Some Canadian Punk, New Wave & Alternative Figures

Dallas Good ~ 49 ~ Singer guitarist with Toronto Psychedelic Cowpunks The Sadies and the Satanatras also w/The Good Bros, Robyn Hitchcock, Neko Case, Gord Downie, The Mekons, Jon Spencer, Andre Williams, John Doe, Career Suicide, The Shadowy Men, Phonocomb, Margarett Atwood

THE SATANATRAS ~ "POWERFUL WONDERFUL";


THE SADIES ~ "MESSAGE TO BELIAL";


THE SADIES ~ "FLASH";


THE SADIES ~ "CUT CORNERS";


THE SADIES ~ "POSTCARDS";


GORD DOWNIE & THE SADIES ~ "CRATER";



Christine DeVebber ~ 60's ~ Guitrist/singer with 1980's Vancouver & London Ont, Punk bands The Zellots, Ukase, Jane Doe, Little Egypt

THE ZELLOTS;


THE ZELLOTS ~ "ON THE DOLE";


Gilbert Smith ~ 50's ~ Guitarist with 1980's London, Ontario Post Punk band Sheep Look Up

SHEEP LOOK UP ~ "THIS IS NO PARTY";


SHEEP LOOK UP ~ "LIKE A RAT";



Mike Armstrong ~ 50's ~ Percussionist with 1980's & 90's Post Punk bands Change Of Heart, King Cobb Steelie, Jolly Tamourine Man, & Slightly Damaged

JOLLY TAMBOURINE MAN ~ "THE APPLE STREUDEL MAN";


CHANGE OF HEART ~ "10 MILES AWAY";


KING COBB STEELIE ~ "RATIONAL";



Ziggy Sigmund ~ 50's ~ Guitarist w/1980's Vancouver Punk & Grunge bands Slow ("Have Not Been The Same"), Econoline Crush and the Scramblers

SLOW ~ "HAVE NOT BEEN THE SAME";


SLOW ~ "AGAINST THE GLASS";


ECONOLINE CRUSH ~ "HOME";


ECONOLINE CRUSH ~ "SPARKLE & SHINE";



Tony Malone ~ 60's ~ Singer/songwriter/producer with Toronto 80's New Ave band Drastic Measures, the Beefheart Project and solo

THE BEEFHEART PROJECT ~ "HAIR PIE BAKE";


Wayne Morris ~ 60's ~ Musician with 1980's & 90's Toronto Industrial & Sound College band Sucking Chest Wound and radio host at CKLN

SUCKING CHEST WOUND ~ SCW IN SPACE";


SUCKING CHEST WOUND ~ "VEIT EDIT";


SUCKING CHEST WOUND ~ "HEROINE HEROS & COCAINE COWBOYS";


SUCKING CHEST WOUND ~ "FAN";


SUCKING CHEST WOUND ~ "US NAVY VS CANADA";


SUCKING CHEST WOUND ~ "SEDUCED";


Michelle Puska ~ Toronto music booker and promoter, drummer w/Psyche band Seraphic Lights

SERAPHIC LIGHTS ~ "BREEZE";


SERAPHIC LIGHTS ~ "WANG DANG DOODLE";


SERAPHIC LIGHTS ~ "NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE";


Dave Kerr (AKA Rosy LaRose) - 50's - Guitarist with Ottawa Punk band the Lindburg Babies and cartoonist

THE LINDBERGH BABIES ~ "YOU DON'T KNOW";


Chris Atkinson ~ 50's ~ Singer/guitarist with Toronto Punk bands Motor Sin & Rude Awakening

CHRIS ATKINSON ~ "GENIE IN THE BOTTLE";


Adam Balsam - Drummer for Toronto bands the Most Serene Republic and the Wilderness Of Manitoba

MOST SERENE REPUBLIC ~ "HEAVENS TO PURGATORY";

Some Worldbeat Figures

The Mighty Bomber (real name Clifton Ryan) - 93 - Grenadian-born Trinidad & Tobago Calypso singer

THE MIGHTY BOMBER ~ "THE JAGABAT WOMEN";



Winston Henry - 74 - Trinidadian Calypso singer (AKA The Explainer)

WINSTON HENRY ~ "MONARCHY";


César Pedroso - 75 - Cuban pianist w/Lattin Jazz bands Los Van Van, Pupy y Los que Son, Son

LOS VAV VAN ~ "SEIES SEMANS";


Elza Soares - 91 - Brazilian Samba singer

ELZA SOARES ~ "ARQIVO:'



Tommy Tabby Shaw ~ 67 ~ Singer with Jamaican Reggae band the Mighty Diamonds and The Wailers

Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson ~ 70 ~ Singer with Jamaican Reggae band The Mighty Diamonds and the Wailers

Tyrone Downie - 66 - Jamaican keyboardist w/Bob Marley and the Wailers

THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS;


BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS ~ "NO WOMAN NO CRY";


Jo Mersa Marley - 31 - Jamaican-American Reggae singer, grandson of Bob Marley

JO MERSA MARLEY ~ "NO WAY OUT";


