Some Canadian Artists

Ray Hutchinson ~ 81 ~ Guitarist w/1960's Montreal band The Beaumarks, the first (non Doo Wop) Canadian band to score an international hit ("Clap Your Hands")

THE BEAUMARKS ~ "CLAP YOUR HANDS";


THE BEAUMARKS ~ "DADDY SAID";


Harry Finegold - 70's - Toronto owner of 60's nightclub the Night Owl and manager of Dee and the Yeomen

DEE & THE YEOMEN ~ "LOVE LIKE MINE";


DEE & THE YEOMEN ~ "BABY IT'S ALL WORTHWHILE";


Michael Fonfara ~ Toronto keyboardist from the 1960's onward with Jon & Lee & the Checkmates, the Electric Flag, Rhinoceros, the Lincolns, Lou Reed, Downchild, Rough Trade, Everly Bros, Foriegner

JON & LEE & THE CHECKMATES ~ "LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL";


JON & LEE & THE CHECKMATES ~ "SHOTGUN";


JON & LEE & THE CHECKMATES ~ "I'LL SHOW YOU THE WAY";


THE LINCOLNS ~ "SOUL MAN";


THE ELECTRIC FLAG ~ "OVER LOVING YOU";


THE ELECTRIC FLAG ~ "WINE WINE WINE"


LOU REED ~ "STREET HASSLE";


Fraser Loveman - 70's - Singer with 1960's Toronto band the British Modbeats

THE BRITISH MODBEATS ~ "LSD";


Les Emmerson ~ 77 ~ Singer with Canadian 60's band The Staccatos and 70's band the Five Man Electrical Band ("Sign")

THE STACCATOS ~ "BAD BOY";


FIVE MAN ELECTRIC BAND ~ "SIGNS";


Ellen McIllwaine ~ 75 ~ American/Canadian Blues singer/guitarist

ELLEN MCILLWAINE ~ "HOUND DOG";


Elliot Mazer - Producer with 1960's Canadian band The Paupers

The Paupers ~ "MAGIC PEOPLE";


THE PAUPERS ~ "THINK I CARE";


THE PAUPERS ~ "IT'S YOUR MIND";


Bob Lanois ~ Hamilton, Ontario recording engineer and harmonica player along with brother Daniel from the late 1970's w/Simply Saucer, Willie P. Bennett, the Original Sloth Band, Stan Rogers, Sylvia Tyson, Raffi, Tom Wilson, Blackie & Rodeo Kings, the Shakers

SIMPLY SAUCER ~ "MOLE MACHINE";


Doug Inglis ~ 60's ~ Toronto drummer with Goddo, the Blushing Brides and Ronnie Hawkins

GODDO ~ "SO WALK ON";


GODDO ~ "TOUGH TIMES/COCK ON";


THE BLUSHING BRIDES ~ "WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT";


Rosalie Trombley - 82 - Music Director for Windsor Rock radio station CKLW ("The Big 8"), subject of a song by Bob Seger & Thin Lizzy

THIN LIZZY ~ "ROSALIE";


Cory Manahan ~ 27 ~ Guitarist w/Toronto metal band Manahan

MANAHAN ~ "NARCOTIC";


MANAHAN ~ "DON'T CRY";


MANAHAN ~ WICKED GAME";


Randy Wizzo - 55 - Singer/guitarist for Hamilton, Ontario Garage bands Head Disorder, the Randy Wizzo Rebellion, the Mike Williams Band, the GUNN Blues Band, Randy & the Country Squires

RANDY WIZZO ~ "INTO THE MYSTIC";


Fred Johnston (AKA Rev Freddie Johnson) - 56 - London, Ontario Folk, Rock & Country singer/songwriter/guitarist w/Rev Freddie & the Distillers, The SOB's, Thundershack, The Free Beer Band,

REV FREDDIE & THE DISTILLERS ~ "COCAINE BLUES";


THE SOB'S ~ "SHINE ON";


Jesse Stewart ~ 31 ~ Vancouver singer/songwriter/busker

JESSE STEWART ~ "COLD BEER";


John Gratto ~ 60's ~ drummer with 1970's & 80's Toronto Hard Rock band the Madcats

THE MADCATS ~ "SUMMER IN THE CITY";


Jonny Wong ~ 40's ~ Sax player with Toronto Blues band the 24th Street Wailers

THE 24th STREET WAILERS ~ "THE PLEASURE'S ALL MINE";


Tim Thornley ~ 70's ~ Winnipeg singer/guitarist/composer/producer with 1980's pop band the Front and solo

TIM THORNLEY ~ "FREE";


TIM THORNLEY ~ "MISSING PERSON";


Bruce Hare ~ 70's ~ Singer/guitarist with 1970's New Brunswick Country/Pop band Hourglass

HOURGLASS ~ "WHATCHA GONNA DO";


Jo Jo Bennett ~ 81 ~ Toronto/Jamaican Ska & Reggae trumpet player from the 1960's onward w/Juno Award winners The Sattalites also Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, The Fugitive, The Mudie All-Stars

THE SATTALITES ~ "GIMMIE SOME KIND OF SIGN";


THE SATTALITES ~ "WILD";


Jay McGee (AKA Mr.Q) ~ Toronto 1970's & 80's R&B singer and Rapper



Terry McManus ~ 75 ~ Canadian 1970's Pop singer, later music writer and professor

TERRY McMANUS ~ "SUNSHOWER IN THE SPRING";


Bobby Edwards ~ 72 ~ Toronto guitarist w/Gordon Lightfoot, Glen Campbell, Anne Murray, Kim Mitchell, Oscar Peterson, Henry Mancini, Kenny Rogers, Ella Fitzgerald, Patsy Cline, Al Jolson, and solo, played on "The Friendly Giant" TV show theme

