columbia FC 37465
Los Angeles
Gene Autry: guitar, vocals
Oliver Tudo: guitar
Frank Marvin: steel
Walter Jecker: bass
Carl Cotner: fiddle
Spade Cooley: fiddle
Paul Sells: piano/accordion
Produced by Art Satherly, 1940
Compilation produced 1982
Recorded 27 August 1940 CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), 6121 Hollywood, CA
8. The Carlton Showband: Nothing Like A Newfoundlander
(Trad)
Any Dream Will Do: RCA KPL 1-0083
Toronto ON
Chris OToole, drums, spoons
Seamus Grew, piano accordion
Sean McManus, lead guitar
Fred White, bass, banjo
Christie McLaughlin, accordion, harmonica
Johnny Patterson: bass
Bob Lewis: guitar
Mike Feeney, tambourine
Produced by Jack Feeney, 1975
Recorded by Hayward Parrott at RCA Studios, Toronto
9. The Ugly Ducklings: Nothin
(Dave Byngham / Roger Mayne)
Somewhere Outside: Yorktown Records - YT 50,001
Toronto ON
Dave Bingham (vocals)
Glynn Bell (guitar)
Roger Mayne (guitar)
John Read (bass)
Robin Boers (drums)
Produced by Bill Huard, 1966
Recorded by Dave Leonard, Ray Lawrence, Gary youngblood & Terry Vollum at Stea Phillips, NYC and Hallmark Sound, Toronto and Bay Recording, Toronto
10. Cashman, Pistilli & West: Nothin’ Else On My Mind
(Cashman / Pistelli)
Cashman, Pistilli & West: Capitol / EMI – ST 211
New York City NY
Terry Cashman – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Gene Pistilli – Keyboards, Vocals
Tom West – Drums, Vocals
Ed Freeman: ochrestra conductor
Produced by Nicholas Venet – 1969
Cashman-Pistilli composition "Sunday Will Never Be the Same", a #9 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Spanky and Our Gang. Cashman successfully produced Jim Croce’s albums in the 70s
11. Billy Holiday: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
(Russell / Ellington)
Sings The Blues: Pickwick / Everest Records SPC 3335
Philadelphia PA
Billy Holiday: vocal
Produced 1944
Compilation Produced 1973
12. Don Bartlett & The Scotian: Davy Nick Nack Set
Davy Nick Nack (Trad) / Quickstep (Pringle) / Kirk’s Hornpipe (Trad)
In Triumph: Tacsound Records CSPS 1418
Toronto
Don Bartlett: piano
Jim Darge: second accordion
Don Williams: bass
Alex Jappy: accordion
Fred Collins: drums
Produced by Ruth Jappy, Jim Leitch, Don Bartlett, 1978
Recorded by Brian Bell
13. The Kinks: Nothing To Say
(Ray Davies)
Arthur Or The Decline & Fall of the British Empire: Pye Records NSPL 18317
London UK
Mick Avory drums, percussion
John Dalton bass guitar, background vocals
Dave Davies lead guitar, background vocals
Ray Davies lead and background vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (harpsichord and piano)
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by Andrew Hendriksen May–July 1969 at Pye Studios, London
Released 10 October 1969
14. Roy Payne: Old Dog Was Nothing But A Hound
(Roy Payne)
Outlawa Heroes: RCA KXL1 0163
Trout River, NL
Roy Payne: guitar, vocal
John Arpin, piano
Jack Zaza, bass, clarinet, sax, harp
Red Shea, Brian Russell, lead guitars
Alistair Morrison, Rhythm guitar
Bob Lucier, Al Brisco, steel, dobro
Laurie Bower Singers
Produced by Jack Feeney, 1976
Recorded by Hayward Parrott at RCAs Toronto Studios
What a great songwriter! He’s a rough and tough West coast of Newfoundland saltwater cowboy who spent time in Egypt in the Canadian Armed Forces in the early ‘60s before turning his sights on songwriting and performing. Along with fellow Newfoundlander, Dick Nolan, they were two Newfoundland ex-pats who lived and worked out of Toronto.