Drummie Zeb ~ 62 ~ Drummer w/English band Aswad and record producer

ASWAD ~ "DON'T TURN AROUND";


ASWAD ~ "BEST OF MY LOVE";


Black Stalin ~ 81 ~ Trinidadian Calypso singer

BLACK STALIN ~ "NOTHING COME EASY";


BLACK STALIN ~ "CARIBBEAN UNITY";


BLACK STALIN ~ "WAIT DOROTHY WAIT";


Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta - 78 - Congolese saxophonist, bandleader and composer

VERCKYS KIAMUNGANA MATETA;


Sol Amarfio - 84 - Ghanaian-British drummer with Afro Rock band Osibisa

OSIBISA ~ "PHALLUS C";


Orlando Julius - 79 - Nigerian saxophonist, singer and bandleader

ORLANDO JULIUS ~ "EKEMODE";


ORLANO JULIS:


Kenny J - 69 - Trinidad and Tobago Calypso and Soca singer

KENNY J ~ "THE PAINT BRUSH";


Clive Zanda - 82 - Trinidad & Tobago Calypso/Jazz pianist & percussionist

CLIVE ZANDA ~ "DESERT BREEZE";


Ernesto Cavour - 82 - Singer w/Bolivian Folk Pop group Los Jairas



LOS JAIRES ~ "MAMA CRISO";


Gal Costa - 77 - Brazilian Pop & Samba singer

GAL COSTA & JORGE BEN ~ "QUE PENA";


Erasmo Carlos - 81 - Brazilian singer-songwriter

ERASMO CARLOS ~ "CACHACA MECANICA";


Patricio Renán ~ 77 ~ Chilean singer

PATRICIO RENAN;


Elza Soares - 91 - Brazilian Samba singer

ELZA SOARES ~ "CHEGA DE SAUDAE";


Ana Bejerano - 60 - Singer with 1970's Spanish Pop group Mocedades ("Eres Tu")

MOCEDADES ~ "ERES TU";


Diego Verdaguer - 70 - Argentine singer-songwriter

DIEGO VERDAGUER ~ "LA LADRONA";


María José Cantilo - 68 - Argentine singer-songwriter

MARIA JOSE CANTILO;


Carlos Barbosa-Lima - 77 - Brazilian classical and jazz guitarist

CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA ~ "ONE NOTE SAMBA";

Some More Figures From The 50's & 60's

Sonny Turner ~ 82 ~ Singer with Doo-Wop group the Platters from 1959 on

THE PLATTERS ~ "YOU'LL NEVER KNOW";


THE PLATTERS ~ "MY DREAM";


Jimmy Thomas - 83 - American 1950's & 60's soul singer with the Kings of Rhythm and solo

IKE TURNER & HIS RHYTHM KINGS ~ "CHARLIE BROWN" / "SO FINE" / "SPLISH SPLASH";


JIMMY THOMAS ~ "SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER";



Fred Johnson - 80 - Singer w/1950's Doo Wop group the Marcells ("Blue Moon")

THE MARCELLS ~ "BLUE MOON";



Glen Glenn ~ 88 ~ Missouri 1950's Rockabilly singer ("Everybody's Movin")

GLEN GLENN ~ "EVERYBODY'S MOVIN";


GLEN GLENN ~ "JACK & JILL BOOGIE";



Ronnie Hawkins ~ Arkansas born Toronto 1950's & 60's Rocker w/The Hawks (AKA The Band)

John Till - 70's - Canadian Guitarist with Ronnie Hawkins' Hawks

RONNIE HAWKINS ~ "40 DAYS";


RONNIE HAWKINS ~ "MARY LOU";


RONNIE HAWKINS ~ "NEED YOUR LOVIN";


Ray Fenwick - 75 - Guitarist with UK bands The Spencer Davis Group, Ian Gillan Band

THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP ~ "GIMMIE GOOD LOVIN";


THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP ~ "I'M A MAN";



Larry Kessler ~ 70's ~ Bassist with New York Psyche Garage band The Godz

THE GODZ:



Sam Lay ~ 86 ~ Drummer for the Butterfield Blues Band as well as Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Eddie Taylor, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Bo Diddley, Magic Sam, Jimmy Rogers, Earl Hooker, Bob Dylan, the Siegal-Schwall Band and solo

THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND;


THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ~ "EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT";


THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ~ "DRIFTIN' BLUES";



Miguel Vicens Danus ~ 79 ~ Bassist w/1960's Spanish band Los Bravos ("Black Is Black")

LOS BRAVOS ~ "BRING A LITTLE LOVIN";


LOS BRAVOS ~ "BLACK IS BLACK";



Rick Price - 77 - English bassist with 1960's & 70's Prog Rock bands The Move, Wizzard

THE MOVE ~ "BLACKBERRY WAY";


THE MOVE ~ "DOWN ON THE BAY"



Tommy Morgan ~ 80 ~ Studio harmonica player from the 1950's to w/the Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations"), The Hollies "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother"), The Carpenters ("Rainy Days & Mondays"), Glen Yarborough, Rod McKuen, Randy Newman, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton John, Pete Cetera, Rosemary Clooney, Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, Van Dyke Parks and soundtracks "Rockford Files"

