Some Canadian Figures

Eleanor Collins ~ 104 ~ Canadian Jazz & Gospel singer and TV host from the 1940's onward w/Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy McPartland

ELEANOR COLLINS ~ "LOOK TO THE RAINBOW";


ELEANOR COLLINS ~ "ILL WIND";


Bob Erlendson ~ 93 ~ Winnipeg Jazz pianist & composer with Lenny Breau, Shirley Eikhard

BOB ERLENDSON & LENNY BREAU;


Phil Nimmons - 100 - Canadian Jazz clarinetist & bandleader

PHIL NIMMONS ~ "SWING SOFTLY";


Les Bateman (AKA Les Bates) - 70's - Keyboadist with 1960's Saskatoon band Witness Inc and session work, later Tronto producer and sound emgineer with Drake and Blues singers Johnny Shines & Louisana Red

WITNESS INC ~ "JEZEBEL";


WITNESS INC ~ "I PUT A SPELL ON YOU";


Chuck Beal - 70's - Guitarist with 1960's Toronto Psyche band the Paupers

THE PAUPERS ~ "THINK I CARE";


THE PAUPERS ~ "MAGIC PEOPLE";


Ronnie King - 70's - Bassist with 1970's & 80's band the Stampeders "("Sweet City Woman")

THE STAMPEDERS ~ "HIT THE ROAD JACK";


THE STAMPEDERS ~ "SWEET CITY WOMAN";


THE STAMPEDERS ~ "WILD EYES";


Ken Tobias - 79 - Canadian singer/songwriter/producer from the 1970's onward solo and with American R&B band the Bells

KEN TOBIAS ~ "DREAM #2";


Lucien Francœur - 76 - Quebec poet & singer w/1970's Rock band Aut'Chose

AUT'CHOSE ~ "NANCY BEAUDIN";


John Naslan - 70's - Toronto horn player with 1970's Jazz Rock band Lighthuse and later sound engineer

LIGHTHOUSE ~ "ONE FINE MORNING";


Rocket Norton ~ 73 ~ Drummer with Canadian 1970's bands Prism and Seeds Of Time

PRISM ~ "SPACESHIP SUPERSTAR";


PRISM ~ "ARMAGEDDON";


Russell Wilson - 60's - Juno Award winning Bassist with Hamilton, Ontario Rock band Junkhouse and with Billy Bob Thorton on the soundtrack for the film "Slingblade"

JUNKHOUSE ~ "OUT OF MY HEAD";


JUNKHOUSE ~ "PRAYING FOR THE RAIN";


Bill Crook - Bassist with Canadian bands Spiritbox, Living With Lions

LIVING WITH LIONS ~ "LATER IS BETTER";


SPIRITBOX ~ "JADED";


Nell Smith - 17 - Vancouver singer songwriter w/the Flaming Lips and solo

NELL SMITH & THE FLAMING LIPS ~ "RED RIGHT HAND";


NELL SMITH & THE FLAMING LIPS ~ "INTO MY ARMS";


John Lapsley - 50's - Bassist with 1990's Canadian Techno Pop band Mystery Romance

MYSTERY ROMANCE ~ "VANITY ROW";


Jaimz Asmundson - 50's - Member of Winnipeg Techno duo Ghost Twin

GHOST TWIN ~ "PLASTIC HEART";


GHOST TWIN ~ "PET CEREMONY":


Robert Scott - 48 - Toronto Jazz pianist with Michael Buble, Jeff Healey, Jamz Bee, Alex Pangman & Tara Hazelton and solo

ROBERT SCOTT - "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/BLUE RONDO A'LA TURK";


Jim Heinman - 80 - Canadian Jazz and R&B sax player

JIM HEINMAN~ "STRESS";


Mike Billard - 60 - Newfoundland Jazz drummer w/Jeff Johnston Trio

JEFF JOHNSON TRIO ~ "BYE BYE BLACKBIRD";


Peter Styles - 70's - Toronto singer with 1970's & 80's C&W band Cliff Carroll & the Hitchikers and Jazz band the Uptown Swing Band

PETER STYLES ~ "IS THERE LIFE AFTER LAST CALL";


Don Zueff ~ 60's ~ Canadian fiddle player with BLuegrass band the D-Rangers

THE D-RANGERS ~ "STONY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN";


THE D-RANGERS ~ "RUNAWAY";


Serge Laprade - 83 - French Canadian 1960's Pop singer and radio broadcaster

SERGE LAPRADE ~ "CAPRI C'EST FINI";


SERGE LAPRADE ~ "COLA COLA Y A DE'LA JOIE";


Jean-Pierre Ferland - 89 - Quebecois 1960's & 70's Chanson singer-songwriter

JEAN-PIERRE FERLAND ~ "JE REVIENS CHEZ NOUS";


Ray St Germain - 83 - Canadian singer, author and television host

RAY ST GERMAIN ~ "THE METIS";


RAY ST GERMAIN ~ "DYNAMITE WOMAN";


Philippe McKenzie - Innu Canadian singer and poet

PHILLIPPE MCKENZIE ~ "MINIAKUSS";

A Few Canadian Rockers

Goldie McJohn ~ 72 ~ Keyboardist with 1960's Toronto bands Steppenwolf, The Sparrow & the Myna Birds

THE MYNA BIRDS ~ "IT'S MY TIME";


THE SPARROW ~ "GOING TO CALIFORNIA";


STEPPENWOLF ~ "BORN TO BE WILD";


STEPPENWOLF ~ "MAGIC CARPET RIDE";


Bobby Taylor ~ 83 ~ Singer w/1960's Canadian R&B group Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers

BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS ~ "I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE";


BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS ~ "TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS";


David Milliken ~ Guitarist with 1960's Ottawa Garage band the Townsmen

THE TOWNSMEN ~ "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT";


THE TOWNSMEN ~ "TAKE A HEART";


Kenny Shields ~ 69 ~ Singer w/Canadian 1970's & 80's rock band Streetheart ("Under My Thumb", "Hollywood", "One More Time", "What Kind Of Love Is This")

STREETHEART ~ "HOLLYWOOD";


STREETHEART ~ "UNDER MY THUMB";



Steve Lang ~ 67 ~ Bassist with 1970's & 80's Montreal Hard Rock band April Wine

APRIL WINE ~ "I LIKE TO ROCK";


APRIL WINE ~ "ROLLER";


APRIL WINE ~ "SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN";


APRIL WINE ~ "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH";


Skip Prokob; Toronto drummer with 1960's Garage-Psyche band The Paupers and 1970's Prog Rock band Lighthouse, later a DJ at CFMY and other stations.

THE PAUPERS ~ "THINK I CARE";


THE PAUPERS ~ "THE MAGIC PEOPLE";


Mark Keigan, drummer for the Oshawa Garage bands Purple Toads & El Speedo
THE PURPLE TOADS ~ "YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME";


Suzanne Richter ~ Guitarist w/1990's Hamilton all-girl garage band the Girl Bombz

THE GIRL BOMBZ ~ "FRUSTRATION";


Steve Clark ~ Guitarist w/Toronto indie band Vibralux

VIBRALUX ~ "RIDE ON";


Zach Harrison ~ 25 ~ Bassist w/Toronto band The Innocent Guns

THE INNOCENT GUNS ~ "REVIVE";