15. Ellen McIlwaine: Nothing Left To Be Desired
(J Watson)
Everybody Needs It: Blind Pig Records PHE 6017
Calgary AB
Ellen Mcllwayne: guitar, piano, vocals
Jack Bruce: bass, bg vocals
Howard Levy: keys
Paul Wertico: drums
Larry McCabe: trombone
Kim Cusack: clarinet
Produced by Ellen Mcllwayne, 1982
Recorded by Mike Rasfeld at Acme Studios Chicgo
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NYC
Ellen McIlwaine
B. October 1, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee / d. June 23, 2021 (75) Calgary
16. Bachman Turner Overdrive: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
(Randy Bachman)
Not Fragile: Mercury SRM-1-1004
Winnipeg
Randy Bachman: lead vocal, lead guitar
CF Turner: bass
Blair Thornton: guitar, bg vocals
Rob Bachman: drums
Produced by Randy Bachman, 1974
Recorded by Mark K Smith at Kaye-Smith Studios, Seattle WA
Mixed at Sound City Studios, LA
17. Lenny Breau & Richard Cotten: Emily
(John Mandel / John Mercer)
Pickin’ Cotten: True North Records TND 272
Auburn, Maine / Nashville
Lenny Breau: lead guitar
Richard Cotton: bass guitar
Produced by Randy Bachman, 2001
Recorded by Richard Cotton at The Blue Bird, Nashville, Sept. 1977
Mastered by Jamie Sitar at Suite Sound Labs, Vancouver BC
Here’s an instrumental version of Emily, introduced by Lenny Breau at the Blue Bird Café in Nashville.
The Bee Side
18. Jump: Nothing Like Love
(Barb Fraser)
Coast To Coast: CBC Enterprises – RV85
Vancouver
Bill Stunt: guitar
Barb Fraser: vocals
Sue Leonard: vocals
Dennis Henderson: bass
Rick Fedyk: drums
Produced by Tod Elvidge ,1986
Recorded by Gary Heald in Vancouver
Fronted by ex CBC producer Bill Stunt (orig from St. Catherines ON) & Barb Fraser (orig from Ottawa). Formed in Vancouver after musicians there noticed that Bill lost his
possessions in a car fire on the TCH in Ontario. Fraser orgainzed a benefit in Van and from this the band was born.
19. Chris Hillman: Nothing Gets Through
(Chris Hillman / Peter Knobler)
Clear Sailin’: Asylum Records – 7ES-1104
Los Angeles CA
Chris Hillman: guitars, vocals
John Brennan: lead guitar
Merel Bregnate: drums
Skip Edwards: keys, pedeal steel, synth
Larry Sims: bass
Al Garth: violin, viola, sax, recorder
Joe Lala: percussion
Produced by Jim Mason, 1977
Recorded at Devlen Sound & Village Recorders, LA
Engineered by Tom Knox, David Ruffo & Paul Dobbe w Robert Shames & Lon Neuman
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios
20. Joe Hall & Continental Drift: Next To Nothing
(Joe Hall)
On The Avenue: Posterity Records PTR 13009
Toronto / Peterborough ON
Joe Hall: lead vocals, guitars, percussion, harmonica, noise, exploding bombs
Tony Quarrington: lead guitar, guitars, percussion, dobro, moog, phony steel drum
George Dobo: piano, organ, guitar, recorder
Paul Quarrington: bass
Martin Worthy: drums
Produced by Tony Quarrington, 1978
Recorded by Bob Lanois at Grant Ave Studios, Hamilton ON October 1978
Cover Painting: Mendelson Joe
21. Rush: Something For Nothing
(Geddy Lee / Neil Peart)
All The World’s A Stage: Anthem Records Mercury Records SRM2-7508
Toronto
Neil Peart: drums
Alex Lifeson: guitars
Geddy Lee: bass, vocals
Produced by Terry Brown and Rush, 1976
Recorded at Massey Hall, Toronto Jun 11-13, 1976
Recorded by Terry Brown with the Fedco Mobile Unit
Mixed at Toronto Sound Studios
So here are Rush at Massey Hall. I only went to two rock shows with Geddy Lee (James Brown at Maple Leaf Gardens 1968), the second of which was The Fugs and McKenna Mendelson Mainline (openers) at Massey Hall. Who would have thought that just 8 years later Geddy would be performing on that same stage, recording the double live album “All The World’s A Stage” over three nights. And Rush were only just beginning.
