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Jean Charbonneau (guitars and vocals) and Bob Dufour (bass and vocals) grew up in Laval, Quebec with a lot of the same musical influences – generally the bulk of the heavy part of the British Invasion. They formed Blind Ravage in the fall of 1969 with drummer Danny Gorman, and began doing Deep Purple, Cream, …
Performing together since 1964 in The Marcatos, brothers Francis and John Webster moved to Toronto in ’67 where they revamped the line-up into a seven-piece orchestrated pop ensemble. They released one album later that year on Sound Canada Records called DAVID, which featured covers of “Hey Jude” and “House of the Rising Sun.” It got …
Agharta was formed in 1978 by keyboardist Jacques Mignault and Pierre Veniot on brass and woodwinds. They’d previously played together in Main Street Funk at the very first Montreal International Jazz Festival, and soon added drummer Normand Cataford and bassist Normand Trudel. They began playing the coffee clubs throughout Montreal, mixing a jazz element into …
It’s getting pretty common to hear ‘rock ‘n roll is dead’, but in Northern Alberta there lies a band called Alleviate who proves that saying is nothing but untrue. After their shows it’s not unusual to hear comments about Alleviate helping rebirth rock and roll. Their fans appreciate their memorable sound and powerful lyrics. Since …
Translated from Japanese to mean ‘descent from Heaven,’ Amakudari was the brainchild of Winnipeg’s Greg Gardner, a multi-instrumentalist who began playing piano by the age of seven. He moved over to guitar and then drums by 13. His first professional gig was when he was still only 15. By 1985, his credits included The Love …
Taking their name from the document that helped establish the Canadian constitution, The British North-American Act was formed in Montreal during the mid 1960s around the guitar duo of Rick Elger and Bob Allen (both British immigrants), Kirk Armstrong on bass, drummer Dave McCall, and Andy Bator on organ, originally from Hungary. They played the …
The pride of rural Alberta when the province was still finding its country roots in the early ’70s, Buck Swan’s music mirrored his life, with a small town atmosphere that rang true in his songs like a cool night breeze during harvest season. A livingroom crooner at night, he was a regular at most every …
Originally called The Colonials, The Charlottetown, PEI’s Gary Weeks and Newmarket, Ontario’s Dave Beckett met in grade school and played in several bands – Edgar And The Allan Poes and The Diplomats – right through their post-Secondary education at the University Of Western Ontario. It was in London, Ontario in 1966, as part of a …
Codie Prevost THE ROAD AHEAD Codie Prevost is a genuine person with a down to earth perspective, who’s main objective is to share his music, build his career using his talents and work at something he loves. These recent nominations are an important step towards reaching that goal. Codie is overwhelmed by the support of …
Husband and wife team of Corey and Trina (nee Fufford) Crewe grew up in St John’s and became one of Newfoundland’s most popular duos around the island pubs and up and down the East Coast in the early 1970s. They were also renowned for mixing comedy routines into their shows which made them one of …