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Chimo!’s roots can be traced back to the early 1960s, when guitarist Jack Mowbray (ex of David Clayton Thomas‘s Bossmen), 1964 (Inuit for Hello) was a Canadian rock band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It grew out of the Georgian People in 1969. The band recorded an album for Revolver Records. They signed …
After toiling on the ‘B’ circuit in several bands through the late ’70s to minimal success, Edmonton’s Rick Shermack decided a change in direction was in order. “I decided it was time to put together a group that would start out working the better and more profitable “A” circuit, and hopefully slowly develop that into …
by Nick Warburton Toronto¹s R&B favourites, Jon and Lee and The Checkmates were originally known as Lee Jackson and The Checkmates. The original band (formed at a local high school in 1962) comprised singer Lee Jackson (real name: Michael Ferry), lead guitarist Al Dorsey, bassist Dave McDevitt, drummer Paul Carrier and a saxophone player, whose …
As was the case virtually everywhere, the early roots coming from the west coast stemmed from a handful of groups that played the local teen centres and hall dances. The Chessmen were actually a conglomeration of several groups that were all starting out and all with varied influences. Guy Sobell joined his first garage band …
Chikkin got its start when high school friends Eddy Valiquette (guitars), Greg Evans (bass), and drummer David Tomlinson began jamming around in the mid ’70s. By this point Tomlinson had already played on Klaatu’s “Dr Marvello” in ’73. The three Yorkville-area teens ended up taking a shot at the music biz more or less full-time, …
Brian MacLeod memorial As the driving force behind Chilliwack during their illustrious career, Bill Henderson knew that music was his calling early in life. The native of Vancouver was already a working musician while still in high school. He was a student at UBC in 1966 when he joined the group, The Collectors. While spending …
S Whether she was sitting in front of the ivories, singing solo, or performing with her sisters in theatre, local area resident Christina Sawchuk was a staple of the Cold Lake Music Festival for 11 years. She left to attend Concordia University in Edmonton, and recently completed her four year Master of Arts in Music, …
The Chocolate Bunnies From Hell were heralded as leading the second Winnipeg Music Wave, and burst on the scene when former The Smarties frontman PJ Burton moved from Edmontonian in 1984 and hooked up with guitarist Clayton Alverson. Jamming together led to the addition of Bob Filep on keyboards, drummer Eric Goodmanson, and bassist Gary …
At the age of 24, Chrissy Steele (real name Christina Southern) was already a veteran of the British Columbia bar scene with her bands Room Service and Reform School when she was asked to join The Headpins in late 1989, following the departure of Darby Mills. Along with Brian MacLeod on guitars, they did two …
Ward began writing songs with fellow student Stephen Stohn while both were attending college in Toronto in the mid ’70s. They played the local coffee houses as a duet when they caught the attention of Warner Bros Records executives. Stohn opted to continue his studies, but Ward signed a record deal and was taken to …