22. Ben Mink: Talk Is Cheap
(Ben Mink)
Foreign Exchange: Passport Records PB-2024
Toronto
Ben Mink: violin, mandolin, guitars
Allan So berman: bass
Martin Deller: drums
Cameron Hawkins: synths
Mendelson Joe: electric guitar
Produced by Allan Soberman, 1980
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
Benjamin Mink
b. Toronto January 22, 1951
Ben Mink is one of the few people to ever share a songwriting credit with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. In 1997, Mink and kd lang were credited as being songwriters on the Stone’s single “Anybody Seen My Baby”. Mink and Lang were given credit before the song was released after the Stones realized aht the chorus was very similar to kd lang’s and Ben Mink’s composition “Constant Craving, created in 1992. He also played violin on Fly By Night by Rush in 1975.
23. Don Freed: You’re Nothing But A Cat
(Don Freed)
Off In All Directions: Bushleage Records - BLR 00001
Saskatoon, SK
Don Freed: guitar, harmonica, vocal
Doug Boomhower: electric guitar
Skip Kutz: bass
Hans Van Norren: drums
Rod Salloum: keys
Mike Devlin: steel
Gary 'Humphrey Dumptruck' Walsh: banjo
Calvin Cairns: concertina, fiddle
Steve Bengtson: mandolin
Produced by Dale Russell, 1981
born in New Westminster BC & raised in Saskatoon. In 1969 appeared with Johnny Cash in the documentary Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music. In the film, Freed is shown visiting Cash backstage where he performs two songs, after which Cash promises to get the singer an audition with Columbia Records. He was subsequently signed by Capitol and recorded an album for them in 1972, which was never released.
Collaborated with Joni Mitchell on her album Taming the Tiger
24. Steve Earle: Nothing But A Child
(Steve Earle)
Copperhead Road: Uni Records – UNI-7
San Antonio TX
Steve Earle: vocals, guitars, harmonica, 6-string bass, mandolin
Donny Roberts: guitars, 6-string bass
Bill Lloyd: acoustic guitar
Michael McAdam: 12-string electric guitar
Bucky Baxter: pedal steel, lap steel, Dobro
Ken Moore: synthesizer and organ
John Barlow Jarvis: piano
Kelly Looney: bass
Kurt Custer: drums
Sam Bush: mandolin
Jerry Douglas: dobro
Mark O'Connor: violin
Edgar Meyer: bass violin
Produced by Tony Brown & Steve Earle, 1988
25. Peter Tosh: Nothing But Love
(Fred Harris / Ella Mitchell)
Wanted Dread or Alive: EMI / Rolling Stones Records – SO-17055
Grange Hill, Jamaica
Peter Tosh: lead vocals, guitar, keys, percussion
Gwen Guthrie: lead female vocal
Robbie shakespeare: bass
Sly Dunbar: drums
Mikey Chung: rhythm guitar
Darryl Thompson: lead guitar
Robby Lyn: organ, piano
Keith Sterling: keys
Iziah Thompson: percussion
Noel Simms: percussion
Dean Frazer: tenor & alto sax
Nambo: trombone
A Brekenridge & D. Madden: trumpet
Produced by Peter Tosh - 1981
Recorded by Michael Riley & Noel Hern at Dynamic Sound, Kingston JM
Mixed at A&R Studios, NYC
Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios, NYC
Peter Tosh
b. 19 Oct 1944 Grange Hill, Jamaica / d. 11 Sept 1987 (42) Westmoreland, Jamaica
26. Ry Cooder: Nothing Out There
(Ry Cooder)
Paris, Texas Soundtrack: Warner Brothers – 92-52701
Los Angeles CA
Ry Cooder: slide guitar
Produced by Ry Cooder – 1985
Recorded by Allen Sides & Mark Ettal at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood CA
Mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood CA
27. Stephane Grappelli & Jean-Luc Ponty: Golden Green
(Jean-Luc Ponty) Carlton
Stephane Grappelli & Jean-Luc Ponty: America Records – AM 6139
Paris
Stephane Grappelli: violin
Jean-Luc Ponty: baritone violin
Maurice Vander: piano
Produced by Jacques Denjean, 1973
Recorded by Claude Sahakian
Stéphane Grappelli
b. 26 January 1908 Paris FR / 1 December 1997 (89) Paris
Grappelli is best known as a founder for the ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’ with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. He has been called "the grandfather of jazz violinists". Grappelli recorded a solo for the title track of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. This was originally made nearly inaudible in the mix, and so he was not credited on the album which, according to Roger Waters, would have been "a bit of an insult". However, a remastered version with Grappelli's contribution sounding fully audible can be found on the 2011 remix of ‘Wish You Were Here.’