BOBBY EDWARDS ~ "GUITARS GUITARS";


SHINGOOSE ~ Canadian Ojjibwe folk/pop singer

SHINGOOSE ~ "INDIAN TIME";


Bryan Hennessey - 72 ~ Bass & keyboardist with Newfoundland Folk Rock bands The Wonderful Grand Band, Philadelphia Cream Cheese Band

THE WONDERFULL GRAND BAND ~ "ST JOHN'S WALTZ";


THE WONDERFULL GRAND BAND ~ "SONNY'S DREAM";


Michael Laderoute ~ 70's ~ Ottawa singer/songwriter from the 1960's onward

MICHAEL LADEROUTE ~ "FISHIN";


Michel Louvain ~ 83 ~ French Canadian 1960's & 70's pop singer

MICHEL LOUVAIN ~ "BUENES NOCHES MI AMOR";


MICHEL LOUVAIN ~ "EMPORTE MOI";


Raymond Lévesque - 92 - Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and actor

RAYMOND LEVESQUE ~ "AU PARC LAFONTAINE";


RAYMOND LEVESQUE ~ "LES BLOUSONS NOIR";

Some Toronto Artists

Neil Peart ~ 67 ~ Drummer with Toronto classic Heavy Prog band Rush ("New World Man","The Spirit Of Radio", "Tom Sawyer", "Closer To The Heart", "Subdivisions")

RUSH ~ "FLY BY NIGHT";


RUSH ~ "CLOSER TO THE HEART";


RUSH ~ "TOM SAWYER";


RUSH ~ "SUBDIVISIONS";


James O'Leary (AKA James Younger) ~ 58 ~ Toronto guitarist/singer with 1980's Hard Rock bands Goddo, Toys In The Attic and the Younger Brothers

GODDO ~ "SO WALK ON";


GODDO ~ "TOUGH TIMES/COCK ON";


Mike St Denis ~ Guitarist w/1970's & 80's Toronto rock band Segarini

SEGARINI ~ "YOU GOTTA HAVE POP";


Doug Platt ~ Guitarist with 1970's Hard Rock bands Bayb and 1980's Serbo-Canadian Metal band the Warriors

BAYB ~ "I'M FINDING LOVE";


THE WARRIORS ~ "FANTASY/REALITY";


Doug Baynham ~ Vocalist with 1980's Toronto bands Bayb, Mach IV, Urgent and Dirty White Boys

URGENT ~ "KILLER LOVE";


MACH IV ~ "EVELANE";


DIRTY WHITE BOYS ~ "HOT BLOODED";


doug Dinsey Inglis ~ 50's ~ Drummer with 1980's band the Blushing Brides

THE BLUSHING BRIDES ~ "WATCH YOU TALKING ABOUT";


Sally Cato ~ 60's ~ Singer with 1980's Toronto punk bands the Doncasters, the Androids and then Glam Metal band Smashed Gladys

SMASHED GLADYS;


SMASHED GLADYS ~ "ANYTHING YOU WANT";


Rod Brown (aka Rae Rae Willis) ~ Toronto singer/guitarist/dj with 1980's hard rock band The Imposibles

THE IMPOSSIBLES;


Sheen Martin ~ Guitarist with 1980's Oakville Hardcore Punk band Hype;

HYPE ~ "BURNED";


Lex Gore ~ Singer with Toronto Hardcore band Adaptive Reaction & manager for the BFG's

ADAPTIVE REACTION ~ "RADIO DARKNESS";


Mike Sydney ~ Bassist with Toronto punk bands Maximum RnR, Strange Heroes and the Snowdens and solo

MAXIMUM RNR;


Chris Reed ~ Singer/Guitarist with Toronto Hard Rock bands Fat Mob and the Reed Effect

THE REED EFFECT ~ "DOWN";


THE REED EFFECT ~ "NO WAY OUT OF HERE";


Graeme Williamson ~ Scottish/Canadian singer w/1980's Toronto New Wave band the Pukka Orchestra ("Listen To The Radio", "Cherry Beach Express")

THE PUKKA ORCHESTRA ~ "LISTEN TO THE RADIO";


Gerry McGee ~ 58 ~ Scottish born singer with 1980's Pop Metal band Brighton Rock

BRIGHTON ROCK ~ "WE CAME TO ROCK";


BRIGHTON ROCK ~ "CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NIGHT";


Denny DeMarchi ~ 57 ~ Keyboardist with 80's Power ballad band Alias, the Cranberries and Dolores O Roirdan,

ALIAS ~ "MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY";


ALIAS ~ "HAUNTED HEART";


George Reinecke ~ Singer/Guitarist with 1990's indie band Busted Flush, also played with Tav Falco and Alex Chilton

BUSTED FLUSH ~ "SHINE";


ALEX CHILTON & GEORGE REINECKE ~ "LITTLE LATIN LUPE LOU";


Doug Chappell ~ Bassist with 1960's Toronto band Richie & The Midnights "Oh Charlena"

RICHIE KNIGHT & THE MIDNIGHTS ~ "HOMEWORK";


Roly Greenway ~ Bassist with 1970s band Crowbar ("Oh What A Feeling")

CROWBAR ~ "RAB";


Jay Jackson ~ 1960's R&B singer


Elyse Weinberg ~ 74 ~ Toronto 1960's Folk singer/songwriter

ELYSE WEINBERG ~ "OH DEED I DO";


Mike Malihini Scott ~ Hawaiian steel guitarist

MIKE MAHLIHINI SCOTT & THE HAWAIIANAIRES;


Holly Clark ~ 27 ~ Calgary born, Hamilton based singer songwriter

HOLLY CLARK ~ "FAKE ROMANCE";