THE HOLLIES ~ "HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER";



Antonio Cripezzi ~ 76 ~ Singer and keyboardist with Italian 1960's band I Camaleonti

I CAMALEONTI ~ "ETERNITA";


I CAMALEONTI ~ "PERCHE TI AMO";


I CAMALEONTI ~ "APLAUSI"



Bobby Rydell ~ 79 ~ 1950's & 60's Teen Idol Pop singer

BOBBY RYDELL ~ "THE WILD ONE";


BOBBY RYDELL ~ "KISSIN' TIME";


BOBBY RYDELL ~ "A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE";



Judy Henske - 85 - American 1960's Pop & Folk singer ("High Flying Bird")

JUDY HENSKE ~ "WADE IN THE WATER";


JUDY HENSKE ~ "GOD BLESS THE CHILD";



Joni James ~ 91 ~ 1950's & 60's American Pop singer

JONI JAMES ~ "YOUR CHEATING HEART";


JONI JAMES ~ "HOW IMPORTANT CAN IT BE";


Margot Eskens - 82 - German 1950's Schlager Pop singer

MARGOT ESKENS ~ "DIE ZEIGER DER UHR";

Some Country & Folk Artists

Naomi Judd ~ 76 ~ Singer with The Judds from the 1980's & 90's

THE JUDDS ~ "GARNDPA TELL ME ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS";


THE JUDDS ~ "MAMA HE'S CRAZY";


THE JUDDS ~ "LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE";



Mickey Gilley ~ 86 ~ American country singer/pianist ("Room Full of Roses", "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time", "Stand by Me"), owner of "Mickey's" roadhouse made famous in "Urban Cowboy" and cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart

MICKEY GILLEY ~ "STAND BY ME";


MICKEY GILLEY ~ "DON'T ALL THE GIRLS GET PRETTIER AT CLOSING TIME";


MICKEY GILLEY & JERRY LEE LEWIS;



Darryl Hunt ~ 72 - Bassist with Irish/English Folk Punk band The Pogues

THE POGUES ~ "DIRTY OLD TOWN";


THE POGUES ~ "FAIRY TALE OF NEW YORK";


THE POGUES ~ "IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD":


Hargus Pig Robbins ~ 84 ~ American Country session keyboard player w/George Jones ("White Lightning"), Dolly Parton ("Jolene"), John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Rogers, Charlie Rich, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, J.J. Cale, John Hartford, Mark Knopfler, Ween, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, David Allan Coe, Moe Bandy, George Hamilton IV, Conway Twitty, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan & solo

GEORGE JONES ~ "WHITE LIGHTNING";


PIG ROBBINS ~ "THE GIRLS I KNEW";


Warner Mack - American Country singer & singwriter

WARNER MACK ~ "THE BRIDGE WASHED OUT";


WARNER MACK ~ "DRIFIN' APART";


Mac Martin ~ 96 ~ American Bluegrass singer, guitarist & mandolinist

MAC MARTIN & THE DIXIE TRAVELLERS;


Bob Neuwirth - 82 - American singer-songwriter ("Mercedes Benz")

BOB NEUWIRTH ~ "ROCK SALT & NAILS";


Kelly Joe Phelps ~ 62 ~ Washington Folk/Blues singer guitarist

KELLY JOE PHELPS ~ "GOODNIGHT IRENE";


KELLY JOE PHELPS ~ "HARD TIMES THEY NEVER GO AWAY";



Dallas Frazier - 82 - American country musician and songwriter w/hits songs "There Goes My Everything" (covered by Jack Greene) "All I Have to Offer You Is Me" (By Charlie Pride), "Elvira" (The Park Ridge Boys)

CHARLEY PRIDE ~ "ALL I HAVE TO OFFER YOU IS ME";


JACK GREENE ~ "THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING";


DALLAS FRAZIER ~ "ELVIRA";



Ralph Emery - 88 - American Hall of Fame Country music disc jockey and television host at the Grand Ole Opry and ocasional singer "Hello Fool")


RALPH EMERY ~ "HELLO FOOL";


Homer Henderson ~ 70's ~ 1970's & 80's Country singer

HOMER HENDERSON ~ "PICKING UP BEER CANS ON THE HIGHWAY";


HOMER HENDERSON ~ "LEE HARVEY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE";


HOMER HENDERSON ~ "MY NAME IS HOMER";


C. W. McCall - 93 - American country singer ("Convoy")

CW McCALL ~ "CONVOY";



Thom Bresh ~ 70's ~ American guitarist with 1960's Surf band The Crescents, later Country singer/guitarist

THOM BRESH & CHET ATKINS ~ "CANNONBALL RAG";


Art Rosenbaum - 83 - American Old Time Country folklorist, archivist and banjo player, Grammy winner

ART ROSENBAUM ~ "SHOUT LULU";


Julie Daraîche - 83 - Quebec Franco Country singer

FAMILY DARAICHE ~ "