A Few Toronto And Canadian Musicians

Randy Rampage ~ 58 ~ Canadian thrash metal singer and bassist (D.O.A., Annihilator, Stress Factor 9 and solo)

DOA ~ "WORLD WAR 3";


DOA ~ "THE PRISONER";


STEVE KURZELL ~ "DRUMMER FOR 1980's Hardcore Punks the YOUNG LIONS

THE YOUNG LIONS ~ "PRAY FOR CINDY";


Paul Colilli ~ 64 ~ Guitarist in the original line-up of Hamilton 1970's Art Punk band Simply Saucer

SIMPLY SAUCER ~ "BULLET PROOF NOTHING";


George Semkiw ~ 74 ~ Toronto bassist with 1960's R&R Garage band Richie Knight & the Midnights, later became a record producer and engineer w/Lou Reed, Diodes, Streetheart, Trooper, BTO, Goddo, Triumph, Mandala, Thor, Funkadelic, Ian Thomas, Haygood Hardy

RICHIE KNIGHT & THE MIDNIGHTS ~ "OH CHARLENA";


RICHIE KNIGHT & THE MIDNIGHTS ~ "HOMEWORK";


Micheal Keys Dowson ~ 69 ~ Toronto Jazz/Blues pianist, w/Robbie Lane & The Disciples, Paul James

ROBBIE LANE & THE DISCIPLES ~ "MEMPHIS";


ROBBIE LANE & THE DISCIPLES ~ "THE GAME OF LOVE";


James Milne ~ Bassist with The Downchild Blues Band, a fixture on the Toronto scene in the late 1970's and early 80's and one of the inspirations for the Blues Brothers

THE DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "BOP TILL I DROP";


THE DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "SLEEP ALONE";


Gary Lowe ~ 65 ~ Bassist with Toronto blues rock band Big Sugar and 1970's reggae band Isham Band, Jackie Mittoo, Culture Shock

BIG SUGAR ~ "DIGGING A HOLE";


Dan "Hack" Preszator (AKA Fingers) ~ Bassist for Ontario 1980's Garage Punks UIC and The Chickens

UIC ~ "LITE IT & FLY";


Kevin Williams ~ Drummer with Vancouver Punks AWOL, HOC and Tacklebox

AWOL;


Brian Mac Smith ~ Drummer with Montreal Ska Punks K-Man & The 45's

K-Man & The 45's ~ "SPACE THRILLER";


Betty Richardson ~ Singer with 1960's Toronto R&R Girl Group the Tiaras

THE TIARAS ~ "WHERE DOES ALL THE TIME GO";


Maurice Richard Libby (AKA Automatic Slim ~ Toronto/Sask blues singer/guitarist with Dirty Movies, Automatic Slim and solo;

Mike Taylor ~ Drummer with Toronto band Walk Off The Earth
WALK OFF THE EARTH ~ "SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW";


WHITEBOY SLIM ~ "HOUND DOG";


John Heward - Toronto Jazz drummer and artist

JOHN HEWARD;

Some More Figures From The 1950's & 60's

DJ Fontana ~ 88 ~ Drummer for Elvis Presley on his classic 1950's hits (band included Scotty Moore and Bill Black as the Blue Moon Boys), reformed for the "68 Comeback Special", started out as house drummer for the "Louisiana Hayride" TV show. Later recorded with Paul McCartney

ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "BLUE SUEDE SHOES";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "HOUND DOG";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "HEARTBREAK HOTEL";


Lorrie Collins ~ 76 ~ American Rockabilly singer with the Collins Kids

THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "HOP SKIP & JUMP";


THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "JOHNNY B GOODE";


MARTY BALIN ~ 76 ~ Singer with San Francico Psychedelic bands Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship and folk group the Town Criers as well as solo

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER";


JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "VOLUNTEERS";


Danny Kirwin ~ Guitarist w/the 1960's lineup of Fleetwood Mac ("Black Magic Woman", "Rattlesnake Shake", "Albatross")

FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE";


FLEETWOOD MAC;


FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "ALBATROSS"


Honey Lantree ~ Drummer with 1960's British band The Honeycombs

THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "HAVE I THE RIGHT";


THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "EYES";


THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "THAT'S THE WAY";


Fred Weiland ~ Drummer with 1960's Australian band The Strangers;

THE STRANGERS ~ "PAPERBACK WRITER";


Takayuki Inoue ~ 77 ~ Singer with 1960's Japanese Rock band The Spiders

THE SPIDERS;


THE SPIDERS ~ "NA-RE-BAI";


THE SPIDERS ~ "DAY TRIPPER";


John Osborne ~ Bassist with classic session band the Wrecking Crew, (The Monkees, Byrds, Beach Boys)

THE MONKEES ~ "VALLERI";


Ace Cannon ~ 1950's & 60 sax player ("Yakkety Sax")

ACE CANNON ~ "YAKKETY SAX";


John Hiseman ~ Guitarist with late 1960's - 1970's UK Prog Rock band Colosseum

COLOSSEUM ~ "VANANTYNE SUITE";


George Cameron ~ Drummer with 1960's US pop group the Left Banke ("Walk Away Renee")

THE LEFT BANKE ~ "WALK AWAY RENEE";


Jan Kirsznik ~ 84 ~ Polish rock saxophonist w/1960's Pop group Rhythm & Blues

RHYTHM & BLUES ~ "BUTTERFINGERS";


Don Gardner ~ ~ American 1960's R&B singer with Don & Dee Dee

DON GARDNER & DEE DEE FORD ~ "I NEED YOUR LOVING";


Bernadette Carroll ~ 74 ~ Singer with 1950's Girl Group The Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back")

THE ANGELS ~ "MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK";


Donald McGuire ~ 86 ~ American singer with 1950's pop vocal group The Hilltoppers

THE HILLTOPPERS ~ "LIVE TRYING";