Some Canadian Musicians

Dickie Damron ~ 91 ~ Canadian Rockabilly and Country singer from the 1950's onward

DICKIE DAMRON ~ "GONNA HAVE A PARTY";


DICKIE DAMRON ~ "ROCKIN BABY";


DICK DAMRON ~ "RIDIN' SHOTGUN";



Bob Burgess ~ 80 ~ Singer for 1960's Montreal Garage band the Haunted ("1-2-5")

THE HAUNTED ~ "1-2-5";


THE HAUNTED ~ "SHAKE":


THE HAUNTED ~ "VAPEUR MAUVE":


THE HAUNTED ~ "8 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING";



William Cudmore ~ 70's ~ Sax and harmonica player with Toronto 1960's band Robbie Lane & the Disciples

ROBBIE LANE & THE DISCIPLES ~ "MEMPHIS";


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


George Oliver ~ 79 ~ Singer with 1960's Toronto bands the Five Rogues and the Mandala

THE FIVE ROGUES ~ "CAN'T HOLD OUT NO LONGER";


THE MANDALA ~ "SOUL STEPS";


THE MANDALA ~ "OPPORTUNITY";



Kenny Marco ~ 78 ~ Canadian guitarist (Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears)

GRANT SMITH & THE POWER ~ "KEEP ON RUNNING";


BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS ~ "SPINNING WHEEL";


Garth Hudson ~ 87 ~ Canadian keyboardist with Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks and the Band

THE BAND ~ "CRIPPLE CREEK";


RONNIE HAWKINS & THE HAWKS ~ "WHO DO YOU LOVE";


THE BAND ~ "THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN";



Paul Weldon ~ 70's ~ Keyboard player with 1970's Toronto band Edward Bear

EDWARD BEAR ~ "LAST SONG";


EDWARD BEAR ~ "FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION";



Terry Draper ~ 73 ~ Drummer & songwriter with 1970's Canadian Prog Pop band Klaatu ("Calling Occuppants Of Interplanetary Craft")

KLAATU ~ "CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTER PLANETARY CRAFT";


KLAATU ~ "CALIFORNIA JAM";


KLAATU ~ "A ROUTINE DAY";


Serge Fiori ~ 73 ~ Singer with Quebec Prog Rock band Harmonium

HARMONIUM ~ "DIXIE";

HARMONIUM ~ "FIORI/SEGIUN";


Ray Rabbit Harrison - 70's - Toronto Blues Rock keyboardist w/Downchild Blues Band, Greaseball Boogie Band, Cameo Blues Band, Shooter

DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "IT'S BEEN SO LONG";


DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "BOP TILL I DROP";


Peter Verity ~ 60's ~ Toronto Country Rock singer/guitarist with Delta Tango and the Heymacs and solo folk singer

DELTA TANGO ~ "SO SORRY";


Jane McGarrigle - 84 - Quebec Folk singer and author, sister of Kate & Anne McGarrigle

JANE & ANNA McGARRIGLE;


Claude Morrison ~ Singer with vocal group the Nylons

THE NYLONS ~ "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT";


Teddy Hawkins ~ 68 ~ Toronto Jazz and Country drummer and singer with the Thelonius Hank, Scotty Campbell, Lori Yates, Root Down Trio, Jack Diamond, Hocus Pocus, Corktown Cowboys, Hulagoons, Kid Cajun and solo

SCOTTY CAMPBELL & THE WARDINAIRES ~ "SMOKING & DRINKING";


THELONIUS HANK ~ "SILVER WINGS";


THE CORKTOWN COWBOYS ~ "ALL OF ME";


Alfred Gertler ~ 50's ~ Toronto Country and Jazz bassist with the Gypsy Rebels, the Advocats Big Band

THE GYPSY REBELS ~ "THE KING OF KENSINGTON";


Ron Sellwood ~ 74 ~ Toronto Jazz and Country pianist

KID CAJUN ~ "THE MONSTER MASK";


Corey Crewe - 80 - Member of Newfoundland Folk duo Corey & Trina

COREY & TRINA ~ "THE NORTHERN LIGHTS OF LABRADOR";


Rick Scott ~ 70's ~ British Columbia Folk singer and Mountain Dulcimer player

RICK SCOTT ~ "THE ELECTRIC SNOWSHOE";


Martin Murray - 68 - UK born Niagara Falls Ontario singer/guitarist

MARTY MURRAY ~ "SOUTHHAMPTON"

Some Artists From The 1950's & 60's

Don Wilson ~ 88 ~ Guitarist with 1960's Surf band the Ventures ("Walk Don't Run", "Hawaii 5-0", "Telstar", "The Lonely Bull", "Twilight Zone", "Out Of Limits")

THE VENTURES ~ "DIAMOND HEAD";


THE VENTURES ~ "WALK DON'T RUN";


THE VENTURES ~ "TWILIGHT ZONE";


THE VENTURES ~ "OUT OF LIMITS";


Sandy Nelson ~ 83 ~ American 1960's Surf drummer ("Let There Be Drums", "And Then There Were Drums", "Teen Beat")

SANDY NELSON ~ "LET THERE BE DRUMS";