Jean-Luc Ponty
b. 29 September 1942, Avranches, France
In 1969 Frank Zappa composed the music for Ponty's solo album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (World Pacific, 1970). In 1972 Elton John invited Ponty to contribute to his Honky Chateau (1972) album. At the urging of Zappa and The Mothers of Invention who wanted him to join their tour, Ponty emigrated with his wife and two young daughters to the United States and made his home in Los Angeles. He continued to work on a variety of projects – including two of John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra albums.
28. Murray McLauchlan: When You’re Young (And You Don’t’ Know Nothing)
(M McLauchlan)
Whispering Rain: True North Records – TN 36
Toronto ON
Murray McLauchlan: guitar, piano, vocals
Ben Mink: mandolin, fiddle
Eric Robertson: keys
David Wilcox: guitars
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Barry Keane: drums
Lloyd Green: steel
Produced by Murray McLauchlan, 1978
Recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto &
Woodland Sound, Nashville by Ken Friesen
29. Johnny Winter: Nothing Left
(Johnny Winter)
Johnny Winter And…: Columbia Records – C 30221
Beaumont TX
Johnny Winter: guitar, vocals
Rick Derringer: guitar, vocals
Randy Hobbs: bass, vocals
Randy Z: drums
Produced by Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer, 1970
Recorded by Roy Segal
30. The Specials: I Do Nothing
(Lynval Golding)
More Specials: Chrysalis Records CHR 1303
London UK
Terry Hall: vocal
Neville Staples: percussion, vocal
Lynval Golding: guitar
Roddy Radiation: guitar
Jerry Dammers: organ, piano
Horace Gentleman: bass
John Bradbury: drums
Rico Rodrigues: trombone
Dick Cuthell: flugel horn, coronet
Kix Thompson: sax
Paul Heskatt: sax
Rhoda Dakar: vocals
Belinda Charlotte & Jane: bg vocals
Produced by Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan, 1980
Recorded by Dave Jordan & Jeremy Allom at Horizon Studios, Conventry
Mixed at Wessex Studios, London
31. The Sunparlour Players: How To Build A Fort With Nothing
(Andrew Penner / SPP)
The Living Proof: Sunparlour Players SPP004
Toronto ON
Andrew Penner: vocals, guitars, banjo, bass, vibes, keys, percussion etc
Michael Rosenthal: drums
Chris Stringer: synths, ukulele, guitars
Hugh Oliver: recipe reading
Nadia Baer: trumpet
Produced by Chris Stringer & Sunparlour Players - 2014
Recorded by Chris Stringer & John Dinsmore at The Lincoln County Social Club
Mixed by Chris Stringer
Mastered by Fedge
32. Oliver Schroer: Hippos
(Oliver Schroer)
Stewed Tomatoes: Big Dog Music – No Serial
Toronto
harmonica: Carlos Del Junco
Trumpet – David Travers-Smith
5 String Violin – Oliver Schroer
Guitar: Rich Pell
Big Bass: David Woodhead
Dambek: Ben Grossman
Drums: Rich Greenspoon
Produced by Oliver Schroer, 1996
Recorded at Comfort Sound, Toronto by Andrew St. George
Mixed by Andrew St. George and Oliver
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