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";

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";

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";