Richie Podolor (AKA Richie Allen) ~ 80's ~ Guitarist solo and w/Sandy Nelson ("Let There Be Drums", "Teen Beat"), producer for Steppenwolf, Standells, Electric Prunes, Davie Allen, Chocolate Watchband, Iron Butterfly, Black Oak Arkansas, Three Dog Night

DICKIE POLODOR ~ "I NEED A LITTLE GIRL";


RICHIE ALLEN ~ "RISING SURF";


THE ELECTRIC PRUNES ~ "I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT";


THE STANDELLS ~ "DIRTY WATER";


THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND ~ "DON'T NEED YOUR LOVING";


STEPPENWOLF ~ "BORN TO BE WILD";


IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "INNA GADDA DAVIDA";



Fred Parris - 85 - Singer/songwriter 1950's Doo Wop group The Five Satins ("In The Still Of The Night")




Bobby Hendricks - 84 - R&B Singer with the Drifters ("Drip Drop") and solo

THE DRIFTERS ~ "DRIP DROP";


Rosa Lee Hawkins ~ 76 ~ American singer w/ 1960's group The Dixie Cups ("Chapel Of Love", "Iko Iko")

THE DIXIE CUPS ~ "CHAPEL OF LOVE";


THE DIXIE CUPS ~ "YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WAY HE LOOKED AT ME";


THE DIXIE CUPS ~ "TWA-WAY-POK-AWAY";



Freddie Hughes - 78 - American R&B and Gospel singer

FREDDIE HUGHES ~ "OWEE BABY I LOVE YOU";


Ronnie Spector ~ 78 ~ American Hall of Fame singer with 1960's Girl Group The Ronettes ("Be My Baby","Baby I Love You", "Walking In The Rain")

THE RONETTES ~ "IS THIS WHAT I GET FOR LOVING YOU";


THE RONETTES ~ "BE MY BABY";


THE RONETTES ~ "BABY I LOVE YOU";


THE RONETTES ~ "WALKING IN THE RAIN";



Sonny Turner ~ 83 ~ American singer w/The Platters in their second version from 1959 into the 60's ("I Love You 1000 Times", "With This Ring" and "Washed Ashore")

THE PLATTERS ~ "I LOVE YOU 1000 TIMES";



Gerry Granahan ~ 89 ~ American 1950's & 60's Pop Rock singer (AKA Dickie Doo & the Don'ts, Jerry Grant), producer/songwriter and co-founder of Caprice Records (The Angels, The Wild Ones, James Ray), later vice-president of Dot Records and Paramount Records

DICKIE DOO & THE DON'TS ~ "NEE NEE NA NA NA NU";


DICKIE DOO & THE DON'TS ~ "CLICK CLACK";


DICKIE DOO & THE DON'TS ~ "LEAVE ME ALONE";


Phillip Paul ~ 96 ~ Drummer w/Hank Ballad & The Midnighters ("Work With Me Annie", "The Twist"), Little Willie John's ("Fever"), Charles Brown ("Please Come Home for Christmas"), Tiny Bradshaw ("Train Kept a Rollin'"), Wynonie Harris' ("Good Rockin' Tonight"), Freddie King, Milt Buckner, Cowboy Copas, John Lee Hooker, Albert King

TINY BRADSHAW ~ "TRAIN KEPT ROLLIN";


HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS ~ "WORK WITH ME ANNIE";


WYNONIE HARRIS ~ "ROCK MR BLUES";


LITTLE WILLIE JOHN ~ "FEVER";


FREDDIE KING ~ "HIDE AWAY";


Gary Brooker ~ 76 ~ Singer with UK Orchestral Rock band Procul Harum ("A Whiter Shade Of Pale")

PROCUL HARUM ~ "A WHITER SHADE OF PALE";


PROCUL HARUM ~ "SALTY DOG";



Dick Halligan ~ 78 ~ Horn player with 1960's Big Band Rockers Blood Sweat & Tears

BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS ~ "AND WHEN I DIE";


BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS ~ "YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY";


BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS ~ "SPINNING WHEEL";


José Enrique Sarabia ~ 81 ~ Venezuelan musician and songwriter (“Ansiedad”, covered by Nat King Cole)

NAT KING COLE ~ "ANSIEDAD";



Helen Grayco - 97 - American singer (The Spike Jones Show) and actress

SPIKE JONES;


SPIKE JONES ~ "DER FURHER'S FACE";



Con Cluskey - 86 - Singer guitarist with 1960's Irish Folk Pop group The Bachelors

THE BACHELORS ~ "DIANNE";

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THE BACHELORS ~ "LOVE ME WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART";


Regine Zylerberg ~ 92 ~ (AKA Regine) French Torch Singer from the 1940's onward

REGINE ~ "LES PETITS PAPIERS";


Carmela Corren - 83 - Austrian/Israeli singer Pop singer ("Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder"), 1963 Eurovision

CARMELA CORREN ~ "VIELLEICHT GESHIEHT EIN WUNDER";



Robert Cogoi - 82 - Belgian 1960's Pop singer, 1964 Eurovision

ROBERT COGOI ~ "PAS UNE PLACE POUR ME GARER";