Canadian Punk, New Wave & Metal Figures

Steven Leckie ~ 67 ~ Singer with Toronto Punk band the Viletones

THE VILETONES ~ "DANGER BOY";


THE VILETONES ~ "POSSIBILITIES";


THE VILETONES ~ "THE LAST GUY";


Andrew Matheson ~ 69 ~ Canadian/UK singer with 1970's Proto-Punk band the Hollywood Brats

THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS ~ "LITTLE OLD WINE DRINKER ME";


THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS ~ "VAMPIRE NAZI";


THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS ~ "TRUCK DRIVING MAN";


Polo Bellemare ~ 68 ~ Guitarist with 1970's Montreal Punk band Danger and 1990's Indie band Les Frères À Ch'val

DANGER;


Bill Exley ~ 85 ~ Singer for London, Ontario Art/Noise/Jazz band the Nihilsit Spasm Band

THE NIHIIST SPASM BAND ~ "WHAT ABOUT ME";


THE NIHILIST SPASM BAND ~ "NO CANADA";


Keven Staples ~ 80 ~ Keyboard and guitarist with Toronto New Wave band Rough Trade

ROUGH TRADE ~ "TAKE ME" & "BIRDS OF A FEATHER";


ROUGH TRADE ~ "CRIMES OF PASSION";


ROUGH TRADE ~ "HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL";


ROUGH TRADE ~ "ALL TOUCH";



Jack Whiteside ~ 60's ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's London, Ontario bands Uranus, Choker, Ricky McLagen Revue, Cheeseburger Deluxe, Sci-Phonics, Slugfest, Feast Of The Mau Maus

URANUS ~ "YOU'RE SO SQUARE";



Tyler Ripley - 50's - Singer with Toronto 1980's Hardcore band Chronic Submission

CHRONIC SUBMISSION ~ "GO 4 IT":


CHRONIC SUBMISSION - FIVE SONGS IN A MINUTE;


CHRONIC SUBMISSION;



John Lipton ~ 50's ~ Bassist with Toronto 1990's Punk band Godbox

GODBOX;


GODBOX;


Ash Trey ~ 50's ~ Singer with Vancouver Punk band the Neo Nasties

THE NEO NASTIES ~ "I GOT PROBLEMS";


Jason Murphy ~ 50's ~ Drummer in London, Ontario Punk band the Nervousmen

THE NERVOUSMEN ~ "AVERSION";


Jocelyn Harton - 40's - Bassist with Quebec Thrash band Outrage

OUTRAGE ~ "STRESS";


Larry Gillstrom ~ 70 ~ Guitarist with Regina, Sask Metal band Kick Axe

KICK AXE ~ "ON THE ROAD TO ROCK";


Coburn Pharr - 62 - Singer with Canadian Metal band Annihilator

ANNIHILATOR ~ "ALISON HELL";


ANNIHILATOR ~ "SET THE WORLD ON FIRE";


Al Reilly ~ 60's ~ Singer with Toronto band Al Reiley's Catalyst and Quadrant

AL REILLY'S CATALYST ~ "CRAZY TRAIN";

Some Figures From The Toronto Scene

Frankie Busseri of 1950's Toronto pop vocal group the Four Lads, the first Toronto group to score international hits ("Standing On The Corner", "No Not Much", "Moments To Remember", "Istanbul");

THE FOUR LADS ~ "STANDING ON THE CORNER";


THE FOUR LADS & FRANKIE LAINE;



Fred Keeler ~ Guitarist with 1960's Toronto band David Clayton Thomas & the Shays

DAVID CLAYTON THOMAS & THE SHAYS ~ "WALK THAT WALK";



Jackie Shane ~ 1960's Toronto R&B singer;

JACKIE SHANE ~ "WALKING THE DOG";



Joanne Brooks ~ 1970's R&B singer and later singer in New Wave band Rough Trade;

ROUGH TRADE ~ "BIRDS OF A FEATHER";


ROUGH TRADE ~ "BUTCH";



Ted Treibner ~ Guitarist for 1980's & 90's Garage Punk band UIC and Cowpunk band Postively Stompin.

UIC ~ "STRANGE SIN";


Johnny Lovesin ~ Rock & Roll singer/guitarist and a fixture on the Toronto scene from the late 70's onward including opening for the Ramones first Toronto gig;

JOHNNIE LOVESIN ~ "WORKING GIRL";


JOHNNIE LOVESIN ~ "BAD TALK";



Downtown Kenny Brown ~ 72 ~ Blues Rock singer/guitarist from the 1960's onward with the Pervaders, Mild & Bitter and the Crackerjack Blues Band

KENNY BROWN & THE CRACKERJACK BLUES BAND ~ "LINDA LU";


Leon Redbone ~ 69 ~ Ragtime Folk Rocker from the 1970's and an influence on Tom Waits;

LEON REDBONE ~ "DIDDY WAH DIDDY";


LEON REDBONE ~ "SHINE ON HARVEST MOON";



Joe Hall ~ Artsy Folk-Rock and Comedy singer songwriter and another fixture on the Toronto club scene from the 1970's & 80's

JOE HALL & THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT ~ "SWEET GYPSY NOSE";


JOE HALL & THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT ~ "LOS HABLOS TELEPHONOS";



Ed Bickert ~ Jazz guitarist from the 1960's onward;

ED BICKERT ~ "JUMPIN' THE BLUES";



Mose Scarlett ~ Folk & Blues singer from the 1970's onward;

MOSE SCARLETT ~ "SWEET GEORGIA BROWN";



Herb Dale - Toronto Country singer/songwriter;

HERB DALE ~ "JUST LIKE GOOD OLD WILLIE NELSON";



Justin Haynes ~ Toronto guitarist & mandolinist;

JUSTIN HAYNES;



Ted Rusk ~ Toronto singer/songwriter with Roots Rockers The Great Canadian Swampstompers

THE GREAT CANADIAN SWAMPBUSTERS ~ "TRAINTIME";



Brian LaHaie ~ Drummer for Toronto folk band the Donefors & Cindy Doire;

THE DONEFORS ~ "IN A CORNFIELD";


Dave Bookman ~ Radio DJ from the 80's onward on CIUT, CFNY and INDIE 88m club booker and supporter of indie music, also singer in 80's for indie band The Bookmen;

VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR DAVE BOOKMAN;